Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2022

The best albums of 2022: Beyonce, Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift and many more of the year's top albums.

Published: December 06, 2022 16:24 Source

# 1

Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny

Album • May 06 / 2022 Reggaetón Latin Pop

# 2

RENAISSANCE by Beyoncé

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

# 3

Midnights by Taylor Swift

Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Alt-Pop

# 4

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar

Album • May 13 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop

# 5

MOTOMAMI by ROSALÍA

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Neoperreo Art Pop

# 6

Harry's House by Harry Styles

Album • May 20 / 2022 Pop Rock

# 7

Gemini Rights by Steve Lacy

Album • Jul 15 / 2022 Neo-Soul Bedroom Pop

# 8

Dawn FM by The Weeknd

Album • Jan 07 / 2022 Synthpop Dance-Pop

# 9

Ivory by Omar Apollo

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Alternative R&B Bedroom Pop

# 10

Wet Leg by Wet Leg

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 11

Special by Lizzo

Album • Jul 15 / 2022 Contemporary R&B Dance-Pop

# 12

It's Almost Dry by Pusha T

Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Gangsta Rap Southern Hip Hop

# 13

Fórmula, Vol. 3 by Romeo Santos

Album • Sep 01 / 2022 Bachata

# 14

Surrender by Maggie Rogers

Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Pop Rock

# 15

Obsessed by Yahritza Y Su Esencia

EP • Apr 22 / 2022 Corrido tumbado

# 16

Being Funny In a Foreign Language by The 1975

Album • Oct 14 / 2022 Pop Rock

# 17

CRASH by Charli XCX

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Dance-Pop

# 18

Bell Bottom Country by Lainey Wilson

Album • Oct 28 / 2022 Contemporary Country Neo-Traditionalist Country

# 19

emails i can't send by Sabrina Carpenter

Album • Jul 15 / 2022 Alt-Pop

# 20

De Adentro Pa Afuera by Camilo

Album • Sep 06 / 2022 Latin Pop

# 21

blue water road by Kehlani

Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Contemporary R&B

# 22

DS4EVER by Gunna

Album • Jan 07 / 2022 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 23

The Car by Arctic Monkeys

Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Baroque Pop Chamber Pop

# 24

Marchita by Silvana Estrada

Album • Jan 21 / 2022 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 25

CAPRISONGS by FKA twigs

Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Alternative R&B

# 26

Bronco by Orville Peck

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Contemporary Country

# 27

Honestly, Nevermind by Drake

Album • Jun 17 / 2022 House Alternative R&B

# 28

NOSTALGIA by Eslabon Armado

Album • May 06 / 2022 Corrido tumbado

# 29

I NEVER LIKED YOU by Future

Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 30

MUNA by MUNA

Album • Jun 24 / 2022 Synthpop Pop Rock

# 31

Palomino by Miranda Lambert

Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Contemporary Country

# 32

A Light for Attracting Attention by The Smile

Album • May 13 / 2022 Art Rock

# 33

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You by Big Thief

Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Folk Folk Rock

# 34

Spaceships on the Blade by Larry June

Album • Aug 19 / 2022 West Coast Hip Hop

# 35

A Beautiful Time by Willie Nelson

Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Country

# 36

Growin' Up by Luke Combs

Album • Jun 24 / 2022 Contemporary Country

# 37

God Save the Animals by Alex G

Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Indie Rock Indie Folk

# 38

FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS FERXXO TE PIRATEAMOS EL ÁLBUM by Feid

Album • Sep 13 / 2022 Reggaetón Latin Pop

# 39

HOLY FVCK by Demi Lovato

Album • Aug 19 / 2022 Alternative Rock Pop Rock

# 40

Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville by Ashley McBryde

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Neo-Traditionalist Country

# 41

Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022) by Fred again..

Album • Nov 02 / 2022 Future Garage House UK Garage

# 42

BORN PINK by BLACKPINK

Album • Sep 16 / 2022 K-Pop

# 43

CHARLIE by Charlie Puth

Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Pop Synthpop

# 44

Laurel Hell by Mitski

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Synthpop Art Pop New Wave

# 45

WASTELAND by Brent Faiyaz

Album • Jul 08 / 2022 Alternative R&B

# 46

Preacher’s Daughter by Ethel Cain

Album • May 12 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Dream Pop Slowcore

# 47

Heterosexuality by Shamir

Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Rock Alternative R&B

# 48

Just Like That... by Bonnie Raitt

Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Americana

# 49

American Heartbreak by Zach Bryan

Album • May 20 / 2022 Country Singer-Songwriter Americana

# 50

ELVIS (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Various Artists

Album • Jun 24 / 2022