Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis's Best Albums of 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot reveal their Best Albums of the Year, music they loved and couldn’t stop listening to. They also hear selections from their production staff and pay tribute to the late, great Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac.

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# 1

Stumpwork by Dry Cleaning

Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Post-Punk Indie Rock

# 2

Wet Leg by Wet Leg

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 3

Growing Up by The Linda Lindas

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Pop Punk Power Pop

# 4

MUNA by MUNA

Album • Jun 24 / 2022 Synthpop Pop Rock

# 5

Cave World by Viagra Boys

Album • Jul 08 / 2022 Dance-Punk

# 6

Hour Of The Ox by Katie Kim

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Art Pop Chamber Folk Art Rock

# 7

Take It Like A Man by Amanda Shires

Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country

# 8

Welcome 2 Club XIII by Drive-By Truckers

Album • Jun 03 / 2022 Alt-Country Southern Rock

# 9

Blue Rev by Alvvays

Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Indie Pop Shoegaze Noise Pop

# 10

Special by Lizzo

Album • Jul 15 / 2022 Contemporary R&B Dance-Pop

# 11

Everything Was Beautiful by Spiritualized

Album • Feb 25 / 2022 Space Rock Revival

# 12

Laurel Hell by Mitski

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Synthpop Art Pop New Wave

# 13

Havasu by Pedro The Lion

Album • Jan 20 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 14

Radiate Like This by Warpaint

Album • May 06 / 2022 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 15

Lucifer On The Sofa by Spoon

Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 16

Nightroamer by Sarah Shook & the Disarmers

Album • Feb 18 / 2022 Alt-Country Americana

# 17

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

Album • May 06 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock

# 18

Wild Loneliness by Superchunk

Album • Feb 25 / 2022 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 19

Few Good Things by Saba

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop

# 20

Heterosexuality by Shamir

Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Rock Alternative R&B