Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2022
Spanning indie, rap, country, metal, pop, hardcore, emo, and avant-garde weirdness.
Published: December 06, 2022 14:30
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #2 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #3 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #4 | Sometimes, Forever | Soccer Mommy | Jun-24-2022, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Aethiopes | Billy Woods | Apr-08-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #6 | God Save the Animals | Alex G | Sep-23-2022, Indie Rock |
| #7 | Expert in a Dying Field | The Beths | Sep-16-2022, Power Pop |
| #8 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #9 | Diaspora Problems | Soul Glo | Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #10 | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | Jan-07-2022, Synthpop |
| #11 | Boat Songs | MJ Lenderman | Apr-29-2022, Slacker Rock |
| #12 | Gemini Rights | Steve Lacy | Jul-15-2022, Neo-Soul |
| #13 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #14 | Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville | Ashley McBryde | Sep-30-2022, Neo-Traditionalist Country |
| #15 | Versions of Modern Performance | Horsegirl | Jun-03-2022, Slacker Rock |
| #16 | New Lords | Mindforce | Sep-16-2022, Crossover Thrash |
| #17 | Being Funny In a Foreign Language | The 1975 | Oct-14-2022, Pop Rock |
| #18 | i don’t know who needs to hear this... | Tomberlin | Apr-29-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | PAINLESS | Nilüfer Yanya | Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #21 | Reset | Panda Bear, Sonic Boom | Aug-12-2022, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #22 | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | May-13-2022, Art Rock |
| #23 | Once Twice Melody | Beach House | Feb-18-2022, Dream Pop |
| #24 | Giant Palm | Naima Bock | Jul-01-2022, Contemporary Folk |
| #25 | Anywhere but Here | Sorry | Oct-06-2022, Indie Rock |
| #26 | Animal Drowning | Knifeplay | Oct-19-2022, Shoegaze |
| #27 | Blending | High Vis | Sep-30-2022, Post-Punk |
| #28 | Little Green House | Anxious | Jan-21-2022, Emo |
| #29 | Everything Was Beautiful | Spiritualized | Feb-25-2022, Space Rock Revival |
| #30 | God's Country | Chat Pile | Jul-29-2022, Noise Rock |
| #31 | MUNA | MUNA | Jun-24-2022, Synthpop |
| #32 | Pompeii | Cate Le Bon | Feb-04-2022, Art Pop |
| #33 | Hygiene | Drug Church | Mar-11-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #34 | Palomino | Miranda Lambert | Apr-29-2022, Contemporary Country |
| #35 | Heaven Come Crashing | Rachika Nayar | Aug-26-2022, Progressive Electronic |
| #36 | Bin Reaper 3: Old Testament | BabyTron | Oct-28-2022, Detroit Trap |
| #37 | In These Times | Makaya McCraven | Sep-23-2022, Jazz Fusion |
| #38 | ILYSM | Wild Pink | Oct-14-2022, Indie Rock |
| #39 | sore thumb | Oso Oso | Mar-18-2022, Indie Rock |
| #40 | 40 Oz. to Fresno | Joyce Manor | Jun-10-2022, Power Pop |
| #41 | The Elephant Man's Bones | Roc Marciano, The Alchemist | Aug-26-2022, Gangsta Rap |
| #42 | Pool Kids | Pool Kids | Jul-22-2022, Emo-Pop |
| #43 | Farm to Table | Bartees Strange | Jun-17-2022, Indie Rock |
| #44 | Club Godfather | Bandmanrill | Oct-28-2022, Jersey Drill |
| #45 | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Weyes Blood | Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #46 | The Sun Still Seems to Move | Shannen Moser | Sep-30-2022, Contemporary Folk |
| #47 | SICK! | Earl Sweatshirt | Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #48 | Pigments | Dawn Richard, Spencer Zahn | Oct-21-2022, Ambient Pop |
| #49 | 劇變 (Jubian) | Ripped to Shreds | Oct-14-2022, Death Metal |
