MCCh 2022 (08) May 15

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MCCh 2022 (08) May 15

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The best albums of 2022 (update May 15)

The numbers presented next to each album title are the weighted average rating, and, in brackets, average and number of ratings (out of 33 included sources). The weighted average is based on a formula that includes a) the average of ratings and b) the number of sources that have rated the album.

The magazines I used for the ratings were:
EUR + Australia: Dansende Beren; Gaffa-dk; Gaffa-sw; Humo; Indiestyle; Jenesaispop; Laut; Mondosonoro; Musikexpress; Nojesguiden; Ondarock; Plattentests; Sentire Ascoltare; The Music
UK: Clash; DIY; God Is In The Tv; Load And Quiet; Music OMH; NME; The Guardian; The Line Of Best Fit; The Skinny
USA + Canada: Allmusic; Beats Per Minute; Consequence Of Sound; Exclaim!; Nothern Transmissions; Paste; Pitchfork; Popmatters; Rolling Stone; Spectrum Culture; Under The Radar

Highlights: Rob makes the top three songs from the album according to Allmusic, Consequence of Sound, Jenesaispop, Plattentests, The Skinny, etc…

New entry or Re-entry
Albums that have obtained new reviews and improved the score
Albums that have obtained new reviews but worsened the score

Out:
Kurt Vile: Watch My Moves
Charli XCX: Crash


45 - Saba: Few Good Things – 74,3 (77,6 / 11)
Highlights: Fearmonger - Survivor’s Guilt - Few Good Things
Conscious Hip Hop



44 - Florence + The Machine: Dance Fever - 74,3 (77,0 / 13)
Highlights: Free – Dream Girl Evil - Cassandra
Alternative Rock



43 - Caroline: Caroline - 74,7 (77,4 / 13)
Highlights: Good Morning (Red) – Iwr – Skydiving onto the Library Roof
Post-Rock



42 - Vince Staples: Ramona Park Broke My Heart – 74,8 (76,8 / 15)
Highlights: When Sparks Fly - Aye (Free the Homies) - The Beach
West Coast Hip Hop



41 - Animal Collective: Time Skiffs - 74,9 (72,2 / 29)
Highlights: Prester John - Dragon Slayer - Walker
Psychedelic Pop



40 - Ibibio Sound Machine: Electricity - 75,1 (78,5 / 11)
Highlights: All That You Want – Protection from Evil – 17 18 19
Afro-Funk



39 - Gang of Youths: Angel In Realtime - 75,2 (78,2 / 12)
Highlights: The Angel of 8th Ave. - In the Wake of Your Leave - Forbearance
Indie Rock



38 - Rammstein: Zeit - 75,2 (77,6 / 14)
Highlights: Zeit – Angst – Armee der Tristen
Industrial Metal



37 - Arcade Fire: WE - 75,3 (72,0 / 31)
Highlights: Age of Anxiety I – The Lightning II – Age of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole)
Art Rock



36 - FKA Twigs: Caprisongs – 75,4 (75,0 / 22)
Highlights: tears in the club - meta angel - darjeeling
Alternative R&B



35 - Daniel Rossen: You Belong There – 75,9 (77,6 / 14)
Highlights: It’s a Passage – Shadow in the Frame – Unpeopled Space
Progressive Folk



34 - Stromae: Multitude – 76,5 (79,2 / 13)
Highlights: Santé - L’enfer – La solassitude
Dance Pop



33 - CMAT: If My Wife New I'd Be Dead - 76,8 (81,4 / 7)
Highlights: I Don’t Really Care for You - No More Virgos - 2 Wrecked 2 Care
Indie Pop



32 - Kae Tempest: The Line Is A Curve – 76,9 (78,9 / 15)
Highlights: No Prizes – Salt Coast – More Pressure
Conscious Hip Hop



31 - Alt-J: The Dream – 77,4 (75,4 / 27)
Highlights: U&ME – Hard Drive Gold – Get Better
Art Pop



30 - Jenny Hval: Classic Objects – 77,4 (77,0 / 22)
Highlights: Year of Love – Jupiter - American Coffee
Art Pop



29 - Pusha T: It's Almost Dry - 77,6 (79,9 / 14)
Highlights: Call My Bluff - Diet Coke – Neck & Wrist
Hardcore Hip Hop



28 - Tomberlin: i dont know who needs to hear this… - 77,7 (80,1 / 14)
Highlights: happy accident – easy - idkwntht
Singer-Songwriter



27 - Aurora: The Gods We Can Touch - 77,9 (78,2 / 20)
Highlights: Exist for Love – Giving In To the Love – Everything Matters
Folk Pop



