2022 end of year lists

Gorilla Vs Bear www.gorillavsbear.net/gorilla-vs-bears-albums-of-2022/

50 SHINICHI ATOBE | Love of Plastic
49 TAN COLOGNE | Earth Visions of Water Spaces
48 NOSAJ THING | Continua
47 CHARLI XCX | CRASH
46 EKKSTACY | misery
45 JACK J | Opening the Door
44 YASUAKI SHIMIZU | Kiren
43 JANE INC | Faster Than I Can Take
42 TOMBERLIN | i don't know who needs to hear this...
41 PLAINS | I Walked With You A Ways
40 SOFIE ROYER | Harlequin
39 SAULT | 5 albums
38 CS + KREME | Orange
37 HYD | Clearing
36 ETHEL CAIN | Preacher's Daughter
35 HORSEGIRL | Versions of Modern Performance
34 MONSTER RALLY | Botanica Dream
33 PATRICK HOLLAND | You're the Boss
32 OMAR-S | Can't Change
31 AOIFE NESSA FRANCES | Protector
30 EARL SWEATSHIRT | SICK!
29 ROSALÍA | MOTOMAMI
28 SKULLCRUSHER | Quiet the Room
27 DJ SABRINA THE TEENAGE DJ | Bewitched!
26 ALVVAYS | Blue Rev
25 JAMAL MOSS | Thanks 4 the Tracks U Lost
24 ALDOUS HARDING | Warm Chris
23 070 SHAKE | You Can't Kill Me
22 WIDOWSPEAK | The Jacket
21 CARLA DAL FORNO | Come Around
20 STEVE LACY | Gemini Rights
19 HIKARU UTADA | BAD モード
18 BABEHOVEN | Light Moving Time
17 GEORGE RILEY | Running in Waves
16 WEYES BLOOD | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow
15 BETH ORTON | Weather Alive
14 BURIAL | ANTIDAWN
13 BEACH HOUSE | Once Twice Melody
12 NILÜFER YANYA | Painless
11 PANDA BEAR + SONIC BOOM | Reset
10 SHIRLEY HURT | Shirley Hurt
09 AXEL BOMAN | Luz / Quest for Fire
08 JUNE MCDOOM | June McDoom
07 MARCI | Marci
06 BOYHOOD | My Dread
05 SAM GENDEL + ANTONIA CYTRYNOWICZ | LIVE A LITTLE
04 MJ LENDERMAN | Boat Songs
03 VOICE ACTOR | Sent From My Telephone
02 BILLY WOODS | Aethiopes
01 JOCKSTRAP | I Love You Jennifer B

Rolling Stone top 100: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-2022-list-1234632387/

50 Sasami - ‘Squeeze’
49 Maggie Rogers - ‘Surrender’
48 Wilco - ‘Cruel Country’
47 Mavi - ‘Laughing So Hard, It Hurts’
46 NewJeans - ‘New Jeans’
45 Muna - ‘Muna’
44 Sabrina Carpenter - ‘Emails I Can’t Send’
43 Trueno - ‘Bien o Mal’
42 Soccer Mommy - ‘Sometimes, Forever’
41 Sunflower Bean - ‘Headful of Sugar’
40 Cruel Santino - ‘Subaru Boys’
39 Asake - ‘Mr. Money With the Vibe’
38 Koffee - ‘Gifted’
37 The Weeknd - ‘Dawn FM’
36 Camila Cabello - ‘Familia’
35 Big Thief - ‘Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You’
34 Fontaines D.C. - ‘Skinty Fia’
33 Zach Bryan - ‘American Heartbreak’
32 Brent Faiyaz - ‘Wasteland’
31 Anitta - ‘Versions of Me’
30 Syd - ‘Broken Hearts Club’
29 Earl Sweatshirt - ‘SICK!’
28 Tove Lo - ‘Dirt Femme’
27 Alex G - ‘God Save The Animals’
26 Wizkid - ‘More Love, Less Ego’
25 Blackpink - ‘Born Pink’
24 Daddy Yankee - ‘Legendaddy’
23 Charli XCX - ‘Crash’
22 Drake - ‘Honestly, Nevermind’
21 Miranda Lambert - ‘Palomino’
20 Noah Cyrus - ‘The Hardest Part’
19 Vince Staples - ‘Ramona Park Broke My Heart’
18 Angel Olsen - ‘Big Time’
17 Megan Thee Stallion - ‘Traumazine’
16 Bartees Strange - ‘Farm to Table’
15 Omar Apollo - ‘Ivory’
14 Steve Lacy - ‘Gemini Rights’
13 Spoon - ‘Lucifer on the Sofa’
12 Alvvays - ‘Blue Rev’
11 Kendrick Lamar - ‘Mr Morale and the Big Steppers’
10 Wet Leg - ‘Wet Leg’
9 J-Hope - ‘Jack in the Box’
8 FKA Twigs - ‘Caprisongs’
7 King Princess - ‘Hold on Baby’
6 Pusha T - ‘It’s Almost Dry’
5 Harry Styles - ‘Harry’s House’
4 Rosalía - ‘Motomami’
3 Taylor Swift - ‘Midnights’
2 Bad Bunny - ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’
1 Beyonce - ‘Renaissance’


