Far Out Magazine's 50 Best Albums of 2022

2022 has provided us with some of the best albums in recent memory with records from Wet Leg, Yard Act and Arctic Monkeys triumphing.

Published: December 11, 2022 13:30 Source

# 1

The Overload by Yard Act

Album • Jan 21 / 2022 Post-Punk

# 2

At The Hotspot by Warmduscher

Album • Apr 01 / 2022 Art Rock Experimental Rock Art Punk

# 3

Wet Leg by Wet Leg

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 4

The Car by Arctic Monkeys

Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Baroque Pop Chamber Pop

# 5

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar

Album • May 13 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop

# 6

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You by Big Thief

Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Folk Folk Rock

# 7

Big Time by Angel Olsen

Album • Jun 03 / 2022 Americana Singer-Songwriter Country

# 8

And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow by Weyes Blood

Album • Nov 18 / 2022 Baroque Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 9

Skinty Fia by Fontaines D.C.

Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Gothic Rock Post-Punk

# 10

Cool It Down by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 11

PRE PLEASURE by Julia Jacklin

Album • Aug 26 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock

# 12

Warm Chris by Aldous Harding

Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Chamber Pop Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 13

hugo by Loyle Carner

Album • Oct 21 / 2022 UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 14

Stumpwork by Dry Cleaning

Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Post-Punk Indie Rock

# 15

A Light for Attracting Attention by The Smile

Album • May 13 / 2022 Art Rock

# 16

Everything Was Beautiful by Spiritualized

Album • Feb 25 / 2022 Space Rock Revival

# 17

Laurel Hell by Mitski

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Synthpop Art Pop New Wave

# 18

Here Is Everything by The Big Moon

Album • Oct 14 / 2022 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 19

Cub by Wunderhorse

Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Alternative Rock Indie Rock

# 20

Sound of the Morning by Katy J Pearson

Album • Jul 08 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop

# 21

Heart Under by Just Mustard

Album • May 27 / 2022 Post-Punk Noise Rock Shoegaze

# 22

Oxy Music by Alex Cameron

Album • Mar 11 / 2022 Pop Rock Soft Rock

# 23

Blue Rev by Alvvays

Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Indie Pop Shoegaze Noise Pop

# 24

This Is A Photograph by Kevin Morby

Album • May 13 / 2022 Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter Chamber Pop

# 25

Wherever You Arent by Elizabeth Moen

Album • Nov 11 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter

# 26

Endless Rooms by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Album • May 06 / 2022 Jangle Pop Indie Rock

# 27

God Save the Animals by Alex G

Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Indie Rock Indie Folk

# 28

Big Plans for a Blue World by Wylderness

Album • Jul 15 / 2022

# 29

Once Twice Melody by Beach House

Album • Feb 18 / 2022 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 30

Tableau by The Orielles

Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 31

Hop Up by Orlando Weeks

Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Sophisti-Pop

# 32

Classic Objects by Jenny Hval

Album • Mar 11 / 2022 Art Pop Ambient Pop

# 33

Fossora by Björk

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Art Pop Electronic Post-Industrial

# 34

SICK! by Earl Sweatshirt

Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop

# 35

Palomino by First Aid Kit

Album • Nov 04 / 2022 Folk Pop Indie Folk

# 36

Versions of Modern Performance by Horsegirl

Album • Jun 03 / 2022 Slacker Rock

# 37

Where I'm Meant To Be by Ezra Collective

Album • Nov 04 / 2022 Jazz Fusion Jazz-Funk

# 38

Flood by Stella Donnelly

Album • Aug 26 / 2022 Indie Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 39

And I Have Been by Benjamin Clementine

Album • Oct 28 / 2022 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 40

Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Art Rock Post-Rock Chamber Pop

# 41

Sometimes, Forever by Soccer Mommy

Album • Jun 24 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 42

MAHAL by Toro y Moi

Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Soul

# 43

Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky by Porridge Radio

Album • May 20 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 44

Tresor by Gwenno

Album • Jul 01 / 2022 Art Pop Dream Pop

# 45

Dancing Dimensions by Ural Thomas & the Pain

Album • Jun 03 / 2022 Soul

# 46

Being Funny In a Foreign Language by The 1975

Album • Oct 14 / 2022 Pop Rock

# 47

Lucifer On The Sofa by Spoon

Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 48

I Love You Jennifer B by Jockstrap

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Art Pop Glitch Pop

# 49

Fear Fear by Working Men's Club

Album • Jul 15 / 2022 Synthpop New Rave

# 50

Most Normal by Gilla Band

Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Noise Rock Industrial Rock Experimental Rock