Our Favorite Music of 2022
Lists, playlists, and the results of our listener's poll!
We promise that these are the last music lists you’ll need to read in 2022. If you’ve been listening along to our ongoing EOTY coverage on the pod, then you already know our 10 favorite albums and five favorite songs of 2022 — not to mention the albums we were most disappointed by.
But since we’re just utter list cretins, we wanted to partake in the annual tradition of airing out all the shit we loved this year. Eric and Michael rattle off their top 50 albums, Eli manages to cough up 101 projects that defined his year, and Miranda does the smart, reasonable thing and sticks with 10.
Thanks for listening to our pod, buying our zines, and occasionally checking in on this newsletter throughout the last year. It’s been the best year of Endless Scroll yet and we couldn’t keep going without your moral and/or monetary support. Also, thank you haters. You’re just as sacred in our hearts <3
Listener’s Poll Results:
We asked listeners of our podcast, readers of our zine/newsletter, and followers of our Twitter to tell us their favorite album of 2022. Here are the top 10 results, ranked accordingly.
Caracara - New Preoccupations
9. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
8. MJ Lenderman- Boat Songs
7. Ethel Cain - Preacher’s Daughter
6. Gang of Youths - angel in realtime.
5. Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems
4. Momma - Household Name
3. Pool Kids - Pool Kids
2. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
1. Alvvays - Blue Rev
Miranda’s 5 Favorite Songs of 2022:
5. Pedro the Lion - “First Drum Set”
4. Advance Base - “Little Sable Point Light House”
3. Stella Donnelly - “Lungs”
2. PUP- “Robot Writes a Love Song”
1. Gladie - “Nothing”
Miranda’s 10 Favorite Albums of 2022:
10. Pool Kids - Pool Kids
9. Sobs - Air Guitar
8. The 1975 - Being Funny in a Foreign Language
7. Drug Church - Hygiene
6. Alvvays - Blue Rev
5. MJ Lenderman - Boat Songs
4. Dazy - OUTOFBODY
3. Gladie - Don’t Know What You’re In Until You’re Out
2. Bellows - Next of Kin
1. Mister Goblin - Bunny
Michael’s 5 Favorite Songs of 2022:
5. Father John Misty - "Buddy's Rendezvous"
4. Dazy & Militarie Gun - "Pressure Cooker"
3. Boldy James & Real Bad Man - "All the Way Out"
2. Alex G - “Ain’t It Easy”
1. Braxe + Falcon - "Step by Step" (feat. Panda Bear)
Michael’s 50 Favorite Albums of 2022:
50. Lou Turner-Microcosmos
49. Tomberlin-i don't know who needs to hear this...
48. Makaya McCraven-In These Times
47. Destroyer-LABYRINTHITIS
46. Ylayali-Separation
45. Chris Forsyth-Evolution Here We Come
44. Smidley-Here Comes the Devil
43. Young Nudy-EA Monster
42. Pulse Emitter -Dusk
41. Shannen Moser- The Sun Still Seems to Move
40. Daphni-Cherry
39. Cass McCombs-Heartmind
38. Young Jesus-Shepherd Head
37. Beach House--Once Twice Melody
36. Cloakroom-Dissolution Wave
35. Duwap Kaine-A Dogg's Influence
34. Oren Ambarchi-Shebang
33. Rosalía-MOTOMAMI
32. Panda Bear & Sonic Boom-Reset
31. Oso Oso-sore thumb
30. Fly Anakin-Frank
29. Wilco-Cruel Country