The Quietus top 100: thequietus.com/articles/32400-the-quietus-top-100-albums-of-2022-norman-records

25. Mary Halvorson – Amaryllis / Belladonna
24. Special Interest – Endure
23. Bill Orcutt – Music For Four Guitars
22. One More Grain – Beans On Toast With Pythagoras
21. EROS – A Southern Code
20. Persher – Man With The Magic Soap
19. Big Joanie – Back Home
18. Real Lies – Lad Ash
17. Suede – Autofiction
16. Horse Lords – Comradely Objects
15. Claire Rousay – Everything Perfect Is Already Here
14. SCUDFM – INNIT
13. The Soft Pink Truth – Is It Going To Get Any Deeper Than This?
12. Moundabout – Flowers Rot, Bring Me Stones
11. Širom – The Liquified Throne Of Simplicity
10. Oren Ambarchi – Shebang
9. Emeka Ogboh – 6°30'33.372"N 3°22'.66"E
8. The Ephemeron Loop – Psychonautic Escapism
7. Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
6. Sea Power – Everything Was Forever
5. Decius – Decius Vol. I
4. Richard Dawson – The Ruby Cord
3. caroline – caroline
2. Diamanda Galás – Broken Gargoyles
1. Jockstrap – I Love You Jennifer B

Loving the love for I Love You Jennifer. Lovely.

Record Collector magazine:

1. Michael Head And The Red Elastic Band - Dear Scott
2. Wet Leg - Wet Leg
3. Yard Act - The Overload
4. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
5. Bjork - Fossora
6. Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia
7. Suede - Autofiction
8. Loudon Wainwright Iii - Lifetime Achievement
9. Dry Cleaning - Stumpwork
10. Angel Olson - Big Time
11. Kendrick Lamar - Mr Morales And The Big Steppers
12. Weyes Blood - And In The Darkness, Hearts Grow
13. Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott - N.K.-Pop
14. Tears For Fears - The Tipping Point
15. Beyoncé - Renaissance
16. Elvis Costello & The Imposters - The Boy Named If
17. Porcupine Tree - Closure/Continuation
18. Altered Images - Mascara Streakz
19. Johnny Marr - Fever Dreams 1-4
20. Horace Andy - Midnight Rockers
21. Black Midi - Hellfire
22. Cass McCombs - Heartmind
23. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
24. Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Cheat Codes
25. Alvvays - Blue Rev


The Forty-Five: thefortyfive.com/opinion/albums-of-the-year-2022/

1. Jockstrap - I Love You Jennifer B
2. Wet Leg - Wet Leg
3. Shygirl - Nymph
4. Mitski - Laurel Hell
5. Sudan Archives - Natural Brown Prom Queen
6. Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE
7. ROSALÍA - MOTOMAMI
8. Taylor Swift - Midnights
9. Weyes Blood - And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow
10. Sampa The Great - As Above, So Below


Crack Magazine top 50: crackmagazine.net/article/list-article/best-albums-2022/

1. Ethel Cain - Preacher's Daughter
2. ROSALÍA - MOTOMAMI
3. Lil Silva - Yesterday Is Heavy
4. Moin - Paste
5. Ariel Zetina - Cyclorama
6. Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia
7. Binker and Moses - Feeding the Machine
8. Lucrecia Dalt - ¡Ay!
9. Shygirl - Nymph
10. Authentically Plastic - Raw Space

Louder Than War top 100: louderthanwar.com/albums-of-the-year-2022/

1. Suede - Autofiction
2. Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia
3. Ezra Furman - All of Us Flames
4. Déjà Vega - Personal Hell
5. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Omnium Gatherum
6. AlterModerns - Side Effects of Reality
7. Gilla Band - Most Normal
8. Osees - A Foul Form
9. Sea Power - Everything Was Forever
10. Wet Leg - Wet Leg
11. The Black Angels - Wilderness of Mirrors
12. The Battery Farm - FLIES
13. The Bobby Lees - Bellevue
14. The Vat Egg Imposition - Shop Tones
15. Sarah Shook & The Disarmers - Nightroamer
16. Girls In Synthesis - The Rest Is Distraction
17. Goat - Oh Death
18. Björk - Fossora
19. Cate Le Bon - Pompeii
20. The Orielles - Tableau

My top 30 list is oven ready for the 15th (or some point shortly after).

