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

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Un Verano Sin Ti Bad Bunny May-06-2022, Reggaetón
#2 RENAISSANCE Beyoncé Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop
#3 Midnights Taylor Swift Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop
#4 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#5 MOTOMAMI ROSALÍA Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo
#6 Harry's House Harry Styles May-20-2022, Pop Rock
#7 Gemini Rights Steve Lacy Jul-15-2022, Neo-Soul
#8 Dawn FM The Weeknd Jan-07-2022, Synthpop
#9 Ivory Omar Apollo Apr-08-2022, Alternative R&B
#10 Wet Leg Wet Leg Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock
#11 Special Lizzo Jul-15-2022, Contemporary R&B
#12 It's Almost Dry Pusha T Apr-22-2022, Gangsta Rap
#13 Fórmula, Vol. 3 Romeo Santos Sep-01-2022, Bachata
#14 Surrender Maggie Rogers Jul-29-2022, Pop Rock
#15 Obsessed Yahritza Y Su Esencia Apr-22-2022, Corrido tumbado
#16 Being Funny In a Foreign Language The 1975 Oct-14-2022, Pop Rock
#17 CRASH Charli XCX Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop
#18 Bell Bottom Country Lainey Wilson Oct-28-2022, Contemporary Country
#19 emails i can't send Sabrina Carpenter Jul-15-2022, Alt-Pop
#20 De Adentro Pa Afuera Camilo Sep-06-2022, Latin Pop
#21 blue water road Kehlani Apr-29-2022, Contemporary R&B
#22 DS4EVER Gunna Jan-07-2022, Trap
#23 The Car Arctic Monkeys Oct-21-2022, Baroque Pop
#24 Marchita Silvana Estrada Jan-21-2022, Chamber Folk
#25 CAPRISONGS FKA twigs Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B
#26 Bronco Orville Peck Apr-08-2022, Contemporary Country
#27 Honestly, Nevermind Drake Jun-17-2022, House
#28 NOSTALGIA Eslabon Armado May-06-2022, Corrido tumbado
#29 I NEVER LIKED YOU Future Apr-29-2022, Trap
#30 MUNA MUNA Jun-24-2022, Synthpop
#31 Palomino Miranda Lambert Apr-29-2022, Contemporary Country
#32 A Light for Attracting Attention The Smile May-13-2022, Art Rock
#33 Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You Big Thief Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk
#34 Spaceships on the Blade Larry June Aug-19-2022, West Coast Hip Hop
#35 A Beautiful Time Willie Nelson Apr-29-2022, Country
#36 Growin' Up Luke Combs Jun-24-2022, Contemporary Country
#37 God Save the Animals Alex G Sep-23-2022, Indie Rock
#38 FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS FERXXO TE PIRATEAMOS EL ÁLBUM Feid Sep-13-2022, Reggaetón
#39 HOLY FVCK Demi Lovato Aug-19-2022, Alternative Rock
#40 Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville Ashley McBryde Sep-30-2022, Neo-Traditionalist Country
#41 Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022) Fred again.. Nov-02-2022, Future Garage
#42 BORN PINK BLACKPINK Sep-16-2022, K-Pop
#43 CHARLIE Charlie Puth Oct-07-2022, Pop
#44 Laurel Hell Mitski Feb-04-2022, Synthpop
#45 WASTELAND Brent Faiyaz Jul-08-2022, Alternative R&B
#46 Preacher’s Daughter Ethel Cain May-12-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#47 Heterosexuality Shamir Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock
#48 Just Like That... Bonnie Raitt Apr-22-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#49 American Heartbreak Zach Bryan May-20-2022, Country
#50 ELVIS (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Various Artists Jun-24-2022,
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Un Verano Sin Ti | Bad Bunny | Album, May-06-2022, Reggaetón |
| #2 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Album, Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #3 | Midnights | Taylor Swift | Album, Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop |
