According to Alex Roberts, Fader’s editorial director, the albums on this list were bold and beat-driven, and some came from major label stars.
The Fader music magazine has released its top 50 albums for 2022, which feature albums from Asake, Omah Lay, and Black Sheriff.
Further explaining the selections, he said: “Bad Bunny’s endless summer. But the truth is that this was a messier year. Some of our favorite albums this year were bold and beat-driven, and some came from major label stars. But just as many were intricate, reflective, or confounding, at odds with the mainstream narrative. Independent artists continued to release ambitious projects and go out on tour despite an inhospitable industry, and too many weren’t able to do either. So, as ever, many of The FADER’s favorite albums don’t reflect their times; they exist in spite of them.”
