BrooklynVegan's 50 Favorite Albums of 2022 So Far

From Nilüfer Yanya to Soul Glo to Big Thief to Angel Olsen to Arcade Fire to Kendrick Lamar to Undeath to billy woods to Wet Leg to Cate Le Bon, our 50 favorite albums of the first half of 2022...

Published: June 29, 2022 21:25 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Nothing To Declare 700 Bliss May-27-2022, Experimental Hip Hop
#2 Warm Chris Aldous Harding Mar-25-2022, Chamber Pop
#3 Big Time Angel Olsen Jun-03-2022, Americana
#4 Time Skiffs Animal Collective Feb-04-2022, Neo-Psychedelia
#5 Little Green House Anxious Jan-21-2022, Emo
#6 WE Arcade Fire May-06-2022, Art Rock
#7 Artificial Brain Artificial Brain Jun-03-2022, Dissonant Death Metal
#8 Un Verano Sin Ti Bad Bunny May-06-2022, Reggaetón
#9 Farm to Table Bartees Strange Jun-17-2022, Indie Rock
#10 Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You Big Thief Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk
#11 Aethiopes Billy Woods Apr-08-2022, Abstract Hip Hop
#12 Ants From Up There Black Country, New Road Feb-04-2022, Art Rock
#13 Pompeii Cate Le Bon Feb-04-2022, Art Pop
#14 Topical Dancer Charlotte Adigéry, Bolis Pupul Mar-04-2022, Art Pop
#15 God Don't Make Mistakes Conway the Machine Feb-25-2022, East Coast Hip Hop
#16 Melt My Eyez See Your Future Denzel Curry Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#17 LABYRINTHITIS Destroyer Mar-25-2022, Art Rock
#18 Hygiene Drug Church Mar-11-2022, Post-Hardcore
#19 I Told Bessie E L U C I D Jun-10-2022, East Coast Hip Hop
#20 SICK! Earl Sweatshirt Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop
#21 Skinty Fia Fontaines D.C. Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock
#22 Profound Morality Heriot Apr-29-2022, Sludge Metal
#23 LIFE ON EARTH Hurray for the Riff Raff Feb-18-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#24 Acts Of God Immolation Feb-18-2022, Death Metal
#25 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#26 I'm Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me King Hannah Feb-25-2022, Alternative Rock
#27 Shape Up Leikeli47 May-13-2022, Hardcore Hip Hop
#28 For The Sake of Bethel Woods Midlake Mar-18-2022, Folk Rock
#29 PAINLESS Nilüfer Yanya Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock
#30 Ugly Season Perfume Genius Jun-17-2022, Art Pop
#31 Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky Porridge Radio May-20-2022, Indie Rock
#32 Prince Daddy & The Hyena Prince Daddy & the Hyena Apr-15-2022, Emo-Pop
#33 It's Almost Dry Pusha T Apr-22-2022, Gangsta Rap
#34 HYPNOS Ravyn Lenae May-20-2022, Contemporary R&B
#35 learn 2 swim redveil Apr-20-2022, Jazz Rap
#36 MOTOMAMI ROSALÍA Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo
#37 Run Like A Bull Ryan Culwell Jan-28-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#38 We've Been Going About This All Wrong Sharon Van Etten May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#39 Sometimes, Forever Soccer Mommy Jun-24-2022, Indie Rock
#40 Diaspora Problems Soul Glo Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk
#41 Everything Was Beautiful Spiritualized Feb-25-2022, Space Rock Revival
#42 Broken Hearts Club Syd Apr-08-2022, Alternative R&B
#43 A Light for Attracting Attention The Smile May-13-2022, Art Rock
#44 Dawn FM The Weeknd Jan-07-2022, Synthpop
#45 i don’t know who needs to hear this... Tomberlin Apr-29-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#46 It's Time...To Rise from the Grave Undeath Apr-22-2022, Death Metal
#47 RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART Vince Staples Apr-08-2022, West Coast Hip Hop
#48 Wet Leg Wet Leg Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock
#49 The Overload Yard Act Jan-21-2022, Post-Punk
#50 Remember Your North Star Yaya Bey Jun-17-2022, Neo-Soul
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nothing To Declare | 700 Bliss | Album, May-27-2022, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #2 | Warm Chris | Aldous Harding | Album, Mar-25-2022, Chamber Pop |
| #3 | Big Time | Angel Olsen | Album, Jun-03-2022, Americana |
