The best albums of 2022 (update August 15)
The numbers presented next to each album title are the weighted average rating, and, in brackets, average and number of ratings (out of 33 included sources). The weighted average is based on a formula that includes a) the average of ratings and b) the number of sources that have rated the album.
The magazines I used for the ratings were:
EUR + Australia: Dansende Beren; Gaffa-dk; Gaffa-sw; Humo; Indiestyle; Jenesaispop; Laut; Mondosonoro; Musikexpress; Nojesguiden; Ondarock; Plattentests; Sentire Ascoltare; The Music
UK: Clash; DIY; God Is In The Tv; Load And Quiet; Music OMH; NME; The Guardian; The Line Of Best Fit; The Skinny
USA + Canada: Allmusic; Beats Per Minute; Consequence Of Sound; Exclaim!; Nothern Transmissions; Paste; Pitchfork; Popmatters; Rolling Stone; Spectrum Culture; Under The Radar
Highlights: Rob makes the top three songs from the album according to Allmusic, Consequence of Sound, Jenesaispop, Plattentests, The Skinny, etc…
New entry or Re-entry
Albums that have obtained new reviews and improved the score
Albums that have obtained new reviews but worsened the score
Out:
None
75 - Momma: Household Name - 73,9 (77,2 / 11)(77,6 / 10)
Highlights: Speeding 72 - Lucky - Rockstar
Alternative Rock
74 - Working Men’s Club: Fear Fear - 73,9 (77,6 / 10)
Highlights: Ploys – Widow – Circumference
Synthpop
73 - Yeule: Glitch Princess - 74,1 (75,8 / 16)
Highlights: Friendly Machine - Don’t Be So Hard On Your Own Beauty - Too Dead Inside
Ambient Pop
72 - Charli XCX: Crash - 74,2 (73,5 / 23)
Highlights: Good Ones – Beg for You - Lightning
Dance Pop
71 - Saba: Few Good Things – 74,3 (77,6 / 11)
Highlights: Fearmonger - Survivor’s Guilt - Few Good Things
Conscious Hip Hop
69 - Gwenno: Tresor - 74,3 (79,0 / 7)
Highlights:An Stevel Nowydh – Anima – N.Y.C.A.W.
Dream Pop
69 - Katy J Pearson: Sound Of The Morning - 74,3 (78,3 / 9)
Highlights: Alligator – Float – Willow’s Song
Singer-Songwriter
68 - Jack White: Entering Heaven Alive – 74,6 (75,2 / 19)
Highlights: A Tip from You to Me – A Madman from Manhattan – A Tree on Fire from Within
Singer-Songwriter
67 - Rammstein: Zeit – 74,6 (76,6 / 15)
Highlights: Zeit – Armee der Tristen – Zick Zack
Industrial Metal
66 - Caroline: Caroline - 74,7 (77,4 / 13)
Highlights: Good Morning (Red) – Iwr – Skydiving onto the Library Roof
Post-Rock
65 - Vince Staples: Ramona Park Broke My Heart – 74,8 (76,8 / 15)
Highlights: When Sparks Fly - Aye (Free the Homies) - The Beach
West Coast Hip Hop
64 - Beabadoobee: Beatopia - 74,8 (73,2 / 26)
Highlights: Talk – 10:36 – See You Soon
Indie Pop
63 - Animal Collective: Time Skiffs - 74,9 (72,2 / 29)
Highlights: Prester John - Dragon Slayer - Walker
Psychedelic Pop
62 - Danger Mouse & Black Thought: Cheat Codes - 74,9 (77,9 / 12)
Highlights: Because - Aquamarine - Belize
East Coast Hip Hop
61 - Perfume Genius: Ugly Season – 75,0 (73,3 / 26)
Highlights: Pop Song – Eye in the Wall - Photograph
Art Pop
60 - Ibibio Sound Machine: Electricity - 75,1 (78,5 / 11)
Highlights: All That You Want – Protection from Evil – 17 18 19
Afro-Funk
59 - Panda Bear & Sonic Boom: Reset – 75,2 (79,5 / 8)
Highlights: Go On - Edge of the Edge - Getting’ to the Point
Neo-Psychedelia
58 - Gang of Youths: Angel In Realtime - 75,2 (78,2 / 12)
Highlights: The Angel of 8th Ave. - In the Wake of Your Leave - Forbearance
Indie Rock
57 - Arcade Fire: WE - 75,3 (72,0 / 31)
Highlights: Age of Anxiety I – The Lightning II – Age of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole)
Art Rock
56 - FKA Twigs: Caprisongs – 75,4 (75,0 / 22)
Highlights: tears in the club - meta angel - darjeeling
