AllMusic's Best Albums of 2022

AllMusic has assembled our Best of 2022. Browse through and check out what music our editors have been listening to this year.

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# 1

Boleros Psicodélicos by Adrian Quesada

Album • Jun 03 / 2022 Bolero-Beat Latin Alternative

# 2

Blue Rev by Alvvays

Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Indie Pop Shoegaze Noise Pop

# 3

Take It Like A Man by Amanda Shires

Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country

# 4

Strauss by Andris Nelsons + Gewandhausorchester + Boston Symphony Orchestra

Album • May 06 / 2022 Romanticism Tone Poem Orchestral

# 5

age/sex/location by Ari Lennox

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Neo-Soul

# 6

Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville by Ashley McBryde

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Neo-Traditionalist Country

# 7

The Gods We Can Touch by AURORA

Album • Jan 21 / 2022 Alt-Pop

# 8

Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny

Album • May 06 / 2022 Reggaetón Latin Pop

# 9

Precious Energy by Barney Mcall

Album • Feb 18 / 2022

# 10

Once Twice Melody by Beach House

Album • Feb 18 / 2022 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 11

RENAISSANCE by Beyoncé

Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Dance-Pop House Contemporary R&B

# 12

YTI⅃AƎЯ by Bill Callahan

Album • Oct 14 / 2022 Americana Singer-Songwriter

# 13

Fossora by Björk

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Art Pop Electronic Post-Industrial

# 14

Cheat Codes by Danger Mouse + Black Thought

Album • Aug 12 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 15

Pompeii by Cate Le Bon

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Art Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 16

Ghost Song by Cécile McLorin Salvant

Album • Mar 04 / 2022 Vocal Jazz

# 17

The Man from Waco by Charley Crockett

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Progressive Country

# 18

Mississippi Son by Charlie Musselwhite

Album • Jun 03 / 2022 Acoustic Blues Blues

# 19

Topical Dancer by Charlotte Adigéry + Bolis Pupul

Album • Mar 04 / 2022 Art Pop Tech House

# 20

Morfo by Charlotte Dos Santos

Album • Oct 14 / 2022 Neo-Soul Alternative R&B

# 21

Deep in View by Cola

Album • May 20 / 2022 Post-Punk Revival Post-Punk

# 22

God Don't Make Mistakes by Conway the Machine

Album • Feb 25 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop Boom Bap Hardcore Hip Hop

# 23

Chapí: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4 by Cuarteto Latinoamericano

Album • Jan 28 / 2022

# 24

Melt My Eyez See Your Future by Denzel Curry

Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop

# 25

Stumpwork by Dry Cleaning

Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Post-Punk Indie Rock

# 26

Together by Duster

Album • Apr 01 / 2022 Slowcore

# 27

Down Every Road by Eli "Paperboy" Reed

Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Rhythm & Blues Soul

# 28

The Boy Named If by Elvis Costello + The Imposters

Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Power Pop Pop Rock

# 29

Bach: St. John Passion by English Baroque Soloists + John Eliot Gardiner + Monteverdi Choir

Album • Jan 01 / 1986

# 30

Do Your Worst by Erin Anne

Album • Jun 10 / 2022

# 31

Florist by Florist

Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 32

Bells On Sand by Gerald Clayton

Album • Apr 01 / 2022 Post-Bop

# 33

Beethoven: The Last Sonatas by Gerardo Teissonnière

Album • Mar 04 / 2022

# 34

Symphonies Nos. 8 'Unfinished' & 9 'The Great' by Gewandhausorchester + Herbert Blomstedt

Album • Jul 08 / 2022 Romanticism

# 35

IMPERA by Ghost

Album • Mar 11 / 2022 Hard Rock AOR Soft Rock

# 36

Oh Death by Goat

Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Psychedelic Rock

# 37

In Tense by Harish Raghavan

Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Post-Bop

# 38

Harry's House by Harry Styles

Album • May 20 / 2022 Pop Rock

# 39

Sincere by Hater

Album • May 06 / 2022 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 40

Midnight Rocker by Horace Andy

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Roots Reggae

# 41

Versions of Modern Performance by Horsegirl

Album • Jun 03 / 2022 Slacker Rock

# 42

LIFE ON EARTH by Hurray for the Riff Raff

Album • Feb 18 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock

# 43

Electricity by Ibibio Sound Machine

Album • Oct 26 / 2021 Afro-Funk Electro

# 44

Entering Heaven Alive by Jack White

Album • Jul 22 / 2022 Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 45

Good and Green Again by Jake Xerxes Fussell

Album • Jan 21 / 2022 Americana American Folk Music

# 46

Piano Concerto No. 22, K. 482 & No. 23, K. 488 by Jean-Efflam Bavouzet + Manchester Camerata + Gábor Takács-Nagy

Album • Apr 01 / 2022 Classical Period Concerto

# 47

Mondays at The Enfield Tennis Academy by Jeff Parker

Album • Oct 28 / 2022 Jazz Fusion

# 48

The Forever Story by JID

Album • Aug 26 / 2022 Southern Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 49

I Love You Jennifer B by Jockstrap

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Art Pop Glitch Pop

# 50

Tinta y Tiempo by Jorge Drexler

Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Latin Alternative