Year-End Lists

Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2022

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1. Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
   Kendrick Lamar
2. Un Verano Sin Ti
   Bad Bunny
3. It's Almost Dry
   Pusha T
4. Renaissance
   Beyoncé
5. Ramona Park Broke My Heart
   Vince Staples
6. Dawn FM
   The Weeknd
7. Gemini Rights
   Steve Lacy
8. Her Loss
   Drake and 21 Savage
9. The Forever Story
   JID
10. Melt My Eyez See Your Future
    Denzel Curry
11. The Elephant Man’s Bones
    Roc Marciano and The Alchemist
12. 2 P'z In A Pod
    Jay Worthy, Larry June, LNDN DRGS
13. Honestly, Nevermind
    Drake
14. King's Disease III
    Nas
15. Before You Go
    Blxst
16. More Black Superheroes
    Westside Boogie
17. You Can’t Kill Me
    070 Shake
18. Drill Music in Zion
    Lupe Fiasco
19. Natural Brown Prom Queen
    Sudan Archives
20. DS4Ever
    Gunna
21. Food For Thought
    Che Noir
22. Soul Sold Separately
    Freddie Gibbs
23. Harry's House
    Harry Styles
24. Caprisongs
    FKA twigs
25. Ivory
    Omar Apollo
26. More Love, Less Ego
    Wizkid
27. Tana Talk 4
    Benny the Butcher
28. Anyways, Life's Great...
    GloRilla
29. 11
    Sault
30. Hypnos
    Ravyn Lenae
31. Motomami
    Rosalía
32. I Never Liked You
    Future
33. Luv 4 Rent
    Smino
34. Only Built for Infinity Links
    Quavo and Takeoff
35. Superghetto
    Buddy
36. She / Her / Black Bitch
    Doechii
37. It's Only Me
    Lil Baby
38. Feed Tha Streets III
    Roddy Ricch
39. 2000
    Joey Bada$$
40. Sick!
    Earl Sweatshirt
41. God Don't Make Mistakes
    Conway the Machine
42. You Still Here, Ho?
    Flo Milli
43. Lyfë
    Yeat
44. Few Good Things
    Saba
45. Beautiful Mind
    Rod Wave
46. Wasteland
    Brent Faiyaz
47. Ghetto Gods
    EarthGang
48. Saturno
    Rauw Alejandro
49. 3800 Degrees
    YoungBoy Never Broke Again
50. Smithereens
    Joji