Loud and Quiet's Albums of the Year 2022

As voted for by Loud And Quiet contributors, here are our top 40 albums of 2022

Source

# 1

King Cobra by Infinity Knives + Brian Ennals

Album • Jul 11 / 2022 Experimental Hip Hop Political Hip Hop

# 2

I Love You Jennifer B by Jockstrap

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Art Pop Glitch Pop

# 3

Quiet As Kept, F.O.G. by Kai Whiston

Album • Sep 16 / 2022 Electronic Dance Music

# 4

CRASH by Charli XCX

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Dance-Pop

# 5

Caroline by caroline

Album • Jan 01 / 2018 Post-Rock Avant-Folk

# 6

Thoughtless Cruelty by Thank

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Noise Rock

# 7

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar

Album • May 13 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop

# 8

Barbarism by Katie Alice Greer

Album • Jun 24 / 2022 Post-Industrial

# 9

Stumpwork by Dry Cleaning

Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Post-Punk Indie Rock

# 10

Finally, New by They Hate Change

Album • May 13 / 2022 Experimental Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop

# 11

RENAISSANCE by Beyoncé

Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Dance-Pop House Contemporary R&B

# 12

Cry Sugar by Hudson Mohawke

Album • Aug 12 / 2022 Electronic Dance Music Trap [EDM]

# 13

The Ruby Cord by Richard Dawson

Album • Nov 18 / 2022 Progressive Folk Avant-Folk

# 14

In These Times by Makaya McCraven

Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Jazz Fusion

# 15

everything perfect is already here by claire rousay

Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Sound Collage Ambient

# 16

Nymph by Shygirl

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Alternative R&B UK Hip Hop UK Bass

# 17

Cheat Codes by Danger Mouse + Black Thought

Album • Aug 12 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 18

It's Almost Dry by Pusha T

Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Gangsta Rap Southern Hip Hop

# 19

Endure by Special Interest

Album • Nov 04 / 2022 Dance-Punk Post-Punk

# 20

Hold The Girl by Rina Sawayama

Album • Sep 16 / 2022 Pop Rock Dance-Pop

# 21

a journey... by Hinako Omori

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Ambient Pop

# 22

Giant Palm by Naima Bock

Album • Jul 01 / 2022 Contemporary Folk Psychedelic Folk

# 23

Ultra Truth by Daniel Avery

Album • Nov 04 / 2022 Progressive Breaks Ambient Techno

# 24

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You by Big Thief

Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Folk Folk Rock

# 25

Tresor by Gwenno

Album • Jul 01 / 2022 Art Pop Dream Pop

# 26

Hideous Bastard by Oliver Sim

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Alt-Pop

# 27

Hellfire by black midi

Album • Jul 15 / 2022 Avant-Prog Brutal Prog

# 28

Limbs by Keeley Forsyth

Album • Feb 25 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Ambient Pop

# 29

Kumoyo Island by Kikagaku Moyo

Album • May 06 / 2022 Psychedelic Rock

# 30

A Light for Attracting Attention by The Smile

Album • May 13 / 2022 Art Rock

# 31

Aethiopes by Billy Woods

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 32

PRE PLEASURE by Julia Jacklin

Album • Aug 26 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock

# 33

The Dream by alt-J

Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Art Pop Indietronica Alt-Pop

# 34

Aura by Hatis Noit

Album • Jun 24 / 2022 A cappella

# 35

Melt My Eyez See Your Future by Denzel Curry

Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop

# 36

LOGGERHEAD by Wu-Lu

Album • Jul 08 / 2022 Experimental Hip Hop Post-Punk

# 37

Squeeze by SASAMI

Album • Feb 25 / 2022 Indie Rock Alternative Rock

# 38

The Unscratchable Itch by Sniffany & The Nits

Album • Sep 02 / 2022 Garage Punk

# 39

Earth Patterns by Szun Waves

Album • Aug 19 / 2022 Ambient Nu Jazz

# 40

Traumazine by Megan Thee Stallion

Album • Aug 12 / 2022 Southern Hip Hop Trap