Alternative Press's 55 Best Albums of 2022

These are 55 of the best albums of 2022. From major pop and hip-hop records to indie-rock hits, punk releases, and more, these are Alternative Press' favorite albums of the year.

Published: December 12, 2022 23:54 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 God Save the Animals Alex G Sep-23-2022, Indie Rock
#2 Otherness Alexisonfire Jun-17-2022, Post-Hardcore
#3 Blue Rev Alvvays Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop
#4 the classic symptoms of a broken spirit Architects Oct-21-2022, Alternative Metal
#5 The Car Arctic Monkeys Oct-21-2022, Baroque Pop
#6 Love Sux Avril Lavigne Feb-25-2022, Pop Punk
#7 Un Verano Sin Ti Bad Bunny May-06-2022, Reggaetón
#8 THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND Bad Omens Feb-25-2022, Alternative Metal
#9 Farm to Table Bartees Strange Jun-17-2022, Indie Rock
#10 Beatopia beabadoobee Jul-15-2022, Indie Pop
#11 RENAISSANCE Beyoncé Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop
#12 Cheat Codes Danger Mouse, Black Thought Aug-12-2022, East Coast Hip Hop
#13 Running with the Hurricane Camp Cope Jan-19-2022, Indie Rock
#14 CRASH Charli XCX Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop
#15 My Favorite Blue Jeans DE'WAYNE Oct-28-2022,
#16 HOLY FVCK Demi Lovato Aug-19-2022, Alternative Rock
#17 Melt My Eyez See Your Future Denzel Curry Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#18 Hygiene Drug Church Mar-11-2022, Post-Hardcore
#19 SICK! Earl Sweatshirt Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop
#20 Preacher’s Daughter Ethel Cain May-12-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#21 CAPRISONGS FKA twigs Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B
#22 Forgiveness Girlpool Apr-29-2022, Indie Pop
#23 Harry's House Harry Styles May-20-2022, Pop Rock
#24 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#25 Past Lives L.S. Dunes Nov-11-2022, Post-Hardcore
#26 Faith in the Future Louis Tomlinson Nov-11-2022, Post-Britpop
#27 Traumazine Megan Thee Stallion Aug-12-2022, Southern Hip Hop
#28 Laurel Hell Mitski Feb-04-2022, Synthpop
#29 Household Name Momma Jul-01-2022, Indie Rock
#30 Scoring The End Of The World Motionless In White Jun-10-2022, Alternative Metal
#31 MUNA MUNA Jun-24-2022, Synthpop
#32 PAINLESS Nilüfer Yanya Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock
#33 Supernova Nova Twins Jun-17-2022, Rap Rock
#34 Ivory Omar Apollo Apr-08-2022, Alternative R&B
#35 sore thumb Oso Oso Mar-18-2022, Indie Rock
#36 Love Me Forever Pinkshift Oct-21-2022, Post-Hardcore
#37 Remember That You Will Die Polyphia Oct-28-2022, Math Rock
#38 MOTOMAMI ROSALÍA Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo
#39 Nymph Shygirl Sep-30-2022, Alternative R&B
#40 Misery Made Me Silverstein May-06-2022, Post-Hardcore
#41 Sometimes, Forever Soccer Mommy Jun-24-2022, Indie Rock
#42 Anywhere but Here Sorry Oct-06-2022, Indie Rock
#43 Rouge Carpet Disaster Static Dress May-18-2022, Post-Hardcore
#44 Gemini Rights Steve Lacy Jul-15-2022, Neo-Soul
#45 Natural Brown Prom Queen Sudan Archives Sep-09-2022, Alternative R&B
#46 SOS SZA Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B
#47 Midnights Taylor Swift Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop
#48 Being Funny In a Foreign Language The 1975 Oct-14-2022, Pop Rock
#49 Growing Up The Linda Lindas Apr-08-2022, Pop Punk
#50 A Light for Attracting Attention The Smile May-13-2022, Art Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | God Save the Animals | Alex G | Album, Sep-23-2022, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Otherness | Alexisonfire | Album, Jun-17-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #3 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Album, Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #4 | the classic symptoms of a broken spirit | Architects | Album, Oct-21-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #5 | The Car | Arctic Monkeys | Album, Oct-21-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #6 | Love Sux | Avril Lavigne | Album, Feb-25-2022, Pop Punk |
