As 2022 comes to a close, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot reveal their Best Albums of the Year, music they loved and couldn’t stop listening to. They also hear selections from their production staff and pay tribute to the late, great Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac.
Music fans were shocked to hear that Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie died on November 30th. Greg says she was a very gifted songwriter, starting in the swinging London blues scene and continuing on Fleetwood Mac's circuitous career path.
The Best Albums of 2022
Jim and Greg have been making their lists and checking them twice and are now ready to share their favorite albums of 2022. Jim makes one last-minute swap of his number one and number two slots.
Jim
Dry Cleaning, Stumpwork
Wet Leg, Wet Leg
The Linda Lindas, Growing Up
Muna, Muna
Viagra Boys, Cave World
Katie Kim, Hour of the Ox
Amanda Shires, Take It Like A Man
Drive-By Truckers, Welcome 2 Club XIII
Alvvays, Blue Rev
Lizzo, Special
Spiritualized, Everything Was Beautiful
Mitski, Laurel Hell
Pedro the Lion, Havasu
Warpaint, Radiate Like This
Spoon, Lucifer on the Sofa
Sara Shook & the Disarmers, Night Roamer
Sharon Van Etten, We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong
Superchunk, Wild Loneliness
Saba, Few Good Things
Shamir, Heterosexuality
Greg
Nnamdi, Please Have a Seat
Sharon Van Etten, We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong
Danger Mouse and Black Thought, Cheat Codes
Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul, Topical Dancer
Wet Leg, Wet Leg
Trupa Trupa, B Flat A
Santigold, Spirituals
Dry Cleaning, Stumpwork
Billy Woods, Aethiopes and Church
Alvvays, Blue Rev
Fantastic Negrito, White Jesus Black Problems
Saba, Few Good Things
Sasami, Squeeze
Roc Marciano & The Alchemist, The Elephant Man’s Bones
K.O.G and Zongo Brigade, Zone 6 Agege
Say Sue Me, The Last Thing Left
The Smile, A Light for Attracting Attention
Shamir, Heterosexuality
Drive-By Truckers, Welcome 2 Club XIII
Dehd, Blue Skies
Producer Picks
Alex: Lizzo, Special
Sol: Pinkshift, Love Me Forever
Andrew: Julia Jacklin, Pre-Pleasure
Featured Songs:
MUNA, "Anything But Me," MUNA, Saddest Factory, 2022
Fleetwood Mac, "Everywhere," Tango in the Night, Warner, 1987
Chicken Shack, "I'd Rather Go Blind," I'd Rather Go Blind (Single), Blue Horizon, 1969
Fleetwood Mac, "Homeward Bound," Bare Trees, Reprise, 1972
Katie Kim, "Eraser," Hour of the Ox, Katie Kim, 2022
Santigold, "Fall First," Spirituals, Little Jerk, 2022
Lizzo, "2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)," Special, Nice Life, Atlantic, 2022
Pinkshift, "i'm not crying you're crying," Love Me Forever, Hopeless, 2022
Viagra Boys, "Punk Rock Loser," Cave World, Year0001, 2022
Sharon Van Etten, "I'll Try," We've Been Going About This All Wrong, Jagjaguwar, 2022
Dry Cleaning, "Stumpwork," Stumpwork, 4AD, 2022
Nnamdi, "Dedication," Please Have A Seat, Secretly Canadian, 2022
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