Slate's Best Albums of 2022

Plus the best songs.

Published: December 09, 2022 10:45 Source

# 1

GOLD by Alabaster Deplume

Album • Apr 01 / 2022 Spiritual Jazz Jazz Poetry Chamber Jazz

# 2

Warm Chris by Aldous Harding

Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Chamber Pop Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 3

Mr. Money With The Vibe by Asake

Album • Sep 07 / 2022

# 4

RENAISSANCE by Beyoncé

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

# 5

CAZIMI by Caitlin Rose

Album • Nov 18 / 2022 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter

# 6

Pompeii by Cate Le Bon

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Art Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 7

Ghost Song by Cécile McLorin Salvant

Album • Mar 04 / 2022 Vocal Jazz

# 8

Trio Of Trios by Charles Lloyd

Album • Nov 18 / 2022

# 9

If My Wife New I’d Be Dead by CMAT

Album • Mar 04 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country Indie Pop

# 10

Stumpwork by Dry Cleaning

Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Post-Punk Indie Rock

# 11

Say Laura by Eric Chenaux

Album • Feb 18 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter

# 12

Flaming Swords by Fievel Is Glauque

Album • Nov 25 / 2022 Progressive Pop Jazz Pop Jazz-Rock

# 13

The Forever Story by JID

Album • Aug 26 / 2022 Southern Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 14

I Love You Jennifer B by Jockstrap

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Art Pop Glitch Pop

# 15

Balens Cho (Hot Candles) by Mach-Hommy

Album • Dec 04 / 2021 East Coast Hip Hop Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop Hip Hop

# 16

Amaryllis by Mary Halvorson

Album • May 13 / 2022 Avant-Garde Jazz Chamber Jazz

# 17

Belladonna by Mary Halvorson

Album • May 13 / 2022 Chamber Jazz Avant-Garde Jazz Third Stream

# 18

Palomino by Miranda Lambert

Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Contemporary Country

# 19

I Walked with You a Ways by Plains

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Americana Alt-Country

# 20

Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky by Porridge Radio

Album • May 20 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 21

MOTOMAMI by ROSALÍA

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Neoperreo Art Pop

# 22

Endure by Special Interest

Album • Nov 04 / 2022 Dance-Punk Post-Punk

# 23

From Capelton Hill by Stars

Album • May 27 / 2022 Indie Pop

# 24

Gemini Rights by Steve Lacy

Album • Jul 15 / 2022 Neo-Soul Bedroom Pop

# 25

Natural Brown Prom Queen by Sudan Archives

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Alternative R&B Art Pop

# 26

Being Funny In a Foreign Language by The 1975

Album • Oct 14 / 2022 Pop Rock

# 27

Expert in a Dying Field by The Beths

Album • Sep 16 / 2022 Power Pop Indie Rock

# 28

Dawn FM by The Weeknd

Album • Jan 07 / 2022 Synthpop Dance-Pop

# 29

Beach Practice by Veda Hille

Album • Mar 31 / 2022

# 30

Wet Leg by Wet Leg

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 31

Cruel Country by Wilco

Album • May 27 / 2022 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter

# 32

A Beautiful Time by Willie Nelson

Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Country

# 33

Bhakti by Zoh Amba

Album • Sep 25 / 2022 Free Jazz