Beats Per Minute's Top 50 Albums of 2022



Published: December 15, 2022 05:01 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You Big Thief Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk
#2 Aethiopes Billy Woods Apr-08-2022, Abstract Hip Hop
#3 Ants From Up There Black Country, New Road Feb-04-2022, Art Rock
#4 PAINLESS Nilüfer Yanya Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock
#5 Topical Dancer Charlotte Adigéry, Bolis Pupul Mar-04-2022, Art Pop
#6 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#7 I Love You Jennifer B Jockstrap Sep-09-2022, Art Pop
#8 RENAISSANCE Beyoncé Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop
#9 Diaspora Problems Soul Glo Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk
#10 And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow Weyes Blood Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop
#11 A Light for Attracting Attention The Smile May-13-2022, Art Rock
#12 HIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SUFFERING Backxwash Oct-31-2022, Industrial Hip Hop
#13 Stumpwork Dry Cleaning Oct-21-2022, Post-Punk
#14 God's Country Chat Pile Jul-29-2022, Noise Rock
#15 Cool It Down Yeah Yeah Yeahs Sep-30-2022, Indie Rock
#16 God Don't Make Mistakes Conway the Machine Feb-25-2022, East Coast Hip Hop
#17 Hellfire black midi Jul-15-2022, Avant-Prog
#18 God Save the Animals Alex G Sep-23-2022, Indie Rock
#19 Natural Brown Prom Queen Sudan Archives Sep-09-2022, Alternative R&B
#20 Florist Florist Jul-29-2022, Indie Folk
#21 CAPRISONGS FKA twigs Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B
#22 SOS SZA Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B
#23 Most Normal Gilla Band Oct-07-2022, Noise Rock
#24 Blue Rev Alvvays Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop
#25 Fossora Björk Sep-30-2022, Art Pop
#26 Melt My Eyez See Your Future Denzel Curry Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#27 Weather Alive Beth Orton Sep-23-2022, Art Pop
#28 Endure Special Interest Nov-04-2022, Dance-Punk
#29 Big Time Angel Olsen Jun-03-2022, Americana
#30 Antidawn EP Burial Jan-06-2022, Ambient
#31 We've Been Going About This All Wrong Sharon Van Etten May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#32 i don’t know who needs to hear this... Tomberlin Apr-29-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#33 CRASH Charli XCX Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop
#34 I Walked with You a Ways Plains Sep-30-2022, Americana
#35 Nymph Shygirl Sep-30-2022, Alternative R&B
#36 YTI⅃AƎЯ Bill Callahan Oct-14-2022, Americana
#37 BADモード Hikaru Utada Jan-19-2022, J-Pop
#38 Church Billy Woods Sep-30-2022, Abstract Hip Hop
#39 MOTOMAMI ROSALÍA Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo
#40 LABYRINTHITIS Destroyer Mar-25-2022, Art Rock
#41 There Will Be No Super-Slave Ghais Guevara Jul-16-2022, Political Hip Hop
#42 Together Duster Apr-01-2022, Slowcore
#43 HYPNOS Ravyn Lenae May-20-2022, Contemporary R&B
#44 Only Love From Now On Carmen Villain Feb-25-2022, Ambient
#45 Visitor Empath Feb-11-2022, Noise Pop
#46 Pompeii Cate Le Bon Feb-04-2022, Art Pop
#47 Storm Queen Grace Cummings Jan-14-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#48 Versions of Modern Performance Horsegirl Jun-03-2022, Slacker Rock
#49 SICK! Earl Sweatshirt Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop
#50 Earthing TENGGER Mar-21-2022, Ambient
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #2 | Aethiopes | Billy Woods | Album, Apr-08-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #3 | Ants From Up There | Black Country, New Road | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Rock |
| #4 | PAINLESS | Nilüfer Yanya | Album, Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Topical Dancer | Charlotte AdigéryBolis Pupul | Album, Mar-04-2022, Art Pop |
| #6 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #7 | I Love You Jennifer B | Jockstrap | Album, Sep-09-2022, Art Pop |
| #8 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Album, Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #9 | Diaspora Problems | Soul Glo | Album, Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #10 | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Weyes Blood | Album, Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #11 | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | Album, May-13-2022, Art Rock |
| #12 | HIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SUFFERING | Backxwash | Album, Oct-31-2022, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #13 | Stumpwork | Dry Cleaning | Album, Oct-21-2022, Post-Punk |
| #14 | God's Country | Chat Pile | Album, Jul-29-2022, Noise Rock |
| #15 | Cool It Down | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Album, Sep-30-2022, Indie Rock |
| #16 | God Don't Make Mistakes | Conway the Machine | Album, Feb-25-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #17 | Hellfire | black midi | Album, Jul-15-2022, Avant-Prog |
| #18 | God Save the Animals | Alex G | Album, Sep-23-2022, Indie Rock |
| #19 | Natural Brown Prom Queen | Sudan Archives | Album, Sep-09-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #20 | Florist | Florist | Album, Jul-29-2022, Indie Folk |
| #21 | CAPRISONGS | FKA twigs | Album, Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #22 | SOS | SZA | Album, Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #23 | Most Normal | Gilla Band | Album, Oct-07-2022, Noise Rock |
| #24 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Album, Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #25 | Fossora | Björk | Album, Sep-30-2022, Art Pop |
| #26 | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Denzel Curry | Album, Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #27 | Weather Alive | Beth Orton | Album, Sep-23-2022, Art Pop |
| #28 | Endure | Special Interest | Album, Nov-04-2022, Dance-Punk |
| #29 | Big Time | Angel Olsen | Album, Jun-03-2022, Americana |
| #30 | Antidawn EP | Burial | EP, Jan-06-2022, Ambient |
| #31 | We've Been Going About This All Wrong | Sharon Van Etten | Album, May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #32 | i don’t know who needs to hear this... | Tomberlin | Album, Apr-29-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #33 | CRASH | Charli XCX | Album, Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #34 | I Walked with You a Ways | Plains | Album, Sep-30-2022, Americana |
| #35 | Nymph | Shygirl | Album, Sep-30-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #36 | YTI⅃AƎЯ | Bill Callahan | Album, Oct-14-2022, Americana |
| #37 | BADモード | Hikaru Utada | Album, Jan-19-2022, J-Pop |
| #38 | Church | Billy Woods | Album, Sep-30-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #39 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #40 | LABYRINTHITIS | Destroyer | Album, Mar-25-2022, Art Rock |
| #41 | There Will Be No Super-Slave | Ghais Guevara | Album, Jul-16-2022, Political Hip Hop |
| #42 | Together | Duster | Album, Apr-01-2022, Slowcore |
| #43 | HYPNOS | Ravyn Lenae | Album, May-20-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #44 | Only Love From Now On | Carmen Villain | Album, Feb-25-2022, Ambient |
| #45 | Visitor | Empath | Album, Feb-11-2022, Noise Pop |
| #46 | Pompeii | Cate Le Bon | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Pop |
| #47 | Storm Queen | Grace Cummings | Album, Jan-14-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #48 | Versions of Modern Performance | Horsegirl | Album, Jun-03-2022, Slacker Rock |
| #49 | SICK! | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #50 | Earthing | TENGGER | Album, Mar-21-2022, Ambient |