Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2022 So Far

Here are the Billboard staff's 50 favorite albums of 2021 so far, presented alphabetically, with our favorite songs to follow tomorrow.

Published: June 06, 2022 16:11 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Three Dimensions Deep Amber Mark Jan-28-2022, Contemporary R&B
#2 Little Green House Anxious Jan-21-2022, Emo
#3 Love Sux Avril Lavigne Feb-25-2022, Pop Punk
#4 FACE Babyface Ray Jan-28-2022, Trap
#5 Un Verano Sin Ti Bad Bunny May-06-2022, Reggaetón
#6 ESQUEMAS Becky G. May-13-2022, Latin Pop
#7 Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You Big Thief Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk
#8 Before You Go Blxst Apr-22-2022, Contemporary R&B
#9 Just Like That... Bonnie Raitt Apr-22-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#10 Pompeii Cate Le Bon Feb-04-2022, Art Pop
#11 CRASH Charli XCX Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop
#12 God Don't Make Mistakes Conway the Machine Feb-25-2022, East Coast Hip Hop
#13 SICK! Earl Sweatshirt Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop
#14 Heart On My Sleeve Ella Mai May-06-2022, Contemporary R&B
#15 NOSTALGIA Eslabon Armado May-06-2022, Corrido tumbado
#16 a couple of good days Fennec Mar-11-2022, Deep House
#17 CAPRISONGS FKA twigs Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B
#18 Dance Fever Florence + the Machine May-13-2022, Pop Rock
#19 I NEVER LIKED YOU Future Apr-29-2022, Trap
#20 DS4EVER Gunna Jan-07-2022, Trap
#21 Harry's House Harry Styles May-20-2022, Pop Rock
#22 blue water road Kehlani Apr-29-2022, Contemporary R&B
#23 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#24 777 Latto Mar-25-2022, Pop Rap
#25 Two Ribbons Let's Eat Grandma Apr-29-2022, Synthpop
#26 7220 Lil Durk Mar-11-2022, Trap
#27 Candydrip Lucky Daye Mar-10-2022, Alternative R&B
#28 Humble Quest Maren Morris Mar-25-2022, Country Pop
#29 AFTER DINNER WE TALK DREAMS MICHELLE Jan-28-2022, Contemporary R&B
#30 Palomino Miranda Lambert Apr-29-2022, Contemporary Country
#31 Laurel Hell Mitski Feb-04-2022, Synthpop
#32 Ivory Omar Apollo Apr-08-2022, Alternative R&B
#33 Bronco Orville Peck Apr-08-2022, Contemporary Country
#34 It's Almost Dry Pusha T Apr-22-2022, Gangsta Rap
#35 Shot Glass Randall King Mar-18-2022, Neo-Traditionalist Country
#36 HYPNOS Ravyn Lenae May-20-2022, Contemporary R&B
#37 MOTOMAMI ROSALÍA Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo
#38 Dharma Sebastián Yatra Jan-28-2022, Latin Pop
#39 Heterosexuality Shamir Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock
#40 We've Been Going About This All Wrong Sharon Van Etten May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#41 ODDINARY Stray Kids Mar-19-2022, K-Pop
#42 Paradise Again Swedish House Mafia Apr-15-2022, House
#43 The Tipping Point Tears for Fears Oct-07-2021, Pop Rock
#44 Growing Up The Linda Lindas Apr-08-2022, Pop Punk
#45 Dawn FM The Weeknd Jan-07-2022, Synthpop
#46 minisode 2: Thursday's Child TOMORROW X TOGETHER May-09-2022, K-Pop
#47 MAHAL Toro y Moi Apr-29-2022, Neo-Psychedelia
#48 RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART Vince Staples Apr-08-2022, West Coast Hip Hop
#49 Wet Leg Wet Leg Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock
#50 Obsessed Yahritza Y Su Esencia Apr-22-2022, Corrido tumbado
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Three Dimensions Deep | Amber Mark | Album, Jan-28-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #2 | Little Green House | Anxious | Album, Jan-21-2022, Emo |
| #3 | Love Sux | Avril Lavigne | Album, Feb-25-2022, Pop Punk |
| #4 | FACE | Babyface Ray | Album, Jan-28-2022, Trap |
| #5 | Un Verano Sin Ti | Bad Bunny | Album, May-06-2022, Reggaetón |