26 - Earl Sweatshirt: SICK! - 78,3 (78,7 / 20)
Highlights: Tabula Rasa – 2010 – God Laughs
Abstract Hip Hop



25 - Sharon Van Etten: We've Been Going About This All Wrong - 78,5 (78,2 / 22)
Highlights: Home to Me – Born – Come Back
Indie Rock



24 - Hurray For The Riff Raff: Life On Earth – 78,5 (80,9 / 14)
Highlights: Rhododendron – Pierced Arrows – Wolves
Singer-Songwriter



23 - Let's Eat Grandma: Two Ribbons - 78,7 (78,7 / 21)
Highlights: Levitation – Insect Loop – Happy New Year
Electropop



22 - Shamir: Heterosexuality - 78,9 (80,9 / 15)
Highlights: Cisgender – Abomination - Stability
Indie Rock



21 - Nilüfer Yanya: Painless - 79,1 (76,8 / 28)
Highlights: Midnight Sun - Stabilise – The Dealer
Indie Rock



20 - Denzel Curry: Melt My Eyez See Your Future – 79,2 (82,2 / 12)
Highlights: Walkin – Zatoichi – The Last
Conscious Hip Hop



19- Destroyer: Labyrinthitis – 79,3 (80,3 / 18)
Highlights: It Takes a Thief – Eat the Wine, Drink the Bread - June
Art Pop



18 - Aldous Harding: Warm Chris – 79,4 (77,1 / 28)
Highlights: Lawn – Fever – Tick Tock
Singer-Songwriter



17 - The Smile: A Light For Attracting Attention - 79,7 (80,7 / 18)
Highlights: You Will Never Work in Television Again – Free in the Knowledge – We Don’t Know What Tomorrow Brings
Art Rock



16 - Father John Misty: Chloe and The Next 20th Century – 80,0 (77,0 / 30)
Highlights: Buddy’s Rendezvous – Goodbye Mr. Blue – The Next 20th Century
Singer-Songwriter



15 - Spoon: Lucifer On The Sofa – 80,1 (79,8 / 22)
Highlights: The Hardest Cut – Wild – Held
Indie Rock



14 - Mitski: Laurel Hell - 80,1 (77,4 / 29)
Highlights: Working for the Knife – The Only Heartbreaker – Stay Soft
Art Pop



13 - Spiritualized: Everything Was Beautiful - 80,5 (79,8 / 23)
Highlights: Always Together With You - The Mainline Song/ The Lockdown Song - The A Song (Laid in Your Arms)
Space Rock



12 - Cate Le Bon: Pompeii – 80,6 (78,9 / 26)
Highlights: Running Away - Harbour - Moderation
Art Pop



11 - Soul Glo: Diaspora Problems - 80,8 (85,4 / 7)
Highlights: Jump!! (Or Get Jumped!!!) ((By the Future)) – Driponomics – Coming
Hardcore Punk



10 - The Weeknd: Dawn FM - 80,8 (79,4 / 25)
Highlights: How Do I Make You Love Me – Take My Breath - Sacrifice
Synthpop



09 - Yard Act: The Overload – 81,6 (79,6 / 27)
Highlights: The Overload – Payday – Pour Another
Post-Punk



08 - Beach House: Once Twice Melody - 81,7 (79,7 / 27)
Highlights: Superstar – Masquerade – Through Me
Dream Pop



07 - Wet Leg: Wet Leg - 81,8 (78,8 / 30)
Highlights: Chaise Lounge - Wet Dream - Angelica
Indie Rock



06 - Kevin Morby: This Is A Photograph - 81,9 (85,9 / 9)
Highlights: This Is a Photograph – A Coat of Butterflies – A Random Act of Kindness
Folk Rock



05 - Fontaines D.C.: Skinty Fia - 83,6 (81,9 / 26)
Highlights: Jackie Down the Line - I Love You - Skinty Fia
Post-Punk



04 - Rosalía: Motomami – 84,0 (84,0 / 21)
Highlights: La fama – Saoko – Delirio de grandeza
Neoperreo



03 - Big Thief: Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You – 85,0 (82,0 / 30)
Highlights: Little Things – Simulation Swarm – Change
Art Pop



02 - Black Country, New Road: Ants From Up There – 87,0 (85,0 / 27)
Highlights: Chaos Space Marine – Concorde – Snow Globes
Art Rock



