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 and Linus Volkmann, we continue with the top 20 by ME author Julia Lorenz.
ANNUAL REVIEW 2022: THE 20 FAVORITE ALBUMS BY JULIA LORENZ
1. Rosalia – Motomami
2. Shygirl – Nymph
3. Lucrecia Dalt – Ay!
4. Angel Olsen – Big Time
5. Dusseldorf Dark Boys – Duo Duo
6. Courting – Guitar Music
7. Ebow—Cane
8. Horsegirl – Versions of Modern Performance
9. Bill Callahan – Reality
10. Beyoncé – Renaissance
11. Black Country, New Road – Ants From Up There
12. Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers
13. Wet Leg – Wet Leg
14. FKA Twigs – Capri Songs
15. Naima Bock – Giant Palm
16. Ezra Furman – All Of Us Flames
17. Sudan Archives – Natural Brown Prom Queen
18. The nerves – The nerves
19. Chuckamuck – Beatles
20. Jockstrap – I Love You Jennifer B
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!