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

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 I Don't Give a Fuck About This Rap Shit, Imma Just Drop Until I Don't Feel Like It Anymore $ilkMoney Nov-15-2022, Abstract Hip Hop
#2 Time Skiffs Animal Collective Feb-04-2022, Neo-Psychedelia
#3 RENAISSANCE Beyoncé Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop
#4 Feeding the Machine Binker and Moses Feb-25-2022, Avant-Garde Jazz
#5 The Loneliest Time Carly Rae Jepsen Oct-21-2022, Dance-Pop
#6 Honestly, Nevermind Drake Jun-17-2022, House
#7 SICK! Earl Sweatshirt Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop
#8 Epik High Is Here 下, Pt. 2 Epik High Feb-14-2022,
#9 CAPRISONGS FKA twigs Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B
#10 DS4EVER Gunna Jan-07-2022, Trap
#11 Harry's House Harry Styles May-20-2022, Pop Rock
#12 PRE PLEASURE Julia Jacklin Aug-26-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#13 Jp5000 Junglepussy Feb-04-2022, East Coast Hip Hop
#14 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#15 Texas Moon Khruangbin, Leon Bridges Feb-18-2022, Psychedelic Soul
#16 hugo Loyle Carner Oct-21-2022, UK Hip Hop
#17 Laurel Hell Mitski Feb-04-2022, Synthpop
#18 to hell with it PinkPantheress Oct-15-2021, Atmospheric Drum and Bass
#19 MOTOMAMI ROSALÍA Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo
#20 Air Sault Apr-15-2022, Modern Classical
#21 28 Reasons SEULGI Oct-04-2022, K-Pop
#22 Valentine Snail Mail Nov-05-2021, Indie Rock
#23 This Is What I Mean Stormzy Nov-25-2022, UK Hip Hop
#24 Midnights Taylor Swift Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop
#25 Arrested by Love Teezee Feb-18-2022,
#26 Dirt Femme Tove Lo Oct-14-2022, Dance-Pop
#27 Wet Leg Wet Leg Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock
#28 And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow Weyes Blood Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop
#29 Remember Your North Star Yaya Bey Jun-17-2022, Neo-Soul
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | I Don't Give a Fuck About This Rap Shit, Imma Just Drop Until I Don't Feel Like It Anymore | $ilkMoney | Album, Nov-15-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #2 | Time Skiffs | Animal Collective | Album, Feb-04-2022, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #3 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Album, Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #4 | Feeding the Machine | Binker and Moses | Album, Feb-25-2022, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #5 | The Loneliest Time | Carly Rae Jepsen | Album, Oct-21-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #6 | Honestly, Nevermind | Drake | Album, Jun-17-2022, House |
| #7 | SICK! | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #8 | Epik High Is Here 下, Pt. 2 | Epik High | Album, Feb-14-2022,  |
| #9 | CAPRISONGS | FKA twigs | Album, Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | DS4EVER | Gunna | Album, Jan-07-2022, Trap |
| #11 | Harry's House | Harry Styles | Album, May-20-2022, Pop Rock |
| #12 | PRE PLEASURE | Julia Jacklin | Album, Aug-26-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | Jp5000 | Junglepussy | EP, Feb-04-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #14 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #15 | Texas Moon | KhruangbinLeon Bridges | EP, Feb-18-2022, Psychedelic Soul |
| #16 | hugo | Loyle Carner | Album, Oct-21-2022, UK Hip Hop |
| #17 | Laurel Hell | Mitski | Album, Feb-04-2022, Synthpop |
| #18 | to hell with it | PinkPantheress | Album, Oct-15-2021, Atmospheric Drum and Bass |
| #19 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #20 | Air | Sault | Album, Apr-15-2022, Modern Classical |
| #21 | 28 Reasons | SEULGI | EP, Oct-04-2022, K-Pop |
| #22 | Valentine | Snail Mail | Album, Nov-05-2021, Indie Rock |
| #23 | This Is What I Mean | Stormzy | Album, Nov-25-2022, UK Hip Hop |
| #24 | Midnights | Taylor Swift | Album, Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop |
| #25 | Arrested by Love | Teezee | Album, Feb-18-2022,  |
| #26 | Dirt Femme | Tove Lo | Album, Oct-14-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #27 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #28 | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Weyes Blood | Album, Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #29 | Remember Your North Star | Yaya Bey | Album, Jun-17-2022, Neo-Soul |