Complex's Best Albums of 2022 (So Far)

These are Complex's top 50 albums of the year, from Drake and 21 Savage's 'Her Loss,' to Sudan Archives' 'Natural Brown Prom Queen,' Bad Bunny, and more.

Published: December 01, 2022 20:00 Source

# 1
Album • May 13 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop
# 2
Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Gangsta Rap Southern Hip Hop
# 3
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 West Coast Hip Hop
# 4
Album • Jan 07 / 2022 Synthpop Dance-Pop
# 5
Album • Jan 07 / 2022 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 6
Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop
# 7
Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Neoperreo Art Pop
# 8
Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop
# 9
Album • Feb 25 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop Boom Bap Hardcore Hip Hop
# 10
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 11
Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Contemporary R&B
# 12
Album • Jan 21 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Boom Bap
# 13
Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Dancehall
# 14
Album • Apr 29 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Drumless
# 15
Album • Mar 11 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Boom Bap Gangsta Rap
# 16
Album • Mar 25 / 2022 West Coast Hip Hop
# 17
Album • Apr 20 / 2022 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop
# 18
Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 19
Album • Mar 08 / 2022 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 20
Album • Feb 25 / 2022 Trap Southern Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 21
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Album • Apr 15 / 2022 Chipmunk Soul East Coast Hip Hop Drumless
# 22
Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Alternative R&B
# 23
Album • May 20 / 2022 Pop Rock
# 24
Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop
# 25
Album • Feb 18 / 2022 Rage
# 26
Album • Mar 11 / 2022 Trap
# 27
Album • Mar 25 / 2022 West Coast Hip Hop
# 28
Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 29
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Gangsta Rap Trap Detroit Trap
# 30
777 by Latto
Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop Trap
# 31
Album • May 06 / 2022 Reggaetón Latin Pop
# 32
Album • Mar 11 / 2022 Bedroom Pop Indie Pop
# 33
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Alternative R&B Bedroom Pop
# 34
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Alternative R&B
# 35
Album • May 03 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop
# 36
Album • Mar 10 / 2022 Alternative R&B
# 37
Album • May 20 / 2022 Contemporary R&B Neo-Soul
# 38
Album • Feb 23 / 2022 Memphis Rap East Coast Hip Hop
# 39
Album • May 06 / 2022 Hip House East Coast Hip Hop
# 40
Album • May 06 / 2022 Contemporary R&B
# 41
Album • Mar 11 / 2022 Southern Hip Hop Jazz Rap
# 42
Album • Jan 28 / 2022 Trap
# 43
Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Trap Hip Hop
# 44
Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Soul
# 45
Album • Jan 21 / 2022 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 46
Album • Mar 31 / 2022 Hip Hop
# 47
Album • Feb 18 / 2022 Southern Hip Hop Jazz Rap Drumless
# 48
Album • May 13 / 2022 Hardcore Hip Hop
# 49
Album • Apr 19 / 2022 Hardcore Hip Hop
# 50
Album • May 06 / 2022 Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop