PopMatters' 50 Best Albums of 2022 So Far
The 50 best albums of 2022 offer sublime music as major artists return with new albums and brilliant new sounds bubble up from the underground and worldwide.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nothing To Declare | 700 Bliss | May-27-2022, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #2 | The Dream | alt-J | Feb-11-2022, Art Pop |
| #3 | Farm to Table | Bartees Strange | Jun-17-2022, Indie Rock |
| #4 | Once Twice Melody | Beach House | Feb-18-2022, Dream Pop |
| #5 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #6 | Ants From Up There | Black Country, New Road | Feb-04-2022, Art Rock |
| #7 | Where's the One? | Congotronics International | Apr-29-2022, Tradi-Modern |
| #8 | LABYRINTHITIS | Destroyer | Mar-25-2022, Art Rock |
| #9 | Hygiene | Drug Church | Mar-11-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #10 | SICK! | Earl Sweatshirt | Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #11 | Let's Say For Instance | Emeli Sandé | May-06-2022, Pop Soul |
| #12 | You Have Got to Be Kidding Me | fanclubwallet | May-20-2022, Indie Pop |
| #13 | Chloë and the Next 20th Century | Father John Misty | Apr-08-2022, Traditional Pop |
| #14 | Skinty Fia | Fontaines D.C. | Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock |
| #15 | angel in realtime. | Gang of Youths | Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #16 | IMPERA | Ghost | Mar-11-2022, Hard Rock |
| #17 | Famously Alive | Guerilla Toss | Feb-16-2022, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #18 | Crystal Nuns Cathedral | Guided By Voices | Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #19 | Harry's House | Harry Styles | May-20-2022, Pop Rock |
| #20 | Giving The World Away | Hatchie | Apr-22-2022, Dream Pop |
| #21 | LIFE ON EARTH | Hurray for the Riff Raff | Feb-18-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Aboogi | Imarhan | Jan-28-2022, Tishoumaren |
| #23 | The 7th Hand | Immanuel Wilkins | Jan-28-2022, Post-Bop |
| #24 | Fear Of The Dawn | Jack White | Apr-08-2022, Blues Rock |
| #25 | Classic Objects | Jenny Hval | Mar-11-2022, Art Pop |
| #26 | Cleanse | Joywave | Feb-11-2022, Indie Pop |
| #27 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #28 | Reason to Smile | Kojey Radical | Mar-04-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #29 | Breaking The Thermometer | Leyla McCalla | May-06-2022, Acoustic Blues |
| #30 | Palomino | Miranda Lambert | Apr-29-2022, Contemporary Country |
| #31 | Roots | Misha Sultan | May-06-2022, Downtempo |
| #32 | MUNA | MUNA | Jun-24-2022, Synthpop |
| #33 | imagine naked! | OHYUNG | Apr-22-2022, Ambient |
| #34 | Timbuktu | Oumou Sangaré | Apr-29-2022, Wassoulou |
| #35 | Ugly Season | Perfume Genius | Jun-17-2022, Art Pop |
| #36 | Profound Mysteries | Röyksopp | Apr-29-2022, Electropop |
| #37 | BAMANAN | Rokia Koné, Jacknife Lee | Feb-18-2022, Mande Music |
| #38 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #39 | Few Good Things | Saba | Feb-04-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #40 | Nightroamer | Sarah Shook & the Disarmers | Feb-18-2022, Alt-Country |
| #41 | Heterosexuality | Shamir | Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock |
| #42 | We've Been Going About This All Wrong | Sharon Van Etten | May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #43 | If I never know you like this again | SOAK | May-20-2022, Indie Rock |
| #44 | The Alien Coast | St. Paul & The Broken Bones | Jan-28-2022, Rhythm & Blues |
| #45 | Rot | Tennyson | Feb-18-2022, Alt-Pop |
| #46 | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | May-13-2022, Art Rock |
| #47 | How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars | The Weather Station | Mar-04-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #48 | StandArt | Tigran Hamasyan | Apr-29-2022, Post-Bop |
| #49 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #50 | 11 5 18 2 5 18 | Yann Tiersen | Jun-10-2022, Progressive Electronic |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nothing To Declare | 700 Bliss | Album, May-27-2022, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #2 | The Dream | alt-J | Album, Feb-11-2022, Art Pop |
