Albumism's 100 Best Albums of 2022

With 2022 nearly in the books, the time has arrived to revisit and celebrate the past year in new music.

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Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Midnights Taylor Swift Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop
#2 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#3 Wet Leg Wet Leg Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock
#4 RENAISSANCE Beyoncé Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop
#5 Harry's House Harry Styles May-20-2022, Pop Rock
#6 Preacher’s Daughter Ethel Cain May-12-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#7 Black Radio III Robert Glasper Feb-25-2022, Neo-Soul
#8 Good Morning Gorgeous Mary J. Blige Feb-11-2022, Contemporary R&B
#9 A Light for Attracting Attention The Smile May-13-2022, Art Rock
#10 Fossora Björk Sep-30-2022, Art Pop
#11 Dance Fever Florence + the Machine May-13-2022, Pop Rock
#12 Cheat Codes Danger Mouse, Black Thought Aug-12-2022, East Coast Hip Hop
#13 Take It Like A Man Amanda Shires Jul-29-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#14 And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow Weyes Blood Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop
#15 Air Sault Apr-15-2022, Modern Classical
#16 Humble Quest Maren Morris Mar-25-2022, Country Pop
#17 Dawn FM The Weeknd Jan-07-2022, Synthpop
#18 Big Time Angel Olsen Jun-03-2022, Americana
#19 We've Been Going About This All Wrong Sharon Van Etten May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#20 I Don't Know What I'm Doing Nerina Pallot Feb-17-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#21 Surrender Maggie Rogers Jul-29-2022, Pop Rock
#22 hugo Loyle Carner Oct-21-2022, UK Hip Hop
#23 Pompeii Cate Le Bon Feb-04-2022, Art Pop
#24 Forever Phife Dawg Mar-22-2022, East Coast Hip Hop
#25 Three Dimensions Deep Amber Mark Jan-28-2022, Contemporary R&B
#26 Sometimes, Forever Soccer Mommy Jun-24-2022, Indie Rock
#27 Hawaii Pete Yorn Jun-17-2022, Indie Rock
#28 Laurel Hell Mitski Feb-04-2022, Synthpop
#29 If I Were A Butterfly Rayland Baxter Nov-04-2022, Indie Rock
#30 Anaïs Mitchell Anaïs Mitchell Jan-28-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#31 Circles LÉON Mar-04-2022, Pop Soul
#32 Things Are Great Band of Horses Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock
#33 King's Disease III Nas Nov-11-2022, East Coast Hip Hop
#34 Two Dubstar May-06-2022, Synthpop
#35 The Loneliest Time Carly Rae Jepsen Oct-21-2022, Dance-Pop
#36 The Tipping Point Tears for Fears Oct-07-2021, Pop Rock
#37 SICK! Earl Sweatshirt Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop
#38 Fragments Bonobo Jan-14-2022, Deep House
#39 Palomino Miranda Lambert Apr-29-2022, Contemporary Country
#40 Papillon de Nuit: The Night Butterfly Tanika Charles Apr-08-2022, Neo-Soul
#41 Palomino First Aid Kit Nov-04-2022, Folk Pop
#42 STR4TASFEAR STR4TA Nov-11-2022, Jazz-Funk
#43 Strange Mornings In the Garden The Loyal Seas May-20-2022,
#44 Fear Of The Dawn Jack White Apr-08-2022, Blues Rock
#45 Angels & Queens - Part I Gabriels Sep-30-2022, Soul
#46 GOLD Alabaster Deplume Apr-01-2022, Spiritual Jazz
#47 Oh To Be That Free Michaela Anne Jun-10-2022, Contemporary Country
#48 Some Nights I Dream of Doors Obongjayar May-13-2022, Art Pop
#49 Never Let Me Go Placebo Mar-25-2022, Alternative Rock
#50 Numb Lewis Taylor Jul-15-2022,
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Midnights | Taylor Swift | Album, Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop |
| #2 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #3 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #4 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Album, Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #5 | Harry's House | Harry Styles | Album, May-20-2022, Pop Rock |
