diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneNewsSidebar.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneNewsSidebar.cs
index b000553a7b..382d76676a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneNewsSidebar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneNewsSidebar.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
             AddUntilStep("No month sections were created", () => !sidebar.ChildrenOfType<MonthSection>().Any());
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestMetadataWithMultipleYears()
+        {
+            AddStep("Add data spanning multiple years", () => sidebar.Metadata.Value = metadata_with_multiple_years);
+            AddUntilStep("2022 month sections exist", () => sidebar.ChildrenOfType<MonthSection>().Any(s => s.Year == 2022));
+            AddUntilStep("2021 month sections exist", () => sidebar.ChildrenOfType<MonthSection>().Any(s => s.Year == 2021));
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void TestYearsPanelVisibility()
         {
@@ -133,6 +141,74 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
             NewsPosts = Array.Empty<APINewsPost>()
         };
 
+        // see https://osu.ppy.sh/docs/index.html#get-news-listing:
+        // "NewsPost collections queried by year will also include posts published in November and December of the previous year if the current date is the same year and before April."
+        private static readonly APINewsSidebar metadata_with_multiple_years = new APINewsSidebar
+        {
+            CurrentYear = 2022,
+            Years = new[]
+            {
+                2022,
+                2021,
+                2020,
+                2019,
+                2018,
+                2017,
+                2016,
+                2015,
+                2014,
+                2013
+            },
+            NewsPosts = new List<APINewsPost>
+            {
+                new APINewsPost
+                {
+                    Title = "(Mar 2022) Short title",
+                    PublishedAt = new DateTime(2022, 3, 1)
+                },
+                new APINewsPost
+                {
+                    Title = "(Mar 2022) Oh boy that's a long post title I wonder if it will break anything",
+                    PublishedAt = new DateTime(2022, 3, 1)
+                },
+                new APINewsPost
+                {
+                    Title = "(Feb 2022) Medium title, nothing to see here",
+                    PublishedAt = new DateTime(2022, 2, 1)
+                },
+                new APINewsPost
+                {
+                    Title = "(Feb 2022) Short title",
+                    PublishedAt = new DateTime(2022, 2, 1)
+                },
+                new APINewsPost
+                {
+                    Title = "(Jan 2022) Oh boy that's a long post title I wonder if it will break anything",
+                    PublishedAt = new DateTime(2022, 1, 1)
+                },
+                new APINewsPost
+                {
+                    Title = "(Jan 2022) Medium title, nothing to see here",
+                    PublishedAt = new DateTime(2022, 1, 1)
+                },
+                new APINewsPost
+                {
+                    Title = "(Jan 2022) Short title",
+                    PublishedAt = new DateTime(2022, 1, 1)
+                },
+                new APINewsPost
+                {
+                    Title = "(Dec 2021) Surprise, the last year's not gone yet",
+                    PublishedAt = new DateTime(2021, 12, 1)
+                },
+                new APINewsPost
+                {
+                    Title = "(Nov 2021) Same goes for November",
+                    PublishedAt = new DateTime(2021, 11, 1)
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
         private class TestNewsSidebar : NewsSidebar
         {
             public Action<int> YearChanged;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/News/Sidebar/MonthSection.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/News/Sidebar/MonthSection.cs
index 948f312f15..aa83f89689 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/News/Sidebar/MonthSection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/News/Sidebar/MonthSection.cs
@@ -24,16 +24,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.News.Sidebar
 {
     public class MonthSection : CompositeDrawable
     {
+        public int Year { get; private set; }
+        public int Month { get; private set; }
+        public readonly BindableBool Expanded = new BindableBool();
+
         private const int animation_duration = 250;
         private Sample sampleOpen;
         private Sample sampleClose;
 
-        public readonly BindableBool Expanded = new BindableBool();
-
         public MonthSection(int month, int year, IEnumerable<APINewsPost> posts)
         {
             Debug.Assert(posts.All(p => p.PublishedAt.Month == month && p.PublishedAt.Year == year));
 
+            Year = year;
+            Month = month;
+
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
             Masking = true;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/News/Sidebar/NewsSidebar.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/News/Sidebar/NewsSidebar.cs
index fe965385d8..829fc5b3eb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/News/Sidebar/NewsSidebar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/News/Sidebar/NewsSidebar.cs
@@ -56,19 +56,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.News.Sidebar
             if (allPosts?.Any() != true)
                 return;
 
-            var lookup = metadata.NewValue.NewsPosts.ToLookup(post => post.PublishedAt.Month);
+            var lookup = metadata.NewValue.NewsPosts.ToLookup(post => (post.PublishedAt.Month, post.PublishedAt.Year));
 
             var keys = lookup.Select(kvp => kvp.Key);
-            var sortedKeys = keys.OrderByDescending(k => k).ToList();
-
-            int year = metadata.NewValue.CurrentYear;
+            var sortedKeys = keys.OrderByDescending(k => k.Year).ThenByDescending(k => k.Month).ToList();
 
             for (int i = 0; i < sortedKeys.Count; i++)
             {
-                int month = sortedKeys[i];
-                var posts = lookup[month];
+                var key = sortedKeys[i];
+                var posts = lookup[key];
 
-                monthsFlow.Add(new MonthSection(month, year, posts)
+                monthsFlow.Add(new MonthSection(key.Month, key.Year, posts)
                 {
                     Expanded = { Value = i == 0 }
                 });