2022’s Scientifically Proven Best Albums

#81 Beneath Utopia: Legacy

#80 BLACKPINK: BORN PINK

#79 Waxahatchee: El Deafo (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack)

#78 Jordana: Face the Wall

#77 Soccer Mommy: Sometimes, Forever

#76 Aunt Sally: Aunt Sally

#75 Marissa Nadler: The Path of the Clouds

#74 Andy Burns: Doppelgänger

#73 Caroline Shaw & Attacca Quartet: Evergreen

#72 Burial: ANTIDAWN EP

#71 BIG|BRAVE: Vital

#70 Anaïs Mitchell: Anaïs Mitchell

#69 (dude) Govier: Little Falls

#68 Beyoncé: Renaissance

#67 Camp Cope: Running With the Hurricane

#66 Psychic Graveyard: Veins Feel Strange

#65 ANGEL_TECH: INITIATION :3

#64 Weeknd: Dawn FM

#63 Rina Sawayama: Hold the Girl

#62 Rosalía: MOTOMAMI

#61 Superorganism: World Wide Pop

#60 The Smile: A Light for Attracting Attention

#59 Tierra Whack: Pop? Rap? R&B?

#58 Riverby: Absolution

#57 Alvvays: Blue Rev

#56 Lykke Li: EYEYE

#55 Lava La Rue: High Fidelity

#54 Mark Lanegan: Whiskey for the Holy Ghost

#53 Tanya Tagaq: Tongues

#52 Pusha T: It’s Almost Dry

#51 Arcade Fire: We

#50: Andrew Bird: Inside Problems

#49 Björk: Fossora

#48 katie dey: forever music

#47 Perfume Genius: Ugly Season

#46 Zeal & Ardor: Zeal and Ardor

#45 Taylor Swift: Midnights

#44 Rico Nasty: Las Ruinas

#43 Jenny Hval: Classic Objects

#42 Ari Lennox: age/sex/location

#41 Ravyn Lenae: HYPNOS

Half-Time Show: Kitty Aurora’s Counterpoint

#40 Arlo Parks: Super Sad Generation

#39 Efficax: Boyhood Spirals Into Exile

#38 Mitski: Laurel Hell

#37 Stella Donnelly: Flood

#36 METHYL ETHYL: Are You Haunted?

#35 Saba: Few Good Things

#34 FKA Twigs: CAPRISONGS

#33 Backxwash: HIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SUFFERING

#32 Kronos Quartet, Rinde Eckert, Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ: Mỹ Lai

#31 The Koreatown Oddity: ISTHISFORREAL?

#30 Santigold: Spirituals

#29 Anna von Hausswolff: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival

#28 Psalm One X Custom Made: Bigg Perm

#27 Shamir: Heterosexuality

#26 Ibeyi: Spell 31

#25 Kendrick Lamar: Mr Morale & the Big Steppers

#24 Destroyer: Labyrinthitis

#23 Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul: Topical Dancer

#22 Denzel Curry: Melt My Eyez See Your Future

#21 Rachika Nayar: Heaven Come Crashing

#20 Spoon: Lucifer On The Sofa

#19 Wilma Vritra: Grotto

#18 Nilüfer Yanya: Painless

#17 Young Jesus: Shepherd Head (+ love for a new century)

#16 Nwando Ebizie: The Swan

#15 Charli XCX: Crash

#14 Marina and the Diamonds: Electra Heart (Platinum Blonde)

#13 Hallelujah The Hills: No One Knows What Happens Next (2012)

#12 Manic Street Preachers: Know Your Enemy (Deluxe Edition)

#11 Hatis Noit: Aura

#10 The Hotelier: It Never Goes Out

#9 Sharon van Etten: We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong

#8 Jeshi: Universal Credit

#7 Prince Daddy & the Hyena: Prince Daddy & the Hyena

#6 Alt-J: The Dream

#5 Sudan Archives: Natural Brown Prom Queen

#4 yeule: 𝖌𝕝𝒾,c̶̳͚̈́͌̿͋̔ͅ𝖍 ρ𝖗𝕚n̶͓͉̣͉͚̂̏͐ƈᵉ𝖘ร

#3 Let’s Eat Grandma: Two Ribbons

#2 Prince: 1999 (Super Deluxe Edition)

#1 070 Shake: You Can’t Kill Me

Legit Bosses – The 154 Best Songs of 2022