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, André Boße and Annett Scheffel, we continue with the top 20 from ME editor Thomas Winkler.
YEAR IN REVIEW 2022: THE 20 FAVORITE ALBUMS BY THOMAS WINKLER
1. Jens Friebe – We are beautiful
2. Lean Year – Sides
3. Non-Seattle – Communist libido
4. Tocotronic – Never again war
5. Stromae – Multitude
6. Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
7. Stella Sommer – Silence Wore a Silver Coat
8. The nerves – The nerves
9. Yard Act – The Overload
10. Poppy Ajudha – The Power in Us
11. Bonobo – Fragments
12. Raison – As many people as possible
13. The Düsseldorf Düsterboys – Duo Duo
14. Sam Vance-Law – Goodbye
15. Rina Sawayama – Hold The Girl
16. Christin Nichols – I’m Fine
17. Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
18. Wet Leg – Wet Leg
19. Warpaint – Radiate Like This
20. David J. Kirchner – IG Pop
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!