| #7 | Un Verano Sin Ti | Bad Bunny | Album, May-06-2022, Reggaetón |
| #8 | THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND | Bad Omens | Album, Feb-25-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #9 | Farm to Table | Bartees Strange | Album, Jun-17-2022, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Beatopia | beabadoobee | Album, Jul-15-2022, Indie Pop |
| #11 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Album, Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #12 | Cheat Codes | Danger MouseBlack Thought | Album, Aug-12-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #13 | Running with the Hurricane | Camp Cope | Album, Jan-19-2022, Indie Rock |
| #14 | CRASH | Charli XCX | Album, Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #15 | My Favorite Blue Jeans | DE'WAYNE | Album, Oct-28-2022,  |
| #16 | HOLY FVCK | Demi Lovato | Album, Aug-19-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #17 | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Denzel Curry | Album, Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #18 | Hygiene | Drug Church | Album, Mar-11-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #19 | SICK! | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #20 | Preacher’s Daughter | Ethel Cain | Album, May-12-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #21 | CAPRISONGS | FKA twigs | Album, Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #22 | Forgiveness | Girlpool | Album, Apr-29-2022, Indie Pop |
| #23 | Harry's House | Harry Styles | Album, May-20-2022, Pop Rock |
| #24 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #25 | Past Lives | L.S. Dunes | Album, Nov-11-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #26 | Faith in the Future | Louis Tomlinson | Album, Nov-11-2022, Post-Britpop |
| #27 | Traumazine | Megan Thee Stallion | Album, Aug-12-2022, Southern Hip Hop |
| #28 | Laurel Hell | Mitski | Album, Feb-04-2022, Synthpop |
| #29 | Household Name | Momma | Album, Jul-01-2022, Indie Rock |
| #30 | Scoring The End Of The World | Motionless In White | Album, Jun-10-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #31 | MUNA | MUNA | Album, Jun-24-2022, Synthpop |
| #32 | PAINLESS | Nilüfer Yanya | Album, Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #33 | Supernova | Nova Twins | Album, Jun-17-2022, Rap Rock |
| #34 | Ivory | Omar Apollo | Album, Apr-08-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #35 | sore thumb | Oso Oso | Album, Mar-18-2022, Indie Rock |
| #36 | Love Me Forever | Pinkshift | Album, Oct-21-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #37 | Remember That You Will Die | Polyphia | Album, Oct-28-2022, Math Rock |
| #38 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #39 | Nymph | Shygirl | Album, Sep-30-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #40 | Misery Made Me | Silverstein | Album, May-06-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #41 | Sometimes, Forever | Soccer Mommy | Album, Jun-24-2022, Indie Rock |
| #42 | Anywhere but Here | Sorry | Album, Oct-06-2022, Indie Rock |
| #43 | Rouge Carpet Disaster | Static Dress | Album, May-18-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #44 | Gemini Rights | Steve Lacy | Album, Jul-15-2022, Neo-Soul |
| #45 | Natural Brown Prom Queen | Sudan Archives | Album, Sep-09-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #46 | SOS | SZA | Album, Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #47 | Midnights | Taylor Swift | Album, Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop |
| #48 | Being Funny In a Foreign Language | The 1975 | Album, Oct-14-2022, Pop Rock |
| #49 | Growing Up | The Linda Lindas | Album, Apr-08-2022, Pop Punk |
| #50 | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | Album, May-13-2022, Art Rock |