The Vinyl Factory's Favourite Albums of 2022

Our favourite albums of 2022 including Beyoncé, The Smile, Shygirl, Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Sudan Archives and more.

Published: December 23, 2022 16:01 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Blue Rev Alvvays Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop
#2 Big Time Angel Olsen Jun-03-2022, Americana
#3 RENAISSANCE Beyoncé Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop
#4 Fossora Björk Sep-30-2022, Art Pop
#5 Ants From Up There Black Country, New Road Feb-04-2022, Art Rock
#6 Caroline caroline Jan-01-2018, Post-Rock
#7 CRASH Charli XCX Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop
#8 If My Wife New I’d Be Dead CMAT Mar-04-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#9 Tough Baby Crack Cloud Sep-16-2022, Post-Punk
#10 100% GALCHER Galcher Lustwerk Dec-02-2022, Deep House
#11 Most Normal Gilla Band Oct-07-2022, Noise Rock
#12 Hi Tech Hi Tech Sep-02-2022, Ghettotech
#13 Liminal Space Ill Considered Nov-12-2021, Avant-Garde Jazz
#14 I Love You Jennifer B Jockstrap Sep-09-2022, Art Pop
#15 It Was a Home KAINA Mar-04-2022, Neo-Soul
#16 Living Torch Kali Malone Jul-07-2022, Drone
#17 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#18 Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms And Lava King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Oct-07-2022, Jazz-Rock
#19 hugo Loyle Carner Oct-21-2022, UK Hip Hop
#20 ¡Ay! Lucrecia Dalt Oct-14-2022, Art Pop
#21 MOTOMAMI ROSALÍA Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo
#22 Nymph Shygirl Sep-30-2022, Alternative R&B
#23 Natural Brown Prom Queen Sudan Archives Sep-09-2022, Alternative R&B
#24 Midnights Taylor Swift Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop
#25 A Light for Attracting Attention The Smile May-13-2022, Art Rock
#26 Capricorn Sun TSHA Oct-07-2022, Progressive House
#27 Wet Leg Wet Leg Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock
#28 And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow Weyes Blood Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Album, Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #2 | Big Time | Angel Olsen | Album, Jun-03-2022, Americana |
| #3 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Album, Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #4 | Fossora | Björk | Album, Sep-30-2022, Art Pop |
| #5 | Ants From Up There | Black Country, New Road | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Rock |
| #6 | Caroline | caroline | Album, Jan-01-2018, Post-Rock |
| #7 | CRASH | Charli XCX | Album, Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #8 | If My Wife New I’d Be Dead | CMAT | Album, Mar-04-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Tough Baby | Crack Cloud | Album, Sep-16-2022, Post-Punk |
| #10 | 100% GALCHER | Galcher Lustwerk | Album, Dec-02-2022, Deep House |
| #11 | Most Normal | Gilla Band | Album, Oct-07-2022, Noise Rock |
| #12 | Hi Tech | Hi Tech | Album, Sep-02-2022, Ghettotech |
| #13 | Liminal Space | Ill Considered | Album, Nov-12-2021, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #14 | I Love You Jennifer B | Jockstrap | Album, Sep-09-2022, Art Pop |
| #15 | It Was a Home | KAINA | Album, Mar-04-2022, Neo-Soul |
| #16 | Living Torch | Kali Malone | Album, Jul-07-2022, Drone |
| #17 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #18 | Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms And Lava | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Album, Oct-07-2022, Jazz-Rock |
| #19 | hugo | Loyle Carner | Album, Oct-21-2022, UK Hip Hop |
| #20 | ¡Ay! | Lucrecia Dalt | Album, Oct-14-2022, Art Pop |
| #21 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #22 | Nymph | Shygirl | Album, Sep-30-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #23 | Natural Brown Prom Queen | Sudan Archives | Album, Sep-09-2022, Alternative R&B |
| #24 | Midnights | Taylor Swift | Album, Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop |
| #25 | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | Album, May-13-2022, Art Rock |
| #26 | Capricorn Sun | TSHA | Album, Oct-07-2022, Progressive House |
| #27 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #28 | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Weyes Blood | Album, Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop |