Year-End Lists

The Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2022

1. Beyoncé
   Renaissance
2. Kendrick Lamar
   Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
3. The Weeknd
   Dawn FM
4. Charli XCX
   Crash
5. Rosalía
   Motomami
6. Arctic Monkeys
   The Car
7. Jockstrap
   I Love You Jennifer B
8. Wet Leg
   Wet Leg
9. Fontaines D.C.
   Skinty Fia
10. Nilüfer Yanya
    Painless
11. Shygirl
    Nymph
12. Harry Styles
    Harry's House
13. Gilla Band
    Most Normal
14. Sudan Archives
    Natural Brown Prom Queen
15. FKA twigs
    Caprisongs
16. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
    Cool It Down
17. Taylor Swift
    Midnights
18. Steve Lacy
    Gemini Rights
19. Dry Cleaning
    Stumpwork
20. Soul Glo
    Diaspora Problems
21. Mitski
    Laurel Hell
22. Cate Le Bon
    Pompeii
23. Ethel Cain
    Preacher's Daughter
24. Big Thief
    Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
25. Alvvays
    Blue Rev
26. The 1975
    Being Funny in a Foreign Language
27. Gabriels
    Angels & Queens – Part I
28. Jenny Hval
    Classic Objects
29. Let’s Eat Grandma
    Two Ribbons
30. Muna
    Muna
31. Pusha T
    It's Almost Dry
32. Yaya Bey
    Remember Your North Star
33. Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin
    Ghosted
34. Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul
    Topical Dancer
35. Björk
    Fossora
36. Sharon Van Etten
    We've Been Going About This All Wrong
37. Wu-Lu
    Loggerhead
38. Bad Bunny
    Un Verano Sin Ti
39. The Weather Station
    How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars
40. Alabaster DePlume
    Gold
41. Oliver Sim
    Hideous Bastard
42. Alex G
    God Save the Animals
43. Suede
    Autofiction
44. Julia Jacklin
    Pre Pleasure
45. Special Interest
    Endure
46. Danger Mouse and Black Thought
    Cheat Codes
47. Earl Sweatshirt
    Sick!
48. Kojey Radical
    Reason to Smile
49. Tove Lo
    Dirt Femme
50. Phoenix
    Alpha Zulu