Top 89 of 2022: Reed Fischer's top songs and albums
by Reed Fischer
December 19, 2022
The end of the year is upon us, and it's time to reflect on your favorite music of 2022! Here are Reed Fischer's favorite songs and albums of the year (in no particular order). Once you've made your own list, vote in The Current's Top 89 poll by December 19, and we'll count down your Top 89 of 2022 on Sunday, Jan. 1, and Monday, Jan. 2.
Top Songs of 2022
Emily Wells - “I'm Numbers”
MorMor - “Seasons Change”
Nation of Language - “From The Hill”
Special Interest - “Midnight Legend”
Shygirl - “Firefly”
Denzel Curry - “Walkin”
Porridge Radio - “The Rip”
U.S. Girls - “So Typically Now”
The Afghan Whigs - “A Line of Shots”
Weyes Blood - “Children of the Empire”
Panda Bear & Sonic Boom - “Edge of the Edge”
SZA - “Kill Bill”
Jockstrap - “Glasgow”
Melody's Echo Chamber - “Looking Backward”
Little Simz - “Silhouette”
The 1975 - “Part of the Band”
Beyonce - “Alien Superstar”
Steve Lacy - “Bad Habit”
Sharon Van Etten - “Mistakes”
Lizzo - “2 Be Loved”
Ravyn Lenae - “Venom”
Mitski - “Love Me More”
Bakar - “NW3”
Kelela - “Happy Ending”
TSHA - “The Light”
Plains - “Albilene”
beabadoobee - “Talk”
Samm Henshaw - “8.16”
Yves Tumor - “God Is a Circle”
Bartees Strange - “Heavy Heart”
Top Albums of 2022
Beach House - Once Twice Melody
Alvvays - Blue Rev
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cool It Down
Sorry - Anywhere But Here
Kevin Morby - This Is A Photograph
Madison Cunningham - Revealer
Sudan Archives - Natural Brown Prom Queen
Nilufer Yanya - Painless
Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
MJ Lenderman - Boat Songs
Top Local Songs of 2022
Gully Boys - “See You See”
Ricki Monique - “IMMORTAL”
Papa Mbye - “PIXEL”
Henry James Patterson - “Take the L”
Miloe - “Where U Are”
Unknown Prophets - “Sunrise”
Huhroon - “Peppermynt”
Night Moves - “Fallacy Actually”
Hippo Campus - “Ashtray”
Chastity Brown - “Back Seat”
Top Local Albums of 2022
Pit Stop - Pit Stop
Heart to Gold - Tom
The Cactus Blossoms - One Day
Student 1 - OFFTHEDUST!
Caution - Arcola
Ondara - Spanish Villager No: 3
Polica - Madness
Joe Rainey - Niineta
WHY NOT - WHY NOT
Scrunchies - Feral Coast
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