2022 Studio Albums

Here is a poll with three sets of eight options, plus an "other" option if you don't choose to vote for one that has been listed. The first section of eight is what is listed at the PA Top albums chart if only filtered by the year 2022 (the default listing for 2022). The second comes from the top ten Collab Album of the Year event for 2022. Two of the actual top 8 albums were removed from that list because they had been covered in the first list. The third is from my list at Awesome Prog for 2022 (have not added many there) when just doing studio albums. black midi is one of my favourites, but I did not add it to my section because it already was included in the Collab AOTY list (and is the "winner" there). I have added the categories at PA to the listing below, and with my list half are not in PA and I have labelled those albums as RateYourMusic primarily does as well as mentioning that they are not in PA.

PA Top Albums of 2022 Chart (CLICK)

1. Myth of Logic - Surrounded by Ghosts (Neo-Prog, US)
2. Dave Brons - Return to Arda (Crossver Prog, England)
3. iNFiNiEN - Beyond the Veil (Eclectic Prog, US)
4. Toehider - I Have Little to No Memory of these Memories (Progressive Metal, Australia)
5. Elder - Innate Passage (Heavy Prog, US)
6. Birth - Born (Psychedelic/Space Rock, US)
7. David Maxim Micic - Bilo 4.0 (Progressive Metal, Croatia, Serbia)
8. Arena - The Theory of Molecular Inheritance (Neo-Prog, England)

Collaborators Top Albums of 2022 (CLICK)

1. black midi - Hellfire (RIO/Avant Prog, England)
2. Motorpsycho - Ancient Astronauts (Eclectic Prog, Norway)
iNFiNiEN - Beyond the Veil: actual third removed here to avoid duplication
3. Porcupine Tree - Closer/Continuation (Heavy Prog, England)
4. Big Big Train - Welcome to the Planet (Crossover Prog, England)
5. Marillion - An Hour Before It's Dark (Neo-Prog, England)
Elder - Innate Passage: actual seventh removed to avoid duplication
6. Greco Bastian - With A Little Hell From My Friends (RIO/Avant Prog, Mexico)
7. 5uu’s - The Quiet In Your Bones (RIO/Avant Prog, US)
8. Miriodor - Elements (RIO/Avant Prog, Canada)

Eight Albums I Like Not Listed Above, Prog or Not:

1. Weyes Blood - And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow (Baroque Pop, Singer-Songwriter, non PA, US)
2. Beach House - Once Twice Melody (Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, non PA, US)
black midi - Hellfire: not in my list to avoid duplication
3. The Smile - A Light for Attracting Attention (Crossover Prog, England)
4. Natalia Lafourcade - De todas las flores (Singer-Songwriter, Chamber Folk, Vocal Jazz, non PA, Mexico)
5. Richard Dawson - The Ruby Cord (Prog Folk, England)
6. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There (RIO/Avant Prog, England)
7. Kikagaku Moyo - Kumoyo Island (Psychedelic/Space Rock, Japan)
8. Perfume Genius - Ugly Season (Art Pop, Experimental, US)

Please mention as many as you like. Feel free to vote with limited familiarity. Please consider voting for one in the poll even if it is not your absolute favourite and then mention that and your actual favourite or favourites in a post. No multiple choice again. Thanks.

Edited by Logan - February 01 2025 at 13:58