The FADER's 50 Best Albums of 2022

From Bad Bunny to Freddie Gibbs and Rachika Nayar to Jockstrap, these are the albums that soundtracked the past year.

Published: December 13, 2022 16:02 Source

# 1

Aethiopes by Billy Woods

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

# 2

God Save the Animals by Alex G

Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Indie Rock Indie Folk

# 3

MOTOMAMI by ROSALÍA

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Neoperreo Art Pop

# 4

Natural Brown Prom Queen by Sudan Archives

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Alternative R&B Art Pop

# 5

RENAISSANCE by Beyoncé

Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Dance-Pop House Contemporary R&B

# 6

WASTELAND by Brent Faiyaz

Album • Jul 08 / 2022 Alternative R&B

# 7

Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny

Album • May 06 / 2022 Reggaetón Latin Pop

# 8

Subaru Boys : FINAL HEAVEN by Cruel Santino

Album • Mar 03 / 2022 Afrobeats Alternative R&B

# 9

Dawn FM by The Weeknd

Album • Jan 07 / 2022 Synthpop Dance-Pop

# 10

Extreme by Molly Nilsson

Album • Jan 15 / 2022 Synthpop

# 11

Diaspora Problems by Soul Glo

Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Hardcore Punk

# 12

$oul $old $eparately by Freddie Gibbs

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Gangsta Rap

# 13

Slut Pop by Kim Petras

EP • Feb 11 / 2022 Dance-Pop Electropop House

# 14

I Love You Jennifer B by Jockstrap

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Art Pop Glitch Pop

# 15

Classic Objects by Jenny Hval

Album • Mar 11 / 2022 Art Pop Ambient Pop

# 16

Gemini Rights by Steve Lacy

Album • Jul 15 / 2022 Neo-Soul Bedroom Pop

# 17

Pompeii by Cate Le Bon

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Art Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 18

Mr. Money With The Vibe by Asake

Album • Sep 07 / 2022

# 19

¡Ay! by Lucrecia Dalt

Album • Oct 14 / 2022 Art Pop

# 20

Warm Chris by Aldous Harding

Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Chamber Pop Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 21

Fossora by Björk

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Art Pop Electronic Post-Industrial

# 22

Crest by Bladee + Ecco2k

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Synthpop Art Pop

# 23

Harry's House by Harry Styles

Album • May 20 / 2022 Pop Rock

# 24

age/sex/location by Ari Lennox

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Neo-Soul

# 25

Blue Rev by Alvvays

Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Indie Pop Shoegaze Noise Pop

# 26

Air by Sault

Album • Apr 15 / 2022 Modern Classical Choral

# 27

Christina Vantzou, Michael Harrison and John Also Bennett by Christina Vantzou + Michael Harrison + John Also Bennett

Album • Sep 02 / 2022 Ambient Minimalism Microtonal Classical

# 28

The Lead by FLO

EP • Jul 08 / 2022 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 29

Boy Alone by Omah Lay

Album • Jul 14 / 2022 Afrobeats

# 30

a tape called component system with the auto reverse by Open Mike Eagle

Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop

# 31

Simple. by IDK

Album • May 06 / 2022 Hip House East Coast Hip Hop

# 32

Some Nights I Dream of Doors by Obongjayar

Album • May 13 / 2022 Art Pop Neo-Soul

# 33

vKiSS by Dazegxd

Album • May 20 / 2022 Deep House UK Garage

# 34

FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS FERXXO TE PIRATEAMOS EL ÁLBUM by Feid

Album • Sep 13 / 2022 Reggaetón Latin Pop

# 35

Most Normal by Gilla Band

Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Noise Rock Industrial Rock Experimental Rock

# 36

Hotel Koko by Kornél Kovács

Album • Oct 21 / 2022 UK Garage

# 37

RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART by Vince Staples

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 West Coast Hip Hop

# 38

Heaven Come Crashing by Rachika Nayar

Album • Aug 26 / 2022 Progressive Electronic Ambient

# 39

Cotton Candy by First Hate

Album • May 27 / 2022 Synthpop Dance-Pop

# 40

Fast Trax 3 by 454

Album • Oct 26 / 2022 Southern Hip Hop Pop Rap Plugg

# 41

Celebrity Therapist by The Callous Daoboys

Album • Sep 02 / 2022 Mathcore

# 42

Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road

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

# 43

TRAP KITTY by Young Miko

EP • Jul 22 / 2022 Trap

# 44

Few Good Things by Saba

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop

# 45

Fair Exchange No Robbery by Nicholas Craven + Boldy James

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Drumless Gangsta Rap

# 46

CAPRISONGS by FKA twigs

Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Alternative R&B

# 47

CRASH by Charli XCX

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Dance-Pop

# 48

In These Times by Makaya McCraven

Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Jazz Fusion

# 49

The Villain I Never Was by Black Sherif

Album • Oct 05 / 2022 Afrobeats Drill

# 50

Loose Future by Courtney Marie Andrews

Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Americana Singer-Songwriter