Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2022

Who came out on top?

Published: December 19, 2022 00:00 Source

Rank Score Album Artist Info
#1 Preacher’s Daughter Ethel Cain May-12-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#2 Two Ribbons Let's Eat Grandma Apr-29-2022, Synthpop
#3 Being Funny In a Foreign Language The 1975 Oct-14-2022, Pop Rock
#4 If My Wife New I’d Be Dead CMAT Mar-04-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#5 Midnights (3am Edition) Taylor Swift Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop
#6 Bob Vylan Presents The Price Of Life Bob Vylan Apr-22-2022, Punk Rock
#7 Skinty Fia Fontaines D.C. Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock
#8 CRASH Charli XCX Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop
#9 Cool It Down Yeah Yeah Yeahs Sep-30-2022, Indie Rock
#10 Laurel Hell Mitski Feb-04-2022, Synthpop
#11 Supernova Nova Twins Jun-17-2022, Rap Rock
#12 MUNA MUNA Jun-24-2022, Synthpop
#13 Reeling The Mysterines Mar-11-2022, Alternative Rock
#14 Let the Festivities Begin! Los Bitchos Feb-04-2022, Surf Rock
#15 PAINLESS Nilüfer Yanya Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock
#16 RENAISSANCE Beyoncé Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop
#17 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#18 TILT Confidence Man Apr-01-2022, Dance-Pop
#19 The Overload Yard Act Jan-21-2022, Post-Punk
#20 Sound of the Morning Katy J Pearson Jul-08-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#21 Dance Fever Florence + the Machine May-13-2022, Pop Rock
#22 Congregation Witch Fever Oct-21-2022, Grunge
#23 I Love You Jennifer B Jockstrap Sep-09-2022, Art Pop
#24 Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022) Fred again.. Nov-02-2022, Future Garage
#25 Everything I Know About Love Laufey Aug-26-2022, Jazz Pop
#26 All of Us Flames Ezra Furman Aug-26-2022, Indie Rock
#27 Reason to Smile Kojey Radical Mar-04-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#28 Unlearning Walt Disco Apr-01-2022, Glam Rock
#29 Anywhere but Here Sorry Oct-06-2022, Indie Rock
#30 PRE PLEASURE Julia Jacklin Aug-26-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#31 Beatopia beabadoobee Jul-15-2022, Indie Pop
#32 Hellfire black midi Jul-15-2022, Avant-Prog
#33 Flood Stella Donnelly Aug-26-2022, Indie Pop
#34 MOTOMAMI ROSALÍA Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo
#35 Hold The Girl Rina Sawayama Sep-16-2022, Pop Rock
#36 Wet Leg Wet Leg Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock
#37 Lucky Me Phoebe Green Aug-19-2022, Alt-Pop
#38 hugo Loyle Carner Oct-21-2022, UK Hip Hop
#39 Here Is Everything The Big Moon Oct-14-2022, Indie Rock
#40 Ivory Omar Apollo Apr-08-2022, Alternative R&B
#41 Guitar Music Courting Sep-23-2022, Indie Rock
#42 And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow Weyes Blood Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop
#43 NO THANK YOU Little Simz Dec-12-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#44 Garageband Superstar Lauran Hibberd Aug-19-2022, Power Pop
#45 froge.mp3 piri, Tommy Villiers Oct-21-2022, Liquid Drum and Bass
#46 Melt My Eyez See Your Future Denzel Curry Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#47 This Is What I Mean Stormzy Nov-25-2022, UK Hip Hop
#48 Blue Rev Alvvays Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop
#49 Cave World Viagra Boys Jul-08-2022, Dance-Punk
#50 Chloë and the Next 20th Century Father John Misty Apr-08-2022, Traditional Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Score | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |  | Preacher’s Daughter | Ethel Cain | Album, May-12-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 |  | Two Ribbons | Let's Eat Grandma | Album, Apr-29-2022, Synthpop |
| #3 |  | Being Funny In a Foreign Language | The 1975 | Album, Oct-14-2022, Pop Rock |