Line of Best Fit top 50: www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/best-albums-2022-ranked

1. Ethel Cain - Preacher's Daughter
2. Weyes Blood - And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow
3. Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE
4. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
5. Björk - Fossora
6. Jockstrap - I Love You Jennifer B
7. Black Thought & Danger Mouse - Cheat Codes
8. ROSALÍA - MOTOMAMI
9. Wu-Lu - Loggerhead
10. Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia

Seen the Suede album mentioned in a few lists so may need to check it out.

Allmusic list in alphabetical order, a cunt's trick: www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2022/allmusic-best-of-2022

Northern Transmissions top 50: northerntransmissions.com/northern-transmissions-best-albums-of-2022/

50. Wild Pink – ILYSM
49. Status/Non-Status – Surely Travel
48. Ezra Furman – All of Us Flames
47. Cate Le Bon – Pompeii
46. Cola – Deep In View
45. Yard Act – The Overload
44. Spiritualized – Everything Was Beautiful
43. Maya Hawke – MOSS
42. Madison Cunningham – Revealer
41. Viagra Boys – Cave World
40. Ethel Cain – Preacher’s Daughter
39. black midi – Hellfire
38. Arctic Monkeys – The Car
37. Earl Sweatshirt – SICK!
36. Julia Jacklin – Pure Pleasure
35. Chat Pile – God’s Country
34. They Hate Change – Finally, New
33. Sharon Van Etten – We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong
32. The Smile – A Light For Attracting Attention
31. Beach House – Once Twice Melody
30. Billy Woods – Aethiopes
29. Aldous Harding – Warm Chris
28. Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Poupal – Tropical Dancer
27. Dry Cleaning – Stumpwork
26. Perfume Genius – Ugly Season
25. The Weekend – Dawn FM
24. Mitski – Laurel Hell
23. Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
22. Sudan Archives – Natural Brown Prom Queen
21. OFF! – Free LSD
20. Porridge Radio – Water Slide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky
19. Weyes Blood – And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow
18. Horsegirl – Versions Of Modern Performance
17. Jockstrap – I Love You Jennifer B
16. Momma – Household Name
15. Soccer Mommy – Sometimes, Forever
14. Destroyer – Labyrinthitis
13. Bartees Strange – Farm To Table
12. Wet Leg – Wet Leg
11. MJ Lenderman – Boat Songs
10. Spoon – Lucifer On The Sofa
9. Beyonce – RENAISSANCE
8. Black Thought & Danger Mouse – Cheat Codes
7. Soulglo – Diaspora Problems
6. Black Country, New Road – Ants From Up Here
5. Angel Olsen – Big Time
4. Alex G – God Save The Animals
3. Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
2. Alvvays – Blue Rev
1. Fontaines D.C. – Skinty Fia

Pitchfork top 50: pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-albums-2022/

25. Daphni: Cherry
24. FKA twigs: CAPRISONGS
23. Beth Orton: Weather Alive
22. Charlotte Adigéry / Bolis Pupul: Topical Dancer
21. The Smile: A Light for Attracting Attention
20. Cate Le Bon: Pompeii
19. Charli XCX: Crash
18. Makaya McCraven: In These Times
17. Earl Sweatshirt: Sick!
16. Nilüfer Yanya: PAINLESS
15. Jockstrap: I Love You Jennifer B
14. Grace Ives: Janky Star
13. Kendrick Lamar: Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
12. Björk: Fossora
11. The Weeknd: Dawn FM
10. Alex G: God Save the Animals
9. Yaya Bey: Remember Your North Star
8. Lucrecia Dalt: ¡Ay!
7. Big Thief: Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
6. Rosalía: Motomami
5. Bad Bunny: Un Verano Sin Ti
4. Special Interest: Endure
3. Alvvays: Blue Rev
2. Sudan Archives: Natural Brown Prom Queen
1. Beyoncé: Renaissance

