Record Collector's Best New Albums of 2022



Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Dear Scott Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band May-27-2022, Folk Rock
#2 Wet Leg Wet Leg Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock
#3 The Overload Yard Act Jan-21-2022, Post-Punk
#4 Ants From Up There Black Country, New Road Feb-04-2022, Art Rock
#5 Fossora Björk Sep-30-2022, Art Pop
#6 Skinty Fia Fontaines D.C. Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock
#7 Autofiction Suede Sep-16-2022, Alternative Rock
#8 Lifetime Achievement Loudon Wainwright III Aug-19-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#9 Stumpwork Dry Cleaning Oct-21-2022, Post-Punk
#10 Big Time Angel Olsen Jun-03-2022, Americana
#11 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#12 And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow Weyes Blood Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop
#13 N.K-Pop Paul Heaton, Jacqui Abbott Oct-07-2022, Pop Rock
#14 The Tipping Point Tears for Fears Oct-07-2021, Pop Rock
#15 RENAISSANCE Beyoncé Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop
#16 The Boy Named If Elvis Costello, The Imposters Jan-14-2022, Power Pop
#17 CLOSURE / CONTINUATION Porcupine Tree Jun-24-2022, Progressive Rock
#18 Mascara Streakz Altered Images Aug-26-2022, New Wave
#19 Fever Dreams Pts 1 - 4 Johnny Marr Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock
#20 Midnight Rocker Horace Andy Apr-08-2022, Roots Reggae
#21 Hellfire black midi Jul-15-2022, Avant-Prog
#22 Heartmind Cass McCombs Aug-19-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#23 Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You Big Thief Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk
#24 Cheat Codes Danger Mouse, Black Thought Aug-12-2022, East Coast Hip Hop
#25 Blue Rev Alvvays Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Dear Scott | Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band | Album, May-27-2022, Folk Rock |
| #2 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #3 | The Overload | Yard Act | Album, Jan-21-2022, Post-Punk |
| #4 | Ants From Up There | Black Country, New Road | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Rock |
| #5 | Fossora | Björk | Album, Sep-30-2022, Art Pop |
| #6 | Skinty Fia | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock |
| #7 | Autofiction | Suede | Album, Sep-16-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #8 | Lifetime Achievement | Loudon Wainwright III | Album, Aug-19-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Stumpwork | Dry Cleaning | Album, Oct-21-2022, Post-Punk |
| #10 | Big Time | Angel Olsen | Album, Jun-03-2022, Americana |
| #11 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #12 | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Weyes Blood | Album, Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #13 | N.K-Pop | Paul HeatonJacqui Abbott | Album, Oct-07-2022, Pop Rock |
| #14 | The Tipping Point | Tears for Fears | Album, Oct-07-2021, Pop Rock |
| #15 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Album, Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #16 | The Boy Named If | Elvis CostelloThe Imposters | Album, Jan-14-2022, Power Pop |
| #17 | CLOSURE / CONTINUATION | Porcupine Tree | Album, Jun-24-2022, Progressive Rock |
| #18 | Mascara Streakz | Altered Images | Album, Aug-26-2022, New Wave |
| #19 | Fever Dreams Pts 1 - 4 | Johnny Marr | Album, Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Midnight Rocker | Horace Andy | Album, Apr-08-2022, Roots Reggae |
| #21 | Hellfire | black midi | Album, Jul-15-2022, Avant-Prog |
| #22 | Heartmind | Cass McCombs | Album, Aug-19-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #24 | Cheat Codes | Danger MouseBlack Thought | Album, Aug-12-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #25 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Album, Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |