Esquire's 25 Best Albums of 2022

From Mitski to Charli XCX, Earl Sweatshirt, Tears For Fears, Eddie Vedder, and more, these are the best music albums of 2022 so far.

Published: December 14, 2022 15:41 Source

# 1
Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Indie Pop Shoegaze Noise Pop
# 2
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Contemporary R&B Alt-Pop
# 3
Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Dance-Pop House Contemporary R&B
# 4
Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Folk Folk Rock
# 5
Album • Nov 17 / 2022 Chipmunk Soul Southern Hip Hop
# 6
Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Dance-Pop
# 7
Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop
# 8
Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Alternative Rock
# 9
Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Alternative R&B
# 10
Album • May 13 / 2022 Pop Rock Art Pop Indie Pop
# 11
Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Rock Alternative Rock Punk Rock
# 12
Album • Feb 25 / 2022 Indie Rock Chamber Pop
# 13
Album • May 20 / 2022 Pop Rock
# 14
Album • Nov 11 / 2022 Blues Rock Roots Rock
# 15
Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Pop Rock
# 16
Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Country Pop
# 17
Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Synthpop Art Pop New Wave
# 18
Album • Mar 04 / 2022 Indie Rock
# 19
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Alternative R&B Bedroom Pop
# 20
Album • Feb 25 / 2022 Indie Rock Indie Pop
# 21
Album • Oct 07 / 2021 Pop Rock Synthpop
# 22
Album • Oct 14 / 2022 Pop Rock
# 23
Album • Jan 07 / 2022 Synthpop Dance-Pop
# 24
Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Progressive Country Country Soul
# 25
Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Alternative Rock