# 2022 in rhythm and blues music

This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in rhythm and blues for the year 2022.

## Events
### January

* On January 7, R. Dean Taylor died at the age of 82.
* On January 8, the 36th Golden Disc Awards were held. Enhypen, NCT 127, NCT Dream, Seventeen, and Stray Kids won Album Bonsang for Dimension: Dilemma, Sticker, Hot Sauce, Attacca, and Noeasy, respectively. BTS won the Seezn Most Popular Artist Award. Jeon Somi and The Boyz won Best Performance.
* On January 9, James Mtume died at the age of 76.
* On January 18, Freddie Hughes died from leukemia and COVID-19 at the age of 78.
* On January 23, the 31st Seoul Music Awards were held. NCT 127 won the Grand Award (Daesang). NCT Dream won Best Album Award for Hot Sauce. Exo won the K-wave Popularity Award. Hyuna won the R&B Hiphop Award.
* On January 27, the 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards were held. Taeyeon won December 2020 Artist of the Year – Digital Music for "What Do I Call You". NCT Dream won 2nd Quarter Artist of the Year – Physical Album for Hot Sauce. NCT 127 won 4th Quarter Artist of the Year – Physical Album for Sticker. The Boyz tied for Hot Performance of the Year. Justin Bieber, Daniel Caesar, and Giveon won Song of the Year in International Pop for "Peaches".

### February

* On February 8, the Brit Awards 2022 were held. Adele won British Artist of the Year, British Album of the Year for 30, and British Song of the Year for "Easy on Me". Silk Sonic won International Group of the Year. Inflo won British Producer of the Year.
* On February 9, Betty Davis died from cancer at the age of 77.
* On February 26, the 53rd NAACP Image Awards were held. Jazmine Sullivan won Outstanding Female Artist, Outstanding Album for Heaux Tales, and Outstanding Soul/R&B Song for "Pick Up Your Feelings". Anthony Hamilton won Outstanding Male Artist. Silk Sonic won Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional) for "Leave the Door Open". Wizkid and Tems won Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album and Outstanding International Song for "Essence". Jay-Z and Jeymes Samuel won Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album for The Harder They Fall Soundtrack.

### March

* On March 2, the NME Awards 2022 were held. Berwyn won Best New Act from the UK. Genesis Owusu won Best Album by an Australian Artist for Smiling with No Teeth.
* On March 11, Timmy Thomas died from cancer at the age of 77.
* On March 12, Traci Braxton died from esophageal cancer at the age of 50.
* On March 14, Eric Mercury died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 77.
* On March 22, the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards were held. Silk Sonic won Best Duo/Group of the Year, R&B Album of the Year for An Evening with Silk Sonic, and R&B Song of the Year for "Leave the Door Open". Pop Smoke won Hip-Hop Song of the Year for "What You Know Bout Love". Yung Bleu won Best New Hip-Hop Artist. Drake won Hip-Hop Artist of the Year. Jazmine Sullivan won R&B Artist of the Year. Giveon won Best New R&B Artist. Omer Fedi won Songwriter of the Year.
* On March 25, Keith Martin died from a heart attack at the age of 55. On the same day, Bobby Hendricks died of complications from Alzheimer's disease at the age of 84.

### April

* On April 3, the 64th Annual Grammy Awards were held. Silk Sonic won Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best R&B Song, and tied for Best R&B Performance for "Leave the Door Open". Jazmine Sullivan won Best R&B Album for Heaux Tales and tied for Best R&B Performance for "Pick Up Your Feelings". Jon Batiste won Album of the Year for We Are and Best Music Video for "Freedom". Doja Cat and SZA won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Kiss Me More". H.E.R. won Best Traditional R&B Performance for "Fight for You". Lucky Daye won Best Progressive R&B Album for Table for Two. Alicia Keys won Best Immersive Audio Album for Alicia. Summer of Soul won Best Music Film.
* On April 12, Charles McCormick died at the age of 75.
* On April 14, the 2022 Global Awards were held. Anne-Marie won Best Female.
* On April 25, Jimmy Thomas died at the age of 83.

