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The AllMusic 2022 Year In Review

Here are the 100 albums that our writers felt were the most significant releases of the year. Looking for more? Visit our Year In Review hub.

 
 
Midnights

Taylor Swift

Midnights

EMI / EMI Records / Republic

Dance-Pop

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A moody, dreamy album designed to be played in the wee small hours of the morning.

  A Light for Attracting Attention

The Smile

A Light for Attracting Attention

XL

Alternative/Indie Rock

star rating

More than just a side exercise, the Radiohead/Sons of Kemet debut LP is a jazzy, mind-bending rock trip.

  Dawn FM

The Weeknd

Dawn FM

Island / Republic

Pop

star rating

Abel Tesfaye indulges his frantic romantic side with numerous synthesizer-powered '80s flavorings on his follow-up to After Hours.

 
 
 

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Topical Dancer

Charlotte Adigéry / Bolis Pupul

Topical Dancer

Because Music

Alternative Dance

12 Stars

Melissa Aldana

12 Stars

Blue Note

Post-Bop

Blue Rev

Alvvays

Blue Rev

Polyvinyl

Indie Pop

Midnight Rocker

Horace Andy

Midnight Rocker

On-U Sound

Roots Reggae

Do Your Worst

Erin Anne

Do Your Worst

Carpark Records

Alternative/Indie Rock

The Gods We Can Touch

AURORA

The Gods We Can Touch

Decca

Pop

Un Verano Sin Ti

Bad Bunny

Un Verano Sin Ti

Rimas

Latin Pop

Once Twice Melody

Beach House

Once Twice Melody

Sub Pop

Dream Pop

Renaissance

Beyoncé

Renaissance

Columbia / Parkwood Entertainment

Contemporary R&B

Fossora

Björk

Fossora

One Little Independent Records…

Alternative Dance

Cheat Codes

Black Thought / Danger Mouse

Cheat Codes

BMG Rights Management

Alternative Rap

Schubert: Symphonies Nos.…

Herbert Blomstedt / Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Schubert: Symphonies Nos.…

Deutsche Grammophon

Symphony

Strauss

Andris Nelsons / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Strauss

Deutsche Grammophon

Orchestral

YTILAER [REALITY]

Bill Callahan

YTILAER [REALITY]

Drag City

Alternative Singer/Songwriter

Can I Take My Hounds to…

Tyler Childers

Can I Take My Hounds to…

Hickman Holler Records /…

Americana

Bells on Sand

Gerald Clayton

Bells on Sand

Blue Note

Post-Bop

Deep in View

Cola

Deep in View

Fire Talk

Indie Rock

Hyper-Dimensional Expansion…

The Comet Is Coming

Hyper-Dimensional Expansion…

Impulse!

Modern Jazz

God Don't Make Mistakes

Conway the Machine

God Don't Make Mistakes

Interscope / Shady

East Coast Rap

The Boy Named If

Elvis Costello / Elvis Costello & the Imposters

The Boy Named If

Capitol / EMI Records

Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

The Man from Waco

Charley Crockett

The Man from Waco

Son of Davy / Thirty Tigers

Americana

Ruperto Chapí: String…

Cuarteto Latinoamericano

Ruperto Chapí: String…

Sono Luminus

Chamber Music

Melt My Eyez See Your…

Denzel Curry

Melt My Eyez See Your…

Loma Vista

Contemporary Rap

Antimai

The Dear Hunter

Antimai

Cave & Canary Goods

Alternative/Indie Rock

Closer

Kenyon Dixon

Closer

Kenyon Dixon

Alternative R&B

Morfo

Charlotte Dos Santos

Morfo

Because Music

Alternative R&B

Tinta y Tiempo

Jorge Drexler

Tinta y Tiempo

Sony Music

Latin Pop

Stumpwork

Dry Cleaning

Stumpwork

4AD

New Wave/Post-Punk Revival

Together

Duster

Together

Numero

Alternative/Indie Rock

Monteverdi: Il Ritorno…

Les Épopées / Stéphane Fuget

Monteverdi: Il Ritorno…

Château de Versailles

Opera

Florist

Florist

Florist

Double Double Whammy

Alternative Singer/Songwriter

Good and Green Again

Jake Xerxes Fussell

Good and Green Again

Paradise of Bachelors

Neo-Traditional Folk

Bach: St. John Passion…

John Eliot Gardiner / Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Bach: St. John Passion…

