NME's Best Albums of 2022... So Far
What a six months of new music it's been: seminal rap albums, career-defining comebacks and the odd surprise or two
Published: July 06, 2022 09:10
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | WE | Arcade Fire | May-06-2022, Art Rock |
| #2 | Ants From Up There | Black Country, New Road | Feb-04-2022, Art Rock |
| #3 | From a Birds Eye View | Cordae | Jan-14-2022, Southern Hip Hop |
| #4 | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Denzel Curry | Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #5 | Epik High Is Here 下, Pt. 2 | Epik High | Feb-14-2022, |
| #6 | Chloë and the Next 20th Century | Father John Misty | Apr-08-2022, Traditional Pop |
| #7 | Skinty Fia | Fontaines D.C. | Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock |
| #8 | Harry's House | Harry Styles | May-20-2022, Pop Rock |
| #9 | Versions of Modern Performance | Horsegirl | Jun-03-2022, Slacker Rock |
| #10 | blue water road | Kehlani | Apr-29-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #11 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #12 | This Is A Photograph | Kevin Morby | May-13-2022, Folk Rock |
| #13 | C'MON YOU KNOW | Liam Gallagher | May-27-2022, Britpop |
| #14 | Laurel Hell | Mitski | Feb-04-2022, Synthpop |
| #15 | Supernova | Nova Twins | Jun-17-2022, Rap Rock |
| #16 | It's Almost Dry | Pusha T | Apr-22-2022, Gangsta Rap |
| #17 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #18 | Few Good Things | Saba | Feb-04-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #19 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #20 | The Overload | Yard Act | Jan-21-2022, Post-Punk |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | WE | Arcade Fire | Album, May-06-2022, Art Rock |
| #2 | Ants From Up There | Black Country, New Road | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Rock |
| #3 | From a Birds Eye View | Cordae | Album, Jan-14-2022, Southern Hip Hop |
| #4 | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Denzel Curry | Album, Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #5 | Epik High Is Here 下, Pt. 2 | Epik High | Album, Feb-14-2022, |
| #6 | Chloë and the Next 20th Century | Father John Misty | Album, Apr-08-2022, Traditional Pop |
| #7 | Skinty Fia | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock |
| #8 | Harry's House | Harry Styles | Album, May-20-2022, Pop Rock |
| #9 | Versions of Modern Performance | Horsegirl | Album, Jun-03-2022, Slacker Rock |
| #10 | blue water road | Kehlani | Album, Apr-29-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #11 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #12 | This Is A Photograph | Kevin Morby | Album, May-13-2022, Folk Rock |
| #13 | C'MON YOU KNOW | Liam Gallagher | Album, May-27-2022, Britpop |
| #14 | Laurel Hell | Mitski | Album, Feb-04-2022, Synthpop |
| #15 | Supernova | Nova Twins | Album, Jun-17-2022, Rap Rock |
| #16 | It's Almost Dry | Pusha T | Album, Apr-22-2022, Gangsta Rap |
| #17 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #18 | Few Good Things | Saba | Album, Feb-04-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #19 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #20 | The Overload | Yard Act | Album, Jan-21-2022, Post-Punk |