Year-End Lists

Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2022

1. Ethel Cain
   Preacher's Daughter
2. Big Thief
   Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
3. Wild Pink
   ILYSM
4. Beyoncé
   Renaissance
5. Tomberlin
   I Don't Know Who Needs To Hear This...
6. Alvvays
   Blue Rev
7. Black Country, New Road
   Ants From Up There
8. Sudan Archives
   Natural Brown Prom Queen
9. Weyes Blood
   And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow
10. Special Interest
    Endure
11. Rosalía
    Motomami
12. Florist
    Florist
13. Billy Woods
    Aethiopes
14. Beach House
    Once Twice Melody
15. Alex G
    God Save the Animals
16. Perfume Genius
    Ugly Season
17. The Weeknd
    Dawn FM
18. Nilüfer Yanya
    Painless
19. Soul Glo
    Diaspora Problems
20. yeule
    Glitch Princess
21. Cate Le Bon
    Pompeii
22. Jockstrap
    I Love You Jennifer B
23. Björk
    Fossora
24. The Beths
    Expert in a Dying Field
25. Rachika Nayar
    Heaven Come Crashing
26. Empath
    Visitor
27. Aldous Harding
    Warm Chris
28. Fontaines D.C.
    Skinty Fia
29. Chat Pile
    God's Country
30. Angel Olsen
    Big Time
31. Hurray for the Riff Raff
    Life on Earth
32. Grace Ives
    Janky Star
33. Gang of Youths
    Angel in Realtime
34. Soccer Mommy
    Sometimes, Forever
35. The Smile
    A Light for Attracting Attention
36. Destroyer
    Labyrinthitis
37. Beth Orton
    Weather Alive
38. Porridge Radio
    Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky
39. Maria BC
    Hyaline
40. MJ Lenderman
    Boat Songs
41. Knifeplay
    Animal Drowning
42. Black Midi
    Hellfire
43. Pool Kids
    Pool Kids
44. Earl Sweatshirt
    Sick!
45. Mitski
    Laurel Hell
46. Bartees Strange
    Farm to Table
47. Let’s Eat Grandma
    Two Ribbons
48. Skullcrusher
    Quiet the Room
49. Zola Jesus
    Arkhon
50. Naima Bock
    Giant Palm