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 and Julia Lorenz, we continue with the top 20 by ME author Julia Friese.
ANNUAL REVIEW 2022: THE 20 FAVORITE ALBUMS BY JULIA FRIESE
1st Lean Year – SIDES
2. Bjork—FOSSORA
3. Makaya McCraven – IN THESE TIMES
4. Kendrick Lamar – MR MORALE & THE BIG STEPPERS
5. The Smile—A LIGHT FOR ATTRACTING ATTENTION
6. Congotronics International – WHERE’S THE ONE
7. Beyoncé – RACING
8. The Düsseldorf Düsterboys – DUO DUO
9. Grace Cummings – STORM QUEEN
10. Kae Tempest – THE LINE IS A CURVE
11. Rosalia—MOTOMAMI
12. Renata Zeher – UGLY SEASON
13. Pusha T – IT’S ALMOST DRY
14. Ezra Furman – ALL OF US FLAMES
15. Christin Nichols – I’M FINE
16. Drake – HONESTLY, NEVERMIND
17. Sharon Van Etten – WE’VE BEEN GOING ABOUT THIS ALL WRONG
18. Porridge Radio – WATER SLIDE DIVING BOARD
19. Christine And The Queens – REDCAR
20. Rammstein – TIME
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!