Year-End Lists

NPR: Best Albums of 2022

1. Beyoncé
   Renaissance
2. Bad Bunny
   Un Verano Sin Ti
3. Rosalía
   Motomami
4. Big Thief
   Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
5. Amber Mark
   Three Dimensions Deep
6. Sudan Archives
   Natural Brown Prom Queen
7. Makaya McCraven
   In These Times
8. Steve Lacy
   Gemini Rights
9. Grimes / Negrón / Nova / Shaw / Snider
   The Blue Hour
10. Pusha T
    It's Almost Dry
11. S.G. Goodman
    Teeth Marks
12. Alex G
    God Save the Animals
13. Silvana Estrada
    Marchita
14. Julia Bullock
    Walking in the Dark
15. Natalia Lafourcade
    De todas las flores
16. Saba
    Few Good Things
17. FKA twigs
    Caprisongs
18. Ravyn Lenae
    Hypnos
19. Terri Lyne Carrington
    New Standards Vol. 1
20. Kendrick Lamar
    Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
21. Sault
    Air
22. Jóhann Jóhannsson
    Drone Mass
23. Angel Olsen
    Big Time
24. Immanuel Wilkins
    The 7th Hand
25. iLe
    Nacarile
26. Asake
    Mr. Money with the Vibe
27. Jeezy & DJ Drama
    Snofall
28. Alex Isley & Jack Dine
    Marigold
29. Lucrecia Dalt
    ¡Ay!
30. Nilüfer Yanya
    Painless
31. Wet Leg
    Wet Leg
32. OHYUNG
    imagine naked!
33. Alvvays
    Blue Rev
34. GloRilla
    Anyways, Life's Great...
35. Caterina Barbieri
    Spirit Exit
36. Mavi
    Laughing so Hard, it Hurts
37. Nancy Mounir
    Nozhet El Nofous
38. Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul
    Topical Dancer
39. Muna
    Muna
40. Hurray for the Riff Raff
    Life on Earth
41. Sam Prekop and John McEntire
    Sons Of
42. caroline
    caroline
43. Robert Glasper
    Black Radio III
44. Lucky Daye
    Candydrip
45. Cécile McLorin Salvant
    Ghost Song
46. JID
    The Forever Story
47. Huerco S.
    Plonk
48. Sean Shibe
    Lost & Found
49. Soul Glo
    Diaspora Problems
50. Ashley McBryde
    Lindeville

This list summarizes other lists, including these:

• Top 20 Albums Of 2022 Ann Powers · NPR · NPR Music
• Favorite Music of 2022 Bob Boilen · NPR · NPR Music
• Top 10 Albums of 2022 Marissa Lorusso · NPR · NPR Music
• Favorite Music of 2022 Nate Chinen · NPR · NPR Music
• Favorite Music of 2022 Raina Douris · NPR · NPR Music
• Top 20 Albums of 2022 Sheldon Pearce · NPR · NPR Music