Ants Albums of the Year: 2022

802.71 raw points, 11 lists, 4,414.905 total points #1 votes: wvufan2010, TwoStep2888 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —   —  —  —  —   Being Funny in a Foreign Language voting facts: • This marks the first time The 1975 has captured the top spot in the Ants AOTY • Their previous high was #6 in 2018 for A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships • The fourth appearance in the top 50 in Ants AOTY for The 1975 (the 2013 self-titled album did not crack the top 50) • They're our first new No. 1 artist since Taylor Swift in 2020 • One of two albums this year to receive multiple first-place votes (the other was Black Country, New Road's Ants From Up There ) • In a truly weird coincidence, it's the second consecutive year wvufan2010 and TwoStep2888 cast the only two first-place votes for the No. 1 album • Crushed the competition with the largest margin of victory in raw points between first and second place since The National's High Violet topped Arcade Fire's The Suburbs in 2010  • A

537.42 raw points, 8 lists, 2,149.68 total points (Indie folk, folk rock)

  447.8 raw points, 9 lists, 2,015.1 total points (Indie pop, shoegaze, jangle pop)

  526.59 raw points, 7 lists, 1,843.065 total points #1 votes: laura, lieinmygrave41 (Art rock, post rock, chamber pop)

429.25 raw points, 8 lists, 1,717 total points (Conscious hip hop, West Coast hip hop)

421.82 raw points, 7 lists, 1,476.37 total points (Dance pop, house)

414.02 raw points, 6 lists, 1,242.06 total points (Pop rock, indie pop)

339.36 raw points, 7 lists, 1,187.76 total points #1 votes: iMAC386 (Alt pop, synthpop)

  378.24 raw points, 6 lists, 1,134.72 total points (Dream pop, neo-psychedelia)

297 raw points, 5 lists, 742.5 total points (Art rock, post punk, chamber pop)

No. Artist - Album (Raw Points, Lists Appearing, Total Points) (#1)   20. Oso Oso - Sore Thumb (185, 3, 277.5) [Indie rock] ( #1: thebridge15 ) 19. Pusha T - It's Almost Dry (156, 4, 312) [Gangsta rap, southern hip hop] 18. Goose - Dripfield (209, 3, 313.5) [Art rock, jam band] 17. Bartees Strange - Farm to Table (211.5, 3, 317.25) [Indie rock] 16. SZA - SOS (175, 4, 350) [Alternative R&B] 15. The Weeknd - Dawn FM (186.71, 4, 373.42) [Synthpop, dance pop] 14. Maggie Rogers - Surrender (192.93, 4, 385.86) [Pop rock, indie rock] 13. Wet Leg - Wet Leg (226.68, 4, 453.36) [Indie rock, post-punk revival] 12. Danger Mouse and Black Thought - Cheat Codes (304, 4, 608) [Conscious hip hop, jazz rap] ( #1: Route_2 ) 11. Alex G - God Save the Animals (314.18, 4, 628.36) [Indie rock, indie folk]

No. Artist - Album (Raw Points, Lists Appearing, Total Points) (#1)   30. Weyes Blood - And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow (112.84, 2, 112.84) [Baroque pop, singer-songwriter] 29. Spoon - Lucifer on the Sofa (114, 2, 114) [Indie rock] ( #1: BrewCrew15 ) 28. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Omnium Gatherum (134, 2, 134) [Psychedelic rock] T26. Black Midi - Hellfire (135, 2, 135) [Avant-prog, brutal prog] ( #1: Coldengrey12 ) T26. Sweet Trip - Seen/Unseen (135, 2, 135) [Dream pop, indietronica, shoegaze] 25. Natalia Lafourcade - De todas las flores (142.94, 2, 142.94) [Vocal jazz, Mexican folk music] 24. Ethel Cain - Preacher's Daughter (168.75, 2, 168.75) [Singer-songwriter, dream pop, slowcore] ( #1: Kiko ) 23. Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia (175.2, 2, 175.2) [Post-punk, gothic rock] 22. The Lumineers - Brightside (124, 3, 186) [Indie folk, folk rock] 21. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava (141, 3, 211.5)

No. Artist - Album (Raw Points, Lists Appearing, Total Points) (#1) T49. Nas - King's Disease III (92, 1, 46) [East Coast hip hop, boom bap] T49. Panda Bear & Sonic Boom - Reset (92, 1, 46) [Psychedelic pop] 48. Wormrot - Hiss (94, 1, 47) [Grindcore] 47. Goo Goo Dolls - Chaos in Bloom (95, 1, 47.5 ) [Pop rock, alternative rock] 46. Benny the Butcher - Tana Talk 4 (96, 1, 48) [East Coast hip hop, gangsta rap] 45. Hatchie - Giving the World Away (49, 2, 49) [Dream pop, alternative dance] T41. Yumi Zouma - Present Tense (100, 1, 50) [Indie pop, bedroom pop] ( #1: BTCS_JTR ) T41. Caamp - Lavender Days (100, 1, 50) [Americana, indie folk] ( #1: herzag17 ) T41. Avril Lavigne - Love Sux (100, 1, 50) [Pop punk, emo-pop] ( #1: Fpuonpko ) T41. American Aquarium - Chicamacomico (100, 1, 50) [Alt-country, red dirt] ( #1: foreverford05 )  

No. Artist - Album (Raw Points, Lists Appearing, Total Points) (#1) 40. Carly Rae Jepsen - The Loneliest Time (51.01, 2, 51.01) [Dance pop] 39. Angel Olsen - Big Time (57.52, 2, 57.52) [Americana, country] 38. Conway the Machine - God Don't Make Mistakes (68, 2, 68) [East Coast hip hop, conscious hip hop] 37. Freddie Gibbs - $oul $old $eparately (78, 2, 78) [Gangsta rap] 36. Arcade Fire - We (79, 2, 79) [Art rock] 35. Sharon Van Etten - We've Been Going About This All Wrong (57.84, 3, 86.76) [Indie rock] 34. Perfume Genius - Ugly Season (96, 2, 96) [Art pop, experimental] 33. Jack White - Fear of the Dawn (98, 2, 98) [Blues rock, experimental rock] 32. Destroyer - Labyrinthitis (100, 2, 100) [Art rock, new wave] 31. Nilüfer Yanya - Painless (106, 2, 106) [Indie rock]