Year-End Lists

The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2022 Ranked

1. Ethel Cain
   Preacher's Daughter
2. Weyes Blood
   And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow
3. Beyoncé
   Renaissance
4. Kendrick Lamar
   Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
5. Björk
   Fossora
6. Jockstrap
   I Love You Jennifer B
7. Danger Mouse and Black Thought
   Cheat Codes
8. Rosalía
   Motomami
9. Wu-Lu
   Loggerhead
10. Fontaines D.C.
    Skinty Fia
11. Yard Act
    The Overload
12. The Weeknd
    Dawn FM
13. Steve Lacy
    Gemini Rights
14. yeule
    Glitch Princess
15. Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul
    Topical Dancer
16. Muna
    Muna
17. Charli XCX
    Crash
18. Denzel Curry
    Melt My Eyez See Your Future
19. Kathryn Joseph
    for you who are the wronged
20. NoSo
    Stay Proud of Me
21. JID
    The Forever Story
22. SASAMI
    Squeeze
23. Jeshi
    Universal Credit
24. Static Dress
    Rouge Carpet Disaster
25. Aldous Harding
    Warm Chris
26. Angel Olsen
    Big Time
27. Fly Anakin
    Frank
28. Beth Orton
    Weather Alive
29. Loyle Carner
    Hugo
30. Shygirl
    Nymph
31. Makaya McCraven
    In These Times
32. Nina Nastasia
    Riderless Horse
33. Freddie Gibbs
    Soul Sold Separately
34. 070 Shake
    You Can’t Kill Me
35. Rina Sawayama
    Hold the Girl
36. Bladee
    Spiderr
37. Black Country, New Road
    Ants From Up There
38. Ezra Furman
    All Of Us Flames
39. Tove Lo
    Dirt Femme
40. Quinn Christopherson
    Write Your Name In Pink
41. Indigo Sparke
    Hysteria
42. Lil Silva
    Yesterday Is Heavy
43. Crack Cloud
    Tough Baby
44. Emily Wells
    Regards to the End
45. Caitlin Rose
    CAZIMI
46. Kevin Morby
    This Is A Photograph
47. Enumclaw
    Save the Baby
48. Taylor Swift
    Midnights
49. Sorry
    Anywhere But Here
50. Christian Lee Hutson
    Quitters