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.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Stumpwork | Dry Cleaning | Oct-21-2022, Post-Punk |
| #2 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Growing Up | The Linda Lindas | Apr-08-2022, Pop Punk |
| #4 | MUNA | MUNA | Jun-24-2022, Synthpop |
| #5 | Cave World | Viagra Boys | Jul-08-2022, Dance-Punk |
| #6 | Hour Of The Ox | Katie Kim | Sep-09-2022, Art Pop |
| #7 | Take It Like A Man | Amanda Shires | Jul-29-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | Welcome 2 Club XIII | Drive-By Truckers | Jun-03-2022, Alt-Country |
| #9 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #10 | Special | Lizzo | Jul-15-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #11 | Everything Was Beautiful | Spiritualized | Feb-25-2022, Space Rock Revival |
| #12 | Laurel Hell | Mitski | Feb-04-2022, Synthpop |
| #13 | Havasu | Pedro The Lion | Jan-20-2022, Indie Rock |
| #14 | Radiate Like This | Warpaint | May-06-2022, Dream Pop |
| #15 | Lucifer On The Sofa | Spoon | Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock |
| #16 | Nightroamer | Sarah Shook & the Disarmers | Feb-18-2022, Alt-Country |
| #17 | We've Been Going About This All Wrong | Sharon Van Etten | May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #18 | Wild Loneliness | Superchunk | Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #19 | Few Good Things | Saba | Feb-04-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #20 | Heterosexuality | Shamir | Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Stumpwork | Dry Cleaning | Album, Oct-21-2022, Post-Punk |
| #2 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Growing Up | The Linda Lindas | Album, Apr-08-2022, Pop Punk |
| #4 | MUNA | MUNA | Album, Jun-24-2022, Synthpop |
| #5 | Cave World | Viagra Boys | Album, Jul-08-2022, Dance-Punk |
| #6 | Hour Of The Ox | Katie Kim | Album, Sep-09-2022, Art Pop |
| #7 | Take It Like A Man | Amanda Shires | Album, Jul-29-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | Welcome 2 Club XIII | Drive-By Truckers | Album, Jun-03-2022, Alt-Country |
| #9 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Album, Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #10 | Special | Lizzo | Album, Jul-15-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #11 | Everything Was Beautiful | Spiritualized | Album, Feb-25-2022, Space Rock Revival |
| #12 | Laurel Hell | Mitski | Album, Feb-04-2022, Synthpop |
| #13 | Havasu | Pedro The Lion | Album, Jan-20-2022, Indie Rock |
| #14 | Radiate Like This | Warpaint | Album, May-06-2022, Dream Pop |
| #15 | Lucifer On The Sofa | Spoon | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock |
| #16 | Nightroamer | Sarah Shook & the Disarmers | Album, Feb-18-2022, Alt-Country |
| #17 | We've Been Going About This All Wrong | Sharon Van Etten | Album, May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #18 | Wild Loneliness | Superchunk | Album, Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #19 | Few Good Things | Saba | Album, Feb-04-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #20 | Heterosexuality | Shamir | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock |