RIFF's 67 Best Albums of 2022

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Published: December 04, 2022 05:00 Source

# 1

angel in realtime. by Gang of Youths

Album • Feb 25 / 2022 Indie Rock Chamber Pop

# 2

RENAISSANCE by Beyoncé

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

# 3

DRILL MUSIC IN ZION by Lupe Fiasco

Album • Jun 24 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop Jazz Rap Abstract Hip Hop

# 4

MOTOMAMI by ROSALÍA

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Neoperreo Art Pop

# 5

A Light for Attracting Attention by The Smile

Album • May 13 / 2022 Art Rock

# 6

Lucifer On The Sofa by Spoon

Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 7

King's Disease III by Nas

Album • Nov 11 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Boom Bap Conscious Hip Hop

# 8

Dawn FM by The Weeknd

Album • Jan 07 / 2022 Synthpop Dance-Pop

# 9

SKIN by Ho99o9

Album • Mar 10 / 2022 Industrial Hip Hop Digital Hardcore

# 10

And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow by Weyes Blood

Album • Nov 18 / 2022 Baroque Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 12

How Do You Burn? by The Afghan Whigs

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Alternative Rock

# 13

Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road

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

# 14

Midnights by Taylor Swift

Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Alt-Pop

# 15

Oxy Music by Alex Cameron

Album • Mar 11 / 2022 Pop Rock Soft Rock

# 16

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar

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

# 17

Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny

Album • May 06 / 2022 Reggaetón Latin Pop

# 18

Welcome 2 Club XIII by Drive-By Truckers

Album • Jun 03 / 2022 Alt-Country Southern Rock

# 19

Changes by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Album • Oct 28 / 2022 Psychedelic Pop Progressive Pop

# 20

Autofiction by Suede

Album • Sep 16 / 2022 Alternative Rock

# 21

Harry's House by Harry Styles

Album • May 20 / 2022 Pop Rock

# 22

$oul $old $eparately by Freddie Gibbs

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Gangsta Rap

# 23

HOLY FVCK by Demi Lovato

Album • Aug 19 / 2022 Alternative Rock Pop Rock

# 24

Gemini Rights by Steve Lacy

Album • Jul 15 / 2022 Neo-Soul Bedroom Pop

# 25

Cheat Codes by Danger Mouse + Black Thought

Album • Aug 12 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 26

World Record by Neil Young + Crazy Horse

Album • Nov 18 / 2022 Folk Rock Country Rock Roots Rock

# 27

PEP by Lights

Album • Apr 01 / 2022 Electropop Alt-Pop

# 28

Chloë and the Next 20th Century by Father John Misty

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Traditional Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 29

Will Of The People by Muse

Album • Aug 26 / 2022 Alternative Rock Pop Rock

# 30

Melt My Eyez See Your Future by Denzel Curry

Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop

# 31

The Gods We Can Touch by AURORA

Album • Jan 21 / 2022 Alt-Pop

# 32

Alpha Zulu by Phoenix

Album • Nov 04 / 2022 Synthpop Alternative Dance New Wave

# 33

Dominion by Skillet

Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Alternative Rock Hard Rock Pop Rock

# 34

Patient Number 9 by Ozzy Osbourne

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Hard Rock Heavy Metal

# 35

Earthling by Eddie Vedder

Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Alternative Rock

# 36

XI: BLEED HERE NOW by ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead

Album • Jul 15 / 2022 Alternative Rock

# 37

Asphalt Meadows by Death Cab for Cutie

Album • Sep 16 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 38

Only the Strong Survive by Bruce Springsteen

Album • Nov 11 / 2022 Soul

# 39

Back From the Dead by Halestorm

Album • May 06 / 2022 Hard Rock Alternative Metal

# 40

Bronco by Orville Peck

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Contemporary Country

# 41

INTO THE BLUE by Broken Bells

Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Indie Pop Psychedelic Pop

# 42

We've Been Going About This All Wrong by Sharon Van Etten

Album • May 06 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock

# 43

Omens by Lamb of God

Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Groove Metal

# 44

American Heartbreak by Zach Bryan

Album • May 20 / 2022 Country Singer-Songwriter Americana

# 45

Laurel Hell by Mitski

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Synthpop Art Pop New Wave

# 46

Fear Of The Dawn by Jack White

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Blues Rock Experimental Rock Art Rock

# 47

THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND by Bad Omens

Album • Feb 25 / 2022 Alternative Metal

# 48

Growin' Up by Luke Combs

Album • Jun 24 / 2022 Contemporary Country

# 49

Planet Zero by Shinedown

Album • Jul 01 / 2022 Hard Rock Alternative Rock

# 50

The Hardest Part by Noah Cyrus

Album • Sep 16 / 2022 Folk Pop Singer-Songwriter Americana

# 51

BORN PINK by BLACKPINK

Album • Sep 16 / 2022 K-Pop