Clash's Albums of the Year 2022

Viewed purely in social and political terms, 2022 is an impossible year to categorise. Our first post-lockdown annum, it saw two Monarchs and three Prime

Published: December 15, 2022 15:36 Source

# 1

RENAISSANCE by Beyoncé

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

# 2

Natural Brown Prom Queen by Sudan Archives

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Alternative R&B Art Pop

# 3

I Love You Jennifer B by Jockstrap

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Art Pop Glitch Pop

# 4

Preacher’s Daughter by Ethel Cain

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

# 5

RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART by Vince Staples

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 West Coast Hip Hop

# 6

MOTOMAMI by ROSALÍA

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Neoperreo Art Pop

# 7

ALPHA PLACE by Knucks

Album • May 06 / 2022 UK Hip Hop UK Drill

# 8

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You by Big Thief

Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Folk Folk Rock

# 9

Surrender by Maggie Rogers

Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Pop Rock

# 10

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar

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

# 11

Hideous Bastard by Oliver Sim

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Alt-Pop

# 12

LOGGERHEAD by Wu-Lu

Album • Jul 08 / 2022 Experimental Hip Hop Post-Punk

# 13

It's Almost Dry by Pusha T

Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Gangsta Rap Southern Hip Hop

# 14

Some Nights I Dream of Doors by Obongjayar

Album • May 13 / 2022 Art Pop Neo-Soul

# 15

Wet Leg by Wet Leg

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 16

Midnights by Taylor Swift

Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Alt-Pop

# 17

Two Ribbons by Let's Eat Grandma

Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Synthpop Electropop

# 18

Cheat Codes by Danger Mouse + Black Thought

Album • Aug 12 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 19

Remember Your North Star by Yaya Bey

Album • Jun 17 / 2022 Neo-Soul Contemporary R&B

# 20

This Is What I Mean by Stormzy

Album • Nov 25 / 2022 UK Hip Hop Contemporary R&B Pop Rap

# 21

Melt My Eyez See Your Future by Denzel Curry

Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop

# 22

Reason to Smile by Kojey Radical

Album • Mar 04 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop Neo-Soul UK Hip Hop

# 23

Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Art Rock Post-Rock Chamber Pop

# 24

Hold The Girl by Rina Sawayama

Album • Sep 16 / 2022 Pop Rock Dance-Pop

# 25

Warm Chris by Aldous Harding

Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Chamber Pop Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 26

Laurel Hell by Mitski

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Synthpop Art Pop New Wave

# 27

A Light for Attracting Attention by The Smile

Album • May 13 / 2022 Art Rock

# 28

Love, Damini by Burna Boy

Album • Jul 01 / 2022 Afrobeats

# 29

$oul $old $eparately by Freddie Gibbs

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Gangsta Rap

# 30

Finally, New by They Hate Change

Album • May 13 / 2022 Experimental Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop

# 31

Skinty Fia by Fontaines D.C.

Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Gothic Rock Post-Punk

# 32

Fossora by Björk

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Art Pop Electronic Post-Industrial

# 33

Giant Palm by Naima Bock

Album • Jul 01 / 2022 Contemporary Folk Psychedelic Folk

# 34

Few Good Things by Saba

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop

# 35

Trouble The Water by Show Me the Body

Album • Oct 28 / 2022 Post-Hardcore Noise Rock

# 36

Where I'm Meant To Be by Ezra Collective

Album • Nov 04 / 2022 Jazz Fusion Jazz-Funk

# 37

Diaspora Problems by Soul Glo

Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Hardcore Punk

# 38

Running In Waves by George Riley

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Alternative R&B

# 39

God Save the Animals by Alex G

Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Indie Rock Indie Folk

# 40

Blue Rev by Alvvays

Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Indie Pop Shoegaze Noise Pop

# 41

TILT by Confidence Man

Album • Apr 01 / 2022 Dance-Pop House

# 42

CAPRISONGS by FKA twigs

Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Alternative R&B

# 43

Supernova by Nova Twins

Album • Jun 17 / 2022 Rap Rock Industrial Rock Nu Metal

# 44

The Tipping Point by Tears for Fears

Album • Oct 07 / 2021 Pop Rock Synthpop

# 45

Could We Be More by Kokoroko

Album • Aug 05 / 2022 Jazz-Funk

# 46

Unlimited Love by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Album • Apr 01 / 2022 Alternative Rock Pop Rock

# 47

The Overload by Yard Act

Album • Jan 21 / 2022 Post-Punk

# 48

Being Funny In a Foreign Language by The 1975

Album • Oct 14 / 2022 Pop Rock

# 49

Gemini Rights by Steve Lacy

Album • Jul 15 / 2022 Neo-Soul Bedroom Pop

# 50

CRASH by Charli XCX

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Dance-Pop