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

Rank Score Album Artist Info
#1 RENAISSANCE Beyoncé Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop
#2 Natural Brown Prom Queen Sudan Archives Sep-09-2022, Alternative R&B
#3 Blue Rev Alvvays Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop
#4 Endure Special Interest Nov-04-2022, Dance-Punk
#5 Un Verano Sin Ti Bad Bunny May-06-2022, Reggaetón
#6 MOTOMAMI ROSALÍA Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo
#7 Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You Big Thief Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk
#8 ¡Ay! Lucrecia Dalt Oct-14-2022, Art Pop
#9 Remember Your North Star Yaya Bey Jun-17-2022, Neo-Soul
#10 God Save the Animals Alex G Sep-23-2022, Indie Rock
#11 Dawn FM The Weeknd Jan-07-2022, Synthpop
#12 Fossora Björk Sep-30-2022, Art Pop
#13 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#14 Janky Star Grace Ives Jun-10-2022, Synthpop
#15 I Love You Jennifer B Jockstrap Sep-09-2022, Art Pop
#16 PAINLESS Nilüfer Yanya Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock
#17 SICK! Earl Sweatshirt Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop
#18 In These Times Makaya McCraven Sep-23-2022, Jazz Fusion
#19 CRASH Charli XCX Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop
#20 Pompeii Cate Le Bon Feb-04-2022, Art Pop
#21 A Light for Attracting Attention The Smile May-13-2022, Art Rock
#22 Topical Dancer Charlotte Adigéry, Bolis Pupul Mar-04-2022, Art Pop
#23 Weather Alive Beth Orton Sep-23-2022, Art Pop
#24 CAPRISONGS FKA twigs Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B
#25 Cherry Daphni Oct-07-2022, Deep House
#26 Ugly Season Perfume Genius Jun-17-2022, Art Pop
#27 Florist Florist Jul-29-2022, Indie Folk
#28 Aethiopes Billy Woods Apr-08-2022, Abstract Hip Hop
#29 Heaven Come Crashing Rachika Nayar Aug-26-2022, Progressive Electronic
#30 LABYRINTHITIS Destroyer Mar-25-2022, Art Rock
#31 BADモード Hikaru Utada Jan-19-2022, J-Pop
#32 HYPNOS Ravyn Lenae May-20-2022, Contemporary R&B
#33 Being Funny In a Foreign Language The 1975 Oct-14-2022, Pop Rock
#34 Laughing so Hard, It Hurts MAVI Oct-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop
#35 Boat Songs MJ Lenderman Apr-29-2022, Slacker Rock
#36 Diaspora Problems Soul Glo Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk
#37 And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow Weyes Blood Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop
#38 Plonk Huerco S. Feb-25-2022, IDM
#39 God's Country Chat Pile Jul-29-2022, Noise Rock
#40 Classic Objects Jenny Hval Mar-11-2022, Art Pop
#41 Shebang Oren Ambarchi Sep-30-2022, Post-Minimalism
#42 Nothing To Declare 700 Bliss May-27-2022, Experimental Hip Hop
#43 Laurel Hell Mitski Feb-04-2022, Synthpop
#44 Three Dimensions Deep Amber Mark Jan-28-2022, Contemporary R&B
#45 Sometimes, Forever Soccer Mommy Jun-24-2022, Indie Rock
#46 KicK iii Arca Dec-01-2021, Deconstructed Club
#47 Expert in a Dying Field The Beths Sep-16-2022, Power Pop
#48 Forfolks Jeff Parker Dec-10-2021, Post-Minimalism
#49 Ants From Up There Black Country, New Road Feb-04-2022, Art Rock
#50 Pripyat Marina Herlop May-20-2022, Glitch Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Score | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |  | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Album, Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #2 |  | Natural Brown Prom Queen | Sudan Archives | Album, Sep-09-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #3 |  | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Album, Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #4 |  | Endure | Special Interest | Album, Nov-04-2022, Dance-Punk |
