The Philadelphia Inquirer: Dan DeLuca's Best Albums of 2022

The best albums exploded with creative energy, from Rosalía's "Motomami" and Beyoncé's "Renaissance" to artists like Sault and Zach Bryan who needed more than one album to fully express themselves.

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# 1
Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Neoperreo Art Pop
# 2
Album • Nov 11 / 2022 Funk Rock Boogie Rock
# 3
Album • Aug 12 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 4
Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Indie Rock Indie Folk
# 5
Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Dance-Pop House Contemporary R&B
# 6
Album • Jun 17 / 2022 Indie Rock
# 7
Album • May 20 / 2022 Country Singer-Songwriter Americana
# 8
Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Slacker Rock Alt-Country
# 9
Album • Jun 24 / 2022 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 10
Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Contemporary Country
# 11
Album • Nov 11 / 2022 Neo-Soul
# 12
Aiir by Sault
Album • Nov 01 / 2022 Choral Modern Classical
# 13
Album • Nov 01 / 2022