# The best albums of 2022 according to Pitchfork

The top 15 of Pitchfork's 50 Best Albums of 2022, published on 6 December 2022 and led by Beyoncé's Renaissance.

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## Top 15

1. **Renaissance — Beyoncé** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 1. A tribute to house and disco.
2. **Natural Brown Prom Queen — Sudan Archives** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 2.
3. **Blue Rev — Alvvays** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 3. The Canadian band.
4. **Un Verano Sin Ti — Bad Bunny** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 5. The year's most-streamed album on Spotify.
5. **Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers — Kendrick Lamar** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 13.
6. **Endure — Special Interest** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 4. Punk and dance from New Orleans.
7. **Motomami — Rosalía** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 6.
8. **Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You — Big Thief** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 7. A 20-track double album.
9. **¡Ay! — Lucrecia Dalt** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 8. The Colombian artist between bolero and science fiction.
10. **Remember Your North Star — Yaya Bey** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 9.
11. **Dawn FM — The Weeknd** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 11. Framed as a radio station in purgatory.
12. **Janky Star — Grace Ives** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 14.
13. **I Love You Jennifer B — Jockstrap** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 15. The London duo.
14. **God Save the Animals — Alex G** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — No. 10.
15. **Fossora — Björk** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — No. 12.

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