GQ [UK]'s Best Albums of 2022

Mainstream artists dominated the charts, but indie releases from the likes of Snail Mail and Sault were way up there

Published: February 24, 2022 17:12 Source

# 1
Album • Nov 15 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
# 2
Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Pop
# 3
Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Dance-Pop House Contemporary R&B
# 4
Album • Feb 25 / 2022 Avant-Garde Jazz Post-Bop
# 5
Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Dance-Pop
# 6
Album • Jun 17 / 2022 House Alternative R&B
# 7
Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop
# 8
Album • Feb 14 / 2022
# 9
Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Alternative R&B
# 10
Album • Jan 07 / 2022 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 11
Album • May 20 / 2022 Pop Rock
# 12
Album • Aug 26 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock
# 13
EP • Feb 04 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop
# 14
Album • May 13 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop
# 15
EP • Feb 18 / 2022 Psychedelic Soul
# 16
Album • Oct 21 / 2022 UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 17
Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Synthpop Art Pop New Wave
# 18
Album • Oct 15 / 2021 Atmospheric Drum and Bass Contemporary R&B Alt-Pop Downtempo
# 19
Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Neoperreo Art Pop
# 20
Air by Sault
Album • Apr 15 / 2022 Modern Classical Choral
# 21
EP • Oct 04 / 2022 K-Pop Alt-Pop
# 22
Album • Nov 05 / 2021 Indie Rock Indie Pop
# 23
Album • Nov 25 / 2022 UK Hip Hop Contemporary R&B Pop Rap
# 24
Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Alt-Pop
# 25
Album • Feb 18 / 2022
# 26
Album • Oct 14 / 2022 Dance-Pop Electropop
# 27
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Indie Rock
# 28
Album • Nov 18 / 2022 Baroque Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 29
Album • Jun 17 / 2022 Neo-Soul Contemporary R&B