### May

* On May 3, the APRA Music Awards of 2022 were held. Budjerah won Most Performed R&B / Soul Work for "Higher".
* On May 15, the 2022 Billboard Music Awards were held. Drake won Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Rap Artist, and Top Rap Male Artist. Doja Cat won Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Female, and Top R&B Album for Planet Her. BTS won Top Duo/Group and Top Song Sales Artist. The Weeknd won Top R&B Male Artist. Bruno Mars won Top R&B Tour for Bruno Mars at Park MGM. Silk Sonic won Top R&B Song for "Leave the Door Open". Omarion and Bow Wow won Top Rap Tour for The Millennium Tour 2021. Kali Uchis won Top Latin Female Artist and Top Latin Song for "Telepatía". Mary J. Blige won the Icon Award. On the same day, the Juno Awards of 2022 were held. The Weeknd won Songwriter of the Year and Contemporary R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for "Take My Breath". WondaGurl won Producer of the Year. Mustafa won Alternative Album of the Year for When Smoke Rises. Savannah Ré won Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for "24hrs".

### June

* On June 16, the 2022 Libera Awards were held. Cautious Clay won Self-Released Record of the Year for Deadpan Love. Christone "Kingfish" Ingram and Cedric Burnside tied for Best Blues Record with 662 and I Be Trying, respectively. Little Simz won Best Hip-Hop/Rap Record for Sometimes I Might Be Introvert. Arlo Parks won Best Pop Record for Collapsed in Sunbeams. Hiatus Kaiyote won Best R&B Record for Mood Valiant.
* On June 18, Adibah Noor died from ovarian cancer at the age of 51.
* On June 26, the BET Awards 2022 were held. Silk Sonic won Album of the Year for An Evening with Silk Sonic and tied for Video of the Year for "Smokin out the Window". Wizkid, Justin Bieber, and Tems won Best Collaboration for "Essence". Jazmine Sullivan won Best Female R&B/Pop Artist. The Weeknd won Best Male R&B/Pop Artist. Silk Sonic won Best Group. Mary J. Blige won the BET Her Award for "Good Morning Gorgeous".

### August

* On August 4, the AIR Awards of 2022 were held. Genesis Owusu won Independent Album of the Year for Smiling with No Teeth and Independent Song of the Year for "Smiling with No Teeth". Emma Donovan & the Putbacks won Best Independent Soul/R&B Album or EP for Under These Streets.
* On August 25, Mable John died at the age of 91.
* On August 28, the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards were held. The Weeknd won Best R&B for "Out of Time". BTS won Group of the Year. Doja Cat won Best Choreography for "Woman".

### September

* On September 12, PnB Rock was shot and killed at the age of 30.
* On September 13, Jesse Powell died at the age of 51.
* On September 16, Marva Hicks died at the age of 66.
* On September 29, the 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards were held. Bad Bunny won Top Latin Album of the Year and Latin Rhythm Album of the Year for Un Verano Sin Ti. Aventura and Bad Bunny won Tropical Song of the Year for "Volví". Prince Royce won Solo Tropical Artist of the Year. Marc Anthony won Tropical Album of the Year for Pa'lla Voy.

### October

* On October 13, Joyce Sims died at the age of 63.
* On October 27, the 2022 UK Music Video Awards were held. Michael Kiwanuka won Best R&B/Soul Video - UK for "Beautiful Life". Omar Apollo and Daniel Caesar won Best R&B/Soul Video - International for "Invincible". Little Simz and Obongjayar won Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Video - UK, Best Wardrobe Styling in a Video, and Best Colour Grading in a Video for "Point and Kill". Khazali won Best R&B/Soul Video - Newcomer for "Better with the Devil". Obongjayar won Best Live Video for "I Wish It Was Me". On the same day, Geraldine Hunt died at the age of 77.
* On October 28, Jerry Lee Lewis died at the age of 87.

