The Ringer's 33 Best Albums of 2022

From new entries into the indie rock and rap pantheons to blockbusters and bedroom-pop masterpieces, these are the records that defined the year in music

Published: December 06, 2022 11:20 Source

# 1
Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Dance-Pop House Contemporary R&B
# 2
Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Neoperreo Art Pop
# 3
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 4
Album • May 06 / 2022 Reggaetón Latin Pop
# 5
Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Indie Pop Shoegaze Noise Pop
# 6
Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Indie Rock Indie Folk
# 7
Album • Aug 26 / 2022 Gangsta Rap Drumless East Coast Hip Hop
# 8
Album • May 13 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop
# 9
Album • Jun 03 / 2022 Americana Singer-Songwriter Country
# 10
Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Gangsta Rap Southern Hip Hop
# 11
Album • May 12 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Dream Pop Slowcore
# 12
Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Slacker Rock Alt-Country
# 13
Album • Sep 16 / 2022 Power Pop Indie Rock
# 14
Album • Aug 26 / 2022 Southern Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 15
Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Rock
# 16
Album • Aug 12 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 17
Album • Oct 14 / 2022 Pop Rock
# 18
Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Gangsta Rap
# 19
Album • Feb 18 / 2022 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia
# 20
Album • Jun 17 / 2022 House Alternative R&B
# 21
Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Neo-Soul
# 22
Album • Nov 11 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Boom Bap Conscious Hip Hop
# 23
Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Folk Folk Rock
# 24
Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Hardcore Punk
# 25
Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Synthpop Art Pop New Wave
# 26
Album • May 13 / 2022 Art Rock
# 27
Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Dance-Pop
# 28
Album • May 20 / 2022 Indie Rock
# 29
Album • Jun 24 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Country Rock
# 30
Album • Aug 19 / 2022 West Coast Hip Hop
# 31
Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop
# 32
Album • Mar 04 / 2022 Indie Rock
# 33
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 West Coast Hip Hop