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2022 Music

The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2022

13 December 2022

Aethiopes - Billy Woods

The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2022

[see also 2023 • 2021]

  1. Aethiopes
    Billy Woods
  2. God Save the Animals
    Alex G
  3. Motomami
    Rosalía
  4. Natural Brown Prom Queen
    Sudan Archives
  5. Renaissance
    Beyoncé
  6. Wasteland
    Brent Faiyaz
  7. Un Verano Sin Ti
    Bad Bunny
  8. Subaru Boys: FINAL HEAVEN
    Cruel Santino
  9. Dawn FM
    The Weeknd
  10. Extreme
    Molly Nilsson
  11. Diaspora Problems
    Soul Glo
  12. Soul Sold Separately
    Freddie Gibbs
  13. Slut Pop
    Kim Petras
  14. I Love You Jennifer B
    Jockstrap
  15. Classic Objects
    Jenny Hval
  16. Gemini Rights
    Steve Lacy
  17. Pompeii
    Cate Le Bon
  18. Mr. Money with the Vibe
    Asake
  19. ¡Ay!
    Lucrecia Dalt
  20. Warm Chris
    Aldous Harding
  21. Fossora
    Björk
  22. Crest
    Bladee and Ecco2K
  23. Harry's House
    Harry Styles
  24. Age/Sex/Location
    Ari Lennox
  25. Alvvays
    Alvvays
  26. Air
    Sault
  27. Christina Vantzou, Michael Harrison and John Also Bennett
    Christina Vantzou, Michael Harrison and John Also Bennett
  28. The Lead
    FLO
  29. Boy Alone
    Omah Lay
  30. a tape called component system with the auto reverse
    Open Mike Eagle
  31. Simple.
    IDK
  32. Some Nights I Dream of Doors
    Obongjayar
  33. vKiSS
    dazegxd
  34. Feliz Cumpleaños Ferxxo, Te Pirateamos El Álbum
    Feid
  35. Most Normal
    Gilla Band
  36. Hotel Koko
    Kornél Kovács
  37. Ramona Park Broke My Heart
    Vince Staples
  38. Heaven Come Crashing
    Rachika Nayar
  39. Cotton Candy
    First Hate
  40. Fast Trax 3
    454
  41. Celebrity Therapist
    The Callous Daoboys
  42. Ants From Up There
    Black Country, New Road
  43. Trap Kitty
    Young Miko
  44. Few Good Things
    Saba
  45. Fair Exchange No Robbery
    Nicholas Craven & Boldy James
  46. Caprisongs
    FKA twigs
  47. Crash
    Charli XCX
  48. In These Times
    Makaya McCraven
  49. The Villain I Never Was
    Black Sherif
  50. Loose Future
    Courtney Marie Andrews

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