Best Albums of 2022

Listed below are the best albums of 2022 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2022 year summaryThe best artists of 2022 were Black Country, New Road, Big Thief, Kendrick Lamar, The Smile, Black Midi, Alvvays, Beach House, Beyoncé, Fontaines D.C. and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.
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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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2022
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Buy album United States
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2022
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2022
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11
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Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2022
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11
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Buy album United States
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Total albums: 987. Page 98 of 99

Best Albums of 2022 composition

Country Albums %


United States 462 46%
United Kingdom 191 19%
Canada 54 5%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Australia 29 3%
France 26 3%
Germany 25 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 14 1%
Live? Albums %
No 983 98%
Yes 19 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 998 100%
Yes 4 0%
Popular  Charts
1. The Top 100 Albums by VH1 (2001)
2. The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (2013)
3. 200 Greatest Albums of All Time by Uncut (2016)
4. The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone (2020)
5. The Definitive 200 by National Association of Recording Merchandisers (2007)
6. Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin (2000)
7. Top 100 Albums by ABC (2006)
8. Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Melody Maker (2000)
9. The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time by Consequence of Sound (2022)
10. Mojo Readers: The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made by Mojo (1996)
11. Greatest 100 Albums of All Time by The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums with NME (2006)
12. The Greatest Rock Albums by uDiscoverMusic (2015)
13. Die 20 besten Alben der Geschichte by Musikexpress.de (2011)
14. Die 100 besten Alben der Musikgeschichte by radioeins (2019)
15. Die 100 Alben des Jahrhunderts by Spex (2000)
16. Die 100 besten Platten des Jahrhunderts by Wiener (1999)
17. The 100 Greatest Albums Of All Time by Absolute Radio (2012)
18. 100 Greatest Albums Ever by Q (2006)
19. Top 90.3 Listener Voted Albums by KEXP (2008)
20. 100 Greatest Albums Of All Time by The Sound (2018)
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