28. Father John Misty--Chloe and the Next 20th Centruy
27. Soul Glo-Disaspora Problems
26. Pedro the Lion-Havasu
25. Elkhorn-Distances
24. Young Guv-GUV III
23. Jake Xerxes Fussell-Good and Green Again
22. Florist-Florist
21. Editrix-Editrix I: Editrix Goes to Hell
20. Dazy-OUTOFBODY
19. Nicholas Craven & Boldy James-Fair Exchange No Robbery
18. Kikagaku Moyo-Kumoyo Island
17. The Beths-Expert In A Dying Field
16. Babyface Ray-FACE
15. Cool Original-outtakes from "bad summer"
14. Black Country, New Road -Ants From Up There
13. Toro y Moi-MAHAL
12. Sobs-Air Guitar
11. Alex G-God Save The Animals
10. Eli Winter-Eli Winter
9. Built to Spill-When The Wind Forgets Your Name
8. Rachika Nayar-Heaven Come Crashing
7. Animal Collective-Time Skiffs
6. String Machine--Hallelujah Hell Yeah
5. Billy Woods-Aethiopes
4. Mo Troper-MTV
3. Wild Pink-ILYSM
2. Big Thief--Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
1. MJ Lenderman-Boat Songs
Eric’s 5 Favorite Songs of 2022:
5. Caroline Polachek - “Billions”
4. Julia Jacklin - “Ignore Tenderness”
3. Destroyer - “June”
2. MUNA - “Home By Now”
1. Beyoncé - “All Up In Your Mind”
Eric’s 50 Favorite Albums of 2022:
50. Tyler Heaven - Darkness on the Edge of the Parking Lot
49. black midi - Hellfire
48. Sadurn - Radiator
47. Wet Leg - Wet Leg
46. Weyes Blood - And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow
45. The 1975 - Being Funny in a Foreign Language
44. Perfume Genius - Ugly Season
43, Jockstrap - I Love You Jennifer B
42. Bellows - Next of Kin
41. My Idea - Cry Mfer
40. Bedbug - Bedbug
39. Aldous Harding - Warm Chris
38. Horsegirl - Versions of Modern Performance
37. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
36. Skullcrusher - Quiet The Room
35. Cate Le Bon - Pompeii
34. Kelly Lee Owens - LP.8
33. Rico Nasty - Las Ruinas
32. The Weeknd - Dawn FM
31. Shygirl - Nymph
30. Momma - Household Name
29. Porridge Radio - Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky
28. Sasami - Squeeze
27. Katie Bejsiuk - The Woman On The Moon
26. Florist - Florist
25. Christian Lee Hutson - Quitter
24. Jobber - Hell in a Cell (EP)
23. Sudan Archives - Natural Brown Prom Queen
22. Father John Misty - Chloe and the Next Twentieth Century
21. Ethel Cain - Preacher's Daughter
20. Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever
19. Mitski - Laurel Hell
18. Tomberlin - idkwntht
17. Angel Olsen - Big Time
16. Destroyer - Labyrinthitis
15. Why Bonnie - 90 In November
14. FKA twigs - CAPRISONGS
13. Beyoncé - Renaissance
12. Drug Church - Hygiene
11. Charli XCX - Crash
10. Rosalía - Motomami
9. Alvvays - Blue Rev
8. Alex G - God Save The Animals
7. Grace Ives - Janky Star
6. Julia Jacklin -PRE PLEASURE
5. Dry Cleaning -Stumpwork
4. Wild Pink - ILYSM
3. MJ Lenderman - Boat Songs
2. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
1. MUNA - MUNA
Eli’s 5 Favorite Songs of 2022:
5. Glorilla - “Tomorrow 2” Remix (Feat. Cardi B)
4. Beabadoobee - “Talk”
3. MJ Lenderman - “Hangover Game”
2. Yeat - “Outside” (Feat. Young Thug)
1. Lil Yachty - “Poland”
Eli’s 101 Favorite Albums of 2022:
Same - Does it Go Any Faster?
