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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Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Boleros Psicodélicos Adrian Quesada Jun-03-2022, Bolero-Beat
#2 Blue Rev Alvvays Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop
#3 Take It Like A Man Amanda Shires Jul-29-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#4 Strauss Andris Nelsons, Gewandhausorchester, Boston Symphony Orchestra May-06-2022, Romanticism
#5 age/sex/location Ari Lennox Sep-09-2022, Neo-Soul
#6 Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville Ashley McBryde Sep-30-2022, Neo-Traditionalist Country
#7 The Gods We Can Touch AURORA Jan-21-2022, Alt-Pop
#8 Un Verano Sin Ti Bad Bunny May-06-2022, Reggaetón
#9 Precious Energy Barney Mcall Feb-18-2022,
#10 Once Twice Melody Beach House Feb-18-2022, Dream Pop
#11 RENAISSANCE Beyoncé Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop
#12 YTI⅃AƎЯ Bill Callahan Oct-14-2022, Americana
#13 Fossora Björk Sep-30-2022, Art Pop
#14 Cheat Codes Danger Mouse, Black Thought Aug-12-2022, East Coast Hip Hop
#15 Pompeii Cate Le Bon Feb-04-2022, Art Pop
#16 Ghost Song Cécile McLorin Salvant Mar-04-2022, Vocal Jazz
#17 The Man from Waco Charley Crockett Sep-09-2022, Progressive Country
#18 Mississippi Son Charlie Musselwhite Jun-03-2022, Acoustic Blues
#19 Topical Dancer Charlotte Adigéry, Bolis Pupul Mar-04-2022, Art Pop
#20 Morfo Charlotte Dos Santos Oct-14-2022, Neo-Soul
#21 Deep in View Cola May-20-2022, Post-Punk Revival
#22 God Don't Make Mistakes Conway the Machine Feb-25-2022, East Coast Hip Hop
#23 Chapí: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4 Cuarteto Latinoamericano Jan-28-2022,
#24 Melt My Eyez See Your Future Denzel Curry Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#25 Stumpwork Dry Cleaning Oct-21-2022, Post-Punk
#26 Together Duster Apr-01-2022, Slowcore
#27 Down Every Road Eli "Paperboy" Reed Apr-29-2022, Rhythm & Blues
#28 The Boy Named If Elvis Costello, The Imposters Jan-14-2022, Power Pop
#29 Bach: St. John Passion English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir Jan-01-1986,
#30 Do Your Worst Erin Anne Jun-10-2022,
#31 Florist Florist Jul-29-2022, Indie Folk
#32 Bells On Sand Gerald Clayton Apr-01-2022, Post-Bop
#33 Beethoven: The Last Sonatas Gerardo Teissonnière Mar-04-2022,
#34 Symphonies Nos. 8 'Unfinished' & 9 'The Great' Gewandhausorchester, Herbert Blomstedt Jul-08-2022, Romanticism
#35 IMPERA Ghost Mar-11-2022, Hard Rock
#36 Oh Death Goat Oct-21-2022, Psychedelic Rock
#37 In Tense Harish Raghavan Jul-29-2022, Post-Bop
#38 Harry's House Harry Styles May-20-2022, Pop Rock
#39 Sincere Hater May-06-2022, Indie Rock
#40 Midnight Rocker Horace Andy Apr-08-2022, Roots Reggae
#41 Versions of Modern Performance Horsegirl Jun-03-2022, Slacker Rock
#42 LIFE ON EARTH Hurray for the Riff Raff Feb-18-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#43 Electricity Ibibio Sound Machine Oct-26-2021, Afro-Funk
#44 Entering Heaven Alive Jack White Jul-22-2022, Folk Rock
#45 Good and Green Again Jake Xerxes Fussell Jan-21-2022, Americana
#46 Piano Concerto No. 22, K. 482 & No. 23, K. 488 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Manchester Camerata, Gábor Takács-Nagy Apr-01-2022, Classical Period
#47 Mondays at The Enfield Tennis Academy Jeff Parker Oct-28-2022, Jazz Fusion
#48 The Forever Story JID Aug-26-2022, Southern Hip Hop
#49 I Love You Jennifer B Jockstrap Sep-09-2022, Art Pop
#50 Tinta y Tiempo Jorge Drexler Apr-22-2022, Singer-Songwriter
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Boleros Psicodélicos | Adrian Quesada | Album, Jun-03-2022, Bolero-Beat |
| #2 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Album, Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #3 | Take It Like A Man | Amanda Shires | Album, Jul-29-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Strauss | Andris NelsonsGewandhausorchesterBoston Symphony Orchestra | Album, May-06-2022, Romanticism |
