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This is an ordered list of DIY's highest rated albums of 2022. Check out
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1
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404 Guild - False Dawn
December 9, 2022
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
2
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SZA - SOS
December 9, 2022
Contemporary R&B
,
Alternative R&B
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
3
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Crawlers - Loud Without Noise
November 4, 2022
Alternative Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
4
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Lowertown - I Love to Lie
October 21, 2022
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
5
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cool It Down
September 30, 2022
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Dance
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
6
.
Rina Sawayama - Hold The Girl
September 16, 2022
Pop Rock
,
Dance Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
7
.
Oliver Sim - Hideous Bastard
September 9, 2022
Indietronica
,
Alt-Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
8
.
Jamie T - The Theory Of Whatever
July 22, 2022
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk Revival
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
UK Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
9
.
Nova Twins - Supernova
June 17, 2022
Rap Rock
,
Industrial Rock
,
Punk Rock
,
Noise Rock
,
Nu Metal
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
10
.
Ethel Cain - Preacher's Daughter
May 12, 2022
Singer-Songwriter
,
Dream Pop
,
Slowcore
,
Americana
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
11
.
Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia
April 22, 2022
Post-Punk
,
Gothic Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
12
.
Wet Leg - Wet Leg
April 8, 2022
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk Revival
,
Post-Punk
,
Indie Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
13
.
Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future
March 25, 2022
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
,
Boom Bap
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
14
.
Shamir - Heterosexuality
February 11, 2022
Indie Rock
,
Noise Pop
,
Alternative R&B
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
15
.
Yard Act - The Overload
January 21, 2022
Post-Punk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
16
.
Flowerovlove - A Mosh Pit in the Clouds
November 10, 2022
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
17
.
Christine and the Queens - Redcar les adorables étoiles (prologue)
November 11, 2022
Synthpop
,
French Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
18
.
Daniel Avery - Ultra Truth
November 4, 2022
Atmospheric Drum and Bass
,
IDM
,
Downtempo
,
Ambient Techno
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
19
.
Tove Lo - Dirt Femme
October 14, 2022
Dance Pop
,
Electropop
,
Synthpop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
20
.
The Big Moon - Here Is Everything
October 14, 2022
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21
.
Jean Dawson - CHAOS NOW*
October 7, 2022
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22
.
Flohio - Out of Heart
October 7, 2022
UK Hip Hop
,
Trap
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23
.
Crack Cloud - Tough Baby
September 16, 2022
Post-Punk
,
Art Rock
,
Indie Rock
,
Dance Punk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
24
.
Jockstrap - I Love You Jennifer B
September 9, 2022
Glitch Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25
.
Phoebe Green - Lucky Me
August 19, 2022
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings DIY awarded albums throughout 2022.
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