Uproxx's Best Albums of 2022

Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Gunna, Big Thief, Taylor Swift, and more delivered some of the year's finest releases.

Published: November 28, 2022 15:56 Source

# 1

God Save the Animals by Alex G

Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Indie Rock Indie Folk

# 2

Blue Rev by Alvvays

Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Indie Pop Shoegaze Noise Pop

# 3

Big Time by Angel Olsen

Album • Jun 03 / 2022 Americana Singer-Songwriter Country

# 4

age/sex/location by Ari Lennox

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Neo-Soul

# 5

Mr. Money With The Vibe by Asake

Album • Sep 07 / 2022

# 6

Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny

Album • May 06 / 2022 Reggaetón Latin Pop

# 7

RENAISSANCE by Beyoncé

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

# 8

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You by Big Thief

Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Folk Folk Rock

# 9

Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road

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

# 10

BORN PINK by BLACKPINK

Album • Sep 16 / 2022 K-Pop

# 11

WASTELAND by Brent Faiyaz

Album • Jul 08 / 2022 Alternative R&B

# 12

Love, Damini by Burna Boy

Album • Jul 01 / 2022 Afrobeats

# 13

From a Birds Eye View by Cordae

Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Southern Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 14

Melt My Eyez See Your Future by Denzel Curry

Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop

# 15

Preacher’s Daughter by Ethel Cain

Album • May 12 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Dream Pop Slowcore

# 16

CAPRISONGS by FKA twigs

Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Alternative R&B

# 17

Skinty Fia by Fontaines D.C.

Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Gothic Rock Post-Punk

# 18

Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022) by Fred again..

Album • Nov 02 / 2022 Future Garage House UK Garage

# 19

$oul $old $eparately by Freddie Gibbs

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Gangsta Rap

# 20

I NEVER LIKED YOU by Future

Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 21

DS4EVER by Gunna

Album • Jan 07 / 2022 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 22

Simple. by IDK

Album • May 06 / 2022 Hip House East Coast Hip Hop

# 23

Come Home The Kids Miss You by Jack Harlow

Album • May 06 / 2022 Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop

# 24

The Forever Story by JID

Album • Aug 26 / 2022 Southern Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 25

PRE PLEASURE by Julia Jacklin

Album • Aug 26 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock

# 26

blue water road by Kehlani

Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Contemporary R&B

# 27

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar

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

# 28

777 by Latto

Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop Trap

# 29

Shape Up by Leikeli47

Album • May 13 / 2022 Hardcore Hip Hop

# 30

7220 by Lil Durk

Album • Mar 11 / 2022 Trap

# 31

Special by Lizzo

Album • Jul 15 / 2022 Contemporary R&B Dance-Pop

# 32

PAINLESS by Nilüfer Yanya

Album • Mar 04 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 33

I Walked with You a Ways by Plains

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Americana Alt-Country

# 34

It's Almost Dry by Pusha T

Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Gangsta Rap Southern Hip Hop

# 35

HYPNOS by Ravyn Lenae

Album • May 20 / 2022 Contemporary R&B Neo-Soul

# 36

MOTOMAMI by ROSALÍA

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Neoperreo Art Pop

# 37

As Above So Below by Sampa the Great

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop

# 38

Nymph by Shygirl

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Alternative R&B UK Hip Hop UK Bass

# 39

Luv 4 Rent by Smino

Album • Oct 28 / 2022 Pop Rap Alternative R&B

# 40

Gemini Rights by Steve Lacy

Album • Jul 15 / 2022 Neo-Soul Bedroom Pop

# 41

ODDINARY by Stray Kids

EP • Mar 19 / 2022 K-Pop Trap Trap [EDM]

# 42

Broken Hearts Club by Syd

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Alternative R&B

# 43

Midnights by Taylor Swift

Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Alt-Pop

# 44

Being Funny In a Foreign Language by The 1975

Album • Oct 14 / 2022 Pop Rock

# 45

A Light for Attracting Attention by The Smile

Album • May 13 / 2022 Art Rock

# 46

Dawn FM by The Weeknd

Album • Jan 07 / 2022 Synthpop Dance-Pop

# 47

MAHAL by Toro y Moi

Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Soul

# 48

RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART by Vince Staples

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 West Coast Hip Hop

# 49

Wet Leg by Wet Leg

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 50

And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow by Weyes Blood

Album • Nov 18 / 2022 Baroque Pop Singer-Songwriter