PAPER's Favorite Albums of 2022

2022 saw new releases from lots of modern icons and steadfast favs. From Charli XCX to Florence and the Machine to FKA twigs, here are our favorite albums released this year.

Published: December 28, 2022 19:43 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Once Twice Melody Beach House Feb-18-2022, Dream Pop
#2 CRASH Charli XCX Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop
#3 God's Country Chat Pile Jul-29-2022, Noise Rock
#4 CAPRISONGS FKA twigs Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B
#5 Dance Fever Florence + the Machine May-13-2022, Pop Rock
#6 angel in realtime. Gang of Youths Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock
#7 SKIN Ho99o9 Mar-10-2022, Industrial Hip Hop
#8 STAR IN THE HOOD Klein Nov-04-2022, Sound Collage
#9 Rouge Carpet Disaster Static Dress May-18-2022, Post-Hardcore
#10 SOS SZA Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B
#11 When the Lights Go Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Sep-09-2022, Synthpop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Once Twice Melody | Beach House | Album, Feb-18-2022, Dream Pop |
| #2 | CRASH | Charli XCX | Album, Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #3 | God's Country | Chat Pile | Album, Jul-29-2022, Noise Rock |
| #4 | CAPRISONGS | FKA twigs | Album, Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #5 | Dance Fever | Florence + the Machine | Album, May-13-2022, Pop Rock |
| #6 | angel in realtime. | Gang of Youths | Album, Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #7 | SKIN | Ho99o9 | Album, Mar-10-2022, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #8 | STAR IN THE HOOD | Klein | Album, Nov-04-2022, Sound Collage |
| #9 | Rouge Carpet Disaster | Static Dress | Album, May-18-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #10 | SOS | SZA | Album, Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #11 | When the Lights Go | Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs | Album, Sep-09-2022, Synthpop |