Consequence of Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2022

Consequence's Annual Report continues with our list of the top 50 albums of 2022. Check out the full ranking here.

Published: December 06, 2022 14:45 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 It's Almost Dry Pusha T Apr-22-2022, Gangsta Rap
#2 Un Verano Sin Ti Bad Bunny May-06-2022, Reggaetón
#3 RENAISSANCE Beyoncé Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop
#4 Cool It Down Yeah Yeah Yeahs Sep-30-2022, Indie Rock
#5 American Heartbreak Zach Bryan May-20-2022, Country
#6 Diaspora Problems Soul Glo Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk
#7 Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You Big Thief Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk
#8 Natural Brown Prom Queen Sudan Archives Sep-09-2022, Alternative R&B
#9 MOTOMAMI ROSALÍA Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo
#10 PAINLESS Nilüfer Yanya Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock
#11 SOS SZA Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B
#12 Farm to Table Bartees Strange Jun-17-2022, Indie Rock
#13 The Forever Story JID Aug-26-2022, Southern Hip Hop
#14 God Save the Animals Alex G Sep-23-2022, Indie Rock
#15 THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND PUP Apr-01-2022, Indie Rock
#16 Hold The Girl Rina Sawayama Sep-16-2022, Pop Rock
#17 Few Good Things Saba Feb-04-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#18 MUNA MUNA Jun-24-2022, Synthpop
#19 Harry's House Harry Styles May-20-2022, Pop Rock
#20 I Love You Jennifer B Jockstrap Sep-09-2022, Art Pop
#21 Supernova Nova Twins Jun-17-2022, Rap Rock
#22 Laurel Hell Mitski Feb-04-2022, Synthpop
#23 $oul $old $eparately Freddie Gibbs Sep-30-2022, Gangsta Rap
#24 Dance Fever Florence + the Machine May-13-2022, Pop Rock
#25 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#26 The Loneliest Time Carly Rae Jepsen Oct-21-2022, Dance-Pop
#27 A Light for Attracting Attention The Smile May-13-2022, Art Rock
#28 Midnights Taylor Swift Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop
#29 Squeeze SASAMI Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock
#30 Blue Rev Alvvays Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop
#31 Omens Lamb of God Oct-07-2022, Groove Metal
#32 Cheat Codes Danger Mouse, Black Thought Aug-12-2022, East Coast Hip Hop
#33 PRE PLEASURE Julia Jacklin Aug-26-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#34 Lucifer On The Sofa Spoon Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock
#35 Las Ruinas Rico Nasty Jul-22-2022, Experimental Hip Hop
#36 Entering Heaven Alive Jack White Jul-22-2022, Folk Rock
#37 And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow Weyes Blood Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop
#38 MAXIDENT Stray Kids Oct-07-2022, K-Pop
#39 Love, Damini Burna Boy Jul-01-2022, Afrobeats
#40 Pool Kids Pool Kids Jul-22-2022, Emo-Pop
#41 ILYSM Wild Pink Oct-14-2022, Indie Rock
#42 Ants From Up There Black Country, New Road Feb-04-2022, Art Rock
#43 Melt My Eyez See Your Future Denzel Curry Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#44 The Tipping Point Tears for Fears Oct-07-2021, Pop Rock
#45 Household Name Momma Jul-01-2022, Indie Rock
#46 GHETTO GODS EARTHGANG Feb-25-2022, Trap
#47 We've Been Going About This All Wrong Sharon Van Etten May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#48 Unlimited Love Red Hot Chili Peppers Apr-01-2022, Alternative Rock
#49 Boat Songs MJ Lenderman Apr-29-2022, Slacker Rock
#50 Patient Number 9 Ozzy Osbourne Sep-09-2022, Hard Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | It's Almost Dry | Pusha T | Album, Apr-22-2022, Gangsta Rap |
| #2 | Un Verano Sin Ti | Bad Bunny | Album, May-06-2022, Reggaetón |
| #3 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Album, Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #4 | Cool It Down | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Album, Sep-30-2022, Indie Rock |
| #5 | American Heartbreak | Zach Bryan | Album, May-20-2022, Country |
| #6 | Diaspora Problems | Soul Glo | Album, Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #7 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #8 | Natural Brown Prom Queen | Sudan Archives | Album, Sep-09-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #9 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #10 | PAINLESS | Nilüfer Yanya | Album, Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #11 | SOS | SZA | Album, Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #12 | Farm to Table | Bartees Strange | Album, Jun-17-2022, Indie Rock |
| #13 | The Forever Story | JID | Album, Aug-26-2022, Southern Hip Hop |
| #14 | God Save the Animals | Alex G | Album, Sep-23-2022, Indie Rock |
| #15 | THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND | PUP | Album, Apr-01-2022, Indie Rock |
| #16 | Hold The Girl | Rina Sawayama | Album, Sep-16-2022, Pop Rock |
| #17 | Few Good Things | Saba | Album, Feb-04-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #18 | MUNA | MUNA | Album, Jun-24-2022, Synthpop |
| #19 | Harry's House | Harry Styles | Album, May-20-2022, Pop Rock |
| #20 | I Love You Jennifer B | Jockstrap | Album, Sep-09-2022, Art Pop |
| #21 | Supernova | Nova Twins | Album, Jun-17-2022, Rap Rock |
| #22 | Laurel Hell | Mitski | Album, Feb-04-2022, Synthpop |
| #23 | $oul $old $eparately | Freddie Gibbs | Album, Sep-30-2022, Gangsta Rap |
| #24 | Dance Fever | Florence + the Machine | Album, May-13-2022, Pop Rock |
| #25 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #26 | The Loneliest Time | Carly Rae Jepsen | Album, Oct-21-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #27 | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | Album, May-13-2022, Art Rock |
| #28 | Midnights | Taylor Swift | Album, Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop |
| #29 | Squeeze | SASAMI | Album, Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #30 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Album, Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #31 | Omens | Lamb of God | Album, Oct-07-2022, Groove Metal |
| #32 | Cheat Codes | Danger MouseBlack Thought | Album, Aug-12-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #33 | PRE PLEASURE | Julia Jacklin | Album, Aug-26-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #34 | Lucifer On The Sofa | Spoon | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock |
| #35 | Las Ruinas | Rico Nasty | Album, Jul-22-2022, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #36 | Entering Heaven Alive | Jack White | Album, Jul-22-2022, Folk Rock |
| #37 | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Weyes Blood | Album, Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #38 | MAXIDENT | Stray Kids | EP, Oct-07-2022, K-Pop |
| #39 | Love, Damini | Burna Boy | Album, Jul-01-2022, Afrobeats |
| #40 | Pool Kids | Pool Kids | Album, Jul-22-2022, Emo-Pop |
| #41 | ILYSM | Wild Pink | Album, Oct-14-2022, Indie Rock |
| #42 | Ants From Up There | Black Country, New Road | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Rock |
| #43 | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Denzel Curry | Album, Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #44 | The Tipping Point | Tears for Fears | Album, Oct-07-2021, Pop Rock |
| #45 | Household Name | Momma | Album, Jul-01-2022, Indie Rock |
| #46 | GHETTO GODS | EARTHGANG | Album, Feb-25-2022, Trap |
| #47 | We've Been Going About This All Wrong | Sharon Van Etten | Album, May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #48 | Unlimited Love | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Album, Apr-01-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #49 | Boat Songs | MJ Lenderman | Album, Apr-29-2022, Slacker Rock |
| #50 | Patient Number 9 | Ozzy Osbourne | Album, Sep-09-2022, Hard Rock |