A.V. Club's Best Albums of 2022 So Far

From Angel Olsen and FKA Twigs to The Weeknd and Wet Leg, here's our favorite offerings during the first half of this year

Published: June 28, 2022 08:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Big Time Angel Olsen Jun-03-2022, Americana
#2 Once Twice Melody Beach House Feb-18-2022, Dream Pop
#3 Leather Terror Carpenter Brut Mar-31-2022, Darksynth
#4 Melt My Eyez See Your Future Denzel Curry Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#5 LABYRINTHITIS Destroyer Mar-25-2022, Art Rock
#6 Preacher’s Daughter Ethel Cain May-12-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#7 CAPRISONGS FKA twigs Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B
#8 Dance Fever Florence + the Machine May-13-2022, Pop Rock
#9 Famously Alive Guerilla Toss Feb-16-2022, Neo-Psychedelia
#10 Versions of Modern Performance Horsegirl Jun-03-2022, Slacker Rock
#11 LIFE ON EARTH Hurray for the Riff Raff Feb-18-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#12 Classic Objects Jenny Hval Mar-11-2022, Art Pop
#13 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#14 Two Ribbons Let's Eat Grandma Apr-29-2022, Synthpop
#15 PAINLESS Nilüfer Yanya Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock
#16 Past Life Regression Papercuts Apr-01-2022, Indie Pop
#17 CLOSURE / CONTINUATION Porcupine Tree Jun-24-2022, Progressive Rock
#18 It's Almost Dry Pusha T Apr-22-2022, Gangsta Rap
#19 Zeit Rammstein Apr-29-2022, Neue Deutsche Härte
#20 HYPNOS Ravyn Lenae May-20-2022, Contemporary R&B
#21 MOTOMAMI ROSALÍA Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo
#22 Squeeze SASAMI Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock
#23 Lucifer On The Sofa Spoon Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock
#24 Dawn FM The Weeknd Jan-07-2022, Synthpop
#25 Wet Leg Wet Leg Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Big Time | Angel Olsen | Album, Jun-03-2022, Americana |
| #2 | Once Twice Melody | Beach House | Album, Feb-18-2022, Dream Pop |
| #3 | Leather Terror | Carpenter Brut | Album, Mar-31-2022, Darksynth |
| #4 | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Denzel Curry | Album, Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #5 | LABYRINTHITIS | Destroyer | Album, Mar-25-2022, Art Rock |
| #6 | Preacher’s Daughter | Ethel Cain | Album, May-12-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | CAPRISONGS | FKA twigs | Album, Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #8 | Dance Fever | Florence + the Machine | Album, May-13-2022, Pop Rock |
| #9 | Famously Alive | Guerilla Toss | Album, Feb-16-2022, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #10 | Versions of Modern Performance | Horsegirl | Album, Jun-03-2022, Slacker Rock |
| #11 | LIFE ON EARTH | Hurray for the Riff Raff | Album, Feb-18-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | Classic Objects | Jenny Hval | Album, Mar-11-2022, Art Pop |
| #13 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #14 | Two Ribbons | Let's Eat Grandma | Album, Apr-29-2022, Synthpop |
| #15 | PAINLESS | Nilüfer Yanya | Album, Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #16 | Past Life Regression | Papercuts | Album, Apr-01-2022, Indie Pop |
| #17 | CLOSURE / CONTINUATION | Porcupine Tree | Album, Jun-24-2022, Progressive Rock |
| #18 | It's Almost Dry | Pusha T | Album, Apr-22-2022, Gangsta Rap |
| #19 | Zeit | Rammstein | Album, Apr-29-2022, Neue Deutsche Härte |
| #20 | HYPNOS | Ravyn Lenae | Album, May-20-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #21 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #22 | Squeeze | SASAMI | Album, Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #23 | Lucifer On The Sofa | Spoon | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock |
| #24 | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | Album, Jan-07-2022, Synthpop |
| #25 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |