NPR Music's 36 Favorite Albums of 2022 (So Far)

NPR Music's 36 Favorite Albums of 2022 (So Far)

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Amber Mark - Three Dimensions Deep
January 28, 2022
Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul, Alternative R&B, R&B, Pop
Critic Score
78
13 reviews
Amazon
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Spotify

Bad Bunny - Un Verano Sin Ti
May 6, 2022
Latin Pop, Reggaeton
Critic Score
77
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
February 11, 2022
Indie Folk, Folk Rock, Alt-Country
Critic Score
85
33 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Bladee & Ecco2k - Crest
March 17, 2022
Cloud Rap, Synthpop, Art Pop
Critic Score
80
2 reviews
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Spotify

caroline - caroline
February 25, 2022
Post-Rock, Avant-Folk, Post-Minimalism, Chamber Music
Critic Score
76
14 reviews
Amazon
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Spotify

Dan Romer - Station Eleven
January 13, 2022
Cinematic Classical
Amazon

Father John Misty - Chloë and the Next 20th Century
April 8, 2022
Singer-Songwriter, Chamber Pop, Baroque Pop, Traditional Pop
Critic Score
77
32 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

FKA twigs - CAPRISONGS
January 14, 2022
Alternative R&B, Art Pop
Critic Score
79
20 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Girl Ultra - El Sur
April 29, 2022
Latin Alternative, Alt-Pop
Amazon

Guitarricadelafuente - La Cantera
May 6, 2022
Flamenco nuevo, Alt-Pop
Amazon
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Spotify

Harry Styles - Harry's House
May 20, 2022
Synthpop, Pop Rock, Indie Pop
Critic Score
78
28 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Harvey Sutherland - Boy
April 29, 2022
Nu-Disco, Progressive Electronic, Funk
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
March 25, 2022
Afro-Funk, Electro
Critic Score
81
15 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Immanuel Wilkins - The 7th Hand
January 28, 2022
Post-Bop
Critic Score
80
3 reviews
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Spotify

Jóhann Jóhannsson - Drone Mass
March 18, 2022
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon

Jogging House - Weight
January 18, 2022
Amazon

Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
May 13, 2022
Conscious Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
87
33 reviews
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Kojey Radical - Reason To Smile
March 4, 2022
Conscious Hip Hop, UK Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, Neo-Soul, Afrobeats
Critic Score
80
8 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Leikeli47 - Shape Up
May 13, 2022
Hardcore Hip Hop, Southern Hip Hop, Trap
Critic Score
82
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

MJ Lenderman - Boat Songs
April 29, 2022
Country Rock, Lo-Fi, Indie Rock, Alt-Country
Critic Score
82
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

Molly Nilsson - Extreme
January 15, 2022
Synthpop, Hypnagogic Pop, New Wave
Critic Score
71
4 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

MUNA - MUNA
June 24, 2022
Synthpop, Pop Rock, Indie Pop, Electropop
Critic Score
83
20 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Nilüfer Yanya - PAINLESS
March 4, 2022
Indie Rock
Critic Score
80
30 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

Peter Coccoma - A Place To Begin
May 20, 2022
Critic Score
64
1 review
Amazon

Raveena - Asha's Awakening
February 11, 2022
Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul, Pop
Critic Score
77
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Ravyn Lenae - Hypnos
May 20, 2022
Neo-Soul, Alternative R&B, Contemporary R&B, R&B
Critic Score
84
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

S.G. Goodman - Teeth Marks
June 3, 2022
Alt-Country, Singer-Songwriter, Americana
Critic Score
81
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Samm Henshaw - Untidy Soul
January 28, 2022
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
75
4 reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify

Saya Gray - 19 MASTERS
June 9, 2022
Psychedelic Folk, Indie Folk
Critic Score
81
2 reviews
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iTunes
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Shortie No Mass - here goes nothing.
December 16, 2021
Conscious Hip Hop
Amazon

Silvana Estrada - Marchita
January 21, 2022
Chamber Folk, Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
83
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems
March 25, 2022
Hardcore Punk, Screamo
Critic Score
85
11 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Straw Man Army - SOS
April 15, 2022
Post-Punk
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Swsh - Goodboy
April 29, 2022
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X Alfonso - Ancestros Sinfónico
May 27, 2022
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iTunes
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Yeat - 2 Alivë
February 18, 2022
Trap, Rage, Pop Rap, Plugg
Critic Score
58
4 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
Original Source: https://www.npr.org/2022/06/28/1107438039/npr-music-favorite-albums-of-2022-so-far
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