Pitchfork's 39 Best Albums of 2022 So Far

Bad Bunny, Rosalía, Big Thief, the Weeknd, the Smile, FKA twigs, and more of the best music of the first half of 2022

Published: June 13, 2022 14:00 Source

Rank Score Album Artist Info
#1 GOLD Alabaster Deplume Apr-01-2022, Spiritual Jazz
#2 Warm Chris Aldous Harding Mar-25-2022, Chamber Pop
#3 Big Time Angel Olsen Jun-03-2022, Americana
#4 Time Skiffs Animal Collective Feb-04-2022, Neo-Psychedelia
#5 Ephemeral camera feed Astrid Sonne Mar-18-2022, Progressive Electronic
#6 Quest for fire Axel Boman Apr-15-2022,
#7 LUZ Axel Boman Apr-15-2022,
#8 Un Verano Sin Ti Bad Bunny May-06-2022, Reggaetón
#9 Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You Big Thief Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk
#10 Running with the Hurricane Camp Cope Jan-19-2022, Indie Rock
#11 Pompeii Cate Le Bon Feb-04-2022, Art Pop
#12 CRASH Charli XCX Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop
#13 Topical Dancer Charlotte Adigéry, Bolis Pupul Mar-04-2022, Art Pop
#14 LABYRINTHITIS Destroyer Mar-25-2022, Art Rock
#15 SICK! Earl Sweatshirt Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop
#16 CAPRISONGS FKA twigs Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B
#17 From, Hook Hook Jan-23-2022, Trap
#18 Plonk Huerco S. Feb-25-2022, IDM
#19 Classic Objects Jenny Hval Mar-11-2022, Art Pop
#20 Neon Blue Joshua Hedley Apr-22-2022, Neo-Traditionalist Country
#21 Jp5000 Junglepussy Feb-04-2022, East Coast Hip Hop
#22 Gifted Koffee Mar-25-2022, Dancehall
#23 Shape Up Leikeli47 May-13-2022, Hardcore Hip Hop
#24 Boat Songs MJ Lenderman Apr-29-2022, Slacker Rock
#25 PAINLESS Nilüfer Yanya Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock
#26 It's Almost Dry Pusha T Apr-22-2022, Gangsta Rap
#27 HYPNOS Ravyn Lenae May-20-2022, Contemporary R&B
#28 MOTOMAMI ROSALÍA Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo
#29 Air Sault Apr-15-2022, Modern Classical
#30 We've Been Going About This All Wrong Sharon Van Etten May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#31 Wick City Shawny Binladen Mar-31-2022, Sample Drill
#32 Diaspora Problems Soul Glo Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk
#33 A Light for Attracting Attention The Smile May-13-2022, Art Rock
#34 Dawn FM The Weeknd Jan-07-2022, Synthpop
#35 home Two Shell Jan-20-2022, Hardcore Breaks
#36 It's Time...To Rise from the Grave Undeath Apr-22-2022, Death Metal
#37 RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART Vince Staples Apr-08-2022, West Coast Hip Hop
#38 The Parable of the Sensei VNTAGEPARADISE Dec-24-2021, Alternative Dance
#39 Wet Leg Wet Leg Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock
#40 Glitch Princess yeule Feb-04-2022, Glitch Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Score | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |  | GOLD | Alabaster Deplume | Album, Apr-01-2022, Spiritual Jazz |
| #2 |  | Warm Chris | Aldous Harding | Album, Mar-25-2022, Chamber Pop |
| #3 |  | Big Time | Angel Olsen | Album, Jun-03-2022, Americana |
| #4 |  | Time Skiffs | Animal Collective | Album, Feb-04-2022, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #5 |  | Ephemeral camera feed | Astrid Sonne | EP, Mar-18-2022, Progressive Electronic |
| #6 |  | Quest for fire | Axel Boman | Album, Apr-15-2022,  |
| #7 |  | LUZ | Axel Boman | Album, Apr-15-2022,  |
| #8 |  | Un Verano Sin Ti | Bad Bunny | Album, May-06-2022, Reggaetón |
| #9 |  | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #10 |  | Running with the Hurricane | Camp Cope | Album, Jan-19-2022, Indie Rock |
| #11 |  | Pompeii | Cate Le Bon | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Pop |
| #12 |  | CRASH | Charli XCX | Album, Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #13 |  | Topical Dancer | Charlotte AdigéryBolis Pupul | Album, Mar-04-2022, Art Pop |
| #14 |  | LABYRINTHITIS | Destroyer | Album, Mar-25-2022, Art Rock |
| #15 |  | SICK! | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #16 |  | CAPRISONGS | FKA twigs | Album, Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #17 |  | From, Hook | Hook | Album, Jan-23-2022, Trap |
| #18 |  | Plonk | Huerco S. | Album, Feb-25-2022, IDM |
| #19 |  | Classic Objects | Jenny Hval | Album, Mar-11-2022, Art Pop |
| #20 |  | Neon Blue | Joshua Hedley | Album, Apr-22-2022, Neo-Traditionalist Country |
| #21 |  | Jp5000 | Junglepussy | EP, Feb-04-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #22 |  | Gifted | Koffee | Album, Mar-25-2022, Dancehall |
| #23 |  | Shape Up | Leikeli47 | Album, May-13-2022, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #24 |  | Boat Songs | MJ Lenderman | Album, Apr-29-2022, Slacker Rock |
| #25 |  | PAINLESS | Nilüfer Yanya | Album, Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #26 |  | It's Almost Dry | Pusha T | Album, Apr-22-2022, Gangsta Rap |
| #27 |  | HYPNOS | Ravyn Lenae | Album, May-20-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #28 |  | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #29 |  | Air | Sault | Album, Apr-15-2022, Modern Classical |
| #30 |  | We've Been Going About This All Wrong | Sharon Van Etten | Album, May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #31 |  | Wick City | Shawny Binladen | Album, Mar-31-2022, Sample Drill |
| #32 |  | Diaspora Problems | Soul Glo | Album, Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #33 |  | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | Album, May-13-2022, Art Rock |
| #34 |  | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | Album, Jan-07-2022, Synthpop |
| #35 |  | home | Two Shell | Single, Jan-20-2022, Hardcore Breaks |
| #36 |  | It's Time...To Rise from the Grave | Undeath | Album, Apr-22-2022, Death Metal |
| #37 |  | RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART | Vince Staples | Album, Apr-08-2022, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #38 |  | The Parable of the Sensei | VNTAGEPARADISE | Album, Dec-24-2021, Alternative Dance |
| #39 |  | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #40 |  | Glitch Princess | yeule | Album, Feb-04-2022, Glitch Pop |