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Highest Rated Albums of 2022
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Pop Rock
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Singer-Songwriter
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2020
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2022
2023
1
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Arctic Monkeys - The Car
October 21, 2022
Baroque Pop
,
Art Rock
,
Chamber Pop
,
Lounge
Score
100
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2
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Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
May 13, 2022
Conscious Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
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3
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Spiritualized - Everything Was Beautiful
April 22, 2022
Space Rock
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
100
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4
.
Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
February 11, 2022
Indie Folk
,
Folk Rock
,
Alt-Country
Score
100
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5
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Little Simz - NO THANK YOU
December 12, 2022
Conscious Hip Hop
,
UK Hip Hop
,
Jazz Rap
,
Neo-Soul
Score
80
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6
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Leftfield - This Is What We Do
December 2, 2022
Progressive House
,
Electro House
Score
80
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7
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half•alive - Conditions of a Punk
December 2, 2022
Indie Pop
,
Electropop
,
Alt-Pop
Score
80
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8
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BROCKHAMPTON - TM
November 18, 2022
Pop Rap
,
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Trap
Score
80
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9
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Stormzy - This Is What I Mean
November 25, 2022
UK Hip Hop
,
Contemporary R&B
,
R&B
Score
80
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10
.
Weyes Blood - And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow
November 18, 2022
Baroque Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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11
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Bruce Springsteen - Only the Strong Survive
November 11, 2022
Heartland Rock
Score
80
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12
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Phoenix - Alpha Zulu
November 4, 2022
Indie Pop
,
Synthpop
Score
80
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13
.
First Aid Kit - Palomino
November 4, 2022
Folk Pop
,
Indie Folk
,
Americana
,
Soft Rock
Score
80
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14
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Benjamin Clementine - And I Have Been
October 28, 2022
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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15
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Fred Again.. - Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022)
October 28, 2022
UK Garage
,
Future Garage
,
Alternative R&B
,
House
Score
80
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16
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The 1975 - Being Funny in a Foreign Language
October 14, 2022
Pop Rock
,
New Wave
Score
80
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17
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Willow -
October 7, 2022
Alternative Rock
,
Pop Punk
Score
80
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18
.
Björk - Fossora
September 30, 2022
Art Pop
,
Post-Industrial
,
Electronic
,
Deconstructed Club
Score
80
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19
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cool It Down
September 30, 2022
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Dance
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
80
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20
.
Beth Orton - Weather Alive
September 23, 2022
Art Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Jazz
,
Sophisti-Pop
Score
80
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21
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Marcus Mumford - (self-titled)
September 16, 2022
Indie Folk
Score
80
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22
.
Rina Sawayama - Hold The Girl
September 16, 2022
Pop Rock
,
Dance-Pop
Score
80
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23
.
Oliver Sim - Hideous Bastard
September 9, 2022
Indietronica
,
Alt-Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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24
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Two Door Cinema Club - Keep On Smiling
September 2, 2022
Indie Pop
,
Indietronica
,
Synth Funk
Score
80
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25
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Ezra Furman - All of Us Flames
August 26, 2022
Indie Rock
Score
80
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Evening Standard awarded albums throughout 2022.
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