Paste's 50 Best Albums of 2022
This marks the 20th time Paste has released a Best Albums of the Year list, and as always, it's an opportunity for…
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #2 | God Save the Animals | Alex G | Sep-23-2022, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #4 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Ants From Up There | Black Country, New Road | Feb-04-2022, Art Rock |
| #6 | Diaspora Problems | Soul Glo | Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #7 | Big Time | Angel Olsen | Jun-03-2022, Americana |
| #8 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #9 | Lucifer On The Sofa | Spoon | Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Boat Songs | MJ Lenderman | Apr-29-2022, Slacker Rock |
| #11 | Farm to Table | Bartees Strange | Jun-17-2022, Indie Rock |
| #12 | Preacher’s Daughter | Ethel Cain | May-12-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | Natural Brown Prom Queen | Sudan Archives | Sep-09-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #14 | Expert in a Dying Field | The Beths | Sep-16-2022, Power Pop |
| #15 | Pompeii | Cate Le Bon | Feb-04-2022, Art Pop |
| #16 | Sometimes, Forever | Soccer Mommy | Jun-24-2022, Indie Rock |
| #17 | Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky | Porridge Radio | May-20-2022, Indie Rock |
| #18 | PRE PLEASURE | Julia Jacklin | Aug-26-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | Janky Star | Grace Ives | Jun-10-2022, Synthpop |
| #20 | ILYSM | Wild Pink | Oct-14-2022, Indie Rock |
| #21 | It's Almost Dry | Pusha T | Apr-22-2022, Gangsta Rap |
| #22 | Warm Chris | Aldous Harding | Mar-25-2022, Chamber Pop |
| #23 | Ugly Season | Perfume Genius | Jun-17-2022, Art Pop |
| #24 | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Weyes Blood | Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #25 | i don’t know who needs to hear this... | Tomberlin | Apr-29-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #26 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #27 | Versions of Modern Performance | Horsegirl | Jun-03-2022, Slacker Rock |
| #28 | Household Name | Momma | Jul-01-2022, Indie Rock |
| #29 | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | May-13-2022, Art Rock |
| #30 | God's Country | Chat Pile | Jul-29-2022, Noise Rock |
| #31 | Time Skiffs | Animal Collective | Feb-04-2022, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #32 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #33 | I Love You Jennifer B | Jockstrap | Sep-09-2022, Art Pop |
| #34 | LABYRINTHITIS | Destroyer | Mar-25-2022, Art Rock |
| #35 | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | Jan-07-2022, Synthpop |
| #36 | PAINLESS | Nilüfer Yanya | Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #37 | Stumpwork | Dry Cleaning | Oct-21-2022, Post-Punk |
| #38 | Revealer | Madison Cunningham | Sep-09-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #39 | LIFE ON EARTH | Hurray for the Riff Raff | Feb-18-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #40 | Midnights | Taylor Swift | Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop |
| #41 | Dance Fever | Florence + the Machine | May-13-2022, Pop Rock |
| #42 | Florist | Florist | Jul-29-2022, Indie Folk |
| #43 | CAPRISONGS | FKA twigs | Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #44 | Glitch Princess | yeule | Feb-04-2022, Glitch Pop |
| #45 | Once Twice Melody | Beach House | Feb-18-2022, Dream Pop |
| #46 | We've Been Going About This All Wrong | Sharon Van Etten | May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #47 | Too Much to Ask | Cheekface | Aug-02-2022, Indie Rock |
| #48 | SICK! | Earl Sweatshirt | Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #49 | This Is A Photograph | Kevin Morby | May-13-2022, Folk Rock |
| #50 | Fossora | Björk | Sep-30-2022, Art Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #2 | God Save the Animals | Alex G | Album, Sep-23-2022, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Album, Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #4 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Ants From Up There | Black Country, New Road | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Rock |
| #6 | Diaspora Problems | Soul Glo | Album, Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #7 | Big Time | Angel Olsen | Album, Jun-03-2022, Americana |
| #8 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Album, Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #9 | Lucifer On The Sofa | Spoon | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Boat Songs | MJ Lenderman | Album, Apr-29-2022, Slacker Rock |
| #11 | Farm to Table | Bartees Strange | Album, Jun-17-2022, Indie Rock |
| #12 | Preacher’s Daughter | Ethel Cain | Album, May-12-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | Natural Brown Prom Queen | Sudan Archives | Album, Sep-09-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #14 | Expert in a Dying Field | The Beths | Album, Sep-16-2022, Power Pop |
| #15 | Pompeii | Cate Le Bon | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Pop |
| #16 | Sometimes, Forever | Soccer Mommy | Album, Jun-24-2022, Indie Rock |
| #17 | Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky | Porridge Radio | Album, May-20-2022, Indie Rock |
| #18 | PRE PLEASURE | Julia Jacklin | Album, Aug-26-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | Janky Star | Grace Ives | Album, Jun-10-2022, Synthpop |
| #20 | ILYSM | Wild Pink | Album, Oct-14-2022, Indie Rock |
| #21 | It's Almost Dry | Pusha T | Album, Apr-22-2022, Gangsta Rap |
| #22 | Warm Chris | Aldous Harding | Album, Mar-25-2022, Chamber Pop |
| #23 | Ugly Season | Perfume Genius | Album, Jun-17-2022, Art Pop |
| #24 | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Weyes Blood | Album, Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #25 | i don’t know who needs to hear this... | Tomberlin | Album, Apr-29-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #26 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #27 | Versions of Modern Performance | Horsegirl | Album, Jun-03-2022, Slacker Rock |
| #28 | Household Name | Momma | Album, Jul-01-2022, Indie Rock |
| #29 | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | Album, May-13-2022, Art Rock |
| #30 | God's Country | Chat Pile | Album, Jul-29-2022, Noise Rock |
| #31 | Time Skiffs | Animal Collective | Album, Feb-04-2022, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #32 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #33 | I Love You Jennifer B | Jockstrap | Album, Sep-09-2022, Art Pop |
| #34 | LABYRINTHITIS | Destroyer | Album, Mar-25-2022, Art Rock |
| #35 | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | Album, Jan-07-2022, Synthpop |
| #36 | PAINLESS | Nilüfer Yanya | Album, Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #37 | Stumpwork | Dry Cleaning | Album, Oct-21-2022, Post-Punk |
| #38 | Revealer | Madison Cunningham | Album, Sep-09-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #39 | LIFE ON EARTH | Hurray for the Riff Raff | Album, Feb-18-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #40 | Midnights | Taylor Swift | Album, Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop |
| #41 | Dance Fever | Florence + the Machine | Album, May-13-2022, Pop Rock |
| #42 | Florist | Florist | Album, Jul-29-2022, Indie Folk |
| #43 | CAPRISONGS | FKA twigs | Album, Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #44 | Glitch Princess | yeule | Album, Feb-04-2022, Glitch Pop |
| #45 | Once Twice Melody | Beach House | Album, Feb-18-2022, Dream Pop |
| #46 | We've Been Going About This All Wrong | Sharon Van Etten | Album, May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #47 | Too Much to Ask | Cheekface | Album, Aug-02-2022, Indie Rock |
| #48 | SICK! | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #49 | This Is A Photograph | Kevin Morby | Album, May-13-2022, Folk Rock |
| #50 | Fossora | Björk | Album, Sep-30-2022, Art Pop |