Written by: Briyanna Wilson
Over 100 albums, and over 2,000 tracks worth of music sorted by genre. Here are all of our favorite projects of 2022. List includes Mixtapes, EP’s, and Albums. Please note: all projects categorized by how they were submitted to DSP’s.
- HIP-HOP/RAP (no particular order)
SICK!: Earl Sweatshirt
broken communication from the outer rim Blakchyl HYAH!
Better Than Money: V Don
FACE: Babyface Ray
Few Good Things: Saba
Continuance: Curren$y
Digital Roses Don’t Die: Big K.R.I.T.
God Don’t Make Mistakes: Conway the Machine
Fast Trax 3: 454
TheHouse Presents: The Set TheHouse
Driplomatic Immunity: Smoke DZA
2 P’z In A Pod: Jay Worthy, Larry June, LNDN DRGS
Siddhi World: ICYTWAT
Key2TheLock: Ken Casio
Jazz Codes: Moor Mother
Talk To Him Nicely: Coach Tev
Aethiopes: billy woods
RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART: Vince Staples
It’s Almost Dry: Pusha T
Simple: IDK
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers: Kendrick Lamar
Neptune: MC Righteous
Diary of a Loner: Reo Cragun
Lost Souls: Vory
The Highest Flyest Fly on the Wall: Pat Ron
In My Head: YGTUT
MORE BLACK SUPERHEROES: WESTSIDE BOOGIE
Vinyl Days: Logic
The Garden Project: Jahn Dough
The Blue Hour: Rexx Life Raj
Las Ruinas: Rico Nasty
CRUNKSTAR: Duke Deuce
5th Wheel Fairytale: Deezie Brown
Intro, Outros & Interludes: Domo Genesis
Traumazine: Megan Thee Stallion
Cheat Codes: Danger Mouse, Black Thought
To Whom Much Is Given: Cush With a C
The Elephant Man’s Bones: Roc Marciano & The Alchemist
The Forever Story: JID
Black Vladimir: Mayhem Lauren & Daringer
2 Slizzy 2 Sexy: Cash Cobain, Chow Lee
STUNNA: P-Lo
Long Live DJ Shay: Black Soprano Family
I Never Felt Nun: EST Gee
KISS THE RING: Rome Streetz
Laughing so Hard, it Hurts: MAVI
10: Westside Gunn
Her Loss: Drake, 21 Savage
S.L., Vol. 1: Soupmakesitbetter
Pink Heartz: SoFaygo
Boogie Man Wick: Shawny Binladen
Tempus Act II: Mirrors Issa Gold
Lebra Jolie: Lebra Jolie
Non-Perishable: tobi lou
HERBERT: Ab-Soul
Beware of the Monkey: MIKE
Pote Day 2: Pote Baby
God’s Timing: Soupmakesitbetter, Ifé Neuro
Mr. October: Coach Tev
A Tower and Thereafter: Chucky Blk
No Rest For The Wicked: Ransom
Green Alchemy: Free Hamze
Luv 4 Rent: Smino
The Alchemist Sandwich: The Alchemist
IMMORTAL: SwuM, GRIMM Doza
DS4EVER: Gunna
- R&B/Soul (no particular order)
Synergy: TYuS
Dawn FM: The Weeknd
WHAT I NEVER TOLD YOU- Grace Sorensen
Don’t Say I Didn’t Warn You- Nija
Starfruit: Moonchild
CONTEXT: Shanzyan
Don’t Wait Up: DRAMA
JúJú & The Flowerbug: Sunni Colón
Tunnel Vision: Reuben James
HYPNOS: Ravyn Lenae
Towards The Sun: AUGUST 08
H3arsummuzik: M3cca, Mufasa Enzor
As Time Goes By: Kadeem Tyrell
WASTELAND: Brent Faiyaz
The Lead: FLO
Gemini Rights: Steve Lacy
b l u r r: Xavier Omär
BEFORE WE GO (DEEPER): India Shawn
Hummingbird: bLAck pARty
Goûter: Lou Val
Kinda Happy, Kinda Sad: Zilo
Natural Brown Prom Queen: Sudan Archives
Yam Grier: Zyah Belle
Wanderlust: Durand Bernarr
Luv N Chaos: Flwr Chyld
Morfo: Charlotte Dos Santos
LET IT RAIN EP: Leven Kali
SATIN: DESTIN CONRAD
Y5: Yuna
Euphonyus: Phony Ppl
SOS: SZA
U > Everything Else: Jonny Jukebox
Remember Your North Star: Yaya Bey
Marigold: Alex Isley
Forest in the City: UMI
flora + fana: Fana Hues
BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE: Siergio
Getaway- EP: Orion Sun
- Alternative/Indie (no particular order)
And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow: Weyes Blood
Squeeze: SASAMI
Alpha Games: Bloc Party
You Can’t Kill Me: 070 Shake
SHADES OF BLUE: P$O Kwama
Sometimes, Forever: Soccer Mommy
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You: Big Thief
I’m In Love: Freak Slug
Physical Thrills: Silversun Pickups
Flood: Stella Donnelly
DECIDE: Djo
Four Songs- EP: Blood Orange
Hold The Girl: Rina Sawayama
Pocket Fantasy: Mamalarky
The Car: Arctic Monkeys
Myself in the Way: Turnover
Alpha Zulu: Phoenix
I’ve Run From Love- EP: Graham Malice & Yellow Jones
Famously Alive: Guerilla Toss
A fool’s paradise (EP): Moni’ye
ONE WAY TICKET: Prixmo
Ants From Up There: Black Country, New Road
Diaspora Problems: Soul Glo
Being Funny in a Foreign Language: The 1975
Ugly Season: Perfume Genius
11: SAULT
- Rock/Metal (no particular order)
Epigone: Wilderun
IMPERA: Ghost
The New Dark Ages: Gwar
<COPINGMECHANISM>: WILLOW
Divisive: Disturbed
- Pop (no particular order)
Harry’s House: Harry Styles
Catch Me If You Can: Adekunle Gold
Thorns EP: Mallory Merk
Sahar: Tamino
Dirt Femme: Tove Lo
RENAISSANCE: Beyoncé
Ivory: Omar Apollo
- Dance/Electronic (no particular order)
Yesterday Is Heavy: Lil Silva
Nymph: Shygirl
CAPRISONGS: FKA Twigs
Whats Real: DBN Gogo
vKiSS: Dazegxd
Cooperville: Pabi Cooper
MATA: M.I.A.
VF VOL II: Sam Gellaitry
Black Girl Magic: Honey Dijon
- Latino Pop/Latin/Urbano Latino (no particular order)
MOTOMAMI: ROSALÍA
Fórmula, Vol. 3: Romeo Santos
FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS FERXXO TE PIRATEAMOS EL ÁLBUM: Feid
Un Verano Sin Ti: Bad Bunny
- Worldwide/Amapiano/African
More Love, Less Ego: Wizkid
Chapter X: Mavins
Playboy: Fireboy DML
Mr. Money With The Vibe: Asake
KOA II Part 1: Kabza De Small
- Reggae
Gifted: Koffee
- Jazz
NOT TiGHT: DOMi & JD BECK
FNGR FOOD 
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