Deutsche Grammophon

Choral

Impera

Ghost

Impera

Loma Vista / Spinefarm Records

Heavy Metal

Oh Death

Goat

Oh Death

Rocket Recordings

Neo-Psychedelia

Barbarism

Katie Alice Greer

Barbarism

FourFour Records

Left-Field Pop

Sincere

Hater

Sincere

Fire Records

Indie Pop

Neon Blue

Joshua Hedley

Neon Blue

New West

Contemporary Country

Shufflemania

Robyn Hitchcock

Shufflemania

Tiny Ghost Records

Alternative/Indie Rock

Versions of Modern Performance

Horsegirl

Versions of Modern Performance

Matador

Indie Rock

Life on Earth

Hurray for the Riff Raff

Life on Earth

Nonesuch

Alternative Singer/Songwriter

Electricity

Ibibio Sound Machine

Electricity

Merge

Afro-Pop

The Forever Story

JID

The Forever Story

Dreamville / Interscope

Contemporary Rap

I Love You Jennifer B

Jockstrap

I Love You Jennifer B

Rough Trade

New Wave/Post-Punk Revival

Schütz: David & Salomon;…

Les Cris de Paris / Geoffroy Jourdain

Schütz: David & Salomon;…

Harmonia Mundi

Choral

Lady for Sale

Lola Kirke

Lady for Sale

Third Man Records

Alternative Singer/Songwriter

Could We Be More

Kokoroko

Could We Be More

Brownswood

African Traditions

Gemini Rights

Steve Lacy

Gemini Rights

RCA

Alternative R&B

Mr. Morale & The Big…

Kendrick Lamar

Mr. Morale & The Big…

pgLang / Aftermath / Interscope…

Contemporary Rap

Palomino

Miranda Lambert

Palomino

RCA / SME / Vanner Records

Contemporary Country

Denim & Diamonds

Nikki Lane

Denim & Diamonds

New West

Alternative Country-Rock

Pompeii

Cate Le Bon

Pompeii

Mexican Summer

Alternative/Indie Rock

Shape Up

Leikeli47

Shape Up

RCA

East Coast Rap

Hypnos

Ravyn Lenae

Hypnos

Atlantic

Alternative R&B

Age/Sex/Location

Ari Lennox

Age/Sex/Location

Dreamville / Interscope

Contemporary R&B

Avatars of Love

Sondre Lerche

Avatars of Love

PLZ

Alternative Singer/Songwriter

Overwintering

Lightning in a Twilight Hour

Overwintering

Elefant

Indie Pop

Pep

Lights

Pep

Atlantic / Fueled by Ramen…

Left-Field Pop

Special

Lizzo

Special

Atlantic

Pop

Candydrip

Lucky Daye

Candydrip

Keep Cool / RCA

Contemporary R&B

Mozart: Piano Concerto…

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet / Gabor Takács-Nagy / Manchester Camerata

Mozart: Piano Concerto…

Chandos

Concerto

MLDE

Marxist Love Disco Ensemble

MLDE

Mr. Bongo

Indie Pop

Precious Energy

Barney McAll

Precious Energy

Extracelestial Arts

Spiritual Jazz

Ashley McBryde Presents:…

Ashley McBryde

Ashley McBryde Presents:…

Rhino / Warner Nashville

Contemporary Country

In These Times

Makaya McCraven

In These Times

Nonesuch

Contemporary Jazz

Emotional Eternal

Melody's Echo Chamber

Emotional Eternal

Domino

Dream Pop

Meridian Brothers y Grupo…

Meridian Brothers / El Grupo Renacimiento

Meridian Brothers y Grupo…

Ansonia

Salsa

Schubert: Glaube, Hoffnung,…

Samuel Hasselhorn / Joseph Middleton

Schubert: Glaube, Hoffnung,…

Harmonia Mundi

Vocal Music

Mississippi Son

Charlie Musselwhite

Mississippi Son

Alligator Records

Delta Blues

Heaven Come Crashing

Rachika Nayar

Heaven Come Crashing

NNA Tapes

Experimental Ambient

Diving Rings

Night Palace

Diving Rings

Park the Van

Alternative/Indie Rock

Viva Las Vengeance

Panic! At the Disco

Viva Las Vengeance

Atlantic / Fueled by Ramen…

Emo-Pop

Mondays at the Enfield…

Jeff Parker

Mondays at the Enfield…

Aguirre Records

Electric Jazz

Alpha Zulu

Phoenix

Alpha Zulu

Glassnote Entertainment Group

Alternative/Indie Rock

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered…

Trevor Pinnock

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered…

Deutsche Grammophon

Keyboard

Boleros Psicodélicos

Adrian Quesada

Boleros Psicodélicos

ATO

Alternative Latin

In Tense

Harish Raghavan

In Tense

Whirlwind Recordings

Modern Creative

Down Every Road

Eli "Paperboy" Reed

Down Every Road

Yep Roc

Neo-Soul

Motomami

Rosalía

Motomami

Columbia

Latin Pop

Ghost Song

Cécile McLorin Salvant

Ghost Song

Nonesuch

Modern Creative

Hold the Girl

Rina Sawayama

Hold the Girl

Dirty Hit

Left-Field Pop

The Last Thing Left

Say Sue Me

The Last Thing Left

Damnably

Alternative/Indie Rock

Take It Like a Man

Amanda Shires

Take It Like a Man

ATO

Alternative Country-Rock

Nymph

Shygirl

Nymph

Because Music

Left-Field Pop

Voices of Bishara

Tom Skinner

Voices of Bishara

Nonesuch

Jazz-Rock

Reset

Panda Bear / Sonic Boom

Reset

Domino

Indie Rock

Harry's House

Harry Styles

Harry's House

Columbia Records

Contemporary Pop/Rock

Natural Brown Prom Queen

Sudan Archives

Natural Brown Prom Queen

Stones Throw

Alternative R&B

Autofiction

Suede

Autofiction

BMG Rights Management

Neo-Glam

Beethoven: The Last Sonatas…

Gerardo Teissonnière

Beethoven: The Last Sonatas…

Steinway & Sons

Keyboard

Maloo

Maylee Todd

Maloo

Stones Throw

Alternative/Indie Rock

i dont know who needs…

Tomberlin

i dont know who needs…

Saddle Creek Records

Alternative Singer/Songwriter

Wet Leg

Wet Leg

Wet Leg

Domino

New Wave/Post-Punk Revival

And in the Darkness, Hearts…

Weyes Blood

And in the Darkness, Hearts…

Sub Pop

Alternative Singer/Songwriter

Entering Heaven Alive

Jack White

Entering Heaven Alive

Third Man Records

Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Loggerhead

Wu-Lu

Loggerhead

Warp

Indie Rock

Cool It Down

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Cool It Down

Secretly Canadian

Indie Rock

 
 

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