Poll Of Polls 2022 - No1

The ultimate, definitive Best Albums Of 2022

It's the annual ADM Poll of Polls, our roundup of the critics' end-of-year best albums lists - the ultimate, definitive Best Of The Best Ofs, 2022.

We've compiled the rankings from all those magazines, newspapers and websites among our sources which publish their albums of the year. The end result is a comprehensive reflection of the critical favourites of the year. It's the ultimate, definitive "Best of the Best Albums of 2022" chart.

Sources included so far are: Albumism, American Songwriter, AV Club, Beats Per Minute, Clash, Crack, DIY, Dork, Entertainment Weekly, Exclaim, Gigwise, God Is In The TV, Kerrang!, Loud And Quiet, Mojo, musicOMH, No Ripcord, Northern Transmissions,  Paste, NME, Pop Matters, Pitchfork, Record Collector, Rolling Stone, Slant, Spectrum Culture, Sputnik Music, The Independent, The Guardian, The Line Of Best Fit, The Observer, The Quietus, The Skinny, Under The Radar, Uncut, Upset, XS Noize

(50pts are awarded to the album named No.1, 49pts to the No.2 and so on).

So here is the final list along with the points each album earned.

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  1. 1255 Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE - Reviews
  2. 1086 Wet Leg - Wet Leg - Reviews
  3. 1065 Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers - Reviews
  4. 926 Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You - Reviews
  5. 888 Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia - Reviews
  6. 816 ROSALÍA - MOTOMAMI -  Reviews
  7. 781 Jockstrap - I Love You Jennifer B - Reviews
  8. 708 Weyes Blood - And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow - Reviews
  9. 707 Alvvays - Blue Rev - Reviews
  10. 617 Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There - Reviews

  11. 607 The Smile - A Light for Attracting Attention
  12. 606 Angel Olsen - Big Time
  13. 574 Taylor Swift - Midnights
  14. 569 Yard Act - The Overload
  15. 568 Charli XCX - CRASH
  16. 518 Ethel Cain - Preacher's Daughter
  17. 501 Alex G - God Save the Animals
  18. 498 Dry Cleaning - Stumpwork
  19. 468 Sudan Archives - Natural Brown Prom Queen
  20. 420 The Weeknd - Dawn FM

  21. 409 Björk - Fossora
  22. 408 Mitski - Laurel Hell
  23. 407 Black Thought & Danger Mouse - Cheat Codes
  24. 378 Nilüfer Yanya - PAINLESS
  25. 361 Pusha T - It's Almost Dry
  26. 351 The 1975 - Being Funny in a Foreign Language
  27. 345 Arctic Monkeys - The Car
  28. 330 FKA twigs - CAPRISONGS
  29. 326 Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems
  30. 325 Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - Topical Dancer

  31. 277 Beth Orton - Weather Alive
  32. 277 Rina Sawayama - Hold The Girl
  33. 273 Beach House - Once Twice Melody
  34. 259 Spoon - Lucifer on the Sofa
  35. 253 Cate Le Bon - Pompeii
  36. 252 Suede - Autofiction
  37. 251 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cool It Down
  38. 244 MUNA - MUNA
  39. 241 black midi - Hellfire

  40. 232 Nova Twins - Supernova
  41. 229 Aldous Harding - Warm Chris
  42. 223 Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever
  43. 220 Steve Lacy - Gemini Rights
  44. 216 Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future
  45. 214 Harry Styles - Harry's House
  46. 211 Sharon Van Etten - We've Been Going About This All Wrong
  47. 201 Maggie Rogers - Surrender
  48. 195 Hurray For The Riff Raff - LIFE ON EARTH
  49. 187 Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band - Dear Scott
  50. 186 Bad Bunny - Un Verano Sin Ti

 

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