WXPN Best Albums of 2022
The top 25 albums of the year, as voted on by WXPN's on-air hosts.
Published: December 20, 2022 12:55
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Farm to Table | Bartees Strange | Jun-17-2022, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Lucifer On The Sofa | Spoon | Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Skinty Fia | Fontaines D.C. | Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock |
| #4 | God Save the Animals | Alex G | Sep-23-2022, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Cheat Codes | Danger Mouse, Black Thought | Aug-12-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #6 | We've Been Going About This All Wrong | Sharon Van Etten | May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Household Name | Momma | Jul-01-2022, Indie Rock |
| #8 | Dance Fever | Florence + the Machine | May-13-2022, Pop Rock |
| #9 | Storm Queen | Grace Cummings | Jan-14-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | This Is A Photograph | Kevin Morby | May-13-2022, Folk Rock |
| #11 | Ali | Vieux Farka Touré, Khruangbin | Sep-23-2022, Songhai Music |
| #12 | Cool It Down | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Sep-30-2022, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #14 | Living Sky | Sun Ra Arkestra | Oct-07-2022, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #15 | Weather Alive | Beth Orton | Sep-23-2022, Art Pop |
| #16 | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Weyes Blood | Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #17 | Done Come Too Far | Shemekia Copeland | Aug-19-2022, Blues |
| #18 | How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars | The Weather Station | Mar-04-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | Special | Lizzo | Jul-15-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #20 | No Rules Sandy | Sylvan Esso | Aug-12-2022, Indietronica |
| #21 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #22 | Chloë and the Next 20th Century | Father John Misty | Apr-08-2022, Traditional Pop |
| #23 | The Man from Waco | Charley Crockett | Sep-09-2022, Progressive Country |
| #24 | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | May-13-2022, Art Rock |
| #25 | Cosmic Guilt | Cosmic Guilt | Apr-19-2022, |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Farm to Table | Bartees Strange | Album, Jun-17-2022, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Lucifer On The Sofa | Spoon | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Skinty Fia | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock |
| #4 | God Save the Animals | Alex G | Album, Sep-23-2022, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Cheat Codes | Danger MouseBlack Thought | Album, Aug-12-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #6 | We've Been Going About This All Wrong | Sharon Van Etten | Album, May-06-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Household Name | Momma | Album, Jul-01-2022, Indie Rock |
| #8 | Dance Fever | Florence + the Machine | Album, May-13-2022, Pop Rock |
| #9 | Storm Queen | Grace Cummings | Album, Jan-14-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | This Is A Photograph | Kevin Morby | Album, May-13-2022, Folk Rock |
| #11 | Ali | Vieux Farka TouréKhruangbin | Album, Sep-23-2022, Songhai Music |
| #12 | Cool It Down | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Album, Sep-30-2022, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Album, Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #14 | Living Sky | Sun Ra Arkestra | Album, Oct-07-2022, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #15 | Weather Alive | Beth Orton | Album, Sep-23-2022, Art Pop |
| #16 | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Weyes Blood | Album, Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #17 | Done Come Too Far | Shemekia Copeland | Album, Aug-19-2022, Blues |
| #18 | How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars | The Weather Station | Album, Mar-04-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | Special | Lizzo | Album, Jul-15-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #20 | No Rules Sandy | Sylvan Esso | Album, Aug-12-2022, Indietronica |
| #21 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #22 | Chloë and the Next 20th Century | Father John Misty | Album, Apr-08-2022, Traditional Pop |
| #23 | The Man from Waco | Charley Crockett | Album, Sep-09-2022, Progressive Country |
| #24 | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | Album, May-13-2022, Art Rock |
| #25 | Cosmic Guilt | Cosmic Guilt | Album, Apr-19-2022, |