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24 April 2024

Here's how it works: The Recent Releases chart brings together critical reaction to new albums from more than 50 sources worldwide. It's updated daily. Albums qualify with 5 reviews, and drop out after 6 weeks into the longer timespan charts.

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The ADM Top 10 2022

Now everyone's had their say with the Best Albums of 2022 roundups, it's time to take stock of the cold hard facts of what really were the most critically-acclaimed albums over the past 12 months.

The AnyDecentMusic top 10 of 2022 is the most reliable guide to what earned the most extensive overall praise from reviewers.

We have excluded from the rankings any albums with fewer than ten reviews from our list of more than 50 sources from the UK, US, Canada, Australia and Ireland, and the formula we apply to arrive at the ADM rating takes the number of reviews into account.

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8.67

Kendrick Lamar

Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers

"A collection on which his observational skills go into overdrive"
NME

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8.62

Beyoncé

Renaissance

"It's the most fun hour of music you'll get all year"
Northern Transmission

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8.60

Black Country, New Road

Ants From Up There

"A rollercoaster ride for the soul that is likely to leave you feeling distinctly and permanently rearranged"Uncut

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8.47

Rosalía

Motomami

"This is a spectacular record"
The Independent

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8.42

The Weeknd

Dawn FM

"Abel Tesfaye confirms his status as an all-time great with an album of icy 80s-inflected splendour"
The Guardian

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8.640

Big Thief

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

"Both a soundtrack to a great adventure through the wilderness, or an evening of pure listening joy to experience alone"
Gigwise

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8.35

Jockstrap

I Love You Jennifer B

"A record creaking and groaning under the weight of its ideas"
DIY

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8.34

Dry Cleaning

Stumpwork

"Stumpwork is an essential album, and one of the very best of 2022"
The Line Of Best Fit

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8.31

The Smile

A Light For Attracting Attention

"The Smile have released the best album of 2022 so far"
The irish Times

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8.30

Fontaines D.C.

Skinty Fia

"A magnificent third album which serves as the crowning point of a career that is, excitingly, still in its infancy"
musicOMH

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