Treble top 50: www.treblezine.com/the-50-best-albums-of-2022/

1. billy woods - Aethiopes
2. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
3. Alvvays - Blue Rev
4. Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future
5. Beth Orton - Weather Alive
6. Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE
7. Mizmor & Thou - Myopia
8. Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn - Pigments
9. Angel Olsen - Big Time
10. Cate Le Bon - Pompeii
11. The Smile - A Light for Attracting Attention
12. Black Thought & Danger Mouse - Cheat Codes
13. Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia
14. Lucrecia Dalt - ¡Ay!
15. Nilüfer Yanya - PAINLESS
16. Drug Church - Hygiene
17. Björk - Fossora
18. Beach House - Once Twice Melody
19. The Comet Is Coming - Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam
20. Daniel Villarreal - Panamá 77

Stereogum top 50: www.stereogum.com/2206970/best-albums-2022/lists/year-in-review/2022-in-review/

1. Alvvays - Blue Rev
2. Rosalía - MOTOMAMI
3. Beyoncé - Renaissance
4. Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever
5. billy woods - Aethioples
6. Alex G - God Save The Animals
7. The Beths - Expert In A Dying Field
8. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
9. Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems
10. The Weeknd - Dawn FM


Consequence of Sound top 50: consequence.net/2022/12/top-50-albums-2022-list/

1. Pusha T - It's Almost Dry
2. Bad Bunny - Un Verano Sin Ti
3. Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE
4. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cool It Down
5. Zach Bryan - American Heartbreak
6. Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems
7. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
8. Sudan Archives - Natural Brown Prom Queen
9. ROSALÍA - MOTOMAMI
10. Nilüfer Yanya - PAINLESS

The Ringer top 33: www.theringer.com/music/2022/12/6/23494171/best-albums-2022-beyonce-pusha-t-freddie-gibbs-rosalia

1. Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE
2. ROSALÍA - MOTOMAMI
3. billy woods - Aethiopes
4. Bad Bunny - Un Verano Sin Ti
5. Alvvays - Blue Rev
6. Alex G - God Save the Animals
7. Roc Marciano & The Alchemist - The Elephant Man's Bones
8. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
9. Angel Olsen - Big Time
10. Pusha T - It's Almost Dry

Popmatters top 80: www.popmatters.com/best-albums-of-2022

1. Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE
2. Jack White - Fear of the Dawn / Entering Heaven Alive
3. The Smile - A Light for Attracting Attention
4. Sampa The Great - As Above, So Below
5. Taylor Swift - Midnights
6. Poppy Ajudha - The Power In Us
7. ODESZA - The Last Goodbye
8. Rina Sawayama - Hold The Girl
9. Röyksopp - Profound Mysteries
10. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
11. Bartees Strange - Farm to Table
12. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
13. Beach House - Once Twice Melody
14. Wet Leg - Wet Leg
15. Daniel Avery - Ultra Truth
16. Dry Cleaning - Stumpwork
17. Gabriels - Angels & Queens – Part I
18. Yard Act - The Overload
19. ROSALÍA - MOTOMAMI
20. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

how's everyone's end of year lists coming along? WHOS PUMPED!!

Too pumped to maintain the necessary state of mind to formulate a reply from the looks of it, a good sign.

Slant Magazine top 50: www.slantmagazine.com/music/the-50-best-albums-of-2022/

1. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
2. Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE
3. Alvvays - Blue Rev
4. FKA twigs - CAPRISONGS
5. Beach House - Once Twice Melody
6. ROSALÍA - MOTOMAMI
7. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
8. Angel Olsen - Big Time
9. Utada Hikaru - BAD Mode
10. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There

The Skinny top 20: www.theskinny.co.uk/music/opinion/albums-of-the-year/the-skinny-albums-of-2022

1. Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE
2. Wet Leg - Wet Leg
3. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
4. ROSALÍA - MOTOMAMI
5. Alex G - God Save the Animals
6. Charli XCX - CRASH
7. Jockstrap - I Love You Jennifer B
8. Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - Topical Dancer
9. MUNA - MUNA
10. Björk - Fossora
11. Taylor Swift - Midnights
11. FKA twigs - CAPRISONGS
13. Kae Tempest - The Line Is a Curve
14. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
15. Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia
16. Yard Act - The Overload
17. Utada Hikaru - BAD Mode
17. The Smile - A Light for Attracting Attention
19. Nilüfer Yanya - PAINLESS
20. The Weeknd - Dawn FM


Riff Magazine top 67: riffmagazine.com/year-in-review/albums-2022-part-1-carrie-underwood/

67: Nova Twins. 66: Alice Merton. 65: Tears for Fears. 64: Omar Apollo. 63: Banks. 62: Sondre Lerche. 61: Pusha T. 60: Miranda Lambert. 59: The Black Keys. 58: Coheed and Cambria. 57: Florence and the Machine. 56: Ghost. 55: Carrie Underwood.54. Freedy Johnston. 53: Kevin Morby. 52: Amanda Shires. 51: Blackpink. 50: Noah Cyrus. 49: Shinedown. 48: Luke Combs. 47: Bad Omens. 46: Jack White. 45: Mitski. 44: Zach Bryan. 43: Lamb of God. 42: Sharon Van Etten. 41: Broken Bells. 40: Orville Peck. 39: Halestorm. 38: Bruce Springsteen. 37: Death Cab for Cutie. 36: …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead. 35: Eddie Vedder. 34: Ozzy Osbourne. 33: Skillet. 32: Phoenix. 31: Aurora. 30: Denzel Curry. 29: Muse. 28: Father John Misty. 27: Lights. 26: Neil Young and Crazy Horse. 25: Danger Mouse and Black Thought. 24: Steve Lacy. 23: Demi Lovato. 22: Freddie Gibbs. 21: Harry Styles. 20: Suede. 19: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. 18: Drive-By Truckers. 17: Bad Bunny. 16: Kendrick Lamar. 15: Alex Cameron. 14: Taylor Swift. 13: Black Country, New Road. 12: Afghan Whigs. 11: Yoko Ono tribute album.10: Weyes Blood. 9: Ho99o9. 8: The Weeknd. 7: Nas. 6: Spoon. 5: The Smile. 4: Rosalía. 3: Lupe Fiasco. 2: Beyoncé. 1: Gang of Youths.

OMG GUYS, SIX FUCKING DAYS, ARE YOU READY? I SAID

ARE

YOU

REEEEADY???

I was ready a week ago! The #vinylcommunity are certainly loving it in the gram.

What does everyone think? 24 hour ban? 1 week ban? Change his username to Delia's Ass Dildo?

You pull any stunts tucker and this place will NEVER get my list.

Eagle eyed JP fans may notice I only post my top 25 on Insta and that only the soapy normally gets my full top 40. If tucker tries his luck then my 26-40 albums will remain a mystery FOREVER.

Do you really want that on your conscience tux?

NME's 50 Best Albums of 2022: www.nme.com/big-reads/the-50-best-albums-of-2022-3363070

50. Just Mustard - Heart Under
49. Liam Gallagher - C'MON YOU KNOW
48. Kehlani - Blue Water Road
47. Megan Thee Stallion - Traumazine
46. Björk - Fossora
45. Wunderhorse - Cub
44. Oliver Sim - Hideous Bastard
43. caroline - caroline
42. j-hope - Jack In The Box
41. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Unlimited Love
40. Warpaint - Radiate Like This
39. Bartees Strange - Farm to Table
38. The Smile - A Light for Attracting Attention
37. Weyes Blood - And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow
36. Lizzo - Special
35. Kojey Radical - Reason To Smile
34. Black Thought & Danger Mouse - Cheat Codes
33. Alex G - God Save the Animals
32. Kevin Morby - This Is A Photograph
31. The Weeknd - Dawn FM
30. Alvvays - Blue Rev
29. Father John Misty - Chloë and the Next 20th Century
28. Fred Again.. - Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022)
27. Steve Lacy - Gemini Rights
26. Loyle Carner - hugo
25. Dry Cleaning - Stumpwork
24. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
23. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cool It Down
22. Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future
21. Mitski - Laurel Hell
20. Foals - Life Is Yours
19. Wizkid - More Love, Less Ego
18. Confidence Man - TILT
17. Pusha T - It's Almost Dry
16. Harry Styles - Harry's House
15. Yard Act - The Overload
14. Jockstrap - I Love You Jennifer B
13. Charli XCX - CRASH
12. Taylor Swift - Midnights
11. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
10. The 1975 - Being Funny in a Foreign Language
9. Rosalía - Motomami
8. Nova Twins - Supernova
7. Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - Topical Dancer
6. Rina Sawayama - Hold The Girl
5. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
4. Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia
3. Beyoncé - Renaissance
2. Wet Leg - Wet Leg
1. Arctic Monkeys - The Car