The Skinny's Top 20 Albums of 2022

We polled our music team for their favourite albums of 2022, which traverse dance, hip-hop, indie-rock, singer-songwriter, experimental, electronic and more.

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# 1

RENAISSANCE by Beyoncé

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

# 2

Wet Leg by Wet Leg

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 3

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar

Album • May 13 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop

# 4

MOTOMAMI by ROSALÍA

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Neoperreo Art Pop

# 5

God Save the Animals by Alex G

Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Indie Rock Indie Folk

# 6

CRASH by Charli XCX

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Dance-Pop

# 7

I Love You Jennifer B by Jockstrap

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Art Pop Glitch Pop

# 8

Topical Dancer by Charlotte Adigéry + Bolis Pupul

Album • Mar 04 / 2022 Art Pop Tech House

# 9

MUNA by MUNA

Album • Jun 24 / 2022 Synthpop Pop Rock

# 10

Fossora by Björk

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

# 11

Midnights by Taylor Swift

Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Alt-Pop

# 12

CAPRISONGS by FKA twigs

Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Alternative R&B

# 13

The Line Is A Curve by Kae Tempest

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 14

Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road

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

# 15

Skinty Fia by Fontaines D.C.

Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Gothic Rock Post-Punk

# 16

The Overload by Yard Act

Album • Jan 21 / 2022 Post-Punk

# 17

BADモード by Hikaru Utada

Album • Jan 19 / 2022 J-Pop Contemporary R&B

# 18

A Light for Attracting Attention by The Smile

Album • May 13 / 2022 Art Rock

# 19

PAINLESS by Nilüfer Yanya

Album • Mar 04 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 20

Dawn FM by The Weeknd

Album • Jan 07 / 2022 Synthpop Dance-Pop