Best Albums of 2022
Explore the best albums of 2022, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts.
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"There's been a really strong offering of old school style rap albums this year such as 'Aethiopes' by Billy Woods and Conway The Machine's 'God Don't Make Mistakes' and this is one to add to that list." Reply
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2022
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1,458
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"aggressively mediocre. 80s nostalgia on steroids." Reply
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2022
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1,398
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"Top notch production and consistently sharp lyricism. After a few listens, though, I just wish more of it jumped out at me." Reply
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HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2022
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"Arcade Fire stepping into their elder millennial dad (and mom) rock shoes, perhaps by design the attempts to speak to modern day anxieties are mixed but works very well when it delivers those heart-on-its-sleeve arena-thumping art pop that they've delivered constantly in the past. Mostly toe-tapp..." [+] Reply
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cestuneblague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2022
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1,124
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"An unexpected experimental release from Rosalia after her recent mainstream traction. Very hit and miss throughout though for me. Some very good ideas hidden within this that could be built upon to great success in future releases." Reply
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2022
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1,120
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"Sounding something like a cross between The Pretenders and Sleaford Mods, Wet Leg give us one of the most original-sounding albums of the pop year. Woozy, sweary and full of post-punk attitude, Wet Leg entertains at every turn." Reply
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DJFresh-Rock | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2022
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"Another terrific collection of indie rock tunes from Spoon. A comfortable, well-produced, often soulful record that may not have more than a few moments of true excellence, but it's one of the most airtight records you'll hear this year." Reply
- HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2022
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"Truly splendid. Lafourcade does the Jazz club; or, Lafourcade does her Asylum Era record. What results is that De Todas Las Flores is maybe Lafourcade's funnest album in a long while, while somehow also being a full embrace of orchestral backing. Classical motifs are most prominent on the opening..." [+] Reply
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Arthurknight | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (2 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2022
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"Hovering somewhere vocally between the delivery of David Bowie and Nick Lowe, Alex Turner leads the Monkeys through another successful record. The songwriting (both musically and lyrically) on display here is immaculate, simultaneously implying minimalism while suggesting tremendous depth. It's n..." [+] Reply
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spigelwii | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2022
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"One of my favourite things about music as an artform is the weird way in which forces that seem contradictory can be made to work together. This is definitely the case with Jockstrap's beautiful, twisted and unnerving brand of avant-pop. It took a little while for this to completely sit right wit..." [+] Reply
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 2 of 100
Best Albums of 2022 composition
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| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 6 | 1% | |
| Weezer | 4 | 0% | |
| Sault | 4 | 0% | |
| Tedeschi Trucks Band | 4 | 0% | |
| Iannis Xenakis | 3 | 0% | |
| Röyksopp | 3 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 0% | |
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455 | 46% | |
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185 | 19% | |
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51 | 5% | |
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35 | 4% | |
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29 | 3% | |
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25 | 3% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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Best Albums of 2022 chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 15 from 89th to 74th |
Up 4 from 102nd to 98th |
Up 3 from 69th to 66th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 2 from 39th to 41st |
Down 2 from 66th to 68th |
Down 2 from 82nd to 84th |
| New entries New entries in top 100 since last month |
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Up 4 from 102nd to 98th |
Up 1 from 101st to 100th |
| Leavers Leavers from top 100 since last month |
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Down 51 from 95th to 146th |
Down 1 from 100th to 101st |
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The National
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