Best Albums of 2022

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Listed below are the best albums of 2022 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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2022 year summaryThe best artists of 2022 were Black Country, New Road, Big Thief, Kendrick Lamar, Black Midi, Alvvays, The Smile, Beyoncé, Fontaines D.C., Beach House and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.

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Laurel Hell

Mitski

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

175 charts

Rank Score:

406

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129

Overall Rank:

3,589

Average Rating:

72 (180 votes)

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Panda Bear & Sonic Boom

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

191

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308

Overall Rank:

6,741

Average Rating:

73 (58 votes)

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Her Loss

Drake & 21 Savage

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

131

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Never Let Me Go

Placebo

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

122

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This Be Her Verse

Golda Schultz & Jonathan Ware

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

111

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Hold The Girl

Rina Sawayama

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

42 charts

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Electricity

Ibibio Sound Machine

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

40 charts

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239.

Bad モード [Bad Mode]

宇多田光 [Hikaru Utada]

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

28 charts

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Dollar Menu 4

Mach-Hommy

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

7 charts

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Flaming Swords

Fievel Is Glauque

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2022

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9 charts

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Best Albums of 2022 composition

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	5	0%
Tedeschi Trucks Band	4	0%
Sault	3	0%
Ryan Adams	3	0%
Röyksopp	3	0%
Weezer	3	0%
Iannis Xenakis	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	463	46%
	185	18%
	53	5%
	33	3%
	30	3%
	25	2%
	25	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	15	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	985	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	100%
Yes	4	0%

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