Los Angeles Times' 10 Best Albums of 2022

Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Rosalia and Taylor Swift vie for the top spot in our critic's list of the best albums of 2022.

Published: December 04, 2022 14:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 RENAISSANCE Beyoncé Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop
#2 MOTOMAMI ROSALÍA Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo
#3 Un Verano Sin Ti Bad Bunny May-06-2022, Reggaetón
#4 Midnights Taylor Swift Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop
#5 Blue Rev Alvvays Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop
#6 Big Time Angel Olsen Jun-03-2022, Americana
#7 Bell Bottom Country Lainey Wilson Oct-28-2022, Contemporary Country
#8 Live At The Bon Soir Barbra Streisand Nov-04-2022,
#9 CHARLIE Charlie Puth Oct-07-2022, Pop
#10 More Love, Less Ego Wizkid Nov-05-2022, Afrobeats
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Album, Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #2 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #3 | Un Verano Sin Ti | Bad Bunny | Album, May-06-2022, Reggaetón |
| #4 | Midnights | Taylor Swift | Album, Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop |
| #5 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Album, Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #6 | Big Time | Angel Olsen | Album, Jun-03-2022, Americana |
| #7 | Bell Bottom Country | Lainey Wilson | Album, Oct-28-2022, Contemporary Country |
| #8 | Live At The Bon Soir | Barbra Streisand | Album, Nov-04-2022,  |
| #9 | CHARLIE | Charlie Puth | Album, Oct-07-2022, Pop |
| #10 | More Love, Less Ego | Wizkid | Album, Nov-05-2022, Afrobeats |