Double J's 50 Best Albums of 2022

Some people say the album is dead. Here are 50 strong examples of why that's just not true. 

Published: December 06, 2022 18:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 King Stingray King Stingray Aug-05-2022, Alternative Rock
#2 RENAISSANCE Beyoncé Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop
#3 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#4 Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You Big Thief Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk
#5 angel in realtime. Gang of Youths Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock
#6 Wet Leg Wet Leg Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock
#7 As Above So Below Sampa the Great Sep-09-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#8 Amateurs Laura Jean Nov-04-2022, Folk Pop
#9 Skinty Fia Fontaines D.C. Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock
#10 Boy Harvey Sutherland Apr-29-2022, Synth Funk
#11 PRE PLEASURE Julia Jacklin Aug-26-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#12 Capricorn Sun TSHA Oct-07-2022, Progressive House
#13 RESIST Midnight Oil Feb-18-2022, Alternative Rock
#14 Dance Fever Florence + the Machine May-13-2022, Pop Rock
#15 Endless Motion Press Club Oct-14-2022, Pop Punk
#16 MOTOMAMI ROSALÍA Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo
#17 A Light for Attracting Attention The Smile May-13-2022, Art Rock
#18 Expert in a Dying Field The Beths Sep-16-2022, Power Pop
#19 Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022) Fred again.. Nov-02-2022, Future Garage
#20 Baby, We're Ascending HAAi May-27-2022, Ambient Techno
#21 Storm Queen Grace Cummings Jan-14-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#22 Reason to Smile Kojey Radical Mar-04-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#23 Hideous Bastard Oliver Sim Sep-09-2022, Alt-Pop
#24 New Rituals Bodyjar Feb-04-2022, Pop Punk
#25 The Line Is A Curve Kae Tempest Apr-08-2022, UK Hip Hop
#26 Smoke & Mirrors Miiesha Jun-03-2022, Contemporary R&B
#27 Last Night In The Bittersweet Paolo Nutini Jul-01-2022, Soft Rock
#28 Three Dimensions Deep Amber Mark Jan-28-2022, Contemporary R&B
#29 Palomino First Aid Kit Nov-04-2022, Folk Pop
#30 Matter of Time Meg Mac Sep-16-2022, Pop Soul
#31 Some Nights I Dream of Doors Obongjayar May-13-2022, Art Pop
#32 Endless Rooms Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever May-06-2022, Jangle Pop
#33 I'm gonna die with this frown on my face Ruby Gill Sep-02-2022,
#34 hugo Loyle Carner Oct-21-2022, UK Hip Hop
#35 Otherness Alexisonfire Jun-17-2022, Post-Hardcore
#36 ThornBird Thornbird Mar-11-2022,
#37 Fragments Bonobo Jan-14-2022, Deep House
#38 Cheat Codes Danger Mouse, Black Thought Aug-12-2022, East Coast Hip Hop
#39 Warm Chris Aldous Harding Mar-25-2022, Chamber Pop
#40 Sometimes, Forever Soccer Mommy Jun-24-2022, Indie Rock
#41 I’M FUN! Ben Lee Aug-19-2022,
#42 Squeeze SASAMI Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock
#43 ALPHA PLACE Knucks May-06-2022, UK Hip Hop
#44 The Real World Freya Josephine Hollick Sep-30-2022,
#45 My Boy Marlon Williams Sep-09-2022, Indie Pop
#46 Roscoe's Dream Mapache Jun-10-2022, Folk Rock
#47 The Real Work Party Dozen Jul-08-2022, Noise Rock
#48 Everything Is Dangerous But Nothings Surprising Body Type May-20-2022, Indie Rock
#49 Special Lizzo Jul-15-2022, Contemporary R&B
#50 Changes King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Oct-28-2022, Psychedelic Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | King Stingray | King Stingray | Album, Aug-05-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #2 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Album, Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #3 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #4 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #5 | angel in realtime. | Gang of Youths | Album, Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #6 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #7 | As Above So Below | Sampa the Great | Album, Sep-09-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #8 | Amateurs | Laura Jean | Album, Nov-04-2022, Folk Pop |