Bellows - Next of Kin
99. Caroline - Caroline
98. Snuffed - Coping Human Waste
97. SpiritWorld - Deathwestern
96. Spy, Maniac - Split
95. Oso Oso - Sore Thumb
94. Deathcrash - Return
93. Fleshwater - We’re Not Here to Be Loved
92. Ethel Cain - Preacher’s Daughter
91. Funeral Chic - Roman Candle
90. Undeath - It’s Time…to Rise From the Grave
89. One Scene Unity: A Hardcore Compilation - Various Artists
88. Wild Pink - ILYSM
87. Kal Marks - My Name is Hell
86. Alex G - We’re All Going to the World’s Fair
85. Cold Mega - Cold Mega
84. Candy Apple - World for Sale
83. Sellasouls - DarkbasedritualssII
82. Broken Vow, Set Straight - Split
81. Deadbody - The Requiem
80. Maul - Seraphic Punishment
79. Spaced - Spaced Jams
78. Dazy - Outofbody
77. Anklebiter - Demo 2022
76. Syndrome 81 - Prison Imaginaires
75. The 1975 - Being Funny in a Foreign Language
74. Drug Church - Hygiene
73. Young Jesus - Shepherd Head
72. Built to Spill - When the Wind Forgets Your Name
71. Brady - You Sleep While They Watch
70. Candy - Heaven is Here
69. Yung Kayo - DFTK
68. Mitski - Laurel Hell
67. Mo Troper - MTV
66. Wormrot - Hiss
65. Lil Baby - It’s Only Me
64. Fugitive - Maniac
63. Bladee - Crest
62. Regulate - Regulate
61. Combat - Text Me When You Get Back
60. Combust - Another Life
59. Greg Freeman - I Looked Out
58. String Machine - Hallelujah Hell Yeah
57. Martha - Please Don’t Take Me Back
56. L.S. Dunes - Past Lives
55. The Zells - Ant Farm
54. Billy Woods - Church
53. They Are Gutting a Body of Water - Lucky Styles
52. End It - Unpleasant Living
51. Ylayli - Separation
50. Contention - Summer Offensive
49. Prince Daddy & the Hyena - Prince Daddy & the Hyena
48. Roc Marciano - Elephant Man’s Bones
47. Sleeping Witch and Saturn - The Divine Madness of Spring
46. Rachika Nayar - Heaven Came Crashing
45. No/Mas - Consume/Deny/Repent
44. Sonic Youth - In/Out/In
43. Killing Pace - Killing Pace
42. Knifeplay - Animal Drowning
41. Joyce Manor - 40 Oz. to Freedom
40. Izaya Tiji - Nevameant2b
39. Beach House - Once Twice Melody
38. Greet Death - New Low
37. Cave In - Heavy Pendulum
36. Young Nudy - EA Monster
35. Mindforce - New Lords
34. Hatena - Years of Failure
33. CEO Trayle - HH5
32. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
31. Grace Ives - Janky Star
30. The Berries - High Flying Man
29. MJ Lenderman - Boat Songs
28. Winter - What Kind of Blue Are You?
27. Toro y Moi - Mahal
26. Youngboy Never Broke Again - 3800 Degrees
25. 42 Dugg, EST Gee - Last Ones Left
24. Punitive Damage - This is the Blackout
23. Wet Leg - Wet Leg
22. Jobber - Hell in a Cell
21. Boldy James - Fair Exchange, No Robbery
20. Beyonce - Renaissance
19. Camp Trash - The Long Way, the Slow Way
18. Florist - Florist
17. Frankie Cosmos - Inner World Peace
16. Duwap Kain - A Dogg’s Influence
15. Shygirl - Nymph
14. The Wonder Years - The Hum Goes On Forever
13. Kikagaku Moyo - Kumoyo Island
12. Croatian Amor - Remember Rainbow Bridge
11. Pusha T - It’s Almost Dry
10. Gladie - Don’t Know That You’re In Until You’re Out
9. The Beths - Expert in a Dying Field
8. Terror - Pain Into Power
7. Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems
6. Alvvays - Blue Rev
5. Yeat - Lyfe
4. Gridiron - No Good At Goodbyes
3. Billy Woods - Aetheiopes
2. Wednesday - Mowing the Leaves Instead of Piling ‘Em Up
1. Alex G - God Save the Animals