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2022 Music

Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2022

26 December 2022

Weather Alive - Beth Orton

Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2022

[see also 2019 • 2018]

  1. Weather Alive
    Beth Orton
  2. And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow
    Weyes Blood
  3. A Light for Attracting Attention
    The Smile
  4. Blue Rev
    Alvvays
  5. Natural Brown Prom Queen
    Sudan Archives
  6. Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
    Big Thief
  7. Renaissance
    Beyoncé
  8. Once Twice Melody
    Beach House
  9. Fossora
    Björk
  10. Ants From Up There
    Black Country, New Road
  11. This Is A Photograph
    Kevin Morby
  12. Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
    Kendrick Lamar
  13. Preacher's Daughter
    Ethel Cain
  14. Melt My Eyez See Your Future
    Denzel Curry
  15. El Mirador
    Calexico
  16. Take It Like a Man
    Amanda Shires
  17. Life on Earth
    Hurray for the Riff Raff
  18. SOS
    SZA
  19. Ugly Season
    Perfume Genius
  20. Surrender
    Maggie Rogers

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