Alternative R&B
55 - Jamie T: The Theory Of Whatever - 75,7 (79,4 / 10)
Highlights: The Old Style Raiders – Between the Rocks – A Million & One New Ways to Die
Indie Rock
54 - Daniel Rossen: You Belong There – 75,8 (76,3 / 17)
Highlights: It’s a Passage – Shadow in the Frame – Unpeopled Space
Progressive Folk
53 - Paolo Nutini: Last Night In The Bittersweet - 76,1 (79,8 / 10)
Highlights: Through the Echoes – Radio – Shine a Light
Blue-eyed Soul
52 - Wilco: Cruel Country - 76,3 (77,3 / 18)
Highlights: Cruel Country – Darkness Is Cheap – Many Worlds
Alt-Country
51 Florence + The Machine: Dance Fever – 76,5 (75,5 / 24)
Highlights: Free – Dream Girl Evil - Cassandra
Alternative Rock
50 - Syd: Broken Hearys Club - 76,5 (81,1 / 7)
Highlights: Getting Late – Fast Car - CYBAH
Contemporary R&B
49 - Stromae: Multitude – 76,5 (79,2 / 13)
Highlights: Santé - L’enfer – La solassitude
Dance Pop
48 - CMAT: If My Wife New I'd Be Dead - 76,8 (81,4 / 7)
Highlights: I Don’t Really Care for You - No More Virgos - 2 Wrecked 2 Care
Indie Pop
47 - Porridge Radio: Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky - 77,4 (77,7 / 20)
Highlights: Back to the Radio – The Rip – End of Last Year
Indie Rock
46 - Alt-J: The Dream – 77,4 (75,4 / 27)
Highlights: U&ME – Hard Drive Gold – Get Better
Art Pop
45 - Jenny Hval: Classic Objects – 77,4 (77,0 / 22)
Highlights: Year of Love – Jupiter - American Coffee
Art Pop
44 - Harry Styles: Harry's House – 77,5 (7623 / 25)
Highlights: As It Was – Late Night Talking – Satellite
Synthpop
43 - Kae Tempest: The Line Is A Curve – 77,7 (79,0 / 17)
Highlights: No Prizes – Salt Coast – More Pressure
Conscious Hip Hop
42 - Nova Twins: Supernova – 77,7 (81,7 / 9)
Highlights: Antagonist – Cleopatra – Choose Your Fighter
Rap Rock
41 - Tomberlin: i dont know who needs to hear this… - 77,7 (80,1 / 14)
Highlights: happy accident – easy - idkwntht
Singer-Songwriter
40 - Aurora: The Gods We Can Touch - 77,9 (78,2 / 20)
Highlights: Exist for Love – Giving In To the Love – Everything Matters
Folk Pop
39 - Horsegirl: Versions of Modern Performance - 77,9 (77,3 / 23)
Highlights: Billy – Anti-Glory – Dirtbag Transformation (Still Dirty)
Indie Rock
38 - Nina Nastasia: Riderless Horse - 78,1 (82,7 / 7)
Highlights: This Is Love – Trust - Afterwards
Singer-Songwriter
37 - Pusha T: It's Almost Dry – 78,2 (79,5 / 17)
Highlights: Diet Coke – Neck & Wrist – Dreaming of the Past
Hardcore Hip Hop
36 - Earl Sweatshirt: SICK! - 78,3 (78,7 / 20)
Highlights: Tabula Rasa – 2010 – God Laughs
Abstract Hip Hop
35 - Hurray For The Riff Raff: Life On Earth – 78,5 (80,9 / 14)
Highlights: Rhododendron – Pierced Arrows – Wolves
Singer-Songwriter
34 - Shamir: Heterosexuality - 78,9 (80,9 / 15)
Highlights: Cisgender – Abomination - Stability
Indie Rock
33 - Let's Eat Grandma: Two Ribbons – 79,1 (78,7 / 22)
Highlights: Levitation – Insect Loop – Happy New Year
Electropop
32 - Nilüfer Yanya: Painless - 79,1 (76,8 / 28)
Highlights: Midnight Sun - Stabilise – The Dealer
Indie Rock
31 - MUNA: MUNA – 79,2 (82,2 / 18)
Highlights: Silk Chiffon – Anything But Me – Home by Now
Synthpop
30 - Denzel Curry: Melt My Eyez See Your Future – 79,2 (82,2 / 12)
Highlights: Walkin – Zatoichi – The Last
Conscious Hip Hop
29- Destroyer: Labyrinthitis – 79,3 (80,3 / 18)
Highlights: It Takes a Thief – Eat the Wine, Drink the Bread - June
Art Pop
28 - Sharon Van Etten: We've Been Going About This All Wrong – 79,4 (77,7 / 26
Highlights: Home to Me – Come Back – Mistakes
Indie Rock
27 - Aldous Harding: Warm Chris – 79,4 (77,1 / 28)
Highlights: Lawn – Fever – Tick Tock
Singer-Songwriter