01 - Kendrick Lamar: Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers - 94,6 (99,3 / 7)
Highlights: Father Time – We Cry Together – Auntie Diaries
Conscious Hip Hop
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BleuPanda wrote: Mon Jan 31, 2022 8:56 pm Something something albums with a 70 average
46 - Charli XCX: Crash - 74,2 (73,5 / 23)
47 - Orville Peck: Bronco - 73,8 (76,1 / 14)
48 - Bonobo: Fragments - 73,8 (72,4 / 25)
49 - Burial: Antidawn EP - 73,7 (76,4 / 13)
50 - Yeule: Glitch Princess - 73,6 (75,6 / 15)
51 - Kurt Vile: Watch My Moves - 73,6 (72,2 / 25)
52 - Elvis Costello & The Imposters: The Boy Named If - 73,5 (75,2 / 16)
53 - Ghost: Impera - 73,3 (75,9 / 13)
54 - Sea Power: Everything Was Forever - 73,2 (75,8 / 13)
55 - Placebo: Never Let Me Go - 73 (72,6 / 22)
56 - The Weather Station: How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars - 72,9 (73,6 / 19)
57 - Warpaint: Radiate Like This - 72,9 (73,2 / 20)
58 - Superchunk: Wild Loneliness - 72,7 (75,7 / 12)
59 - PUP: The Unraveling Of Puptheband - 72,6 (75,2 / 13)
60 - Cat Power: Covers - 72,6 (72,2 / 22)
61 - Orlando Weeks: Hop Up - 72,5 (76,9 / 8)
62 - Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever: Endless Rooms - 72,5 (75,2 / 13)
63 - Sunflower Bean: Headful Of Sugar - 72,4 (76,1 / 10)
64 - Koffee: Gifted - 72,3 (76,3 / 9)
65 - Anaïs Mitchell: Anaïs Mitchell - 72,2 (76,2 / 9)
66 - Hatchie: Giving The World Away - 71,9 (73,9 / 15)
67 - Tears For Fears: The Tripping Point - 71,7 (72,7 / 18)
68 - Amber Mark: Three Dimensions Deep - 71,7 (73,3 / 16)
69 - Belle And Sebastian: A Bit Of Previous - 71,5 (71,5 / 21)
70 - Boris: W - 71,4 (74,7 / 11)
71 - Röyksopp: Profound Mysteries - 71,3 (74,3 / 12)
72 - A Place to Bury Strangers: See Through You - 71,3 (74,6 / 11)
73 - Kelly Lee Owens: LP.8 - 71,3 (72,9 / 16)
74 - Alice Glass: Prey//IV - 70,7 (71,7 / 18)
75 - Grace Cummings: Storm Queen - 70,6 (74,3 / 10)
76 - Midlake: For The Sake Of Bethel Woods - 70,5 (74,2 / 10)
77 - Calexico: El Mirador - 70,3 (74,6 / 8)
78 - Pillow Queens: Leave The Light On - 70,2 (74,9 / 7)
79 - The Linda Lindas: Growing Up - 70,1 (72,1 / 15)
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MegaCritic's Top 100 Albums of the Decade So Far!
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1 | Fiona Apple | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | 2020
2 | Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | 2022
3 | Perfume Genius | Set My Heart On Fire Immediately | 2020
4 | Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra | Promises | 2021
5 | Bob Dylan | Rough and Rowdy Ways | 2020
6 | Squid | Bright Green Field | 2021
7 | Little Simz | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | 2021
8 | Run the Jewels | RTJ4 | 2020
9 | Black Country, New Road | Ants From Up There | 2022
10 | Self Esteem | Prioritise Pleasure | 2021
11 | Phoebe Bridgers | Punisher | 2020
12 | Japanese Breakfast | Jubilee | 2021
13 | Low | Hey What | 2021
14 | Big Thief | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | 2022
15 | Nick Cave & Warren Ellis | Carnage | 2021
16 | Dave | We're All Alone In This Together | 2021
17 | Yves Tumor | Heaven To A Tortured Mind | 2020
18 | Moses Sumney | græ | 2020
19 | Julien Baker | Little Oblivions | 2021
20 | Rosalía | Motomami | 2022
21 | Taylor Swift | Folklore | 2020
22 | Arlo Parks | Collapsed In Sunbeams | 2021
23 | Fontaines D.C. | Skinty Fia | 2022
24 | The Weather Station | Ignorance | 2021
25 | The War On Drugs | I Don't Live Here Anymore | 2021
26 | Adrianne Lenker | Songs | 2020
27 | Sons of Kemet | Black to the Future | 2021
28 | Black Country, New Road | For The First Time | 2021
29 | Porridge Radio | Every Bad | 2020
30 | Fleet Foxes | Shore | 2020
31 | Haim | Women In Music Pt. III | 2020
32 | Black Midi | Cavalcade | 2021
33 | Turnstile | Glow On | 2021
34 | Tyler, the Creator | Call Me If You Get Lost | 2021
35 | Waxahatchee | Saint Cloud | 2020
36 | Godspeed You! Black Emperor | G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END! | 2021
37 | Fontaines D.C. | A Hero's Death | 2020
38 | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia | 2020