| #6 | Preacher’s Daughter | Ethel Cain | Album, May-12-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Black Radio III | Robert Glasper | Album, Feb-25-2022, Neo-Soul |
| #8 | Good Morning Gorgeous | Mary J. Blige | Album, Feb-11-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #9 | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | Album, May-13-2022, Art Rock |
| #10 | Fossora | Björk | Album, Sep-30-2022, Art Pop |
| #11 | Dance Fever | Florence + the Machine | Album, May-13-2022, Pop Rock |
| #12 | Cheat Codes | Danger MouseBlack Thought | Album, Aug-12-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #13 | Take It Like A Man | Amanda Shires | Album, Jul-29-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Weyes Blood | Album, Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #15 | Air | Sault | Album, Apr-15-2022, Modern Classical |
| #16 | Humble Quest | Maren Morris | Album, Mar-25-2022, Country Pop |
| #17 | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | Album, Jan-07-2022, Synthpop |
| #18 | Big Time | Angel Olsen | Album, Jun-03-2022, Americana |
| #19 | We've Been Going About This All Wrong | Sharon Van Etten | Album, May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #20 | I Don't Know What I'm Doing | Nerina Pallot | Album, Feb-17-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #21 | Surrender | Maggie Rogers | Album, Jul-29-2022, Pop Rock |
| #22 | hugo | Loyle Carner | Album, Oct-21-2022, UK Hip Hop |
| #23 | Pompeii | Cate Le Bon | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Pop |
| #24 | Forever | Phife Dawg | Album, Mar-22-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #25 | Three Dimensions Deep | Amber Mark | Album, Jan-28-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #26 | Sometimes, Forever | Soccer Mommy | Album, Jun-24-2022, Indie Rock |
| #27 | Hawaii | Pete Yorn | Album, Jun-17-2022, Indie Rock |
| #28 | Laurel Hell | Mitski | Album, Feb-04-2022, Synthpop |
| #29 | If I Were A Butterfly | Rayland Baxter | Album, Nov-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #30 | Anaïs Mitchell | Anaïs Mitchell | Album, Jan-28-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #31 | Circles | LÉON | Album, Mar-04-2022, Pop Soul |
| #32 | Things Are Great | Band of Horses | Album, Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #33 | King's Disease III | Nas | Album, Nov-11-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #34 | Two | Dubstar | Album, May-06-2022, Synthpop |
| #35 | The Loneliest Time | Carly Rae Jepsen | Album, Oct-21-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #36 | The Tipping Point | Tears for Fears | Album, Oct-07-2021, Pop Rock |
| #37 | SICK! | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #38 | Fragments | Bonobo | Album, Jan-14-2022, Deep House |
| #39 | Palomino | Miranda Lambert | Album, Apr-29-2022, Contemporary Country |
| #40 | Papillon de Nuit: The Night Butterfly | Tanika Charles | Album, Apr-08-2022, Neo-Soul |
| #41 | Palomino | First Aid Kit | Album, Nov-04-2022, Folk Pop |
| #42 | STR4TASFEAR | STR4TA | Album, Nov-11-2022, Jazz-Funk |
| #43 | Strange Mornings In the Garden | The Loyal Seas | Album, May-20-2022,  |
| #44 | Fear Of The Dawn | Jack White | Album, Apr-08-2022, Blues Rock |
| #45 | Angels & Queens - Part I | Gabriels | Album, Sep-30-2022, Soul |
| #46 | GOLD | Alabaster Deplume | Album, Apr-01-2022, Spiritual Jazz |
| #47 | Oh To Be That Free | Michaela Anne | Album, Jun-10-2022, Contemporary Country |
| #48 | Some Nights I Dream of Doors | Obongjayar | Album, May-13-2022, Art Pop |
| #49 | Never Let Me Go | Placebo | Album, Mar-25-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #50 | Numb | Lewis Taylor | Album, Jul-15-2022,  |