| #4 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #5 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #6 | Harry's House | Harry Styles | Album, May-20-2022, Pop Rock |
| #7 | Gemini Rights | Steve Lacy | Album, Jul-15-2022, Neo-Soul |
| #8 | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | Album, Jan-07-2022, Synthpop |
| #9 | Ivory | Omar Apollo | Album, Apr-08-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #11 | Special | Lizzo | Album, Jul-15-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #12 | It's Almost Dry | Pusha T | Album, Apr-22-2022, Gangsta Rap |
| #13 | Fórmula, Vol. 3 | Romeo Santos | Album, Sep-01-2022, Bachata |
| #14 | Surrender | Maggie Rogers | Album, Jul-29-2022, Pop Rock |
| #15 | Obsessed | Yahritza Y Su Esencia | EP, Apr-22-2022, Corrido tumbado |
| #16 | Being Funny In a Foreign Language | The 1975 | Album, Oct-14-2022, Pop Rock |
| #17 | CRASH | Charli XCX | Album, Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #18 | Bell Bottom Country | Lainey Wilson | Album, Oct-28-2022, Contemporary Country |
| #19 | emails i can't send | Sabrina Carpenter | Album, Jul-15-2022, Alt-Pop |
| #20 | De Adentro Pa Afuera | Camilo | Album, Sep-06-2022, Latin Pop |
| #21 | blue water road | Kehlani | Album, Apr-29-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #22 | DS4EVER | Gunna | Album, Jan-07-2022, Trap |
| #23 | The Car | Arctic Monkeys | Album, Oct-21-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #24 | Marchita | Silvana Estrada | Album, Jan-21-2022, Chamber Folk |
| #25 | CAPRISONGS | FKA twigs | Album, Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #26 | Bronco | Orville Peck | Album, Apr-08-2022, Contemporary Country |
| #27 | Honestly, Nevermind | Drake | Album, Jun-17-2022, House |
| #28 | NOSTALGIA | Eslabon Armado | Album, May-06-2022, Corrido tumbado |
| #29 | I NEVER LIKED YOU | Future | Album, Apr-29-2022, Trap |
| #30 | MUNA | MUNA | Album, Jun-24-2022, Synthpop |
| #31 | Palomino | Miranda Lambert | Album, Apr-29-2022, Contemporary Country |
| #32 | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | Album, May-13-2022, Art Rock |
| #33 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #34 | Spaceships on the Blade | Larry June | Album, Aug-19-2022, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #35 | A Beautiful Time | Willie Nelson | Album, Apr-29-2022, Country |
| #36 | Growin' Up | Luke Combs | Album, Jun-24-2022, Contemporary Country |
| #37 | God Save the Animals | Alex G | Album, Sep-23-2022, Indie Rock |
| #38 | FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS FERXXO TE PIRATEAMOS EL ÁLBUM | Feid | Album, Sep-13-2022, Reggaetón |
| #39 | HOLY FVCK | Demi Lovato | Album, Aug-19-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #40 | Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville | Ashley McBryde | Album, Sep-30-2022, Neo-Traditionalist Country |
| #41 | Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022) | Fred again.. | Album, Nov-02-2022, Future Garage |
| #42 | BORN PINK | BLACKPINK | Album, Sep-16-2022, K-Pop |
| #43 | CHARLIE | Charlie Puth | Album, Oct-07-2022, Pop |
| #44 | Laurel Hell | Mitski | Album, Feb-04-2022, Synthpop |
| #45 | WASTELAND | Brent Faiyaz | Album, Jul-08-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #46 | Preacher’s Daughter | Ethel Cain | Album, May-12-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #47 | Heterosexuality | Shamir | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock |
| #48 | Just Like That... | Bonnie Raitt | Album, Apr-22-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #49 | American Heartbreak | Zach Bryan | Album, May-20-2022, Country |
| #50 | ELVIS (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Album, Jun-24-2022,  |