Hot Press's 50 Best Albums of 2022

Grian Chatten and co. reign supreme as our critics give their verdict on the year’s finest albums.

Published: December 20, 2022 13:36 Source

# 1
Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Gothic Rock Post-Punk
# 2
Album • May 13 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop
# 3
Album • Mar 04 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country Indie Pop
# 4
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Indie Rock
# 5
Album • Oct 14 / 2022 Pop Rock
# 6
Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Alt-Pop
# 7
Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Dance-Pop
# 8
Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Folk Folk Rock
# 10
Album • Apr 01 / 2022 Indie Rock
# 11
Album • May 20 / 2022 Indie Rock
# 12
Album • Sep 02 / 2022 Progressive Folk Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
# 13
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop
# 14
Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Indie Rock
# 15
Album • Feb 18 / 2022 Mande Music
# 16
Album • May 20 / 2022 Pop Rock
# 17
Album • May 13 / 2022 Irish Folk Music
# 18
Album • Aug 26 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock
# 19
Album • May 06 / 2022 Art Rock
# 20
Album • Jan 28 / 2022 Tishoumaren
# 21
Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Synthpop Art Pop New Wave
# 22
Album • May 06 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock
# 23
Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Songhai Music Neo-Psychedelia
# 24
Album • Jul 15 / 2022 Indie Pop Alternative Rock
# 25
Album • Jul 01 / 2022 Soft Rock Blue-Eyed Soul
# 26
Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Post-Punk Psychedelic Rock
# 27
Album • May 27 / 2022 Post-Punk Noise Rock Shoegaze
# 28
Album • Aug 19 / 2022 Synthpop Alternative Dance Indietronica
# 29
Album • Jun 24 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk
# 30
Album • Apr 01 / 2022 Alternative Rock Pop Rock
# 31
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Roots Reggae
# 32
Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Pop Rock
# 33
Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Dance-Pop House Contemporary R&B
# 34
Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Indie Rock Indie Folk
# 35
Album • Oct 28 / 2022 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 36
Album • Nov 18 / 2022 Pop Soul
# 37
Album • May 13 / 2022 Pop Rock Art Pop Indie Pop
# 38
Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Pop Rock
# 39
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Blues Rock Experimental Rock Art Rock
# 40
Album • May 27 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Pop Rock
# 41
Album • Oct 14 / 2022
# 42
Album • Jun 03 / 2022 Americana Singer-Songwriter Country
# 43
Album • Feb 18 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock
# 44
Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 45
Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Alternative Rock
# 46
Album • Apr 29 / 2022
# 47
Album • Jun 03 / 2022
# 48
Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Noise Rock Industrial Rock Experimental Rock
# 49
Album • Jun 24 / 2022 Indie Rock
# 50
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Folk Pop