Year-End Lists

The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2022

[see also 2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2021]

1. Billy Woods
   Aethiopes
2. Alex G
   God Save the Animals
3. Rosalía
   Motomami
4. Sudan Archives
   Natural Brown Prom Queen
5. Beyoncé
   Renaissance
6. Brent Faiyaz
   Wasteland
7. Bad Bunny
   Un Verano Sin Ti
8. Cruel Santino
   Subaru Boys: FINAL HEAVEN
9. The Weeknd
   Dawn FM
10. Molly Nilsson
    Extreme
11. Soul Glo
    Diaspora Problems
12. Freddie Gibbs
    Soul Sold Separately
13. Kim Petras
    Slut Pop
14. Jockstrap
    I Love You Jennifer B
15. Jenny Hval
    Classic Objects
16. Steve Lacy
    Gemini Rights
17. Cate Le Bon
    Pompeii
18. Asake
    Mr. Money with the Vibe
19. Lucrecia Dalt
    ¡Ay!
20. Aldous Harding
    Warm Chris
21. Björk
    Fossora
22. Bladee and Ecco2K
    Crest
23. Harry Styles
    Harry's House
24. Ari Lennox
    Age/Sex/Location
25. Alvvays
    Alvvays
26. Sault
    Air
27. Christina Vantzou, Michael Harrison and John Also Bennett
    Christina Vantzou, Michael Harrison and John Also Bennett
28. FLO
    The Lead
29. Omah Lay
    Boy Alone
30. Open Mike Eagle
    a tape called component system with the auto reverse
31. IDK
    Simple.
32. Obongjayar
    Some Nights I Dream of Doors
33. dazegxd
    vKiSS
34. Feid
    Feliz Cumpleaños Ferxxo, Te Pirateamos El Álbum
35. Gilla Band
    Most Normal
36. Kornél Kovács
    Hotel Koko
37. Vince Staples
    Ramona Park Broke My Heart
38. Rachika Nayar
    Heaven Come Crashing
39. First Hate
    Cotton Candy
40. 454
    Fast Trax 3
41. The Callous Daoboys
    Celebrity Therapist
42. Black Country, New Road
    Ants From Up There
43. Young Miko
    Trap Kitty
44. Saba
    Few Good Things
45. Nicholas Craven & Boldy James
    Fair Exchange No Robbery
46. FKA twigs
    Caprisongs
47. Charli XCX
    Crash
48. Makaya McCraven
    In These Times
49. Black Sherif
    The Villain I Never Was
50. Courtney Marie Andrews
    Loose Future