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Highest Rated Albums of 2022

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2022

This is an ordered list of PopMatters's highest rated albums of 2022. Check out PopMatters's Year End List.

1. Anton Barbeau - Stranger

December 9, 2022

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2. Trevor Dunn - Sèances

August 28, 2022

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3. Adeem The Artist - White Trash Revelry

December 2, 2022

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4. ODESZA - The Last Goodbye

July 22, 2022

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5. Tinariwen - Kel Tinariwen

November 4, 2022

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6. Medicine Singers - Medicine Singers

July 1, 2022

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7. Daniel Avery - Ultra Truth

November 4, 2022

Atmospheric Drum and Bass, IDM, Downtempo, Ambient Techno

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8. Dungen - En Är För Mycket och Tusen Aldrig Nog

October 7, 2022

Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Rock

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9. Charlotte Dos Santos - Morfo

October 14, 2022

Neo-Soul, Alternative R&B

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10. Jockstrap - I Love You Jennifer B

September 9, 2022

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11. Sampa the Great - As Above, So Below

September 9, 2022

Hip Hop, Neo-Soul, Afrobeat, Conscious Hip Hop, Jazz Rap

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12. DOMi & JD Beck - NOT TiGHT

July 29, 2022

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13. Battle Trance - Green of Winter

August 26, 2022

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14. Hot Chip - Freakout / Release

August 19, 2022

Electropop, Synthpop, Dance-Pop

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15. Ibrahim Maalouf & Angelique Kidjo - Queen of Sheba

June 24, 2022

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16. Travis Laplante - Wild Tapestry

May 27, 2022

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17. ROSALÍA - MOTOMAMI

March 18, 2022

Neoperreo, Art Pop, Reggaeton

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18. Misha Sultan - Roots

May 6, 2022

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19. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

May 13, 2022

Conscious Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop

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20. Congotronics International - Where’s The One

April 29, 2022

Math Rock, Experimental Rock

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21. Röyksopp - Profound Mysteries

April 29, 2022

Art Pop, Electropop, Downtempo

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22. Oumou Sangaré - Timbuktu

April 29, 2022

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23. Tigran Hamasyan - StandArt

April 29, 2022

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24. OHYUNG - imagine naked!

April 22, 2022

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25. Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity

March 25, 2022

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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings PopMatters awarded albums throughout 2022.

PopMatters

Highest Rated Albums of 2022

1. Anton Barbeau - Stranger

2. Trevor Dunn - S​è​ances

3. Adeem The Artist - White Trash Revelry

4. ODESZA - The Last Goodbye

5. Tinariwen - Kel Tinariwen

6. Medicine Singers - Medicine Singers

7. Daniel Avery - Ultra Truth

8. Dungen - En Är För Mycket och Tusen Aldrig Nog

9. Charlotte Dos Santos - Morfo

10. Jockstrap - I Love You Jennifer B

11. Sampa the Great - As Above, So Below

12. DOMi & JD Beck - NOT TiGHT

13. Battle Trance - Green of Winter

14. Hot Chip - Freakout / Release

15. Ibrahim Maalouf & Angelique Kidjo - Queen of Sheba

16. Travis Laplante - Wild Tapestry

17. ROSALÍA - MOTOMAMI

18. Misha Sultan - Roots

19. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

20. Congotronics International - Where’s The One

21. Röyksopp - Profound Mysteries

22. Oumou Sangaré - Timbuktu

23. Tigran Hamasyan - StandArt

24. OHYUNG - imagine naked!

25. Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity

2. Trevor Dunn - Sèances