Pitchfork's 50 Best Albums of 2022

Featuring Björk, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Rosalía, the Weeknd, Alex G, and more

Published: December 06, 2022 14:00 Source

# 1

RENAISSANCE by Beyoncé

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

# 2

Natural Brown Prom Queen by Sudan Archives

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Alternative R&B Art Pop

# 3

Blue Rev by Alvvays

Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Indie Pop Shoegaze Noise Pop

# 4

Endure by Special Interest

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

# 5

Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny

Album • May 06 / 2022 Reggaetón Latin Pop

# 6

MOTOMAMI by ROSALÍA

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Neoperreo Art Pop

# 7

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You by Big Thief

Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Folk Folk Rock

# 8

¡Ay! by Lucrecia Dalt

Album • Oct 14 / 2022 Art Pop

# 9

Remember Your North Star by Yaya Bey

Album • Jun 17 / 2022 Neo-Soul Contemporary R&B

# 10

God Save the Animals by Alex G

Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Indie Rock Indie Folk

# 11

Dawn FM by The Weeknd

Album • Jan 07 / 2022 Synthpop Dance-Pop

# 12

Fossora by Björk

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Art Pop Electronic Post-Industrial

# 13

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar

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

# 14

Janky Star by Grace Ives

Album • Jun 10 / 2022 Synthpop Indietronica

# 15

I Love You Jennifer B by Jockstrap

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Art Pop Glitch Pop

# 16

PAINLESS by Nilüfer Yanya

Album • Mar 04 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 17

SICK! by Earl Sweatshirt

Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop

# 18

In These Times by Makaya McCraven

Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Jazz Fusion

# 19

CRASH by Charli XCX

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Dance-Pop

# 20

Pompeii by Cate Le Bon

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Art Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 21

A Light for Attracting Attention by The Smile

Album • May 13 / 2022 Art Rock

# 22

Topical Dancer by Charlotte Adigéry + Bolis Pupul

Album • Mar 04 / 2022 Art Pop Tech House

# 23

Weather Alive by Beth Orton

Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 24

CAPRISONGS by FKA twigs

Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Alternative R&B

# 25

Cherry by Daphni

Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Deep House Tech House

# 26

Ugly Season by Perfume Genius

Album • Jun 17 / 2022 Art Pop Experimental

# 27

Florist by Florist

Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 28

Aethiopes by Billy Woods

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

# 29

Heaven Come Crashing by Rachika Nayar

Album • Aug 26 / 2022 Progressive Electronic Ambient

# 30

LABYRINTHITIS by Destroyer

Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Art Rock New Wave

# 31

BADモード by Hikaru Utada

Album • Jan 19 / 2022 J-Pop Contemporary R&B

# 32

HYPNOS by Ravyn Lenae

Album • May 20 / 2022 Contemporary R&B Neo-Soul

# 33

Being Funny In a Foreign Language by The 1975

Album • Oct 14 / 2022 Pop Rock

# 34

Laughing so Hard, It Hurts by MAVI

Album • Oct 14 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop

# 35

Boat Songs by MJ Lenderman

Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Slacker Rock Alt-Country

# 36

Diaspora Problems by Soul Glo

Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Hardcore Punk

# 37

And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow by Weyes Blood

Album • Nov 18 / 2022 Baroque Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 38

Plonk by Huerco S.

Album • Feb 25 / 2022 IDM Ambient Techno

# 39

God's Country by Chat Pile

Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Noise Rock Sludge Metal

# 40

Classic Objects by Jenny Hval

Album • Mar 11 / 2022 Art Pop Ambient Pop

# 41

Shebang by Oren Ambarchi

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Post-Minimalism

# 42

Nothing To Declare by 700 Bliss

Album • May 27 / 2022 Experimental Hip Hop Deconstructed Club

# 43

Laurel Hell by Mitski

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Synthpop Art Pop New Wave

# 44

Three Dimensions Deep by Amber Mark

Album • Jan 28 / 2022 Contemporary R&B Neo-Soul

# 45

Sometimes, Forever by Soccer Mommy

Album • Jun 24 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 46

KicK iii by Arca

Album • Dec 01 / 2021 Deconstructed Club Glitch Hop Experimental Hip Hop

# 47

Expert in a Dying Field by The Beths

Album • Sep 16 / 2022 Power Pop Indie Rock

# 48

Forfolks by Jeff Parker

Album • Dec 10 / 2021 Post-Minimalism

# 49

Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Art Rock Post-Rock Chamber Pop

# 50

Pripyat by Marina Herlop

Album • May 20 / 2022 Glitch Pop Avant-Folk