Best Albums of 2022
Listed below are the best albums of 2022 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
"Really great project. One of the most solid hip hop albums I've heard so far this year." Reply
"Nas has been absolutely killing it lately. It's incredible to see a rapper sounding this hungry this late into their career." Reply
"Musically, S.V.E is almost unrecognisable in 2022. Gone are the heartfelt folk stylings circa ‘Tramp’ (2012) and 2014’s masterpiece ‘Are We There’ and instead replaced with big bold songs all sharply polished and produced to within an inch of their lives. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing, b..." [+] Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2022
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"Loved the singles and their music videos! They put out some of my favorite singles of any artist so far this year so I just knew I'd love the album too. Well ok I was hoping I'd love the whole album and it didn't disappoint. Bane is a great opener and Chicago is a super cool and unexpected song. ..." [+] Reply
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ExTeaSea | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I was first put onto Gilla Band a few years ago, but had never listened to a full album of theirs until now. ‘Most Normal’ was along the lines of what I expected, offering up a satiating blend of sardonic humour and post punk indie type tracks, interspersed with crushing noise and heavy distorted..." [+] Reply
"Cate Le Bon just needs to get louder and grittier, but for what it's worth this is her best mixed project yet and probably will (deservedly) finally win her a Welsh Music Prize after arguably multiple snubs. Will be fun to hear these songs live in a month's time." Reply
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Arthurknight | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2022
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"Album Rating: 69.00 (828/12) Starts brightly before fading into local-band-plays-Lassiters also rans. As Australian as being overly competitive. 1.Expert In A Dying Field. 76 2.Knees Deep. 72 3.Silence Is Golden. 71 4.Your Side. 68 5.I Want To Listen. 69 6.Head In The Clouds. 67 7.Best Left. 63. ..." [+] Reply
"The idea of Wilco's return to alt country stylings is welcome, but...A few too many plodding numbers and an unfortunate dearth of classic Wilco weirdness and experimentation leave this sprawling release wading in the shallow waters of their career. That's not to say there's nothing worth listenin..." [+] Reply
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spigelwii | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2022
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"“Warm Chris” is carried by Harding’s vocal skill. She switches between gentle whispers, cartoonish repeats, and soulful croons with ease. The different styles keep the album surprising and make the songs feel their own. Unfortunately, the instrumentals fall into much more predictable coffee shop ..." [+] Reply
"K.M’s most accomplished and complete record yet demonstrating a mastery of his musical craft he’s been slowly building towards for the past five years. Clearly this is his “Breakup Album” seemingly parting ways with long time partner Katie Crutchfield aka Waxahatchee" Reply
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Best Albums of 2022 composition
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| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 6 | 1% | |
| Tedeschi Trucks Band | 4 | 0% | |
| Sault | 4 | 0% | |
| Iannis Xenakis | 3 | 0% | |
| Zach Bryan | 3 | 0% | |
| Weezer | 3 | 0% | |
| Ryan Adams | 3 | 0% | |
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453 | 45% | |
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192 | 19% | |
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50 | 5% | |
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32 | 3% | |
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32 | 3% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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| 2. The Strokes | |
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| 4. Little Simz | |
| 5. Magdalena Bay | |
| 6. Fontaines D.C. | |
| 7. Kendrick Lamar | |
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| 10. The Smile | |
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| 12. Phoebe Bridgers | |
| 13. Fiona Apple | |
| 14. Black Midi | |
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