I grew tired of shitty "Top 10 Linux distros in ${CURRENT_YEAR}" articles so I wrote a blogpost, that I would personally consider helpful when I was starting out, so I can simply link it to people when they ask my opinion on a beginner distro.
Ignore gimmick distros
Forget about cool looking screenshots you saw online. The graphical interface does not depend on the distribution and can be replicated on any distro and most software works on any Linux system.
I hate these YouTube reviews where they review DEs but call it distro review.
I was on Arch Endeavouros for a long time. But I got sick of never ending updates and gave a shot at Void Linux. Very stable and relatively easier to manage.