Sputnikmusic's Top 50 Albums of 2022
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Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Preacher’s Daughter | Ethel Cain | May-12-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #3 | 19 MASTERS | Saya Gray | Jun-09-2022, Indie Folk |
| #4 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #5 | Ants From Up There | Black Country, New Road | Feb-04-2022, Art Rock |
| #6 | The Hum Goes on Forever | The Wonder Years | Sep-23-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #7 | God's Country | Chat Pile | Jul-29-2022, Noise Rock |
| #8 | Mystic Sisters | City of Caterpillar | Sep-30-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #9 | Glitch Princess | yeule | Feb-04-2022, Glitch Pop |
| #10 | Where Myth Becomes Memory | Rolo Tomassi | Feb-04-2022, Post-Metal |
| #11 | angel in realtime. | Gang of Youths | Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #12 | THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND | PUP | Apr-01-2022, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Mirage | Gaerea | Sep-23-2022, Black Metal |
| #14 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #15 | Classic Objects | Jenny Hval | Mar-11-2022, Art Pop |
| #16 | ILYSM | Wild Pink | Oct-14-2022, Indie Rock |
| #17 | Immutable | Meshuggah | Mar-31-2022, Djent |
| #18 | Aethiopes | Billy Woods | Apr-08-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #19 | Quiet the Room | Skullcrusher | Oct-14-2022, Indie Folk |
| #20 | Life After Football | The Smith Street Band | Nov-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #21 | Threshold | Cloud Rat | Oct-07-2022, Grindcore |
| #22 | Celebrity Therapist | The Callous Daoboys | Sep-02-2022, Mathcore |
| #23 | Diaspora Problems | Soul Glo | Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #24 | Innate Passage | Elder | Nov-25-2022, Heavy Psych |
| #25 | The Loser | Gospel | May-13-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #26 | You Belong There | Daniel Rossen | Apr-08-2022, Progressive Folk |
| #27 | CLOSURE / CONTINUATION | Porcupine Tree | Jun-24-2022, Progressive Rock |
| #28 | The Sun Still Seems to Move | Shannen Moser | Sep-30-2022, Contemporary Folk |
| #29 | Spirit Of Ecstasy | Imperial Triumphant | Jul-22-2022, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #30 | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Weyes Blood | Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #31 | The Long Road North | Cult of Luna | Feb-11-2022, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #32 | A Eulogy for Those Still Here | Counterparts | Oct-07-2022, Metalcore |
| #33 | All The Stories Left To Tell | Domestic Terminal | Jul-23-2022, Indie Rock |
| #34 | Peculiar, Missouri | Willi Carlisle | Jul-15-2022, Americana |
| #35 | Electric Elite | Riot City | Oct-05-2022, Heavy Metal |
| #36 | The Buried Storm | Darkher | Apr-15-2022, Ethereal Wave |
| #37 | False Light | White Ward | Jun-17-2022, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #38 | Perfect Light | 40 Watt Sun | Jan-20-2022, Slowcore |
| #39 | Pain Remains | Lorna Shore | Oct-14-2022, Deathcore |
| #40 | American Heartbreak | Zach Bryan | May-20-2022, Country |
| #41 | Thought Form Descent | Wake | Jul-22-2022, Black Metal |
| #42 | Expert in a Dying Field | The Beths | Sep-16-2022, Power Pop |
| #43 | Leave Me for the Crows | Somewhere South of Here | Sep-14-2022, Emo |
| #44 | Dreamkiller | Sumerlands | Sep-16-2022, US Power Metal |
| #45 | In These Times | Makaya McCraven | Sep-23-2022, Jazz Fusion |
| #46 | Fossora | Björk | Sep-30-2022, Art Pop |
| #47 | The Forever Story | JID | Aug-26-2022, Southern Hip Hop |
| #48 | New Preoccupations | Caracara | Mar-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #49 | Bronco | Orville Peck | Apr-08-2022, Contemporary Country |
| #50 | Banefyre | Crippled Black Phoenix | Sep-09-2022, Post-Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Preacher’s Daughter | Ethel Cain | Album, May-12-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #3 | 19 MASTERS | Saya Gray | Album, Jun-09-2022, Indie Folk |
