Year-End Lists

Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2022

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