### November

* On November 3, Noel McKoy died at the age of 60.
* On November 4, the Los 40 Music Awards 2022 were held. Tiago PZK won Best New Global Latin Act.
* On November 5, Aaron Carter died from drowning at the age of 34.
* On November 6, Lionel Richie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
* On November 8, the 2022 Genie Music Awards were held. NCT Dream won Singer of the Year (Daesang) and Album of the Year (Daesang) for Glitch Mode. Red Velvet won Best Female Performance Award. The Boyz won Best Male Performance Award. Taeyeon won Best Female Solo Artist. BTS won Best Male Group.
* On November 16, the 13th Hollywood Music in Media Awards were held. "Willing to Trust" from Entergalactic won Original Song – TV Movie Streamed. "Lift Me Up" from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever won Original Song – Feature Film. Elvis (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) won Soundtrack Album.
* On November 16, the 2022 J Awards were held. Elsy Wameyo won Unearthed Artist of the Year.
* On November 17, B. Smyth died from pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 30.
* On November 20, the American Music Awards of 2022 were held. Beyoncé won Favorite Female R&B Artist and Favorite R&B Album for Renaissance. Wizkid and Tems won Favorite R&B Song for "Essence". Chris Brown won Favorite Male R&B Artist. BTS won Favorite Pop Duo or Group and Favorite K-pop Artist.
* On November 24, the 2022 ARIA Music Awards were held. William Crighton won Best Blues & Roots Album for Water and Dust. Budjerah won Best Soul/R&B Release for Conversations.
* On November 26, the 2022 Soul Train Music Awards were held. Beyoncé won Album of the Year for Renaissance and Song of the Year for "Break My Soul". Jazmine Sullivan won Best R&B/Soul Female Artist. Chris Brown won Best R&B/Soul Male Artist. Tems won Best New Artist. Mary J. Blige won Soul Train Certified Award. Silk Sonic won Video of the Year for "Smokin out the Window". Lizzo won Best Dance Performance for "About Damn Time". Ronald Isley, The Isley Brothers, and Beyoncé won Best Collaboration for "Make Me Say It Again, Girl". Muni Long won The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award for "Hrs and Hrs". On the same day, the 2022 Melon Music Awards were held. BTS won Record of the Year (Daesang) and Best Male Group. IU won Best Female Solo and Stage of the Year for The Golden Hour: Under the Orange Sun. NewJeans tied for Best New Artist. 10cm and Big Naughty won Best Collaboration for "Beyond Love".
* On November 30, Christine McVie died from a stroke at the age of 79.

### December

* On December 10, J. J. Barnes died at the age of 79.
* On December 13, the 2022 Music Victoria Awards were held. Mo'Ju won Best Soul, Funk, RNB & Gospel Work.
* On December 31, Anita Pointer died from cancer at the age of 74.

## Released albums
### January

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 7 | Dope Lemon | Rose Pink Cadillac | BMG | Debuted at No. 2 on the ARIA Charts |
| 7 | Eric Nam | There and Back Again | Self-released | |
| 7 | Mary Wilson | Mary Wilson: The Motown Anthology | UMG, Motown, Real Gone Music, Second Disc Records | |
| 7 | The Weeknd | Dawn FM | XO, Republic | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| 14 | FKA Twigs | Caprisongs | Young, Atlantic | Debuted at No. 42 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 14 | Nick Grant | Welcome to Loveland | Kids Make Money, 21 GRMS | |
| 14 | Urias | FÚRIA | Mataderos | |
| 16 | Wheein | Whee | The L1ve | |
| 18 | BamBam | B | Abyss Company | Debuted at No. 5 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 19 | Hikaru Utada | Bad Mode | Epic Japan, Sony Japan | Debuted at No. 1 on the Oricon Charts |
| 21 | Les Louanges | Crash | Bonsound | |
| 21 | Various artists | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] | Legacy Recordings | Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 |
| 26 | Baco Exu do Blues | QVVJFA? | 999 | |
| 26 | Def. | Love | 528Hz | Debuted at No. 3 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 28 | Amber Mark | Three Dimensions Deep | PMR, EMI, Interscope | |
| 28 | Eric Gales | Crown | Mascot Label Group, Provogue | |
| 28 | John Mayall | The Sun Is Shining Down | Forty Below | |
| 28 | Lady Wray | Piece of Me | Big Crown Records | Debuted at No. 43 on the UK Independent Albums Chart |
| 28 | Maverick Sabre | Don't Forget to Look Up | FAMM | |
| 28 | North Mississippi Allstars | Set Sail | New West | |
| 28 | Pink Sweats | Pink Moon | Atlantic | |
| 28 | Samm Henshaw | Untidy Soul | Dorm Seven, AWAL | |
| 28 | St. Paul and The Broken Bones | The Alien Coast | ATO Records | |
| 28 | The Temptations | Temptations 60 | UMe | |
| 30 | Kyle | It's Not So Bad | Self-released | |

### February

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 2 | Ivy Sole | Candid | Venice Music | |
| 2 | Marques Houston | Me | Phoenix, Corite | |
| 4 | Adekunle Gold | Catch Me If You Can | Afro Urban | |
| 7 | J. Holiday | Time | HMG, MilknSizz, Empire | |
| 10 | Gloria Groove | Lady Leste | SB Music, Sony Music Brazil | |
| 11 | Adria Kain | When Flowers Bloom | ArtHaus, Venice | |
| 11 | Boulevards | Electric Cowboy: Born in Carolina Mud | Normaltown | |
| 11 | Joss Stone | Never Forget My Love | Bay Street | |
| 11 | Mary J. Blige | Good Morning Gorgeous | 300, Mary Jane | Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 |
| 11 | Moonchild | Starfruit | Tru Thoughts | |
| 11 | Raveena | Asha's Awakening | Warner Records | |
| 11 | William Crighton | Water and Dust | ABC Music | |
| 13 | Mozzik | Lamboziki | 2 Euro Gang, Urban | Debuted at No. 42 on the Schweizer Hitparade Chart |
| 15 | Treasure | The Second Step: Chapter One | YG | Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 17 | Smiley | Mai Mult De-O Viață | Cat Music, HaHaHa Production | |
| 18 | Big K.R.I.T. | Digital Roses Don't Die | BMG | |
| 18 | Khruangbin & Leon Bridges | Texas Moon | Dead Oceans, LisaSawyer63, Columbia, Sony Music | |
| 23 | Ai | Dream | EMI, Universal | Debuted at No. 12 on the Oricon Charts |
| 23 | Billlie | The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One | Mystic Story | Debuted at No. 5 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 23 | Dreamer Isioma | Goodnight Dreamer | AWAL | |
| 25 | Blue Lab Beats | Motherland Journey | Blue Adventure, Decca Records France | |
| 25 | EarthGang | Ghetto Gods | Dreamville, Interscope, Spillage Village | |
| 25 | Robert Glasper | Black Radio III | Loma Vista | Debuted at No. 46 on the Oricon Charts |
| 25 | Sevdaliza | Raving Dahlia | Twisted Elegance | |
| 25 | Swamp Dogg | I Need a Job...So I Can Buy More Auto-Tune | Don Giovanni | |

### March

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 4 | Cruel Santino | Subaru Boys: Final Heaven | Interscope, Monster Boy | |
| 4 | Elyanna | Elyanna II | El Mar | |
| 4 | Kaina | It Was a Home | City Slang | |
| 4 | Kojey Radical | Reason to Smile | Asylum, Atlantic | Debuted at No. 11 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 4 | Léon | Circles | LL Entertainment, BMG | |
| 4 | Maylee Todd | Maloo | Stones Throw | |
| 4 | Michelle | After Dinner We Talk Dreams | Atlantic, Transgressive | |
| 7 | Jackson Wang | Lost & Found | Team Wang Records | |
| 10 | Lucky Daye | Candydrip | Keep Cool, RCA | Debuted at No. 69 on the Billboard 200 |
| 11 | Orion Sun | Getaway | Mom+Pop | |
| 11 | Shenseea | Alpha | Rich Immigrants, Interscope | |
| 14 | (G)I-dle | I Never Die | Cube, Kakao | Debuted at No. 2 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 18 | Vanessa Amorosi | City of Angels | Scream Louder | Debuted at No. 7 on the ARIA Charts |
| 18 | Zelooperz | Get WeT.Radio | Bruiser Brigade | |
| 21 | Red Velvet | The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm | SM, Dreamus | Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 23 | Fujii Kaze | Love All Serve All | Hehn, Universal Sigma | |
| 24 | Rema | Rave & Roses | Jonzing World, Mavin | |
| 25 | Fana Hues | Flora + Fana | Sweet Virtue, Westminster, Bright Antenna | |
| 25 | Keshi | Gabriel | Island | |
| 25 | Koffee | Gifted | Promised Land, Columbia | |
| 25 | Kristian Bush | 52 | ATL x BNA | Big Machine | |
| 25 | Latto | 777 | RCA, Streamcut | Debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 |
| 25 | Majeeed | Bitter Sweet | Dream Empire Music | |
| 28 | NCT Dream | Glitch Mode | SM, Dreamus | Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 29 | Purple Kiss | MemeM | RBW, Kakao | Debuted at No. 7 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 30 | Alex Isley & Jack Dine | Marigold | Indie | |

### April

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 1 | Eric Roberson | Lessons | BLUE Erro Soul | |
| 1 | King Garbage | Heavy Metal Greasy Love | Ipecac | |
| 2 | Dope Saint Jude | Higher Self | Yotanka | |
| 4 | Suho | Grey Suit | SM | Debuted at No. 2 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 8 | Banks | Serpentina | AWAL | Debuted at No. 39 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 8 | Budjerah | Conversations | Warner Music Australia | Debuted at No. 97 on the ARIA Charts |
| 8 | Omar Apollo | Ivory | Warner | Debuted at No. 74 on the Billboard 200 |
| 8 | Syd | Broken Hearts Club | Columbia Records | |
| 12 | Anitta | Versions of Me | Warner | |
| 13 | Marian Hill | Why Can't We Just Pretend? | Photo Finish | |
| 13 | Sault | Air | Forever Living Originals | |
| 15 | Edgar Winter | Brother Johnny | Quarto Valley Records | |
| 22 | Ben Marc | Glass Effect | Innovative Leisure | |
| 22 | Blxst | Before You Go | Evgle, Red Bull | Debuted at No. 90 on the Billboard 200 |
| 22 | King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | Omnium Gatherum | KGLW | Debuted at No. 12 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 25 | Sidhu Moose Wala | No Name | Self-released | Debuted at No. 50 on the Canadian Albums Chart |
| 27 | Miyeon | My | Cube, Kakao | Debuted at No. 4 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 29 | Eli "Paperboy" Reed | Down Every Road | Yep Roc | |
| 29 | Kehlani | Blue Water Road | Atlantic, TSNMI | Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 |
| 29 | Melba Moore | Imagine | The Gallery Entertainment, Orpheus Enterprises | |
| 29 | PJ Morton | Watch the Sun | Morton Records, Empire | |
| 29 | Trombone Shorty | Lifted | Blue Note, UMG | |
| 30 | Exile Atsushi | One | Rhythm Zone | |

### May

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 2 | Le Sserafim | Fearless | Source, YG Plus | Debuted at No. 2 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 5 | Kenyon Dixon | Closer | Self-released | |
| 6 | Bad Bunny | Un Verano Sin Ti | Rimas | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 6 | Ella Mai | Heart on My Sleeve | 10 Summers, Interscope | Debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 |
| 6 | Emeli Sandé | Let's Say for Instance | Chrysalis | Debuted at No. 27 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 6 | Ibeyi | Spell 31 | XL | |
| 6 | Sabrina Claudio | Based On A Feeling | SC, Atlantic | |
| 11 | Dylan Sinclair | No Longer in the Suburbs | Five Stone Records | |
| 13 | Becky G | Esquemas | Kemosabe, RCA, Sony Latin | Debuted at No. 92 on the Billboard 200 |
| 13 | The Black Keys | Dropout Boogie | Easy Eye Sound, Nonesuch | Debuted at No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 13 | Monophonics & Kelly Finnigan | Sage Motel | Colemine | |
| 13 | Obongjayar | Some Nights I Dream of Doors | September Recordings | |
| 13 | Sam Gendel & Antonia Cytrynowicz | Live a Little | Psychic Hotline | |
| 13 | Tank and the Bangas | Red Balloon | Verve Forecast, UMG | |
| 20 | Ericdoa | Things with Wings | Listen to the Kids, Interscope | |
| 20 | Levon Helm & Mavis Staples | Carry Me Home | ANTI- | |
| 20 | Ravyn Lenae | Hypnos | Atlantic | |
| 20 | Van Morrison | What's It Gonna Take? | Exile, Virgin | Debuted at No. 7 on the Schweizer Hitparade Chart |
| 23 | Got7 | Got7 | Warner Korea | Debuted at No. 2 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 26 | UMI | Forest in the City | Keep Cool, RCA | |
| 27 | Alfie Templeman | Mellow Moon | Chess Club | Debuted at No. 31 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 27 | Brian Jackson | This Is Brian Jackson | BBE Music | |
| 27 | Murkage Dave | The City Needs A Hero | None | |
| 31 | Emilia | Tú Crees en Mí? | Sony Music Latin | Debuted at No. 49 on the Spanish Albums Chart |

### June

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 3 | 070 Shake | You Can't Kill Me | GOOD, Def Jam | |
| 3 | Arin Ray | Hello Poison | Interscope | |
| 3 | Fantastic Negrito | White Jesus Black Problems | Storefront Records | |
| 3 | Kat Graham | Long Hot Summer | Sound Zoo Records | |
| 3 | Post Malone | Twelve Carat Toothache | Republic, Mercury | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| 3 | Tedeschi Trucks Band | I Am the Moon: I. Crescent | Swamp Family, Fantasy, Concord | |
| 3 | Vory | Lost Souls | UMG Recordings, Dream Chasers Records | |
| 3 | Xênia França | Em Nome Da Estrela | Self-released | |
| 10 | FKJ | Vincent | Mom+Pop | |
| 10 | Tauren Wells | Joy in the Morning | Capitol CMG | |
| 16 | Hank Williams Jr. | Rich White Honky Blues | Easy Eye Sound | Debuted at No. 183 on the Billboard 200 |
| 17 | Drake | Honestly, Nevermind | OVO, Republic | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 17 | Yaya Bey | Remember Your North Star | Big Dada | |
| 20 | Kep1er | Doublast | Wake One, Swing | Debuted at No. 2 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 24 | Chris Brown | Breezy | CBE, RCA | Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 |
| 24 | Giveon | Give or Take | Not So Fast, Epic | Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 |
| 24 | Various artists | Elvis (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | RCA | Debuted at No. 26 on the Billboard 200 |

### July

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 1 | Moor Mother | Jazz Codes | Anti | |
| 1 | Paolo Nutini | Last Night in the Bittersweet | Atlantic | Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 1 | Various artists | Minions: The Rise of Gru (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Decca Records | |
| 5 | Felivand | Ties | Sweat It Out | |
| 8 | Brent Faiyaz | Wasteland | Lost Kids, Venice, Stem | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| 8 | Burna Boy | Love, Damini | Atlantic | Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 8 | Flo | The Lead | Island | |
| 8 | Tasman Keith | A Colour Undone | AWAL | |
| 15 | Cory Henry | Operation Funk | Henry House, Culture Collective | |
| 15 | Lil Silva | Yesterday is Heavy | Nowhere Music, Platoon | |
| 15 | Lizzo | Special | Nice Life, Atlantic | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| 15 | Mabel | About Last Night... | Polydor UK | Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 15 | Original Broadway cast of MJ the Musical | MJ (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Sony | Debuted at No. 88 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 15 | Ne-Yo | Self Explanatory | Compound, Motown | Debuted at No. 184 on the Billboard 200 |
| 15 | Steve Lacy | Gemini Rights | RCA | Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 |
| 15 | Tami Neilson | Kingmaker | Neilson Records, Southbound | Debuted at No. 1 on the New Zealand Albums Chart |
| 21 | Waje | Waje 2.0 | Continued Entertainment | |
| 22 | Ben Harper | Bloodline Maintenance | Chrysalis | |
| 29 | Beyoncé | Renaissance | Parkwood, Columbia | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 29 | Domi and JD Beck | Not Tight | Blue Note, UMG, Apeshit | |
| 29 | DPR Ian | Moodswings in to Order | DPR | Debuted at No. 30 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 29 | S-X | Things Change | RBC, BMG | |
| 29 | Wiz Khalifa | Multiverse | Taylor Gang, Asylum | |

### August

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 1 | NewJeans | New Jeans | ADOR | Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 4 | Heather Small | Colour My Life | East West | |
| 5 | Black Party | Hummingbird | Wolf + Rothstein, RCA | |
| 5 | Calvin Harris | Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 | Columbia | Debuted at No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 5 | Kokoroko | Could We Be More | Brownswood | |
| 12 | Jimmy Cliff | Refugees | Sunpower Productions NY, UMG | |
| 12 | Niki | Nicole | 88rising | |
| 12 | Rod Wave | Beautiful Mind | Alamo | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 19 | Tank | R&B Money | R&B Money, Atlantic | |
| 19 | Terence Etc. | Vortex | Brainfeeder | |
| 19 | Tink | Pillow Talk | Winter's Diary, Empire | Debuted at No. 43 on the Billboard 200 |
| 19 | Triathalon | Spin | Lex Records | |
| 26 | Bnxn | Bad Since '97 | TYE, Empire Distribution | Debuted at No. 14 on the Nigeria Albums Chart |
| 26 | Jacob Banks | Lies About the War | Nobody Records | |
| 26 | Thee Sacred Souls | Thee Sacred Souls | Daptone Records | |
| 31 | Ari Lennox | Away Message | Dreamville, Interscope | |
| 31 | Billlie | The Billage of Perception: Chapter Two | Mystic Story, Kakao | Debuted at No. 3 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 31 | Waje | Unbroken | Continued Entertainment | |

### September

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 1 | Romeo Santos | Formula, Vol. 3 | Sony Latin | Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 |
| 9 | Ari Lennox | Age/Sex/Location | Dreamville, Interscope | Debuted at No. 69 on the Billboard 200 |
| 9 | Charles Stepney | Step on Step | International Anthem | |
| 9 | John Legend | Legend | John Legend, Republic | Debuted at No. 59 on the Billboard 200 |
| 9 | Son Little | Like Neptune | Anti | |
| 9 | Sudan Archives | Natural Brown Prom Queen | Stones Throw | |
| 9 | Tedeschi Trucks Band | I Am the Moon | Fantasy Records | |
| 15 | pH-1 | But for Now Leave Me Alone | H1ghr Music | Debuted at No. 24 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 16 | Bazzi | Infinite Dream | Atlantic | |
| 16 | Butcher Brown | Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey | Concord Jazz | |
| 16 | Danielle Ponder | Some of Us Are Brave | Future Classic | |
| 16 | Dixson | 004DAISY | Roc Nation | |
| 16 | Eliza | A Sky Without Stars | Log Off, Different Recordings, PIAS | |
| 16 | Jessie Reyez | Yessie | FMLY, Island | |
| 16 | Mura Masa | Demon Time | Polydor, Anchor Point | |
| 16 | NCT 127 | 2 Baddies | SM | Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 |
| 16 | Samara Joy | Linger Awhile | Verve | Debuted at No. 158 on the Billboard 200 |
| 16 | Sole | Imagine Club | Amoeba Culture | |
| 21 | Jay B | Be Yourself | CDNZA | Debuted at No. 7 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 22 | Jully Black | Three Rocks and a Slingshot | Self-released | |
| 23 | Dr. John | Things Happen That Way | Rounder Records | |
| 23 | Durand Bernarr | Wanderlust | Dsing | |
| 23 | Marisa Anderson | Still, Here | Thrill Jockey | |
| 23 | Muni Long | Public Displays of Affection: The Album | Supergiant, Def Jam, UMG | |
| 23 | Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin | Ali | Dead Oceans | Debuted at No. 47 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 26 | Xiumin | Brand New | SM Entertainment, Dreamus | |
| 30 | 2022 Broadway cast of Into the Woods | Into the Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording) | Craft Recordings, Concord | |
| 30 | Buddy Guy | The Blues Don't Lie | RCA, Silvertone | Debuted at No. 17 on the Schweizer Hitparade Chart |
| 30 | Craig David | 22 | TS5, Moor | Debuted at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 30 | Gabriels | Angels & Queens – Part I | Atlas Artists | Debuted at No. 4 on the Scottish Albums Chart |
| 30 | Gloria Scott | So Wonderful | Acid Jazz Acquisitions, MK Music | |
| 30 | Joss Stone | Merry Christmas, Love | S-Curve | |
| 30 | Kid Cudi | Entergalactic | Wicked Awesome, Republic | Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 |
| 30 | Shygirl | Nymph | Because Music, Nuxxe | Debuted at No. 12 on the Scottish Albums Chart |
| 30 | Snarky Puppy | Empire Central | GroundUP | |
| 30 | Tory Lanez | Sorry 4 What | One Umbrella, Create | Debuted at No. 5 on the Canadian Albums Chart |

