Best of 2022 Album Collections
From new entries into the indie rock and rap pantheons to blockbusters and bedroom-pop masterpieces, these are the records that defined the year in music
Published: December 06, 2022 11:20 Source
We polled our music team for their favourite albums of 2022, which traverse dance, hip-hop, indie-rock, singer-songwriter, experimental, electronic and more.
From Mahler to Mr Morale — here is our pick of the 2022 releases, plus we talk to our winner, Weyes Blood. By our critics Dan Cairns and Jonathan Dean
Published: December 11, 2022 00:01 Source
How did Harry Styles compare to Beyoncé and Florence + the Machine? Our critic picks his year-end highs and lows
Our favourite albums of 2022 including Beyoncé, The Smile, Shygirl, Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Sudan Archives and more.
Published: December 23, 2022 16:01 Source
Many of the year’s best albums came from artists who took chances, including Beyoncé, the Weeknd and Rosalía.
It was a year of albums and songs about Earthlings and aliens, gods and devils, monsters and dogs, and everything else.
Published: December 16, 2022 11:00 Source
On the cover: 2022 Rewind : the year in underground music: Releases Of The Year : We asked our contributors to nominate their top ten records, CDs, downloads and streams of the year, then we added up the votes; Columnists’ Charts : Our specialist critics excavate all crevices of the culture for this year’s most exciting music, from hiphop to modern composition; Books, Films & Events : Emily Bick surveys the year in print, cinema, audiovisual arts and live performance; Critics’ Reflections : Wire writers discuss their cultural highs and lows for 2022. Archive Releases Of The Year : Our contributors voted for their top ten archival records, CDs, downloads and streams, and we counted them all up. Plus: The New Vaudeville : Funny games. By Stewart Smith; Turntablists : Spin cycles. By Rob Turner; Climate : Burning issues. By Phil England; Healing Sounds : Good vibrations. By Emily Pothast; Invisible Jukebox : Kali Malone : Our mystery record selection pulls out all the stops for the composer and organist. Tested by Derek Walmsley. Also inside this issue: Unlimited Editions : REC-on; Unofficial Channels : Xenwiki; Venus Ex Machina ; Daniel Bachman ; Kraus ; Heith ; The Inner Sleeve by Gaye Su Akyol ; Epiphanies by Meg Baird ; many pages of reviews and much more.
Our writers and editors raided their music library to choose their favourite records of the year.
Published: December 09, 2022 00:00 Source
The best albums of the year include Bad Bunny, Kendrick Lamar, and Angel Olsen.
From Harry Styles' 'Harry’s House' to Rosalía's 'MOTOMAMI,' here are the best albums of the year so far.
As the year draws to a close, we kick off year-end proceedings with our list of the 30 best metal albums of 2022.
Published: November 30, 2022 15:01 Source
As we hit the year's midway point, Treble presents the 33 best albums of 2022 so far, from Beach House to Zola Jesus
Published: June 20, 2022 03:00 Source
From Alvvays to Weyes Blood, Big Thief to Undeath, and everything in between, we present the best albums of 2022.
Published: December 06, 2022 02:53 Source
A list of the best rock albums released in 2022.
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Published: November 09, 2022 02:59 Source
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
Kendrick Lamar, Cordae, Latto, Earl Sweashirt, Larry June, and more made some of the best hip-hop albums of 2022.
Published: December 02, 2022 15:56 Source
A group studio albums and EPs that explore different sounds and concepts, here are the best K-Pop albums of the year.
Published: December 08, 2022 17:27 Source
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Some of the biggest albums of 2022 came from the biggest artists - Taylor Swift, Harry Styles - but we'll also point you to some unheralded gems.
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
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
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.
The best albums of the year, including new releases from Beyoncé, Bad Bunny, FKA Twigs, Charli XCX, Soccer Mommy, Rosalía, Pusha T, Big Thief, The Weeknd, Saba, Beach House, and more. Each album is picked by Vulture music critic Craig Jenkins.
Published: December 07, 2022 14:00 Source
From Bad Bunny to Beyoncé, this year’s best albums dominated by delivering more than just TikTok hits.
Published: December 27, 2022 14:00 Source
From the disco-drenched return of Beyoncé to the late night musings of Taylor Swift: here are the albums that got us through 2022.
Published: December 21, 2022 11:58 Source
The top 25 albums of the year, as voted on by WXPN's on-air hosts.
Published: December 20, 2022 12:55 Source
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
Dozens of diverse albums helped us power through 2022, but there was some consensus — with women and indie-rockers making their strongest showings in years, and two U.K. pop provocateurs claiming the top spots.
Published: December 21, 2022 17:19 Source