Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2022 So Far

It was unusually difficult to list only 50 this year.

Published: June 07, 2022 13:10 Source

# 1

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You by Big Thief

Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Folk Folk Rock

# 2

MOTOMAMI by ROSALÍA

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Neoperreo Art Pop

# 3

Aethiopes by Billy Woods

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 4

Once Twice Melody by Beach House

Album • Feb 18 / 2022 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 5

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar

Album • May 13 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop

# 6

Wet Leg by Wet Leg

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 7

Dawn FM by The Weeknd

Album • Jan 07 / 2022 Synthpop Dance-Pop

# 8

Diaspora Problems by Soul Glo

Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Hardcore Punk

# 9

Lucifer On The Sofa by Spoon

Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 10

i don’t know who needs to hear this... by Tomberlin

Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 11

A Light for Attracting Attention by The Smile

Album • May 13 / 2022 Art Rock

# 12

Hygiene by Drug Church

Album • Mar 11 / 2022 Post-Hardcore

# 13

Skinty Fia by Fontaines D.C.

Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Gothic Rock Post-Punk

# 14

Big Time by Angel Olsen

Album • Jun 03 / 2022 Americana Singer-Songwriter Country

# 15

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

Album • Nov 11 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock

# 16

Sometimes, Forever by Soccer Mommy

Album • Jun 24 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 17

Versions of Modern Performance by Horsegirl

Album • Jun 03 / 2022 Slacker Rock

# 18

Everything Was Beautiful by Spiritualized

Album • Feb 25 / 2022 Space Rock Revival

# 19

It's Almost Dry by Pusha T

Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Gangsta Rap Southern Hip Hop

# 20

Present Tense by Yumi Zouma

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Indie Pop Bedroom Pop

# 21

Classic Objects by Jenny Hval

Album • Mar 11 / 2022 Art Pop Ambient Pop

# 22

Pompeii by Cate Le Bon

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Art Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 23

Boat Songs by MJ Lenderman

Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Slacker Rock Alt-Country

# 24

Melt My Eyez See Your Future by Denzel Curry

Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop

# 25

WE by Arcade Fire

Album • May 06 / 2022 Art Rock

# 26

Together by Duster

Album • Apr 01 / 2022 Slowcore

# 27

Chloë and the Next 20th Century by Father John Misty

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Traditional Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 28

PAINLESS by Nilüfer Yanya

Album • Mar 04 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 29

Famously Alive by Guerilla Toss

Album • Feb 16 / 2022 Neo-Psychedelia Indietronica

# 30

All in a Dream by Praise

Album • May 06 / 2022 Emocore Melodic Hardcore

# 31

God Don't Make Mistakes by Conway the Machine

Album • Feb 25 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop Boom Bap Hardcore Hip Hop

# 32

RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART by Vince Staples

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 West Coast Hip Hop

# 33

sore thumb by Oso Oso

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 34

Forgiveness by Girlpool

Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Indie Pop

# 35

Heavy Pendulum by Cave In

Album • May 20 / 2022 Alternative Metal

# 36

Hyaline by Maria BC

Album • May 27 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Psychedelic Folk

# 37

SICK! by Earl Sweatshirt

Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop

# 38

Endless Rooms by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Album • May 06 / 2022 Jangle Pop Indie Rock

# 39

LABYRINTHITIS by Destroyer

Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Art Rock New Wave

# 40

Harry's House by Harry Styles

Album • May 20 / 2022 Pop Rock

# 41

Little Green House by Anxious

Album • Jan 21 / 2022 Emo Emo-Pop

# 42

MAHAL by Toro y Moi

Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Soul

# 43

Palomino by Miranda Lambert

Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Contemporary Country

# 44

Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Art Rock Post-Rock Chamber Pop

# 45

CRASH by Charli XCX

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Dance-Pop

# 46

angel in realtime. by Gang of Youths

Album • Feb 25 / 2022 Indie Rock Chamber Pop

# 47

Radiate Like This by Warpaint

Album • May 06 / 2022 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 48

Squeeze by SASAMI

Album • Feb 25 / 2022 Indie Rock Alternative Rock

# 49

Where Myth Becomes Memory by Rolo Tomassi

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Post-Metal

# 50

Archive Material by Silverbacks

Album • Jan 21 / 2022 Post-Punk Indie Rock