The 20 Best Albums of 2022 So Far
Which albums have impressed critics the most during the first half of the year? Above, we rank the best-reviewed LPs released between January 1, 2022 and June 30, 2022 by Metascore. Albums must have at least 7 reviews from professional critics to be eligible, and resissues, EPs, live albums, and compilations are excluded.
Is this what a "disappointing" Kendrick Lamar album looks like? After achieving Metacritic Album of the Year honors with 2015's To Pimp A Butterfly and 2017's DAMN.—each the highest-scoring albums of their release years—the rapper's widely anticipated first album in five years is "merely" in the top 20. Don't worry: It's still pretty great, even if some reviewers found it alienating or uneven.
“While not always an easy listen, the album shows more of its intention as it goes, and ultimately makes sense as the next logical step forward in Lamar’s increasingly multi-dimensional artistic evolution.” —AllMusic
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