| #4 | Time Skiffs | Animal Collective | Album, Feb-04-2022, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #5 | Little Green House | Anxious | Album, Jan-21-2022, Emo |
| #6 | WE | Arcade Fire | Album, May-06-2022, Art Rock |
| #7 | Artificial Brain | Artificial Brain | Album, Jun-03-2022, Dissonant Death Metal |
| #8 | Un Verano Sin Ti | Bad Bunny | Album, May-06-2022, Reggaetón |
| #9 | Farm to Table | Bartees Strange | Album, Jun-17-2022, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #11 | Aethiopes | Billy Woods | Album, Apr-08-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #12 | Ants From Up There | Black Country, New Road | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Rock |
| #13 | Pompeii | Cate Le Bon | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Pop |
| #14 | Topical Dancer | Charlotte AdigéryBolis Pupul | Album, Mar-04-2022, Art Pop |
| #15 | God Don't Make Mistakes | Conway the Machine | Album, Feb-25-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #16 | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Denzel Curry | Album, Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #17 | LABYRINTHITIS | Destroyer | Album, Mar-25-2022, Art Rock |
| #18 | Hygiene | Drug Church | Album, Mar-11-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #19 | I Told Bessie | E L U C I D | Album, Jun-10-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #20 | SICK! | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #21 | Skinty Fia | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock |
| #22 | Profound Morality | Heriot | Album, Apr-29-2022, Sludge Metal |
| #23 | LIFE ON EARTH | Hurray for the Riff Raff | Album, Feb-18-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | Acts Of God | Immolation | Album, Feb-18-2022, Death Metal |
| #25 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #26 | I'm Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me | King Hannah | Album, Feb-25-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #27 | Shape Up | Leikeli47 | Album, May-13-2022, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #28 | For The Sake of Bethel Woods | Midlake | Album, Mar-18-2022, Folk Rock |
| #29 | PAINLESS | Nilüfer Yanya | Album, Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #30 | Ugly Season | Perfume Genius | Album, Jun-17-2022, Art Pop |
| #31 | Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky | Porridge Radio | Album, May-20-2022, Indie Rock |
| #32 | Prince Daddy & The Hyena | Prince Daddy & the Hyena | Album, Apr-15-2022, Emo-Pop |
| #33 | It's Almost Dry | Pusha T | Album, Apr-22-2022, Gangsta Rap |
| #34 | HYPNOS | Ravyn Lenae | Album, May-20-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #35 | learn 2 swim | redveil | Album, Apr-20-2022, Jazz Rap |
| #36 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #37 | Run Like A Bull | Ryan Culwell | Album, Jan-28-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #38 | We've Been Going About This All Wrong | Sharon Van Etten | Album, May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #39 | Sometimes, Forever | Soccer Mommy | Album, Jun-24-2022, Indie Rock |
| #40 | Diaspora Problems | Soul Glo | Album, Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #41 | Everything Was Beautiful | Spiritualized | Album, Feb-25-2022, Space Rock Revival |
| #42 | Broken Hearts Club | Syd | Album, Apr-08-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #43 | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | Album, May-13-2022, Art Rock |
| #44 | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | Album, Jan-07-2022, Synthpop |
| #45 | i don’t know who needs to hear this... | Tomberlin | Album, Apr-29-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #46 | It's Time...To Rise from the Grave | Undeath | Album, Apr-22-2022, Death Metal |
| #47 | RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART | Vince Staples | Album, Apr-08-2022, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #48 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #49 | The Overload | Yard Act | Album, Jan-21-2022, Post-Punk |
| #50 | Remember Your North Star | Yaya Bey | Album, Jun-17-2022, Neo-Soul |