Top 20 Music Albums of 2022
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craola 
What a great year for music this has been. I love these... that top ten is one of the strongest top tens I've had in any given year.
- Chart updated: 01/16/2024 22:15
- (Created: 01/07/2022 16:28).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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Modern free jazz improvisations from one of the most creative guitarists I've ever come across.
[First added to this chart: 07/05/2022]
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Basically Radiohead.
[First added to this chart: 05/09/2022]
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2022
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2,187
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This is phenomenal.
[First added to this chart: 07/25/2022]
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Fair warning; this album is a grower, but it is richly rewarding if you're willing to spin it a couple times. Incredible songwriting. He's drawn comparisons to the likes of Leonard Cohen and Jeff Buckley for good reason.
[First added to this chart: 09/23/2022]
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Norman Bates compared this favorably to Tim Buckley, and it didn't disappoint. There's something rather Lorca-esque about this album. There's a similar appreciation for space. Likewise for Talk Talk's Laughing Stock. There's a hint or two of Nina Simone in the mix as well. I can't recommend this enough.
[First added to this chart: 03/10/2022]
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This album is incredible.
[First added to this chart: 02/10/2022]
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The tear continues. Gene Wilder stars in King Crimson's latest masterpiece, Sweeney Todd. These cats play so tight, and they continue to build on their songwriting, bringing in new techniques and surprises.
[First added to this chart: 07/15/2022]
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2022
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Harp-centric jazz record with obvious nods to Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby.
[First added to this chart: 04/19/2023]
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2022
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3
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If Leila Martial scatted for Colin Stetson, it would probably sound something like this, a magical intersection of progressive minimalism, experimental jazz, and ethereal pop.
[First added to this chart: 03/11/2022]
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2022
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Late addition.
[First added to this chart: 03/15/2023]
Total albums: 20. Page 1 of 2
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Top 20 Music Albums of 2022 composition
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| Amanda Whiting | 1 | 5% | |
| Katarina Gryvul | 1 | 5% | |
| Farvel | 1 | 5% | |
| Susanna | 1 | 5% | |
| Kham Meslien | 1 | 5% | |
| Big Thief | 1 | 5% | |
| Mary Halvorson | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 20 Music Albums of 2022 chart changes
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Up 6 from 7th to 1st |
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Down 6 from 2nd to 8th |
Down 3 from 1st to 4th |
Down 2 from 4th to 6th |
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| ! | 11/25/2022 06:05 |  Arthurknight | 381 | 89/100 |
| ! | 10/22/2022 12:47 |  LedZep | 1,099 | 84/100 |
| ! | 03/11/2022 23:06 |  Norman Bates | 150 | 96/100 |
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Norman Bates 03/11/2022 23:07 | #282753
Norman Bates 03/11/2022 23:07 | #282753
Yeah, I hear Nina as well. Need to dig Chenaux's discog further too. Great chart btw, lots to discover, so thanks.
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Arthurknight 11/25/2022 06:06 | #291546
Arthurknight 11/25/2022 06:06 | #291546
Love finding a list that makes me question whether I've finished mine.
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