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, here is the top 20 by ME editor, author and pop columnist Linus Volkmann.
ANNUAL REVIEW 2022: THE 20 FAVORITE ALBUMS BY LINUS VOLKMANN
1. Jens Friebe – WE ARE BEAUTIFUL
2. Mitski—LAUREL HELL
3. Finna-ZARTCORE
4. Eight Buckets of Chicken Hearts – MUSIC
5. Pogendroblem – ALL I HAVE LEFT ARE MY SKILLS
6. Taby Pilgrim & Liser – YES
7. Lizzo – SPECIAL
8. Ebow – CANÊ
9. The Stars – HELLO EUPHORIA
10. The nerves – THE NERVES
11. Christin Nichols – I’M FINE
12. Tocotronic – NEVER AGAIN WAR
13. Tropical Ltd. – ATTENTION FRAGILE
14. Petrol Girls – BABY
15. Sam Vance-Law – GOODBYE
16. Mia Morgan – MEAT
17.Phoenix-ALPHA ZULU
18. Lyshko – BURN
19. Tomas Tulip – WHO KILLED TOMAS TULPE?
20. Hildegard von Bingedrinking – ECHO OF THE DOLPHINS
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!