| #6 | ESQUEMAS | Becky G. | Album, May-13-2022, Latin Pop |
| #7 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #8 | Before You Go | Blxst | Album, Apr-22-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #9 | Just Like That... | Bonnie Raitt | Album, Apr-22-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | Pompeii | Cate Le Bon | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Pop |
| #11 | CRASH | Charli XCX | Album, Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #12 | God Don't Make Mistakes | Conway the Machine | Album, Feb-25-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #13 | SICK! | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #14 | Heart On My Sleeve | Ella Mai | Album, May-06-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #15 | NOSTALGIA | Eslabon Armado | Album, May-06-2022, Corrido tumbado |
| #16 | a couple of good days | Fennec | Album, Mar-11-2022, Deep House |
| #17 | CAPRISONGS | FKA twigs | Album, Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #18 | Dance Fever | Florence + the Machine | Album, May-13-2022, Pop Rock |
| #19 | I NEVER LIKED YOU | Future | Album, Apr-29-2022, Trap |
| #20 | DS4EVER | Gunna | Album, Jan-07-2022, Trap |
| #21 | Harry's House | Harry Styles | Album, May-20-2022, Pop Rock |
| #22 | blue water road | Kehlani | Album, Apr-29-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #23 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #24 | 777 | Latto | Album, Mar-25-2022, Pop Rap |
| #25 | Two Ribbons | Let's Eat Grandma | Album, Apr-29-2022, Synthpop |
| #26 | 7220 | Lil Durk | Album, Mar-11-2022, Trap |
| #27 | Candydrip | Lucky Daye | Album, Mar-10-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #28 | Humble Quest | Maren Morris | Album, Mar-25-2022, Country Pop |
| #29 | AFTER DINNER WE TALK DREAMS | MICHELLE | Album, Jan-28-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #30 | Palomino | Miranda Lambert | Album, Apr-29-2022, Contemporary Country |
| #31 | Laurel Hell | Mitski | Album, Feb-04-2022, Synthpop |
| #32 | Ivory | Omar Apollo | Album, Apr-08-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #33 | Bronco | Orville Peck | Album, Apr-08-2022, Contemporary Country |
| #34 | It's Almost Dry | Pusha T | Album, Apr-22-2022, Gangsta Rap |
| #35 | Shot Glass | Randall King | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neo-Traditionalist Country |
| #36 | HYPNOS | Ravyn Lenae | Album, May-20-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #37 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #38 | Dharma | Sebastián Yatra | Album, Jan-28-2022, Latin Pop |
| #39 | Heterosexuality | Shamir | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock |
| #40 | We've Been Going About This All Wrong | Sharon Van Etten | Album, May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #41 | ODDINARY | Stray Kids | EP, Mar-19-2022, K-Pop |
| #42 | Paradise Again | Swedish House Mafia | Album, Apr-15-2022, House |
| #43 | The Tipping Point | Tears for Fears | Album, Oct-07-2021, Pop Rock |
| #44 | Growing Up | The Linda Lindas | Album, Apr-08-2022, Pop Punk |
| #45 | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | Album, Jan-07-2022, Synthpop |
| #46 | minisode 2: Thursday's Child | TOMORROW X TOGETHER | EP, May-09-2022, K-Pop |
| #47 | MAHAL | Toro y Moi | Album, Apr-29-2022, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #48 | RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART | Vince Staples | Album, Apr-08-2022, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #49 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #50 | Obsessed | Yahritza Y Su Esencia | EP, Apr-22-2022, Corrido tumbado |