Variety: Jem Aswad's Top 10 Albums of 2022

Variety critics' best album picks for 2022 include Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Rosalía, Lizzo, Kendrick Lamar, Wet Leg, SZA, Jack White and Angel Olsen.

Published: December 09, 2022 17:10 Source

# 1

MOTOMAMI by ROSALÍA

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Neoperreo Art Pop

# 2

Big Time by Angel Olsen

Album • Jun 03 / 2022 Americana Singer-Songwriter Country

# 3

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

Album • Nov 02 / 2022 Future Garage House UK Garage

# 4

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar

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

# 5

Once Twice Melody by Beach House

Album • Feb 18 / 2022 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 6

Today & Tomorrow by Sault

Album • Nov 11 / 2022 Funk Rock Boogie Rock

# 7

Earth by Sault

Album • Nov 11 / 2022 Neo-Soul

# 8

Aiir by Sault

Album • Nov 01 / 2022 Choral Modern Classical

# 9

11 by Sault

Album • Nov 11 / 2022 Neo-Soul Psychedelic Soul

# 10

Untitled (God) by Sault

Album • Nov 01 / 2022

# 11

age/sex/location by Ari Lennox

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Neo-Soul

# 12

softCORE by Fousheé

Album • Nov 18 / 2022 Synth Punk Alt-Pop

# 13

Being Funny In a Foreign Language by The 1975

Album • Oct 14 / 2022 Pop Rock

# 14

SOS by SZA

Album • Dec 09 / 2022 Contemporary R&B Pop