PopMatters' 80 Best Albums of 2022

Musicians were more active in 2022 and it resulted in a vast treasure trove of superb work. The best albums of 2022 pushed boundaries and are more varied than ever.

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# 1
Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Dance-Pop House Contemporary R&B
# 2
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Blues Rock Experimental Rock Art Rock
# 3
Album • May 13 / 2022 Art Rock
# 4
Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop
# 5
Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Alt-Pop
# 6
Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Neo-Soul
# 7
Album • Jul 22 / 2022 Electronic Dance Music
# 8
Album • Sep 16 / 2022 Pop Rock Dance-Pop
# 9
Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Electropop
# 10
Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Art Rock Post-Rock Chamber Pop
# 11
Album • Jun 17 / 2022 Indie Rock
# 12
Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Folk Folk Rock
# 13
Album • Feb 18 / 2022 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia
# 14
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Indie Rock
# 15
Album • Nov 04 / 2022 Progressive Breaks Ambient Techno
# 16
Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Post-Punk Indie Rock
# 17
Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Soul Contemporary R&B
# 18
Album • Jan 21 / 2022 Post-Punk
# 19
Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Neoperreo Art Pop
# 20
Album • May 13 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop
# 21
Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country
# 22
Album • Aug 19 / 2022 Synthpop Alternative Dance Indietronica
# 23
Album • May 27 / 2022 Experimental Hip Hop Deconstructed Club
# 24
Album • May 06 / 2022 Pop Soul
# 25
Album • Jul 15 / 2022 Avant-Prog Brutal Prog
# 26
Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Tradi-Modern
# 27
Album • Feb 18 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock
# 28
Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Gothic Rock Post-Punk
# 29
Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Alternative R&B Art Pop
# 30
Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia
# 31
Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 32
Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Indie Rock Indie Folk
# 33
Album • Mar 04 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop Neo-Soul UK Hip Hop
# 34
Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Americana
# 35
Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop
# 36
Album • Feb 25 / 2022 Indie Rock Chamber Pop
# 37
Album • May 06 / 2022 Acoustic Blues Caribbean Folk Music
# 38
Album • Jul 08 / 2022 Experimental Hip Hop Post-Punk
# 39
Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Dance-Pop
# 40
Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop
# 41
Album • Sep 16 / 2022 Power Pop Indie Rock
# 42
Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Neo-Soul Psychedelic Soul
# 43
Album • Jun 17 / 2022 Art Pop Experimental
# 44
Album • Oct 07 / 2022 UK Hip Hop Wave
# 45
Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Pop Rock
# 46
Album • Jun 24 / 2022 Jazz Jazz Pop
# 47
Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Art Pop Glitch Pop
# 48
Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Chamber Pop Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk
# 49
Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Rock
# 50
Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Rock Alternative R&B