| #50 | Big Time | Angel Olsen | Jun-03-2022, Americana |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Album, Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #2 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #3 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Album, Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #4 | Sometimes, Forever | Soccer Mommy | Album, Jun-24-2022, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Aethiopes | Billy Woods | Album, Apr-08-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #6 | God Save the Animals | Alex G | Album, Sep-23-2022, Indie Rock |
| #7 | Expert in a Dying Field | The Beths | Album, Sep-16-2022, Power Pop |
| #8 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #9 | Diaspora Problems | Soul Glo | Album, Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #10 | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | Album, Jan-07-2022, Synthpop |
| #11 | Boat Songs | MJ Lenderman | Album, Apr-29-2022, Slacker Rock |
| #12 | Gemini Rights | Steve Lacy | Album, Jul-15-2022, Neo-Soul |
| #13 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #14 | Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville | Ashley McBryde | Album, Sep-30-2022, Neo-Traditionalist Country |
| #15 | Versions of Modern Performance | Horsegirl | Album, Jun-03-2022, Slacker Rock |
| #16 | New Lords | Mindforce | Album, Sep-16-2022, Crossover Thrash |
| #17 | Being Funny In a Foreign Language | The 1975 | Album, Oct-14-2022, Pop Rock |
| #18 | i don’t know who needs to hear this... | Tomberlin | Album, Apr-29-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | PAINLESS | Nilüfer Yanya | Album, Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #21 | Reset | Panda BearSonic Boom | Album, Aug-12-2022, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #22 | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | Album, May-13-2022, Art Rock |
| #23 | Once Twice Melody | Beach House | Album, Feb-18-2022, Dream Pop |
| #24 | Giant Palm | Naima Bock | Album, Jul-01-2022, Contemporary Folk |
| #25 | Anywhere but Here | Sorry | Album, Oct-06-2022, Indie Rock |
| #26 | Animal Drowning | Knifeplay | Album, Oct-19-2022, Shoegaze |
| #27 | Blending | High Vis | Album, Sep-30-2022, Post-Punk |
| #28 | Little Green House | Anxious | Album, Jan-21-2022, Emo |
| #29 | Everything Was Beautiful | Spiritualized | Album, Feb-25-2022, Space Rock Revival |
| #30 | God's Country | Chat Pile | Album, Jul-29-2022, Noise Rock |
| #31 | MUNA | MUNA | Album, Jun-24-2022, Synthpop |
| #32 | Pompeii | Cate Le Bon | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Pop |
| #33 | Hygiene | Drug Church | Album, Mar-11-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #34 | Palomino | Miranda Lambert | Album, Apr-29-2022, Contemporary Country |
| #35 | Heaven Come Crashing | Rachika Nayar | Album, Aug-26-2022, Progressive Electronic |
| #36 | Bin Reaper 3: Old Testament | BabyTron | Album, Oct-28-2022, Detroit Trap |
| #37 | In These Times | Makaya McCraven | Album, Sep-23-2022, Jazz Fusion |
| #38 | ILYSM | Wild Pink | Album, Oct-14-2022, Indie Rock |
| #39 | sore thumb | Oso Oso | Album, Mar-18-2022, Indie Rock |
| #40 | 40 Oz. to Fresno | Joyce Manor | Album, Jun-10-2022, Power Pop |
| #41 | The Elephant Man's Bones | Roc MarcianoThe Alchemist | Album, Aug-26-2022, Gangsta Rap |
| #42 | Pool Kids | Pool Kids | Album, Jul-22-2022, Emo-Pop |
| #43 | Farm to Table | Bartees Strange | Album, Jun-17-2022, Indie Rock |
| #44 | Club Godfather | Bandmanrill | Album, Oct-28-2022, Jersey Drill |
| #45 | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Weyes Blood | Album, Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #46 | The Sun Still Seems to Move | Shannen Moser | Album, Sep-30-2022, Contemporary Folk |
| #47 | SICK! | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #48 | Pigments | Dawn RichardSpencer Zahn | Album, Oct-21-2022, Ambient Pop |
| #49 | 劇變 (Jubian) | Ripped to Shreds | Album, Oct-14-2022, Death Metal |
| #50 | Big Time | Angel Olsen | Album, Jun-03-2022, Americana |