Year-End Lists

NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2022

1. Arctic Monkeys
   The Car
2. Wet Leg
   Wet Leg
3. Beyoncé
   Renaissance
4. Fontaines D.C.
   Skinty Fia
5. Kendrick Lamar
   Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
6. Rina Sawayama
   Hold the Girl
7. Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul
   Topical Dancer
8. Nova Twins
   Supernova
9. Rosalía
   Motomami
10. The 1975
    Being Funny in a Foreign Language
11. Black Country, New Road
    Ants From Up There
12. Taylor Swift
    Midnights
13. Charli XCX
    Crash
14. Jockstrap
    I Love You Jennifer B
15. Yard Act
    The Overload
16. Harry Styles
    Harry's House
17. Pusha T
    It's Almost Dry
18. Confidence Man
    Tilt
19. Wizkid
    More Love, Less Ego
20. Foals
    Life Is Yours
21. Mitski
    Laurel Hell
22. Denzel Curry
    Melt My Eyez See Your Future
23. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
    Cool It Down
24. Big Thief
    Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
25. Dry Cleaning
    Stumpwork
26. Loyle Carner
    Hugo
27. Steve Lacy
    Gemini Rights
28. Fred again..
    Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)
29. Father John Misty
    Chloë and the Next 20th Century
30. Alvvays
    Blue Rev
31. The Weeknd
    Dawn FM
32. Kevin Morby
    This Is A Photograph
33. Alex G
    God Save the Animals
34. Danger Mouse and Black Thought
    Cheat Codes
35. Kojey Radical
    Reason to Smile
36. Lizzo
    Special
37. Weyes Blood
    And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow
38. The Smile
    A Light for Attracting Attention
39. Bartees Strange
    Farm to Table
40. Warpaint
    Radiate Like This
41. Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Unlimited Love
42. J-Hope
    Jack in the Box
43. caroline
    caroline
44. Oliver Sim
    Hideous Bastard
45. Wunderhorse
    Cub
46. Björk
    Fossora
47. Megan Thee Stallion
    Traumazine
48. Kehlani
    Blue Water Road
49. Liam Gallagher
    C'mon You Know
50. Just Mustard
    Heart Under