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.
Earl Sweatshirt's first studio album in four years continues his perfect record: All four of the rapper's studio LPs have stellar Metascores of 81 or higher. (Whether or not Sick! is really an LP is another question: Its 10 tracks clock in at just 24 minutes.) Capturing the anger and frustration of life during the past few years, Sick! includes collaborations with Armand Hammer, The Alchemist, and more.
“This is the most esoteric, thinking-person’s cloud rap album I’ve heard since Shabazz Palaces’ Black Up, and I mean that in the most endearing, complimentary way possible.” —No Ripcord
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