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| ⇦ 2021 | 2023 ⇨ |
The Best Music of 2022
Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 2022. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.
For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 2022, check out this list.
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Alvvays | Blue Rev | ☆ |
| Angel Olsen | Big Time | ☆ |
| Arcade Fire | We | ☆ |
| Arctic Monkeys | The Car | ☆ |
| Bad Bunny | Un Verano Sin Ti | ☆ |
| Beyoncé | Renaissance | ☆ |
| Big Thief | Dragon Warm Mountain I Believe in You | ☆ |
| Björk | Fossora | ☆ |
| Black Country, New Road | Ants from Up There | ☆ |
| Carly Rae Jepsen | The Loneliest Time | ☆ |
| Charlie XCX | CRASH | ☆ |
| Elvis Costello and the Imposters | The Boy Named If | ☆ |
| Ethel Cain | Preacher's Daughter | ☆ |
| Florence + The Machine | Dance Fever | ☆ |
| Ghost | Impera | ☆ |
| Harry Styles | Harry's House | ☆ |
| Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | ☆ |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Omnium Gatherum | ☆ |
| Lizzo | Special | ☆ |
| Mary J. Blige | Good Morning Gorgeous | ☆ |
| Megan Thee Stallion | Traumazine | ☆ |
| Metro Boomin | Heroes & Villains | ☆ |
| MUNA | MUNA | ☆ |
| Noah Kahan | Stick Season | ☆ |
| Sabrina Carpenter | Emails I Can't Send | ☆ |
| Samara Joy | Linger Awhile | ☆ |
| Slipknot | The End, So Far | ☆ |
| Spoon | Lucifer on the Sofa | ☆ |
| Steve Lacy | Gemini Rights | ☆ |
| SZA | SOS | ☆ |
| Taylor Swift | Midnights | ☆ |
| The 1975 | Being Funny in a Foreign Language | ☆ |
| The Black Keys | Dropout Boogie | ☆ |
| The Weeknd | Dawn FM | ☆ |
| Wet Leg | Wet Leg | ☆ |
| Zach Bryan | American Heartbreak | ☆ |
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Arctic Monkeys | Body Paint | ☆ |
| Bad Bunny | Tití Me Preguntó | ☆ |
| Bad Bunny and Chencho Corleone | Me Porto Bonito | ☆ |
| Beyoncé | Break My Soul | ☆ |
| Beyoncé | Alien Superstar | ☆ |
| Big Thief | Simulation Swarm | ☆ |
| Florence and the Machine | Free | ☆ |
| Ghost | Call Me Little Sunshine | ☆ |
| Harry Styles | As It Was | ☆ |
| Harry Styles | Late Night Talking | ☆ |
| Harry Styles | Music for a Sushi Restaurant | ☆ |
| Jelly Roll | Son of a Sinner | ☆ |
| Kendrick Lamar | The Heart Part 5 | ☆ |
| Kendrick Lamar | N95 | ☆ |
| Lizzo | About Damn Time | ☆ |
| Muna featuring Phoebe Bridgers | Silk Chiffon | ☆ |
| Muse | Ghosts (How Can I Move On) | ☆ |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | Black Summer | ☆ |
| Rihanna | Lift Me Up | ☆ |
| Rosalia | Despechá | ☆ |
| Rosalía | Saoko | ☆ |
| Sabrina Carpenter | Nonsense | ☆ |
| Sabrina Carpenter | Vicious | ☆ |
| Sam Smith & Kim Petras | Unholy | ☆ |
| Steve Lacy | Bad Habit | ☆ |
| SZA | Kill Bill | ☆ |
| SZA | Snooze | ☆ |
| Taylor Swift | Anti-Hero | ☆ |
| Taylor Swift | Karma | ☆ |
| Taylor Swift | Maroon | ☆ |
| Zach Bryan | Something in the Orange | ☆ |
| Zach Bryan | From Austin | ☆ |
| ⇦ 2021 | 2023 ⇨ |