Honorable Mentions: Best Albums of 2022
For your convenience, here is the full countdown of my picks for the 100 Best Albums List!
#100: Nogizaka46, Actually… (Special Edition)
#99: Nissy, HOCUS POCUS 3
#98: WONHO, Facade
#97: Kumi Koda, heart
#96: P1Harmony, DISHARMONY : FIND OUT
#95: Girls2, We are Girls2
#94: XIUMIN, Brand New
#93: OMEGA X, Story Written in Music
#92: B.I, Love or Loved, Pt. 1
#91: AB6IX, TAKE A CHANCE
#90: PIXY, Reborn
#89: ONEUS, MALUS
#88: HUTA, aka LEE MINHYUK, BOOM
#87: HIRAIDAI, HOPE / WISH
#86: LUCY, Childhood
#85: TO1, Why Not??
#84: ITZY, CHECKMATE
#83: pH-1, BUT FOR NOW LEAVE ME ALONE
#82: NINE.i, [I (Pt. 1)]
#81: Kep1er, FIRST IMPACT
#80: Luli lee, Fade Away Like A Dream
#79: SOLE, imagine club
#78: Amazing Show, Lovers, Folks, Tales
#77: KIHYUN, YOUTH
#76: BE:FIRST, BE:1
#75: Reol, COLORED DISC
#74: HyunA, Nabillera
#73: [Alexandros], But wait. Cats?
#72: LiSA, LANDER
#71: lLLBOI, Meantime
#70: KIM WOO SEOK, 3RD DESIRE [Reve]
#69: KANGDANIEL, The Story : RETOLD
#68: CHUNG HA, Bare&Rare, Pt. 1
#67: Red Velvet, ‘The ReVe Festival 2022 - Birthday’
#66: MAMAMOO, MIC ON
#65: P1Harmony, HARMONY : SET IN
#64: eill, Palette
#63: Yerin, ARIA
#62: Nana Ouyang, Live Today
#61: JO YURI, Op.22 Y-Waltz : in Major
#60: The Rose, HEAL
#59: TWICE, BETWEEN 1&2
#58: Eric Nam, There And Back Again
#57: KANTO, CELEBRATION
#56: LEE CHANHYUK, ERROR
#55: WOODZ, COLORFUL TRAUMA
#54: YOSHIKI EZAKI, I Love Me
#53: HAN SEUNG YUN, Lovender
#52: YOUHA, love you more,
#51: TAEYEON, INVU
#50: MAX CHANGMIN, Devil
#49: LOONA, Summer Special [Flip That]
#48: CRAXY, Who Am I
#47: P1Harmony, HARMONY : ZERO IN
#46: TRiDENT, D-X
#45: FAKY, F
#44: Xdinary Heroes, Hello, world!
#43: DUSTCELL, Hypnotize
#42: ZICO, Grown A** Kid
#41: BoA, Forgive Me
#40: NAYEON, IM NAYEON
#39: MARiA, Moments
#38: KIHYUN, VOYAGER
#37: Red Velvet, ‘The ReVe Festival 2022 - Feel My Rhythm’
#36: HIM FAMILY, In the Name of the Moon
#35: ONE OK ROCK, Luxury Disease
#34: Solar, 容 : FACE
#33: milet, Walkin’ In My Lane
#32: 4s4ki, Killer in Neverland
#31: ATEEZ, THE WORLD EP.1 : MOVEMENT
#30: Dreamcatcher, [Apocalypse : Follow us]
#29: Perfume, Plasma
#28: PURPLE KISS, Geekyland
#27: RM, Indigo
#26: Novel Core, No Pressure
#25: SUPER★DRAGON, Force to Forth
#24: NCT DREAM, Glitch Mode / Beatbox album repackage
#23: MONSTA X, SHAPE of LOVE
#22: WAGAMAMA RAKIA, ONYX
#21: Araki, Idea
#20: BTS, Proof
#19: (G)I-DLE, I love
#18: BLACKPINK, BORN PINK
#17: Dreamcatcher, [Apocalypse : Save us]
#16: KEY, Gasoline
#15: Lexie Liu, The Happy Star
#14: Stray Kids, MAXIDENT
#13: Xdinary Heroes, Overload
#12: (G)I-DLE, I NEVER DIE
#11: SUHO, Grey Suit
#10: Epik High, Epik High Is Here 下, Pt. 2
#9: Stray Kids, ODDINARY
#8: SAAY, S:INEMA
#7: j-hope, Jack In The Box
#6: BAND-MAID, Unleash
#5: ENHYPEN, MANIFESTO : DAY 1
#4: TXT, minisode 2: Thursday’s Child
#3: NCT 127, 2 Baddies
#2: milet, visions
#1: SEVENTEEN, Face the Sun / SECTOR 17 repackage
Bonus: DPR IAN, Moodswings In To Order (consider it tied for first!)
And here were the top runner-ups!
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