| #5 | age/sex/location | Ari Lennox | Album, Sep-09-2022, Neo-Soul |
| #6 | Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville | Ashley McBryde | Album, Sep-30-2022, Neo-Traditionalist Country |
| #7 | The Gods We Can Touch | AURORA | Album, Jan-21-2022, Alt-Pop |
| #8 | Un Verano Sin Ti | Bad Bunny | Album, May-06-2022, Reggaetón |
| #9 | Precious Energy | Barney Mcall | Album, Feb-18-2022,  |
| #10 | Once Twice Melody | Beach House | Album, Feb-18-2022, Dream Pop |
| #11 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Album, Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #12 | YTI⅃AƎЯ | Bill Callahan | Album, Oct-14-2022, Americana |
| #13 | Fossora | Björk | Album, Sep-30-2022, Art Pop |
| #14 | Cheat Codes | Danger MouseBlack Thought | Album, Aug-12-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #15 | Pompeii | Cate Le Bon | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Pop |
| #16 | Ghost Song | Cécile McLorin Salvant | Album, Mar-04-2022, Vocal Jazz |
| #17 | The Man from Waco | Charley Crockett | Album, Sep-09-2022, Progressive Country |
| #18 | Mississippi Son | Charlie Musselwhite | Album, Jun-03-2022, Acoustic Blues |
| #19 | Topical Dancer | Charlotte AdigéryBolis Pupul | Album, Mar-04-2022, Art Pop |
| #20 | Morfo | Charlotte Dos Santos | Album, Oct-14-2022, Neo-Soul |
| #21 | Deep in View | Cola | Album, May-20-2022, Post-Punk Revival |
| #22 | God Don't Make Mistakes | Conway the Machine | Album, Feb-25-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #23 | Chapí: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4 | Cuarteto Latinoamericano | Album, Jan-28-2022,  |
| #24 | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Denzel Curry | Album, Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #25 | Stumpwork | Dry Cleaning | Album, Oct-21-2022, Post-Punk |
| #26 | Together | Duster | Album, Apr-01-2022, Slowcore |
| #27 | Down Every Road | Eli "Paperboy" Reed | Album, Apr-29-2022, Rhythm & Blues |
| #28 | The Boy Named If | Elvis CostelloThe Imposters | Album, Jan-14-2022, Power Pop |
| #29 | Bach: St. John Passion | English Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot GardinerMonteverdi Choir | Album, Jan-01-1986,  |
| #30 | Do Your Worst | Erin Anne | Album, Jun-10-2022,  |
| #31 | Florist | Florist | Album, Jul-29-2022, Indie Folk |
| #32 | Bells On Sand | Gerald Clayton | Album, Apr-01-2022, Post-Bop |
| #33 | Beethoven: The Last Sonatas | Gerardo Teissonnière | Album, Mar-04-2022,  |
| #34 | Symphonies Nos. 8 'Unfinished' & 9 'The Great' | GewandhausorchesterHerbert Blomstedt | Album, Jul-08-2022, Romanticism |
| #35 | IMPERA | Ghost | Album, Mar-11-2022, Hard Rock |
| #36 | Oh Death | Goat | Album, Oct-21-2022, Psychedelic Rock |
| #37 | In Tense | Harish Raghavan | Album, Jul-29-2022, Post-Bop |
| #38 | Harry's House | Harry Styles | Album, May-20-2022, Pop Rock |
| #39 | Sincere | Hater | Album, May-06-2022, Indie Rock |
| #40 | Midnight Rocker | Horace Andy | Album, Apr-08-2022, Roots Reggae |
| #41 | Versions of Modern Performance | Horsegirl | Album, Jun-03-2022, Slacker Rock |
| #42 | LIFE ON EARTH | Hurray for the Riff Raff | Album, Feb-18-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #43 | Electricity | Ibibio Sound Machine | Album, Oct-26-2021, Afro-Funk |
| #44 | Entering Heaven Alive | Jack White | Album, Jul-22-2022, Folk Rock |
| #45 | Good and Green Again | Jake Xerxes Fussell | Album, Jan-21-2022, Americana |
| #46 | Piano Concerto No. 22, K. 482 & No. 23, K. 488 | Jean-Efflam BavouzetManchester CamerataGábor Takács-Nagy | Album, Apr-01-2022, Classical Period |
| #47 |  Mondays at The Enfield Tennis Academy | Jeff Parker | Album, Oct-28-2022, Jazz Fusion |
| #48 | The Forever Story | JID | Album, Aug-26-2022, Southern Hip Hop |
| #49 | I Love You Jennifer B | Jockstrap | Album, Sep-09-2022, Art Pop |
| #50 | Tinta y Tiempo | Jorge Drexler | Album, Apr-22-2022, Singer-Songwriter |