26 - Kathryn Joseph: For You Who Are The Wronged - 79,6 (84,3 / 7)
Highlights: What Is Keeping You Alive Makes Me Want To Kill Them For - The Burning Of Us All - Only The Sound Of The Sea Would Save Them
Singer-Songwriter
25 - Soccer Mommy: Sometimes, Forever – 79,9 (77,6 / 28)
Highlights: Shotgun - Bones – With U
Indie Rock
24 - Father John Misty: Chloe and The Next 20th Century – 80,0 (77,0 / 30)
Highlights: Buddy’s Rendezvous – Goodbye Mr. Blue – The Next 20th Century
Singer-Songwriter
23 - Florist: Florist - 80,0 (84,0 / 9)
Highlights: Red Bird, Pt. 2 (Morning) – Dandelion – Sci-fi Silence
Singer-Songwriter
22 - Spoon: Lucifer On The Sofa – 80,1 (79,8 / 22)
Highlights: The Hardest Cut – Wild – Held
Indie Rock
21 - Mitski: Laurel Hell - 80,1 (77,4 / 29)
Highlights: Working for the Knife – The Only Heartbreaker – Stay Soft
Art Pop
20 - Ethel Cain: Preacher’s Daughter – 80,5 (83,8 / 11)
Highlights: American Teenager – Hard Times - Gibson Girl
Singer-Songwriter
19 - Spiritualized: Everything Was Beautiful - 80,5 (79,8 / 23)
Highlights: Always Together With You - The Mainline Song/ The Lockdown Song - The A Song (Laid in Your Arms)
Space Rock
18 - Cate Le Bon: Pompeii – 80,6 (78,9 / 26)
Highlights: Running Away - Harbour - Moderation
Art Pop
17 - Just Mustard: Heart Under – 80,7 (82,1 / 17)
Highlights: Still – Seed – In Shade
Shoegaze
16 - Soul Glo: Diaspora Problems - 80,8 (85,4 / 7)
Highlights: Jump!! (Or Get Jumped!!!) ((By the Future)) – Driponomics – Coming
Hardcore Punk
15 - The Weeknd: Dawn FM - 80,8 (79,4 / 25)
Highlights: How Do I Make You Love Me – Take My Breath - Sacrifice
Synthpop
14 - Black Midi: Hellfire – 81,0 (79,7 / 25)
Highlights: Welcome to Hell – Sugar/ Tzu - Still
Avant-Prog
13 - Viagra Boys: Cave World – 81,3 (80,9 / 22)
Highlights: Troglodyte – Baby Criminal - The Cognitive Trade-Off Hypothesis
Dance Punk
12 - Yard Act: The Overload – 81,6 (79,6 / 27)
Highlights: The Overload – Payday – Pour Another
Post-Punk
11 - Beach House: Once Twice Melody - 81,7 (79,7 / 27)
Highlights: Superstar – Masquerade – Through Me
Dream Pop
10 - Wet Leg: Wet Leg - 81,8 (78,8 / 30)
Highlights: Chaise Lounge - Wet Dream - Angelica
Indie Rock
09 - Kevin Morby: This Is A Photograph - 82,1 (83,1 / 18)
Highlights: This Is a Photograph – Bittersweet, TN – A Random Act of Kindness
Folk Rock
08 - The Smile: A Light For Attracting Attention - 82,1 (80,1 / 27)
Highlights: You Will Never Work in Television Again – Free in the Knowledge – The Opposite
Art Rock
07 - Fontaines D.C.: Skinty Fia - 83,6 (81,9 / 26)
Highlights: Jackie Down the Line - I Love You - Skinty Fia
Post-Punk
06 - Angel Olsen: Big Time - 84,3 (82,0 / 28)
Highlights: Big Time – This Is How It Works – Ghost On
Alt-Country
05 - Rosalía: Motomami – 84,6 (84,2 / 22)
Highlights: La fama – Saoko – Delirio de grandeza
Neoperreo
04 - Big Thief: Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You – 85,0 (82,0 / 30)
Highlights: Little Things – Simulation Swarm – Change
Art Pop
03 - Beyoncé: Renaissance - 86,4 (85,4 / 24)
Highlights: Virgo’s Groove – Break My Soul – Alien Superstar
Dance Pop
02 - Black Country, New Road: Ants From Up There – 87,0 (85,0 / 27)
Highlights: Chaos Space Marine – Concorde – Snow Globes
Art Rock
01 - Kendrick Lamar: Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers – 88,7 (86,4 / 28)
Highlights: N95 - We Cry Together – Mother I Sober
Conscious Hip Hop
MCCh 2022 (14) August 15
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MCCh 2022 (14) August 15
Last edited by Otisredding on Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:49 am, edited 5 times in total.
