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
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #2 | Serpentina | BANKS | Apr-08-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #3 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #4 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #5 | The Family | BROCKHAMPTON | Nov-17-2022, Chipmunk Soul |
| #6 | CRASH | Charli XCX | Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #7 | SICK! | Earl Sweatshirt | Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #8 | Earthling | Eddie Vedder | Feb-11-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #9 | CAPRISONGS | FKA twigs | Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | Dance Fever | Florence + the Machine | May-13-2022, Pop Rock |
| #11 | FTHC | Frank Turner | Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock |
| #12 | angel in realtime. | Gang of Youths | Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Harry's House | Harry Styles | May-20-2022, Pop Rock |
| #14 | Blood Harmony | Larkin Poe | Nov-11-2022, Blues Rock |
| #15 | Surrender | Maggie Rogers | Jul-29-2022, Pop Rock |
| #16 | Humble Quest | Maren Morris | Mar-25-2022, Country Pop |
| #17 | Laurel Hell | Mitski | Feb-04-2022, Synthpop |
| #18 | PAINLESS | Nilüfer Yanya | Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #19 | Ivory | Omar Apollo | Apr-08-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #20 | Wild Loneliness | Superchunk | Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #21 | The Tipping Point | Tears for Fears | Oct-07-2021, Pop Rock |
| #22 | Being Funny In a Foreign Language | The 1975 | Oct-14-2022, Pop Rock |
| #23 | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | Jan-07-2022, Synthpop |
| #24 | Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? | Tyler Childers | Sep-30-2022, Progressive Country |
| #25 | <COPINGMECHANISM> | WILLOW | Oct-07-2022, Alternative Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Album, Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #2 | Serpentina | BANKS | Album, Apr-08-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #3 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Album, Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #4 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #5 | The Family | BROCKHAMPTON | Album, Nov-17-2022, Chipmunk Soul |
| #6 | CRASH | Charli XCX | Album, Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #7 | SICK! | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #8 | Earthling | Eddie Vedder | Album, Feb-11-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #9 | CAPRISONGS | FKA twigs | Album, Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | Dance Fever | Florence + the Machine | Album, May-13-2022, Pop Rock |
| #11 | FTHC | Frank Turner | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock |
| #12 | angel in realtime. | Gang of Youths | Album, Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Harry's House | Harry Styles | Album, May-20-2022, Pop Rock |
| #14 | Blood Harmony | Larkin Poe | Album, Nov-11-2022, Blues Rock |
| #15 | Surrender | Maggie Rogers | Album, Jul-29-2022, Pop Rock |
| #16 | Humble Quest | Maren Morris | Album, Mar-25-2022, Country Pop |
| #17 | Laurel Hell | Mitski | Album, Feb-04-2022, Synthpop |
| #18 | PAINLESS | Nilüfer Yanya | Album, Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #19 | Ivory | Omar Apollo | Album, Apr-08-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #20 | Wild Loneliness | Superchunk | Album, Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #21 | The Tipping Point | Tears for Fears | Album, Oct-07-2021, Pop Rock |
| #22 | Being Funny In a Foreign Language | The 1975 | Album, Oct-14-2022, Pop Rock |
| #23 | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | Album, Jan-07-2022, Synthpop |
| #24 | Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? | Tyler Childers | Album, Sep-30-2022, Progressive Country |
| #25 | <COPINGMECHANISM> | WILLOW | Album, Oct-07-2022, Alternative Rock |