| #5 |  | Un Verano Sin Ti | Bad Bunny | Album, May-06-2022, Reggaetón |
| #6 |  | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #7 |  | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #8 |  | ¡Ay! | Lucrecia Dalt | Album, Oct-14-2022, Art Pop |
| #9 |  | Remember Your North Star | Yaya Bey | Album, Jun-17-2022, Neo-Soul |
| #10 |  | God Save the Animals | Alex G | Album, Sep-23-2022, Indie Rock |
| #11 |  | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | Album, Jan-07-2022, Synthpop |
| #12 |  | Fossora | Björk | Album, Sep-30-2022, Art Pop |
| #13 |  | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #14 |  | Janky Star | Grace Ives | Album, Jun-10-2022, Synthpop |
| #15 |  | I Love You Jennifer B | Jockstrap | Album, Sep-09-2022, Art Pop |
| #16 |  | PAINLESS | Nilüfer Yanya | Album, Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #17 |  | SICK! | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #18 |  | In These Times | Makaya McCraven | Album, Sep-23-2022, Jazz Fusion |
| #19 |  | CRASH | Charli XCX | Album, Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #20 |  | Pompeii | Cate Le Bon | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Pop |
| #21 |  | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | Album, May-13-2022, Art Rock |
| #22 |  | Topical Dancer | Charlotte AdigéryBolis Pupul | Album, Mar-04-2022, Art Pop |
| #23 |  | Weather Alive | Beth Orton | Album, Sep-23-2022, Art Pop |
| #24 |  | CAPRISONGS | FKA twigs | Album, Jan-14-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #25 |  | Cherry | Daphni | Album, Oct-07-2022, Deep House |
| #26 |  | Ugly Season | Perfume Genius | Album, Jun-17-2022, Art Pop |
| #27 |  | Florist | Florist | Album, Jul-29-2022, Indie Folk |
| #28 |  | Aethiopes | Billy Woods | Album, Apr-08-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #29 |  | Heaven Come Crashing | Rachika Nayar | Album, Aug-26-2022, Progressive Electronic |
| #30 |  | LABYRINTHITIS | Destroyer | Album, Mar-25-2022, Art Rock |
| #31 |  | BADモード | Hikaru Utada | Album, Jan-19-2022, J-Pop |
| #32 |  | HYPNOS | Ravyn Lenae | Album, May-20-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #33 |  | Being Funny In a Foreign Language | The 1975 | Album, Oct-14-2022, Pop Rock |
| #34 |  | Laughing so Hard, It Hurts | MAVI | Album, Oct-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #35 |  | Boat Songs | MJ Lenderman | Album, Apr-29-2022, Slacker Rock |
| #36 |  | Diaspora Problems | Soul Glo | Album, Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #37 |  | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Weyes Blood | Album, Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #38 |  | Plonk | Huerco S. | Album, Feb-25-2022, IDM |
| #39 |  | God's Country | Chat Pile | Album, Jul-29-2022, Noise Rock |
| #40 |  | Classic Objects | Jenny Hval | Album, Mar-11-2022, Art Pop |
| #41 |  | Shebang | Oren Ambarchi | Album, Sep-30-2022, Post-Minimalism |
| #42 |  | Nothing To Declare | 700 Bliss | Album, May-27-2022, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #43 |  | Laurel Hell | Mitski | Album, Feb-04-2022, Synthpop |
| #44 |  | Three Dimensions Deep | Amber Mark | Album, Jan-28-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #45 |  | Sometimes, Forever | Soccer Mommy | Album, Jun-24-2022, Indie Rock |
| #46 |  | KicK iii | Arca | Album, Dec-01-2021, Deconstructed Club |
| #47 |  | Expert in a Dying Field | The Beths | Album, Sep-16-2022, Power Pop |
| #48 |  | Forfolks | Jeff Parker | Album, Dec-10-2021, Post-Minimalism |
| #49 |  | Ants From Up There | Black Country, New Road | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Rock |
| #50 |  | Pripyat | Marina Herlop | Album, May-20-2022, Glitch Pop |