SPIN's 22 Best Albums of 2022
If nothing else, 2022 was a wild one. We started the year with a surprise release by a major artist (The Weeknd's Dawn FM) and bookended it with another
Published: December 22, 2022 15:19
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Weyes Blood | Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #2 | Endure | Special Interest | Nov-04-2022, Dance-Punk |
| #3 | The Bad Plus | The Bad Plus | Sep-30-2022, Jazz |
| #4 | The Tipping Point | Tears for Fears | Oct-07-2021, Pop Rock |
| #5 | King Cobra | Infinity Knives, Brian Ennals | Jul-11-2022, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #6 | Queen of Sheba | Ibrahim Maalouf, Angelique Kidjo | Jun-24-2022, Jazz |
| #7 | Entering Heaven Alive | Jack White | Jul-22-2022, Folk Rock |
| #8 | The Mars Volta | The Mars Volta | Sep-16-2022, Art Pop |
| #9 | NOT TiGHT | DOMi & JD BECK | Jul-29-2022, Nu Jazz |
| #10 | Hygiene | Drug Church | Mar-11-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #11 | I Walked with You a Ways | Plains | Sep-30-2022, Americana |
| #12 | SOS | SZA | Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #13 | You Still Here, Ho ? | Flo Milli | Jul-20-2022, Trap |
| #14 | Little Green House | Anxious | Jan-21-2022, Emo |
| #15 | Famously Alive | Guerilla Toss | Feb-16-2022, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #16 | Mostly Peaceful | Brock Zeman | Apr-26-2022, |
| #17 | Sons Of | Sam Prekop, John McEntire | Jul-22-2022, Ambient Techno |
| #18 | Exercise Your Demons | CLIFFDIVER | May-06-2022, Pop Punk |
| #19 | Sakurajima | Under The Reefs Orchestra | Sep-23-2022, Progressive Rock |
| #20 | This Is America: An Anthology 2020–2021 | Johnny Gandelsman | Jul-01-2022, |
| #21 | This Machine Still Kills Fascists | Dropkick Murphys | Sep-30-2022, Folk Rock |
| #22 | Refugees | Jimmy Cliff | Aug-12-2022, Pop Reggae |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Weyes Blood | Album, Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #2 | Endure | Special Interest | Album, Nov-04-2022, Dance-Punk |
| #3 | The Bad Plus | The Bad Plus | Album, Sep-30-2022, Jazz |
| #4 | The Tipping Point | Tears for Fears | Album, Oct-07-2021, Pop Rock |
| #5 | King Cobra | Infinity KnivesBrian Ennals | Album, Jul-11-2022, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #6 | Queen of Sheba | Ibrahim MaaloufAngelique Kidjo | Album, Jun-24-2022, Jazz |
| #7 | Entering Heaven Alive | Jack White | Album, Jul-22-2022, Folk Rock |
| #8 | The Mars Volta | The Mars Volta | Album, Sep-16-2022, Art Pop |
| #9 | NOT TiGHT | DOMi & JD BECK | Album, Jul-29-2022, Nu Jazz |
| #10 | Hygiene | Drug Church | Album, Mar-11-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #11 | I Walked with You a Ways | Plains | Album, Sep-30-2022, Americana |
| #12 | SOS | SZA | Album, Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #13 | You Still Here, Ho ? | Flo Milli | Album, Jul-20-2022, Trap |
| #14 | Little Green House | Anxious | Album, Jan-21-2022, Emo |
| #15 | Famously Alive | Guerilla Toss | Album, Feb-16-2022, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #16 | Mostly Peaceful | Brock Zeman | Album, Apr-26-2022, |
| #17 | Sons Of | Sam PrekopJohn McEntire | Album, Jul-22-2022, Ambient Techno |
| #18 | Exercise Your Demons | CLIFFDIVER | Album, May-06-2022, Pop Punk |
| #19 | Sakurajima | Under The Reefs Orchestra | Album, Sep-23-2022, Progressive Rock |
| #20 | This Is America: An Anthology 2020–2021 | Johnny Gandelsman | Album, Jul-01-2022, |
| #21 | This Machine Still Kills Fascists | Dropkick Murphys | Album, Sep-30-2022, Folk Rock |
| #22 | Refugees | Jimmy Cliff | Album, Aug-12-2022, Pop Reggae |