BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2022

From Nilüfer Yanya to Soul Glo to Kendrick Lamar to Beyoncé to Big Thief to Jockstrap to SZA to billy woods to Mindforce to Special Interest, here are our favorite albums of the year...

Published: December 14, 2022 19:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Diaspora Problems Soul Glo Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk
#2 RENAISSANCE Beyoncé Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop
#3 PAINLESS Nilüfer Yanya Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock
#4 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#5 MOTOMAMI ROSALÍA Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo
#6 Un Verano Sin Ti Bad Bunny May-06-2022, Reggaetón
#7 Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You Big Thief Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk
#8 I Love You Jennifer B Jockstrap Sep-09-2022, Art Pop
#9 Little Green House Anxious Jan-21-2022, Emo
#10 Hygiene Drug Church Mar-11-2022, Post-Hardcore
#11 Dawn FM The Weeknd Jan-07-2022, Synthpop
#12 Natural Brown Prom Queen Sudan Archives Sep-09-2022, Alternative R&B
#13 Big Time Angel Olsen Jun-03-2022, Americana
#14 Remember Your North Star Yaya Bey Jun-17-2022, Neo-Soul
#15 SOS SZA Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B
#16 learn 2 swim redveil Apr-20-2022, Jazz Rap
#17 Pigments Dawn Richard, Spencer Zahn Oct-21-2022, Ambient Pop
#18 Weather Alive Beth Orton Sep-23-2022, Art Pop
#19 The Elephant Man's Bones Roc Marciano, The Alchemist Aug-26-2022, Gangsta Rap
#20 Topical Dancer Charlotte Adigéry, Bolis Pupul Mar-04-2022, Art Pop
#21 New Lords Mindforce Sep-16-2022, Crossover Thrash
#22 LIFE ON EARTH Hurray for the Riff Raff Feb-18-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#23 Blue Rev Alvvays Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop
#24 Celebrity Therapist The Callous Daoboys Sep-02-2022, Mathcore
#25 Endure Special Interest Nov-04-2022, Dance-Punk
#26 Church Billy Woods Sep-30-2022, Abstract Hip Hop
#27 Song of Salvation Dream Unending Nov-11-2022, Death Doom Metal
#28 A Light for Attracting Attention The Smile May-13-2022, Art Rock
#29 Expert in a Dying Field The Beths Sep-16-2022, Power Pop
#30 Hiss Wormrot Jul-08-2022, Grindcore
#31 Pool Kids Pool Kids Jul-22-2022, Emo-Pop
#32 God Don't Make Mistakes Conway the Machine Feb-25-2022, East Coast Hip Hop
#33 It's Time...To Rise from the Grave Undeath Apr-22-2022, Death Metal
#34 American Heartbreak Zach Bryan May-20-2022, Country
#35 Shape Up Leikeli47 May-13-2022, Hardcore Hip Hop
#36 SICK! Earl Sweatshirt Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop
#37 God's Country Chat Pile Jul-29-2022, Noise Rock
#38 劇變 (Jubian) Ripped to Shreds Oct-14-2022, Death Metal
#39 We've Been Going About This All Wrong Sharon Van Etten May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#40 Cool It Down Yeah Yeah Yeahs Sep-30-2022, Indie Rock
#41 Everything Was Beautiful Spiritualized Feb-25-2022, Space Rock Revival
#42 Giant Palm Naima Bock Jul-01-2022, Contemporary Folk
#43 The Hum Goes on Forever The Wonder Years Sep-23-2022, Alternative Rock
#44 Wet Leg Wet Leg Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock
#45 Once Twice Melody Beach House Feb-18-2022, Dream Pop
#46 The Ailing Facade Aeviterne Mar-18-2022, Dissonant Death Metal
#47 Bothered / Unbothered JER May-27-2022, Ska Punk
#48 Midnights Taylor Swift Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop
#49 I'm Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me King Hannah Feb-25-2022, Alternative Rock
#50 Love the Stranger Friendship Jul-29-2022, Alt-Country
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Diaspora Problems | Soul Glo | Album, Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #2 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Album, Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #3 | PAINLESS | Nilüfer Yanya | Album, Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #4 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #5 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #6 | Un Verano Sin Ti | Bad Bunny | Album, May-06-2022, Reggaetón |
| #7 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #8 | I Love You Jennifer B | Jockstrap | Album, Sep-09-2022, Art Pop |
| #9 | Little Green House | Anxious | Album, Jan-21-2022, Emo |
| #10 | Hygiene | Drug Church | Album, Mar-11-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #11 | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | Album, Jan-07-2022, Synthpop |
| #12 | Natural Brown Prom Queen | Sudan Archives | Album, Sep-09-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #13 | Big Time | Angel Olsen | Album, Jun-03-2022, Americana |
| #14 | Remember Your North Star | Yaya Bey | Album, Jun-17-2022, Neo-Soul |
| #15 | SOS | SZA | Album, Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #16 | learn 2 swim | redveil | Album, Apr-20-2022, Jazz Rap |
| #17 | Pigments | Dawn RichardSpencer Zahn | Album, Oct-21-2022, Ambient Pop |
| #18 | Weather Alive | Beth Orton | Album, Sep-23-2022, Art Pop |
| #19 | The Elephant Man's Bones | Roc MarcianoThe Alchemist | Album, Aug-26-2022, Gangsta Rap |
| #20 | Topical Dancer | Charlotte AdigéryBolis Pupul | Album, Mar-04-2022, Art Pop |
| #21 | New Lords | Mindforce | Album, Sep-16-2022, Crossover Thrash |
| #22 | LIFE ON EARTH | Hurray for the Riff Raff | Album, Feb-18-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Album, Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #24 | Celebrity Therapist | The Callous Daoboys | Album, Sep-02-2022, Mathcore |
| #25 | Endure | Special Interest | Album, Nov-04-2022, Dance-Punk |
| #26 | Church | Billy Woods | Album, Sep-30-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #27 | Song of Salvation | Dream Unending | Album, Nov-11-2022, Death Doom Metal |
| #28 | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | Album, May-13-2022, Art Rock |
| #29 | Expert in a Dying Field | The Beths | Album, Sep-16-2022, Power Pop |
| #30 | Hiss | Wormrot | Album, Jul-08-2022, Grindcore |
| #31 | Pool Kids | Pool Kids | Album, Jul-22-2022, Emo-Pop |
| #32 | God Don't Make Mistakes | Conway the Machine | Album, Feb-25-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #33 | It's Time...To Rise from the Grave | Undeath | Album, Apr-22-2022, Death Metal |
| #34 | American Heartbreak | Zach Bryan | Album, May-20-2022, Country |
| #35 | Shape Up | Leikeli47 | Album, May-13-2022, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #36 | SICK! | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #37 | God's Country | Chat Pile | Album, Jul-29-2022, Noise Rock |
| #38 | 劇變 (Jubian) | Ripped to Shreds | Album, Oct-14-2022, Death Metal |
| #39 | We've Been Going About This All Wrong | Sharon Van Etten | Album, May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #40 | Cool It Down | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Album, Sep-30-2022, Indie Rock |
| #41 | Everything Was Beautiful | Spiritualized | Album, Feb-25-2022, Space Rock Revival |
| #42 | Giant Palm | Naima Bock | Album, Jul-01-2022, Contemporary Folk |
| #43 | The Hum Goes on Forever | The Wonder Years | Album, Sep-23-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #44 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #45 | Once Twice Melody | Beach House | Album, Feb-18-2022, Dream Pop |
| #46 | The Ailing Facade | Aeviterne | Album, Mar-18-2022, Dissonant Death Metal |
| #47 | Bothered / Unbothered | JER | Album, May-27-2022, Ska Punk |
| #48 | Midnights | Taylor Swift | Album, Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop |
| #49 | I'm Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me | King Hannah | Album, Feb-25-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #50 | Love the Stranger | Friendship | Album, Jul-29-2022, Alt-Country |