The Guardian's Best Albums of 2022 So Far

From yacht-rock atmospherics to portraits of disaffected Britain, here are our picks of the best LPs from the first half of the year

Published: June 07, 2022 10:00 Source

# 1
Album • Apr 15 / 2022
# 2
Album • May 06 / 2022 Reggaetón Latin Pop
# 3
Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Folk Folk Rock
# 4
Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Art Pop Neo-Psychedelia
# 5
Album • Mar 04 / 2022 Vocal Jazz
# 6
Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Dance-Pop
# 7
Album • Feb 18 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter
# 8
Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Neo-Soul Alternative R&B
# 9
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Traditional Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 10
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Roots Reggae
# 11
Album • Feb 25 / 2022 IDM Ambient Techno
# 12
Album • Mar 11 / 2022 Art Pop Ambient Pop
# 13
Album • May 27 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop UK Hip Hop
# 14
Album • Apr 15 / 2022 Post-Bop Spiritual Jazz
# 15
Album • May 13 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop
# 16
Album • Apr 15 / 2022 Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 17
Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Synthpop Electropop
# 18
Album • May 06 / 2022 Acoustic Blues Caribbean Folk Music
# 19
Album • Feb 25 / 2022 Dance-Punk
# 20
Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Synthpop Art Pop New Wave
# 21
Album • Jan 15 / 2022 Synthpop
# 22
Album • Mar 04 / 2022 Indie Rock
# 23
Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Neoperreo Art Pop
# 24
Album • Jan 21 / 2022 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 25
Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Hardcore Punk
# 26
Album • Jan 28 / 2022 Rhythm & Blues Soul Psychedelic Soul
# 27
Album • Mar 03 / 2022 French Pop Art Pop
# 28
Album • Jan 07 / 2022 Synthpop Dance-Pop
# 29
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Indie Rock
# 30
Album • Jan 21 / 2022 Post-Punk