Year-End Lists

Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2022

[see also 2023 • 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2019 • 2018 • 2017]

1. Midnights
   Taylor Swift
2. Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
   Kendrick Lamar
3. Wet Leg
   Wet Leg
4. Renaissance
   Beyoncé
5. Harry's House
   Harry Styles
6. Preacher's Daughter
   Ethel Cain
7. Black Radio III
   Robert Glasper
8. Good Morning Gorgeous
   Mary J. Blige
9. A Light for Attracting Attention
   The Smile
10. Fossora
    Björk
11. Dance Fever
    Florence + The Machine
12. Cheat Codes
    Danger Mouse and Black Thought
13. Take It Like a Man
    Amanda Shires
14. And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow
    Weyes Blood
15. Air
    Sault
16. Humble Quest
    Maren Morris
17. Dawn FM
    The Weeknd
18. Big Time
    Angel Olsen
19. We've Been Going About This All Wrong
    Sharon Van Etten
20. I Don't Know What I'm Doing
    Nerina Pallot
21. Surrender
    Maggie Rogers
22. Hugo
    Loyle Carner
23. Pompeii
    Cate Le Bon
24. Forever
    Phife Dawg
25. Three Dimensions Deep
    Amber Mark
26. Sometimes, Forever
    Soccer Mommy
27. Hawaii
    Pete Yorn
28. Laurel Hell
    Mitski
29. If I Were A Butterfly
    Rayland Baxter
30. Anaïs Mitchell
    Anaïs Mitchell
31. Circles
    Léon
32. Things Are Great
    Band of Heroes
33. King's Disease III
    Nas
34. Two
    Dubstar
35. The Loneliest Time
    Carly Rae Jepsen
36. The Tipping Point
    Tears for Fears
37. Sick!
    Earl Sweatshirt
38. Fragments
    Bonobo
39. Palomino
    Miranda Lambert
40. Papillon de Nuit: The Night Butterfly
    Tanika Charles
41. Palomino
    First Aid Kit
42. STR4TASFEAR
    STR4TA
43. Strange Mornings In the Garden
    The Loyal Seas
44. Fear of the Dawn
    Jack White
45. Angels & Queens – Part I
    Gabriels
46. Gold
    Alabaster DePlume
47. Oh To Be That Free
    Michaela Anne
48. Some Nights I Dream of Doors
    Obongjayar
49. Never Let Me Go
    Placebo
50. Numb
    Lewis Taylor
51. In Real Life
    Mandy Moore
52. Could We Be More
    Kokoroko
53. Earthling
    Eddie Vedder
54. No Fear of Time
    Black Star
55. Brood X
    Leona Naess
56. Wolf Hours
    Minute Taker
57. Prism
    Say She She
58. A Legacy of Rentals
    Craig Finn
59. Masquerade
    Bananarama
60. Moody31
    Lydia Persaud
61. True North
    A-ha
62. Vision Board
    Lyrics Born
63. Sad Cities
    Sally Shapiro
64. Freewheelin' Woman
    Jewel
65. Chloë and the Next 20th Century
    Father John Misty
66. C'mon You Know
    Liam Gallagher
67. NA Meeting
    Lu Chin Chen
68. Unlimited Love
    Red Hot Chili Peppers
69. Two Ribbons
    Let’s Eat Grandma
70. Life In Plastic
    Tom Aspaul
71. Ghosts on Tape
    Blood Red Shoes
72. Back in Black
    Cypress Hill
73. Night Call
    Years & Years
74. Skinty Fia
    Fontaines D.C.
75. Loose Future
    Courtney Marie Andrews
76. White Jesus Black Problems
    Fantastic Negrito
77. Emotional Eternal
    Melody’s Echo Chamber
78. Carry Me Home
    Levon Helm and Mavis Staples
79. Carving Canyons
    Lissie
80. Gemini Rights
    Steve Lacy
81. Just Like That...
    Bonnie Raitt
82. Present Tense
    Yumi Zouma
83. Bloodline Maintenance
    Roy Harper
84. Age/Sex/Location
    Ari Lennox
85. CAZIMI
    Caitlin Rose
86. Weather Alive
    Beth Orton
87. Alpha Zulu
    Phoenix
88. Once Twice Melody
    Beach House
89. No Regular Dog
    Kelsey Waldon
90. Digital Roses Don't Die
    Big K.R.I.T.
91. Home, Before and After
    Regina Spektor
92. Everything Was Beautiful
    Spiritualized
93. Serpentina
    Banks
94. Cool It Down
    Yeah Yeah Yeahs
95. Mahal
    Toro y Moi
96. Pre Pleasure
    Julia Jacklin
97. Cruel Country
    Wilco
98. Vinyl Days
    Logic
99. A Bit of Previous
    Belle and Sebastian
100. Dirt Femme
     Tove Lo