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Re: MCCh 2022 (14) August 15
76 - Orville Peck: Bronco - 73,8 (76,1 / 14)
77 - Bob Vylan: Bob Vylan Presents The Price Of Life - 73,8 (78,1 / 8)
78 - Bonobo: Fragments - 73,8 (72,4 / 25)
79 - Burial: Antidawn EP - 73,7 (76,4 / 13)
80 - Kurt Vile: Watch My Moves - 73,7 (72,0 / 26)
81 - Dehd: Blue Skies - 73,6 (77,6 / 9)
82 - Bartees Strange: Farm To Table - 73,5 (75,5 / 15)
83 - Elvis Costello & The Imposters: The Boy Named If - 73,5 (75,2 / 16)
84 - Ghost: Impera - 73,3 (75,9 / 13)
85 - Sea Power: Everything Was Forever - 73,2 (75,8 / 13)
86 - Maggie Rogers: Surrender - 73,1 (74,1 / 18)
87 - Placebo: Never Let Me Go - 73,0 (72,6 / 22)
88 - The Weather Station: How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars - 72,9 (73,6 / 19)
89 - Warpaint: Radiate Like This - 72,9 (73,2 / 20)
90 - Bad Bunny: Un verano sin ti - 72,8 (77,1 / 8)
91 - Joan Shelley: The Spur - 72,8 (77,4 / 7)
92 - Superchunk: Wild Loneliness - 72,7 (75,7 / 12)
93 - Craig Finn: A Legacy Of Rentals - 72,7 (76,0 / 11)
94 - Zola Jesus: Arkhon - 72,7 (74,0 / 17)
95 - PUP: The Unraveling Of Puptheband - 72,6 (75,2 / 13)
96 - Cat Power: Covers - 72,6 (72,2 / 22)
97 - Orlando Weeks: Hop Up - 72,5 (76,9 / 8)
98 - Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever: Endless Rooms - 72,5 (74,2 / 16)
99 - Everything Everything: Raw Data Feel - 72,5 (75,2 / 13)
100 - Metric: Formentera - 72,4 (74,1 / 16)
101 - Koffee: Gifted - 72,3 (76,3 / 9)
102 - Anaïs Mitchell: Anaïs Mitchell - 72,2 (76,2 / 9)
103 - Wu-Lu: Loggerhead - 72,2 (75,2 / 12)
104 - Röyksopp: Profound Mysteries - 72,1 (74,4 / 14)
105 - Hatchie: Giving The World Away - 72,0 (73,6 / 16)
106 - Steve Lacy: Gemini Rights - 71,8 (75,1 / 11)
107 - Tears For Fears: The Tripping Point - 71,7 (72,7 / 18)
108 - Amber Mark: Three Dimensions Deep - 71,7 (73,3 / 16)
109 - Kelly Lee Owens: LP.8 - 71,6 (72,2 / 19)
110 - Belle And Sebastian: A Bit Of Previous - 71,5 (71,5 / 21)
111 - Kiwi Jr.: Chopper - 71,5 (76,1 / 7)
112 - Boris: W - 71,4 (74,7 / 11)
113 - A Place to Bury Strangers: See Through You - 71,3 (74,6 / 11)
114 - The Linda Lindas: Growing Up - 71,1 (72,8 / 16)
115 - Foals: Life Is Yours - 71,1 (71,4 / 20)
116 - Alice Glass: Prey//IV - 70,7 (71,7 / 18)
117 - Grace Cummings: Storm Queen - 70,6 (74,3 / 10)
118 - SOAK: If I Never Know You Like This Again - 70,5 (74,2 / 10)
119 - Midlake: For The Sake Of Bethel Woods - 70,5 (74,2 / 10)
120 - Laura Veirs: Found Light - 70,4 (74,1 / 10)
121 - Sunflower Bean: Headful Of Sugar - 70,4 (73,7 / 11)
122 - Ty Segall: Hello, Hi - 70,3 (74,3 / 9)
123 - Calexico: El Mirador - 70,3 (74,6 / 8)
124 - Pillow Queens: Leave The Light On - 70,2 (74,9 / 7)
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Re: MCCh 2022 (14) August 15
Considering it only has been a week I'm surprised we got 5 albums more. One which excels in confusing titles worthy of post-rock. Anyway, here is the playlist:
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Re: MCCh 2022 (14) August 15
What about Anthony Fantano (theneedledrop) ratings? Do you count his marks too?
Re: MCCh 2022 (14) August 15
Thank you always for your dedication on putting this list up.
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