Treble's 33 Best Albums of 2022 So Far

As we hit the year's midway point, Treble presents the 33 best albums of 2022 so far, from Beach House to Zola Jesus

Published: June 20, 2022 03:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Big Time Angel Olsen Jun-03-2022, Americana
#2 Once Twice Melody Beach House Feb-18-2022, Dream Pop
#3 Aethiopes Billy Woods Apr-08-2022, Abstract Hip Hop
#4 Ants From Up There Black Country, New Road Feb-04-2022, Art Rock
#5 Heaven is Here Candy Jun-24-2022, Metalcore
#6 Pompeii Cate Le Bon Feb-04-2022, Art Pop
#7 Heavy Pendulum Cave In May-20-2022, Alternative Metal
#8 Dissolution Wave Cloakroom Jan-28-2022, Shoegaze
#9 Panamá 77 Daniel Villarreal May-20-2022, Jazz-Funk
#10 Melt My Eyez See Your Future Denzel Curry Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#11 Hygiene Drug Church Mar-11-2022, Post-Hardcore
#12 SICK! Earl Sweatshirt Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop
#13 Frank Fly Anakin Mar-11-2022, Southern Hip Hop
#14 Skinty Fia Fontaines D.C. Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock
#15 Versions of Modern Performance Horsegirl Jun-03-2022, Slacker Rock
#16 LIFE ON EARTH Hurray for the Riff Raff Feb-18-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#17 Electricity Ibibio Sound Machine Oct-26-2021, Afro-Funk
#18 Classic Objects Jenny Hval Mar-11-2022, Art Pop
#19 Heart Under Just Mustard May-27-2022, Post-Punk
#20 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#21 This Is A Photograph Kevin Morby May-13-2022, Folk Rock
#22 (watch my moves) Kurt Vile Apr-15-2022, Folk Rock
#23 Myopia Mizmor, Thou Apr-23-2022, Doom Metal
#24 In The Spirit Of Ntu Nduduzo Makhathini May-27-2022, Afro-Jazz
#25 PAINLESS Nilüfer Yanya Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock
#26 The Leather Lemon P.E. Mar-25-2022, Alternative Dance
#27 Diaspora Problems Soul Glo Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk
#28 A Light for Attracting Attention The Smile May-13-2022, Art Rock
#29 Dawn FM The Weeknd Jan-07-2022, Synthpop
#30 It's Time...To Rise from the Grave Undeath Apr-22-2022, Death Metal
#31 Wet Leg Wet Leg Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock
#32 DFTK Yung Kayo Feb-04-2022, Trap
#33 Arkhon Zola Jesus Jun-24-2022, Art Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Big Time | Angel Olsen | Album, Jun-03-2022, Americana |
| #2 | Once Twice Melody | Beach House | Album, Feb-18-2022, Dream Pop |
| #3 | Aethiopes | Billy Woods | Album, Apr-08-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #4 | Ants From Up There | Black Country, New Road | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Rock |
| #5 | Heaven is Here | Candy | Album, Jun-24-2022, Metalcore |
| #6 | Pompeii | Cate Le Bon | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Pop |
| #7 | Heavy Pendulum | Cave In | Album, May-20-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #8 | Dissolution Wave | Cloakroom | Album, Jan-28-2022, Shoegaze |
| #9 | Panamá 77 | Daniel Villarreal | Album, May-20-2022, Jazz-Funk |
| #10 | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Denzel Curry | Album, Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #11 | Hygiene | Drug Church | Album, Mar-11-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #12 | SICK! | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #13 | Frank | Fly Anakin | Album, Mar-11-2022, Southern Hip Hop |
| #14 | Skinty Fia | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock |
| #15 | Versions of Modern Performance | Horsegirl | Album, Jun-03-2022, Slacker Rock |
| #16 | LIFE ON EARTH | Hurray for the Riff Raff | Album, Feb-18-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #17 | Electricity | Ibibio Sound Machine | Album, Oct-26-2021, Afro-Funk |
| #18 | Classic Objects | Jenny Hval | Album, Mar-11-2022, Art Pop |
| #19 | Heart Under | Just Mustard | Album, May-27-2022, Post-Punk |
| #20 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #21 | This Is A Photograph | Kevin Morby | Album, May-13-2022, Folk Rock |
| #22 | (watch my moves) | Kurt Vile | Album, Apr-15-2022, Folk Rock |
| #23 | Myopia | MizmorThou | Album, Apr-23-2022, Doom Metal |
| #24 | In The Spirit Of Ntu | Nduduzo Makhathini | Album, May-27-2022, Afro-Jazz |
| #25 | PAINLESS | Nilüfer Yanya | Album, Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #26 | The Leather Lemon | P.E. | Album, Mar-25-2022, Alternative Dance |
| #27 | Diaspora Problems | Soul Glo | Album, Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #28 | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | Album, May-13-2022, Art Rock |
| #29 | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | Album, Jan-07-2022, Synthpop |
| #30 | It's Time...To Rise from the Grave | Undeath | Album, Apr-22-2022, Death Metal |
| #31 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #32 | DFTK | Yung Kayo | Album, Feb-04-2022, Trap |
| #33 | Arkhon | Zola Jesus | Album, Jun-24-2022, Art Pop |