Year-end time is list time! That’s why, in keeping with tradition, we didn’t miss the opportunity to choose the 50 best records of the year for the Musikexpress issue 01/2023 as the heart of our big 46-page annual review special. A highly esteemed conglomerate of incorruptible editors and authors voted for it, each of whom submitted their top 20 and from which we calculated our official top 50 in a mathematically possibly highly complicated but certainly democratic process. In all probability we will publish the complete list “between the holidays” on musikexpress.de. As an appetizer for the magazine itself and for the sake of democratic disclosure, we are already showing you which albums one or the other jury member personally celebrated the most.
After Stephan Rehm Rozanes, Linus Volkmann, Julia Lorenz, Julia Friese and André Boße, here is the top 20 by ME author Annett Scheffel.
Year in review 2022: Annett Scheffel’s 20 favorite albums
1. Jockstrap – I Love You Jennifer B
2. Rosalía – Motomami
3. Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
4. Mitski – Laurel Hell
5. Sault-Air
6. Ravyn Lenae – Hypnos
7. Sudan Archives – Natural Brown Prom Queen
8. Julia Jacklin – Pre Pleasure
9. Bjork – Fossora
10. Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul – Tropical Dancer
11. FKA Twigs – Capri Songs
12. Steve Lacy—Gemini Rights
13. Shygirl – Nymp
14. Sinead O’Brien – Time Bend And Break The Bower
15. Yeule – Glitch Princess
16. Perfume Genius – Ugly Season
17. Alex G – God Save the Animals
18. Hudson Mowhake – Cry Sugar
19. Okay Kaya – SAP
20. Toro y Moi – Mahal
You can follow who, where, how and with what also reviewed the pop year 2022 at musikexpress.de/tag/ Jahresrueckblick-2022/. Do you want to vote for yourself and win prizes? This way to our Pop Poll 2022!