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Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2022. Our next list is from DJ Val Wojs.
I’ve decided to opt for an unranked, overall/local split top 10 list this year. Let’s call it a five-way tie for number one overall, and (yet again!) my most listened to albums were from Chicago artists who also deserve their own top five recognition.
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar (Top Dawg Entertainment)
Natural Brown Prom Queen by Sudan Archives (Stones Throw Records)
Laurel Hell by Mitski (Dead Oceans)
Diaspora Problems by Soul Glo (Epitaph)
Topical Dancer by Charlotte Adigery, Bolis Pupul (Deewee)
Total Party Kill by Lollygagger (What’s For Breakfast)
Please Have A Seat by Nnamdi (SOOPER/Secretly Canadian)
HYPNOS by Ravyn Lenae (Atlantic)
Malign Hex by Meat Wave (Swami)
Blue Skies by DEHD (Fat Possum)
Honorable Mentions
Honorable Mentions (unranked 6-15)
Wet Leg / Wet Leg / Domino
RENAISSANCE / Beyoncé / Columbia/Parkwood
Electricity / Ibibio Sound Machine / Merge
And In Darkness, Hearts Aglow / Weyes Blood / Sub Pop
Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam / The Comet is Coming / Verve
The Overload / Yard Act / Zen F.C.
Slut Pop / Kim Petras / Republic
Is It Going To Get Any Deeper Than This? / Soft Pink Truth / Thrill Jockey
Sentimental Fool / Lee Fields
Melt My Eyez See Your Future / Denzel Curry / Loma Vista/Concord
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