Year-End Lists

Loud And Quiet: Albums of the Year 2022

[see also 2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2021]

1. Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals
   King Cobra
2. Jockstrap
   I Love You Jennifer B
3. Kai Whiston
   Quiet As Kept, F.O.G.
4. Charli XCX
   Crash
5. caroline
   caroline
6. Thank
   Thoughtless Cruelty
7. Kendrick Lamar
   Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
8. Katie Alice Greer
   Barbarism
9. Dry Cleaning
   Stumpwork
10. They Hate Change
    Finally, New
11. Beyoncé
    Renaissance
12. Hudson Mohawke
    Cry Sugar
13. Richard Dawson
    The Ruby Cord
14. Makaya McCraven
    In These Times
15. Claire Rousay
    everything perfect is already here
16. Shygirl
    Nymph
17. Danger Mouse and Black Thought
    Cheat Codes
18. Pusha T
    It's Almost Dry
19. Special Interest
    Endure
20. Rina Sawayama
    Hold the Girl
21. hinako omori
    a journey…
22. Naima Bock
    Giant Palm
23. Daniel Avery
    Ultra Truth
24. Big Thief
    Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
25. Gwenno
    Tresor
26. Oliver Sim
    Hideous Bastard
27. Black Midi
    Hellfire
28. Keeley Forsyth
    Limbs
29. Kikagaku Moyo
    Kumoyo Island
30. The Smile
    A Light for Attracting Attention
31. Billy Woods
    Aethiopes
32. Julia Jacklin
    Pre Pleasure
33. alt-J
    The Dream
34. Hatis Noit
    Aura
35. Denzel Curry
    Melt My Eyez See Your Future
36. Wu-Lu
    Loggerhead
37. SASAMI
    Squeeze
38. Sniffany & The Nits
    The Unscratchable Itch
39. Szun Waves
    Earth Patterns
40. Megan Thee Stallion
    Traumazine