| #9 | Skinty Fia | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock |
| #10 | Boy | Harvey Sutherland | Album, Apr-29-2022, Synth Funk |
| #11 | PRE PLEASURE | Julia Jacklin | Album, Aug-26-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | Capricorn Sun | TSHA | Album, Oct-07-2022, Progressive House |
| #13 | RESIST | Midnight Oil | Album, Feb-18-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #14 | Dance Fever | Florence + the Machine | Album, May-13-2022, Pop Rock |
| #15 | Endless Motion | Press Club | Album, Oct-14-2022, Pop Punk |
| #16 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #17 | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | Album, May-13-2022, Art Rock |
| #18 | Expert in a Dying Field | The Beths | Album, Sep-16-2022, Power Pop |
| #19 | Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022) | Fred again.. | Album, Nov-02-2022, Future Garage |
| #20 | Baby, We're Ascending | HAAi | Album, May-27-2022, Ambient Techno |
| #21 | Storm Queen | Grace Cummings | Album, Jan-14-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Reason to Smile | Kojey Radical | Album, Mar-04-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #23 | Hideous Bastard | Oliver Sim | Album, Sep-09-2022, Alt-Pop |
| #24 | New Rituals | Bodyjar | Album, Feb-04-2022, Pop Punk |
| #25 | The Line Is A Curve | Kae Tempest | Album, Apr-08-2022, UK Hip Hop |
| #26 | Smoke & Mirrors | Miiesha | Album, Jun-03-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #27 | Last Night In The Bittersweet | Paolo Nutini | Album, Jul-01-2022, Soft Rock |
| #28 | Three Dimensions Deep | Amber Mark | Album, Jan-28-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #29 | Palomino | First Aid Kit | Album, Nov-04-2022, Folk Pop |
| #30 | Matter of Time | Meg Mac | Album, Sep-16-2022, Pop Soul |
| #31 | Some Nights I Dream of Doors | Obongjayar | Album, May-13-2022, Art Pop |
| #32 | Endless Rooms | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Album, May-06-2022, Jangle Pop |
| #33 | I'm gonna die with this frown on my face | Ruby Gill | Album, Sep-02-2022,  |
| #34 | hugo | Loyle Carner | Album, Oct-21-2022, UK Hip Hop |
| #35 | Otherness | Alexisonfire | Album, Jun-17-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #36 | ThornBird | Thornbird | Album, Mar-11-2022,  |
| #37 | Fragments | Bonobo | Album, Jan-14-2022, Deep House |
| #38 | Cheat Codes | Danger MouseBlack Thought | Album, Aug-12-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #39 | Warm Chris | Aldous Harding | Album, Mar-25-2022, Chamber Pop |
| #40 | Sometimes, Forever | Soccer Mommy | Album, Jun-24-2022, Indie Rock |
| #41 | I’M FUN! | Ben Lee | Album, Aug-19-2022,  |
| #42 | Squeeze | SASAMI | Album, Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #43 | ALPHA PLACE | Knucks | Album, May-06-2022, UK Hip Hop |
| #44 | The Real World | Freya Josephine Hollick | Album, Sep-30-2022,  |
| #45 | My Boy | Marlon Williams | Album, Sep-09-2022, Indie Pop |
| #46 | Roscoe's Dream | Mapache | Album, Jun-10-2022, Folk Rock |
| #47 | The Real Work | Party Dozen | Album, Jul-08-2022, Noise Rock |
| #48 | Everything Is Dangerous But Nothings Surprising | Body Type | Album, May-20-2022, Indie Rock |
| #49 | Special | Lizzo | Album, Jul-15-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #50 | Changes | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Album, Oct-28-2022, Psychedelic Pop |