| #4 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Album, Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #5 | Ants From Up There | Black Country, New Road | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Rock |
| #6 | The Hum Goes on Forever | The Wonder Years | Album, Sep-23-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #7 | God's Country | Chat Pile | Album, Jul-29-2022, Noise Rock |
| #8 | Mystic Sisters | City of Caterpillar | Album, Sep-30-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #9 | Glitch Princess | yeule | Album, Feb-04-2022, Glitch Pop |
| #10 | Where Myth Becomes Memory | Rolo Tomassi | Album, Feb-04-2022, Post-Metal |
| #11 | angel in realtime. | Gang of Youths | Album, Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #12 | THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND | PUP | Album, Apr-01-2022, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Mirage | Gaerea | Album, Sep-23-2022, Black Metal |
| #14 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #15 | Classic Objects | Jenny Hval | Album, Mar-11-2022, Art Pop |
| #16 | ILYSM | Wild Pink | Album, Oct-14-2022, Indie Rock |
| #17 | Immutable | Meshuggah | Album, Mar-31-2022, Djent |
| #18 | Aethiopes | Billy Woods | Album, Apr-08-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #19 | Quiet the Room | Skullcrusher | Album, Oct-14-2022, Indie Folk |
| #20 | Life After Football | The Smith Street Band | Album, Nov-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #21 | Threshold | Cloud Rat | Album, Oct-07-2022, Grindcore |
| #22 | Celebrity Therapist | The Callous Daoboys | Album, Sep-02-2022, Mathcore |
| #23 | Diaspora Problems | Soul Glo | Album, Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #24 | Innate Passage | Elder | Album, Nov-25-2022, Heavy Psych |
| #25 | The Loser | Gospel | Album, May-13-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #26 | You Belong There | Daniel Rossen | Album, Apr-08-2022, Progressive Folk |
| #27 | CLOSURE / CONTINUATION | Porcupine Tree | Album, Jun-24-2022, Progressive Rock |
| #28 | The Sun Still Seems to Move | Shannen Moser | Album, Sep-30-2022, Contemporary Folk |
| #29 | Spirit Of Ecstasy | Imperial Triumphant | Album, Jul-22-2022, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #30 | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Weyes Blood | Album, Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #31 | The Long Road North | Cult of Luna | Album, Feb-11-2022, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #32 | A Eulogy for Those Still Here | Counterparts | Album, Oct-07-2022, Metalcore |
| #33 | All The Stories Left To Tell | Domestic Terminal | Album, Jul-23-2022, Indie Rock |
| #34 | Peculiar, Missouri | Willi Carlisle | Album, Jul-15-2022, Americana |
| #35 | Electric Elite | Riot City | Album, Oct-05-2022, Heavy Metal |
| #36 | The Buried Storm | Darkher | Album, Apr-15-2022, Ethereal Wave |
| #37 | False Light | White Ward | Album, Jun-17-2022, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #38 | Perfect Light | 40 Watt Sun | Album, Jan-20-2022, Slowcore |
| #39 | Pain Remains | Lorna Shore | Album, Oct-14-2022, Deathcore |
| #40 | American Heartbreak | Zach Bryan | Album, May-20-2022, Country |
| #41 | Thought Form Descent | Wake | Album, Jul-22-2022, Black Metal |
| #42 | Expert in a Dying Field | The Beths | Album, Sep-16-2022, Power Pop |
| #43 | Leave Me for the Crows | Somewhere South of Here | Album, Sep-14-2022, Emo |
| #44 | Dreamkiller | Sumerlands | Album, Sep-16-2022, US Power Metal |
| #45 | In These Times | Makaya McCraven | Album, Sep-23-2022, Jazz Fusion |
| #46 | Fossora | Björk | Album, Sep-30-2022, Art Pop |
| #47 | The Forever Story | JID | Album, Aug-26-2022, Southern Hip Hop |
| #48 | New Preoccupations | Caracara | Album, Mar-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #49 | Bronco | Orville Peck | Album, Apr-08-2022, Contemporary Country |
| #50 | Banefyre | Crippled Black Phoenix | Album, Sep-09-2022, Post-Rock |