Consequence's Top 30 Albums of 2022 (So Far)

As our painstakingly chosen and ranked Best Albums of 2022 so far makes clear, 2022 is shaping up to be the year of the big statement.

Published: June 08, 2022 13:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You Big Thief Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk
#2 It's Almost Dry Pusha T Apr-22-2022, Gangsta Rap
#3 PAINLESS Nilüfer Yanya Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock
#4 We've Been Going About This All Wrong Sharon Van Etten May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#5 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#6 Laurel Hell Mitski Feb-04-2022, Synthpop
#7 Dance Fever Florence + the Machine May-13-2022, Pop Rock
#8 MOTOMAMI ROSALÍA Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo
#9 WE Arcade Fire May-06-2022, Art Rock
#10 Once Twice Melody Beach House Feb-18-2022, Dream Pop
#11 Diaspora Problems Soul Glo Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk
#12 Lucifer On The Sofa Spoon Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock
#13 Squeeze SASAMI Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock
#14 Un Verano Sin Ti Bad Bunny May-06-2022, Reggaetón
#15 CRASH Charli XCX Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop
#16 THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND PUP Apr-01-2022, Indie Rock
#17 Harry's House Harry Styles May-20-2022, Pop Rock
#18 Skinty Fia Fontaines D.C. Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock
#19 Ants From Up There Black Country, New Road Feb-04-2022, Art Rock
#20 Dawn FM The Weeknd Jan-07-2022, Synthpop
#21 Fear Of The Dawn Jack White Apr-08-2022, Blues Rock
#22 Melt My Eyez See Your Future Denzel Curry Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#23 The Tipping Point Tears for Fears Oct-07-2021, Pop Rock
#24 IMPERA Ghost Mar-11-2022, Hard Rock
#25 Everything Was Beautiful Spiritualized Feb-25-2022, Space Rock Revival
#26 Wet Leg Wet Leg Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock
#27 A Light for Attracting Attention The Smile May-13-2022, Art Rock
#28 Zeit Rammstein Apr-29-2022, Neue Deutsche Härte
#29 Unlimited Love Red Hot Chili Peppers Apr-01-2022, Alternative Rock
#30 The Overload Yard Act Jan-21-2022, Post-Punk
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #2 | It's Almost Dry | Pusha T | Album, Apr-22-2022, Gangsta Rap |
| #3 | PAINLESS | Nilüfer Yanya | Album, Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #4 | We've Been Going About This All Wrong | Sharon Van Etten | Album, May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #6 | Laurel Hell | Mitski | Album, Feb-04-2022, Synthpop |
| #7 | Dance Fever | Florence + the Machine | Album, May-13-2022, Pop Rock |
| #8 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #9 | WE | Arcade Fire | Album, May-06-2022, Art Rock |
| #10 | Once Twice Melody | Beach House | Album, Feb-18-2022, Dream Pop |
| #11 | Diaspora Problems | Soul Glo | Album, Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #12 | Lucifer On The Sofa | Spoon | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Squeeze | SASAMI | Album, Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #14 | Un Verano Sin Ti | Bad Bunny | Album, May-06-2022, Reggaetón |
| #15 | CRASH | Charli XCX | Album, Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #16 | THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND | PUP | Album, Apr-01-2022, Indie Rock |
| #17 | Harry's House | Harry Styles | Album, May-20-2022, Pop Rock |
| #18 | Skinty Fia | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock |
| #19 | Ants From Up There | Black Country, New Road | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Rock |
| #20 | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | Album, Jan-07-2022, Synthpop |
| #21 | Fear Of The Dawn | Jack White | Album, Apr-08-2022, Blues Rock |
| #22 | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Denzel Curry | Album, Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #23 | The Tipping Point | Tears for Fears | Album, Oct-07-2021, Pop Rock |
| #24 | IMPERA | Ghost | Album, Mar-11-2022, Hard Rock |
| #25 | Everything Was Beautiful | Spiritualized | Album, Feb-25-2022, Space Rock Revival |
| #26 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #27 | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | Album, May-13-2022, Art Rock |
| #28 | Zeit | Rammstein | Album, Apr-29-2022, Neue Deutsche Härte |
| #29 | Unlimited Love | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Album, Apr-01-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #30 | The Overload | Yard Act | Album, Jan-21-2022, Post-Punk |