| #3 | Farm to Table | Bartees Strange | Album, Jun-17-2022, Indie Rock |
| #4 | Once Twice Melody | Beach House | Album, Feb-18-2022, Dream Pop |
| #5 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #6 | Ants From Up There | Black Country, New Road | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Rock |
| #7 | Where's the One? | Congotronics International | Album, Apr-29-2022, Tradi-Modern |
| #8 | LABYRINTHITIS | Destroyer | Album, Mar-25-2022, Art Rock |
| #9 | Hygiene | Drug Church | Album, Mar-11-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #10 | SICK! | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #11 | Let's Say For Instance | Emeli Sandé | Album, May-06-2022, Pop Soul |
| #12 | You Have Got to Be Kidding Me | fanclubwallet | Album, May-20-2022, Indie Pop |
| #13 | Chloë and the Next 20th Century | Father John Misty | Album, Apr-08-2022, Traditional Pop |
| #14 | Skinty Fia | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock |
| #15 | angel in realtime. | Gang of Youths | Album, Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #16 | IMPERA | Ghost | Album, Mar-11-2022, Hard Rock |
| #17 | Famously Alive | Guerilla Toss | Album, Feb-16-2022, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #18 | Crystal Nuns Cathedral | Guided By Voices | Album, Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #19 | Harry's House | Harry Styles | Album, May-20-2022, Pop Rock |
| #20 | Giving The World Away | Hatchie | Album, Apr-22-2022, Dream Pop |
| #21 | LIFE ON EARTH | Hurray for the Riff Raff | Album, Feb-18-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Aboogi | Imarhan | Album, Jan-28-2022, Tishoumaren |
| #23 | The 7th Hand | Immanuel Wilkins | Album, Jan-28-2022, Post-Bop |
| #24 | Fear Of The Dawn | Jack White | Album, Apr-08-2022, Blues Rock |
| #25 | Classic Objects | Jenny Hval | Album, Mar-11-2022, Art Pop |
| #26 | Cleanse | Joywave | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Pop |
| #27 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #28 | Reason to Smile | Kojey Radical | Album, Mar-04-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #29 | Breaking The Thermometer | Leyla McCalla | Album, May-06-2022, Acoustic Blues |
| #30 | Palomino | Miranda Lambert | Album, Apr-29-2022, Contemporary Country |
| #31 | Roots | Misha Sultan | Album, May-06-2022, Downtempo |
| #32 | MUNA | MUNA | Album, Jun-24-2022, Synthpop |
| #33 | imagine naked! | OHYUNG | Album, Apr-22-2022, Ambient |
| #34 | Timbuktu | Oumou Sangaré | Album, Apr-29-2022, Wassoulou |
| #35 | Ugly Season | Perfume Genius | Album, Jun-17-2022, Art Pop |
| #36 | Profound Mysteries | Röyksopp | Album, Apr-29-2022, Electropop |
| #37 | BAMANAN | Rokia KonéJacknife Lee | Album, Feb-18-2022, Mande Music |
| #38 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #39 | Few Good Things | Saba | Album, Feb-04-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #40 | Nightroamer | Sarah Shook & the Disarmers | Album, Feb-18-2022, Alt-Country |
| #41 | Heterosexuality | Shamir | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock |
| #42 | We've Been Going About This All Wrong | Sharon Van Etten | Album, May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #43 | If I never know you like this again | SOAK | Album, May-20-2022, Indie Rock |
| #44 | The Alien Coast | St. Paul & The Broken Bones | Album, Jan-28-2022, Rhythm & Blues |
| #45 | Rot | Tennyson | Album, Feb-18-2022, Alt-Pop |
| #46 | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | Album, May-13-2022, Art Rock |
| #47 | How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars | The Weather Station | Album, Mar-04-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #48 | StandArt | Tigran Hamasyan | Album, Apr-29-2022, Post-Bop |
| #49 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #50 | 11 5 18 2 5 18 | Yann Tiersen | Album, Jun-10-2022, Progressive Electronic |