Best albums of 2022
Dance music returned to pop at full volume and the biggest album on earth was in Spanish, both of which the industry had been told were impossible. Touring restarted and immediately priced itself out of reach of the audience it had spent two years missing.
According to Riffiter listeners, the best album of 2022 is SOS by SZA, rated 4.5/5 by 28 listeners.
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The genres that carried the period here, each with what listeners rate highest inside it.
Best Hip-Hop albums of 2022
812 albums from 2022
Best Rock albums of 2022
403 albums from 2022
Best Jazz albums of 2022
402 albums from 2022
Best Pop albums of 2022
349 albums from 2022
Best Electronic albums of 2022
295 albums from 2022
The artists of 2022
Everyone who put a record out then, ordered by how listeners rate their catalog rather than by that one release.
2022, month by month
Not everything that came out, just where the weight fell. Some months carried a year; some were quiet and worth knowing about.
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FAQ
- What are the best albums of 2022?
- On Riffiter, the highest-rated album of 2022 is SOS by SZA (4.5/5). The ranking below orders the year's releases by community rating.
- How is the 2022 ranking decided?
- By Riffiter listeners. Each album's community rating sets its place. Until a release has enough ratings, its popularity stands in, and the order shifts as more people rate.
- Does the best-of-2022 list change?
- Yes. It's built from live community ratings, so the order updates as people rate 2022 releases. The page refreshes a few times a day.