XS Noize's 50 Best Albums of 2022

XS Noize: Albums of the year 2022 compiled by Iam Burn from lists by Mark Millar, Michael Barron, Ben P Scott, Marija Buljeta, Lee Campbell, Lori Gava,

Published: December 23, 2022 20:01 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 A Light for Attracting Attention The Smile May-13-2022, Art Rock
#2 Autofiction Suede Sep-16-2022, Alternative Rock
#3 Direction of the Heart Simple Minds Oct-21-2022, Big Music
#4 Wet Leg Wet Leg Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock
#5 Skinty Fia Fontaines D.C. Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock
#6 Life Is Yours Foals Jun-17-2022, Alternative Dance
#7 C'MON YOU KNOW Liam Gallagher May-27-2022, Britpop
#8 Sometimes, Forever Soccer Mommy Jun-24-2022, Indie Rock
#9 This Machine Still Kills Fascists Dropkick Murphys Sep-30-2022, Folk Rock
#10 Supernova Nova Twins Jun-17-2022, Rap Rock
#11 1st Congregational Church of Eternal Love and Free Hugs Kula Shaker Jun-10-2022, Psychedelic Rock
#12 The Overload Yard Act Jan-21-2022, Post-Punk
#13 Doggerel Pixies Sep-30-2022, Alternative Rock
#14 Opvs Contra Natvram Behemoth Sep-16-2022, Black Metal
#15 Gemini Rights Steve Lacy Jul-15-2022, Neo-Soul
#16 WE Arcade Fire May-06-2022, Art Rock
#17 And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow Weyes Blood Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop
#18 MOTOMAMI ROSALÍA Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo
#19 Dear Scott Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band May-27-2022, Folk Rock
#20 CRASH Charli XCX Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop
#21 Dance Fever Florence + the Machine May-13-2022, Pop Rock
#22 INTO THE BLUE Broken Bells Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop
#23 The Tipping Point Tears for Fears Oct-07-2021, Pop Rock
#24 Midnights Taylor Swift Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop
#25 Everything Was Beautiful Spiritualized Feb-25-2022, Space Rock Revival
#26 Cool It Down Yeah Yeah Yeahs Sep-30-2022, Indie Rock
#27 Freakout / Release Hot Chip Aug-19-2022, Synthpop
#28 Tamika's Lodge African-American Sound Recordings Mar-11-2022, Instrumental Hip Hop
#29 Stumpwork Dry Cleaning Oct-21-2022, Post-Punk
#30 The Voltarol Years Half Man Half Biscuit Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock
#31 Weather Alive Beth Orton Sep-23-2022, Art Pop
#32 Plaza Thom Southern Feb-11-2022,
#33 Blue Rev Alvvays Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop
#34 Zeit Rammstein Apr-29-2022, Neue Deutsche Härte
#35 Traumazine Megan Thee Stallion Aug-12-2022, Southern Hip Hop
#36 Gulp! Sports Team Jul-22-2022, Indie Rock
#37 Fear Fear Working Men's Club Jul-15-2022, Synthpop
#38 Unlimited Love Red Hot Chili Peppers Apr-01-2022, Alternative Rock
#39 Raw Data Feel Everything Everything May-20-2022, Alternative Dance
#40 GET FUCKED The Chats Aug-19-2022, Garage Punk
#41 Pop Drunk Snot Bread Bowling for Soup Apr-22-2022, Pop Punk
#42 Diaspora Problems Soul Glo Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk
#43 Matisyahu Matisyahu Mar-25-2022, Hip Hop
#44 Holotropica Sofie Birch May-27-2022, Ambient
#45 Memoria Trentemøller Feb-11-2022, Dream Pop
#46 Love and Language Stacks May-27-2022, Synthpop
#47 Formentera Metric Jul-08-2022, Alternative Dance
#48 The Lightness of the Dread Michael Timmons Jan-27-2022,
#49 SOLIDARITINE Gogol Bordello Sep-16-2022, Gypsy Punk
#50 Rashomon Ibaraki May-06-2022, Progressive Metal
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile | Album, May-13-2022, Art Rock |
| #2 | Autofiction | Suede | Album, Sep-16-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #3 | Direction of the Heart | Simple Minds | Album, Oct-21-2022, Big Music |
