A tradicional revista britânica NME divulgou a sua lista com os 50 melhores álbuns de 2022 e colocou “The Car”, do Arctic Monkeys, em primeiro lugar. A lista que reúne nomes do rock, indie, pop, hip-hop, entre outros estilos, traz ainda no seu top 5 o disco de estreia autointitulado do Wet Leg, “Renaissance”, da cantora Beyoncé, “Skinty Fia”, do Fontaines D.C. e “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers”, do rapper Kendrick Lamar.
“The Car” é o sétimo álbum do Arctic Monkeys e foi lançado em outubro deste ano. Nele, o grupo de Alex Turner acentua ainda mais as mudanças sonoras ouvidas no disco anterior, “Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino”, de 2018. As música “There’d Better Be a Mirrorball”, “Body Paint” e “I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am” foram lançadas como singles. A NME classificou o álbum como “obra-prima honesta e de tirar o fôlego que traz a marca da curiosidade ilimitada de seus criadores”.

Ao longo da lista ainda surgem nomes The 1975, “Being Funny In A Foreign Language”, Foals, “Life Is Yours”, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Cool It Down”, Big Thief, “Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You”, The Smile, “A Light For Attracting Attention”, Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Unlimited Love” e Liam Gallagher, “C’mon You Know”.
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- 50. Just Mustard – ‘Heart Under’
- 49. Liam Gallagher – ‘C’mon You Know’
- 48. Kehlani – ‘Blue Water Road’
- 47. Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Traumazine’
- 46. Björk – ‘Fossora’
- 45. Wunderhorse – ‘Cub’
- 44. Oliver Sim – ‘Hideous Bastard’
- 43. caroline – ‘caroline’
- 42. J-hope – ‘Jack In The Box’
- 41. Red Hot Chili Peppers – ‘Unlimited Love’
- 40. Warpaint – ‘Radiate Like This’
- 39. Bartees Strange – ‘Farm To Table’
- 38. The Smile – ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’
- 37. Weyes Blood – ‘And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow’
- 36. Lizzo – ‘Special’
- 35. Kojey Radical – ‘Reason To Smile’
- 34. Black Thought and Danger Mouse – ‘Cheat Codes’
- 33. Alex G – ‘God Save The Animals’
- 32. Kevin Morby – ‘This Is A Photograph’
- 31. The Weeknd – ‘Dawn FM’
- 30. Alvvays – ‘Blue Rev’
- 29. Father John Misty – ‘Chloë and the Next 20th Century’
- 28. Fred again.. – ‘Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)’
- 27. Steve Lacy – ‘Gemini Rights’
- 26. Loyle Carner – ‘Hugo’
- 25. Dry Cleaning – ‘Stumpwork’
- 24. Big Thief – ‘Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You’
- 23. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – ‘Cool It Down’
- 22. Denzel Curry – ‘Melt My Eyez See Your Future’
- 21. Mitski – ‘Laurel Hell’
- 20. Foals – ‘Life Is Yours’
- 19. Wizkid – ‘More Love Less Ego’
- 18. Confidence Man – ‘Tilt’
- 17. Pusha T – ‘It’s Almost Dry’
- 16. Harry Styles – ‘Harry’s House’
- 15. Yard Act – ‘The Overload’
- 14. Jockstrap – ‘I Love You Jennifer B’
- 13. Charli XCX – ‘Crash’
- 12. Taylor Swift – ‘Midnights’
- 11. Black Country, New Road – ‘Ants From Up There’
- 10. The 1975 – ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’
- 9. Rosalía – ‘Motomami’
- 8. Nova Twins – ‘Supernova’
- 7. Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul – ‘Topical Dancer’
- 6. Rina Sawayama – ‘Hold The Girl’
- 5. Kendrick Lamar – ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’
- 4. Fontaines D.C. – ‘Skinty Fia’
- 3. Beyoncé – ‘Renaissance’
- 2. Wet Leg – ‘Wet Leg’
- 1. Arctic Monkeys – ‘The Car’