The Wall Street Journal's Best Music of 2022
Many of the year’s best albums came from artists who took chances, including Beyoncé, the Weeknd and Rosalía.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Time Skiffs | Animal Collective | Feb-04-2022, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #2 | Farm to Table | Bartees Strange | Jun-17-2022, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Weather Alive | Beth Orton | Sep-23-2022, Art Pop |
| #4 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #5 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #6 | Cheat Codes | Danger Mouse, Black Thought | Aug-12-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | Just Like That... | Bonnie Raitt | Apr-22-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | Heartmind | Cass McCombs | Aug-19-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Florist | Florist | Jul-29-2022, Indie Folk |
| #10 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #11 | Gemini Rights | Steve Lacy | Jul-15-2022, Neo-Soul |
| #12 | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | Jan-07-2022, Synthpop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Time Skiffs | Animal Collective | Album, Feb-04-2022, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #2 | Farm to Table | Bartees Strange | Album, Jun-17-2022, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Weather Alive | Beth Orton | Album, Sep-23-2022, Art Pop |
| #4 | RENAISSANCE | Beyoncé | Album, Jul-29-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #5 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #6 | Cheat Codes | Danger MouseBlack Thought | Album, Aug-12-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | Just Like That... | Bonnie Raitt | Album, Apr-22-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | Heartmind | Cass McCombs | Album, Aug-19-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Florist | Florist | Album, Jul-29-2022, Indie Folk |
| #10 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #11 | Gemini Rights | Steve Lacy | Album, Jul-15-2022, Neo-Soul |
| #12 | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | Album, Jan-07-2022, Synthpop |