The Observer: Kitty Empire's Top 10 Albums of 2022
Non-stop dance parties, retro beats and dreamy vignettes vied with slacker rock, flamenco-inflected R&B and no end of heartbreakThe Observer critics’ review of 2022 in full
Published: December 18, 2022 11:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #2 | Cheat Codes | Danger Mouse, Black Thought | Aug-12-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #3 | Laurel Hell | Mitski | Feb-04-2022, Synthpop |
| #4 | (watch my moves) | Kurt Vile | Apr-15-2022, Folk Rock |
| #5 | The Car | Arctic Monkeys | Oct-21-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #6 | YTI⅃AƎЯ | Bill Callahan | Oct-14-2022, Americana |
| #7 | Gemini Rights | Steve Lacy | Jul-15-2022, Neo-Soul |
| #8 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #9 | Tempus | Pole | Nov-18-2022, Ambient Dub |
| #10 | Shebang | Oren Ambarchi | Sep-30-2022, Post-Minimalism |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Album, Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #2 | Cheat Codes | Danger MouseBlack Thought | Album, Aug-12-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #3 | Laurel Hell | Mitski | Album, Feb-04-2022, Synthpop |
| #4 | (watch my moves) | Kurt Vile | Album, Apr-15-2022, Folk Rock |
| #5 | The Car | Arctic Monkeys | Album, Oct-21-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #6 | YTI⅃AƎЯ | Bill Callahan | Album, Oct-14-2022, Americana |
| #7 | Gemini Rights | Steve Lacy | Album, Jul-15-2022, Neo-Soul |
| #8 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #9 | Tempus | Pole | Album, Nov-18-2022, Ambient Dub |
| #10 | Shebang | Oren Ambarchi | Album, Sep-30-2022, Post-Minimalism |