| #4 |  | If My Wife New I’d Be Dead | CMAT | Album, Mar-04-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 |  | Midnights (3am Edition) | Taylor Swift | Album, Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop |
| #6 |  | Bob Vylan Presents The Price Of Life | Bob Vylan | Album, Apr-22-2022, Punk Rock |
| #7 |  | Skinty Fia | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock |
| #8 |  | CRASH | Charli XCX | Album, Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #9 |  | Cool It Down | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Album, Sep-30-2022, Indie Rock |
| #10 |  | Laurel Hell | Mitski | Album, Feb-04-2022, Synthpop |
| #11 |  | Supernova | Nova Twins | Album, Jun-17-2022, Rap Rock |
| #12 |  | MUNA | MUNA | Album, Jun-24-2022, Synthpop |
| #13 |  | Reeling | The Mysterines | Album, Mar-11-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #14 |  | Let the Festivities Begin! | Los Bitchos | Album, Feb-04-2022, Surf Rock |
| #15 |  | PAINLESS | Nilüfer Yanya | Album, Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #16 |  | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Album, Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #17 |  | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #18 |  | TILT | Confidence Man | Album, Apr-01-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #19 |  | The Overload | Yard Act | Album, Jan-21-2022, Post-Punk |
| #20 |  | Sound of the Morning | Katy J Pearson | Album, Jul-08-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #21 |  | Dance Fever | Florence + the Machine | Album, May-13-2022, Pop Rock |
| #22 |  | Congregation | Witch Fever | Album, Oct-21-2022, Grunge |
| #23 |  | I Love You Jennifer B | Jockstrap | Album, Sep-09-2022, Art Pop |
| #24 |  | Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022) | Fred again.. | Album, Nov-02-2022, Future Garage |
| #25 |  | Everything I Know About Love | Laufey | Album, Aug-26-2022, Jazz Pop |
| #26 |  | All of Us Flames | Ezra Furman | Album, Aug-26-2022, Indie Rock |
| #27 |  | Reason to Smile | Kojey Radical | Album, Mar-04-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #28 |  | Unlearning | Walt Disco | Album, Apr-01-2022, Glam Rock |
| #29 |  | Anywhere but Here | Sorry | Album, Oct-06-2022, Indie Rock |
| #30 |  | PRE PLEASURE | Julia Jacklin | Album, Aug-26-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #31 |  | Beatopia | beabadoobee | Album, Jul-15-2022, Indie Pop |
| #32 |  | Hellfire | black midi | Album, Jul-15-2022, Avant-Prog |
| #33 |  | Flood | Stella Donnelly | Album, Aug-26-2022, Indie Pop |
| #34 |  | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #35 |  | Hold The Girl | Rina Sawayama | Album, Sep-16-2022, Pop Rock |
| #36 |  | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #37 |  | Lucky Me | Phoebe Green | Album, Aug-19-2022, Alt-Pop |
| #38 |  | hugo | Loyle Carner | Album, Oct-21-2022, UK Hip Hop |
| #39 |  | Here Is Everything | The Big Moon | Album, Oct-14-2022, Indie Rock |
| #40 |  | Ivory | Omar Apollo | Album, Apr-08-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #41 |  | Guitar Music | Courting | Album, Sep-23-2022, Indie Rock |
| #42 |  | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Weyes Blood | Album, Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #43 |  | NO THANK YOU | Little Simz | Album, Dec-12-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #44 |  | Garageband Superstar | Lauran Hibberd | Album, Aug-19-2022, Power Pop |
| #45 |  | froge.mp3 | piriTommy Villiers | Album, Oct-21-2022, Liquid Drum and Bass |
| #46 |  | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Denzel Curry | Album, Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #47 |  | This Is What I Mean | Stormzy | Album, Nov-25-2022, UK Hip Hop |
| #48 |  | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Album, Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #49 |  | Cave World | Viagra Boys | Album, Jul-08-2022, Dance-Punk |
| #50 |  | Chloë and the Next 20th Century | Father John Misty | Album, Apr-08-2022, Traditional Pop |