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2022 Music

The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2022 Ranked

05 December 2022

Preacher's Daughter - Ethel Cain

The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2022 Ranked

[see also 2023 • 2021 • 2020]

  1. Preacher's Daughter
    Ethel Cain
  2. And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow
    Weyes Blood
  3. Renaissance
    Beyoncé
  4. Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
    Kendrick Lamar
  5. Fossora
    Björk
  6. I Love You Jennifer B
    Jockstrap
  7. Cheat Codes
    Danger Mouse and Black Thought
  8. Motomami
    Rosalía
  9. Loggerhead
    Wu-Lu
  10. Skinty Fia
    Fontaines D.C.
  11. The Overload
    Yard Act
  12. Dawn FM
    The Weeknd
  13. Gemini Rights
    Steve Lacy
  14. Glitch Princess
    yeule
  15. Topical Dancer
    Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul
  16. Muna
    Muna
  17. Crash
    Charli XCX
  18. Melt My Eyez See Your Future
    Denzel Curry
  19. for you who are the wronged
    Kathryn Joseph
  20. Stay Proud of Me
    NoSo
  21. The Forever Story
    JID
  22. Squeeze
    SASAMI
  23. Universal Credit
    Jeshi
  24. Rouge Carpet Disaster
    Static Dress
  25. Warm Chris
    Aldous Harding
  26. Big Time
    Angel Olsen
  27. Frank
    Fly Anakin
  28. Weather Alive
    Beth Orton
  29. Hugo
    Loyle Carner
  30. Nymph
    Shygirl
  31. In These Times
    Makaya McCraven
  32. Riderless Horse
    Nina Nastasia
  33. Soul Sold Separately
    Freddie Gibbs
  34. You Can’t Kill Me
    070 Shake
  35. Hold the Girl
    Rina Sawayama
  36. Spiderr
    Bladee
  37. Ants From Up There
    Black Country, New Road
  38. All Of Us Flames
    Ezra Furman
  39. Dirt Femme
    Tove Lo
  40. Write Your Name In Pink
    Quinn Christopherson
  41. Hysteria
    Indigo Sparke
  42. Yesterday Is Heavy
    Lil Silva
  43. Tough Baby
    Crack Cloud
  44. Regards to the End
    Emily Wells
  45. CAZIMI
    Caitlin Rose
  46. This Is A Photograph
    Kevin Morby
  47. Save the Baby
    Enumclaw
  48. Midnights
    Taylor Swift
  49. Anywhere But Here
    Sorry
  50. Quitters
    Christian Lee Hutson

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