Vinyl Me, Please's Best Albums of 2022

Read our unranked list of the 30 best albums of the year — ranging from ASMR&B to hyper-futuristic pop, hardcore to house, and from artists like Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé and Drake to Weyes Blood, Sylvan Esso and ROSALÍA — to find out more about our picks, all selected and written by members of the VMP team.

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# 1
Album • Oct 26 / 2022 Southern Hip Hop Pop Rap Plugg
# 2
Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Baroque Pop Chamber Pop
# 3
Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Neo-Soul
# 4
Album • Mar 11 / 2022 Ambient Techno
# 5
Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Dance-Pop House Contemporary R&B
# 6
Album • Aug 12 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 7
Album • Jul 01 / 2022 Emo-Pop Power Pop
# 8
Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop
# 9
Album • Jun 17 / 2022 House Alternative R&B
# 10
Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop
# 11
Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Neo-Soul Alternative R&B
# 12
Album • Mar 11 / 2022 Southern Hip Hop Jazz Rap
# 13
Album • Nov 02 / 2022 Future Garage House UK Garage
# 14
Album • May 20 / 2022 Pop Rock
# 15
Album • May 13 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop
# 16
Album • Aug 26 / 2022 Jazz Pop
# 17
Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Minimal Wave Glitch Pop
# 18
Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Tech House
# 19
Album • Sep 16 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Baroque Pop Soft Rock
# 20
Album • Jul 01 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop Jazz Rap
# 21
Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Psychedelic Soul Hypnagogic Pop
# 22
Album • May 13 / 2022 Art Pop Neo-Soul
# 23
Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Country Pop
# 24
Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Neoperreo Art Pop
# 25
Album • Oct 28 / 2022 Post-Hardcore Noise Rock
# 26
Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Alternative R&B UK Hip Hop UK Bass
# 27
Album • Jul 15 / 2022 Neo-Soul Bedroom Pop
# 28
Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Alternative R&B Art Pop
# 29
Album • Aug 12 / 2022 Indietronica Glitch Pop
# 30
Album • Nov 18 / 2022 Baroque Pop Singer-Songwriter