| #4 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Skinty Fia | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock |
| #6 | Life Is Yours | Foals | Album, Jun-17-2022, Alternative Dance |
| #7 | C'MON YOU KNOW | Liam Gallagher | Album, May-27-2022, Britpop |
| #8 | Sometimes, Forever | Soccer Mommy | Album, Jun-24-2022, Indie Rock |
| #9 | This Machine Still Kills Fascists | Dropkick Murphys | Album, Sep-30-2022, Folk Rock |
| #10 | Supernova | Nova Twins | Album, Jun-17-2022, Rap Rock |
| #11 | 1st Congregational Church of Eternal Love and Free Hugs | Kula Shaker | Album, Jun-10-2022, Psychedelic Rock |
| #12 | The Overload | Yard Act | Album, Jan-21-2022, Post-Punk |
| #13 | Doggerel | Pixies | Album, Sep-30-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #14 | Opvs Contra Natvram | Behemoth | Album, Sep-16-2022, Black Metal |
| #15 | Gemini Rights | Steve Lacy | Album, Jul-15-2022, Neo-Soul |
| #16 | WE | Arcade Fire | Album, May-06-2022, Art Rock |
| #17 | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Weyes Blood | Album, Nov-18-2022, Baroque Pop |
| #18 | MOTOMAMI | ROSALÍA | Album, Mar-18-2022, Neoperreo |
| #19 | Dear Scott | Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band | Album, May-27-2022, Folk Rock |
| #20 | CRASH | Charli XCX | Album, Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #21 | Dance Fever | Florence + the Machine | Album, May-13-2022, Pop Rock |
| #22 | INTO THE BLUE | Broken Bells | Album, Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #23 | The Tipping Point | Tears for Fears | Album, Oct-07-2021, Pop Rock |
| #24 | Midnights | Taylor Swift | Album, Oct-21-2022, Alt-Pop |
| #25 | Everything Was Beautiful | Spiritualized | Album, Feb-25-2022, Space Rock Revival |
| #26 | Cool It Down | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Album, Sep-30-2022, Indie Rock |
| #27 | Freakout / Release | Hot Chip | Album, Aug-19-2022, Synthpop |
| #28 | Tamika's Lodge | African-American Sound Recordings | Album, Mar-11-2022, Instrumental Hip Hop |
| #29 | Stumpwork | Dry Cleaning | Album, Oct-21-2022, Post-Punk |
| #30 | The Voltarol Years | Half Man Half Biscuit | Album, Feb-25-2022, Indie Rock |
| #31 | Weather Alive | Beth Orton | Album, Sep-23-2022, Art Pop |
| #32 | Plaza | Thom Southern | Album, Feb-11-2022,  |
| #33 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Album, Oct-07-2022, Indie Pop |
| #34 | Zeit | Rammstein | Album, Apr-29-2022, Neue Deutsche Härte |
| #35 | Traumazine | Megan Thee Stallion | Album, Aug-12-2022, Southern Hip Hop |
| #36 | Gulp! | Sports Team | Album, Jul-22-2022, Indie Rock |
| #37 | Fear Fear | Working Men's Club | Album, Jul-15-2022, Synthpop |
| #38 | Unlimited Love | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Album, Apr-01-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #39 | Raw Data Feel | Everything Everything | Album, May-20-2022, Alternative Dance |
| #40 | GET FUCKED | The Chats | Album, Aug-19-2022, Garage Punk |
| #41 | Pop Drunk Snot Bread | Bowling for Soup | Album, Apr-22-2022, Pop Punk |
| #42 | Diaspora Problems | Soul Glo | Album, Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #43 | Matisyahu | Matisyahu | Album, Mar-25-2022, Hip Hop |
| #44 | Holotropica | Sofie Birch | Album, May-27-2022, Ambient |
| #45 | Memoria | Trentemøller | Album, Feb-11-2022, Dream Pop |
| #46 | Love and Language | Stacks | Album, May-27-2022, Synthpop |
| #47 | Formentera | Metric | Album, Jul-08-2022, Alternative Dance |
| #48 | The Lightness of the Dread | Michael Timmons | Album, Jan-27-2022,  |
| #49 | SOLIDARITINE | Gogol Bordello | Album, Sep-16-2022, Gypsy Punk |
| #50 | Rashomon | Ibaraki | Album, May-06-2022, Progressive Metal |