39 | Protomartyr | Ultimate Success Today | 2020
40 | Caribou | Suddenly | 2020
41 | St. Vincent | Daddy's Home | 2021
42 | Sault | Untitled (Rise) | 2020
43 | Lingua Ignota | Sinner Get Ready | 2021
44 | Kevin Morby | This Is A Photograph | 2022
45 | For Those I Love | For Those I Love | 2021
46 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | 2022
47 | Beach House | Once Twice Melody | 2022
48 | Snail Mail | Valentine | 2021
49 | Yard Act | The Overload | 2022
50 | Neil Young | Homegrown | 2020
51 | Lucy Dacus | Home Video | 2021
52 | Arab Strap | As Days Get Dark | 2021
53 | Shame | Drunk Tank Pink | 2021
54 | Dry Cleaning | New Long Leg | 2021
55 | The Weeknd | Dawn FM | 2022
56 | Soul Glo | Diaspora Problems | 2022
57 | Jessie Ware | What's Your Pleasure? | 2020
58 | Thundercat | It Is What It Is | 2020
59 | Mdou Moctar | Afrique Victime | 2021
60 | Cate Le Bon | Pompeii | 2022
61 | Bright Eyes | Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was | 2020
62 | Wolf Alice | Blue Weekend | 2021
63 | Spiritualized | Everything Was Beautiful | 2022
64 | Taylor Swift | Evermore | 2020
65 | The Microphones | Microphones in 2020 | 2020
66 | Rina Sawayama | Sawayama | 2020
67 | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor's Version) | 2021
68 | Laura Marling | Song For Our Daughter | 2020
69 | Mitski | Laurel Hell | 2022
70 | Spoon | Lucifer On The Sofa | 2022
71 | Billie Eilish | Happier Than Ever | 2021
72 | Father John Misty | Chloe and The Next 20th Century | 2022
73 | Róisín Murphy | Roisin Machine | 2020
74 | Crack Cloud | Pain Olympics | 2020
75 | The Bug | Fire | 2021
76 | The Smile | A Light For Attracting Attention | 2022
77 | Soccer Mommy | Color Theory | 2020
78 | Tame Impala | The Slow Rush | 2020
79 | Idles | Crawler | 2021
80 | Aldous Harding | Warm Chris | 2022
81 | Makaya McCraven | We're New Again - A Re-imagining | 2020
82 | Baxter Dury | The Night Chancers | 2020
83 | Adrianne Lenker | Instrumentals | 2020
84 | Destroyer | Labyrinthitis | 2022
85 | Denzel Curry | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | 2022
86 | Mastodon | Hushed and Grim | 2021
87 | Hayley Williams | Petals For Armor | 2020
88 | Nilüfer Yanya | Painless | 2022
89 | Serpentwithfeet | Deacon | 2021
90 | Sufjan Stevens | The Ascension | 2020
91 | PinkPantheress | To Hell With It | 2021
92 | Jehnny Beth | To Love Is To Live | 2020
93 | Shamir | Heterosexuality | 2022
94 | Lana Del Rey | Chemtrails Over the Country Club | 2021
95 | Hinds | The Prettiest Curse | 2020
96 | Alfie Templeman | Forever Isn't Long Enough | 2021
97 | Deftones | Ohms | 2020
98 | Mogwai | As The Love Continues | 2021
99 | Bruce Springsteen | Letter to You | 2020
100 | Charli XCX | how i'm feeling now | 2020

Yearly Representation:

2020: 40 Albums
2021: 38 Albums
2022: 22 Albums

Artists with Multiple Albums in the Top 100:

3 Albums
Taylor Swift: #21 | Folklore (2020); #64 | Evermore (2020); #67 | Red (Taylor's Version) (2021)

2 Albums
Adrianne Lenker: #26 | Songs (2020); #83 | Instrumentals (2020)
Black Country, New Road: #9 | Ants From Up There (2020); #28 | For The First Time (2021)
Fontaines D.C.: #23 | Skinty Fia (2022); #37 | A Hero's Death (2020)
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Thank you very much, Otisredding and Holden. I have become much more open to new music thanks to these lists.
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This update is especially rich on heavy hitters, as in that we have a lot of major artists releasing albums: Kendrick Lamar of course, a sort-a comeback Arcade Fire, a variation of Radiohead, hitmakers Florence + the Machine, the respected Sharon Van Etten and the mainstays that are Rammstein. Among these special six Kevin Morby comes in second! Then again, people who watch these yearly MegaCritic lists have seen Morby show up consistently. He never ends up drawing that much attention, but is accruing a solid discography. Is this the one that really makes him big?

Anyway, here is the playlist with the highlights per album:
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