### October

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 4 | Seulgi | 28 Reasons | SM, Dreamus | Debuted at No. 3 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 4 | Treasure | The Second Step: Chapter Two | YG, YG Plus | Debuted at No. 2 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 7 | NNAMDÏ | Please Have a Seat | Secretly Canadian, Sooper | |
| 7 | Say She She | Prism | Colemine, Karma Chief Records | |
| 7 | Stray Kids | Maxident | JYP, Republic | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 10 | Sault | 10 | Forever Living Originals | |
| 12 | Bipolar Sunshine | 3034 | Noize | |
| 14 | Charlotte Dos Santos | Morfo | Because Music | |
| 14 | Dillon | 6abotage | BPitch Control | |
| 14 | Jon Vinyl | Palisade | Vinyl Recordings | |
| 14 | Lolo Zouaï | Playgirl | RCA | |
| 17 | Lee Chan-hyuk | Error | YG, YG Plus | Debuted at No. 56 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 21 | Babyface | Girls Night Out | Capitol | Debuted at No. 166 on the Billboard 200 |
| 21 | Meghan Trainor | Takin' It Back | Epic | |
| 21 | Nick Hakim | Cometa | ATO Records | |
| 21 | Pip Millett | When Everything Is Better, I'll Let You Know | Dream Life Records, Sony Music | |
| 28 | Blaqbonez | Young Preacher | Chocolate City | |
| 28 | Dvsn | Working On My Karma | OVO | |
| 28 | King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | Changes | KGLW | Debuted at No. 4 on the ARIA Charts |
| 28 | RealestK | Dreams 2 Reality | Columbia, D2R | |
| 28 | Smino | Luv 4 Rent | Zero Fatigue, Motown | Debuted at No. 50 on the Billboard 200 |
| 28 | The Brother Moves On | $/He Who Feeds You...Owns You | Native Rebel Recordings | |

### November

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 1 | Lee Fields | Sentimental Fool | Daptone | |
| 1 | Sault | 11 | Forever Living Originals | |
| 1 | Sault | Aiir | Forever Living Originals | |
| 1 | Sault | Earth | Forever Living Originals | |
| 1 | Sault | Today & Tomorrow | Forever Living Originals | |
| 1 | Sault | Untitled (God) | Forever Living Originals | |
| 1 | Tóc Tiên | Cong | Yin Yang Media | |
| 2 | RM | Indigo | Big Hit | Debuted at No. 2 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 4 | Alicia Keys | Santa Baby | Mom + Pop | Debuted at No. 148 on the Billboard 200 |
| 4 | Coco Jones | What I Didn't Tell You | High Standardz, Def Jam | |
| 4 | Ezra Collective | Where I’m Meant To Be | Partisan | |
| 4 | Joji | Smithereens | 88rising, Warner | Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 |
| 4 | MorMor | Semblance | Don't Guess | |
| 4 | TheHonestGuy | How to Make Love | Self-released | |
| 4 | Various artists | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music from and Inspired By | Roc Nation, Def Jam, Hollywood | Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 |
| 7 | Aaron Carter | Blacklisted | Rakkaus | |
| 7 | Matt Watson | See You There | Awful Treasures | |
| 9 | May J. | Bittersweet Song Covers | Rhythm Zone | |
| 9 | Mount Kimbie | MK 3.5: Die Cuts | City Planning | Warp | |
| 10 | DRAM | What Had Happened Was… | Waver | |
| 10 | Morris Day | Last Call | Bungalo Records, Universal Music Group | |
| 11 | Ana Moura | Casa Guilhermina | Self-released | |
| 11 | Bruce Springsteen | Only the Strong Survive | Columbia | Debuted at No. 3 on the ARIA Charts |
| 11 | Fitz and the Tantrums | Let Yourself Free | Elektra | |
| 11 | Gashi | Elevators | RCA | |
| 11 | Lous and the Yakuza | Iota | Sony Music France | |
| 11 | Reneé Rapp | Everything to Everyone | Interscope | |
| 11 | Vector | Teslìm: The Energy Still Lives in Me | GRAP Entertainment, ONErpm | |
| 11 | Winston Surfshirt | Panna Cotta | Sweat It Out, BMG | |
| 11 | Wizkid | More Love, Less Ego | RCA, Starboy | Debuted at No. 1 on the Nigeria Albums Chart |
| 11 | Yuna | Y5 | Yuna Room Records | |
| 11 | Yung Bleu | Tantra | Empire, Moon Boy | Debuted at No. 99 on the Billboard 200 |
| 18 | Amos Lee | My Ideal: A Tribute to Chet Baker Sings | Dualtone Records | |
| 18 | B.I | Love or Loved | 131, Transparent Arts | Debuted at No. 11 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 18 | Bibi | Lowlife Princess: Noir | Feel Ghood, 88rising | Debuted at No. 7 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 18 | Fousheé | Softcore | Trackmasters, RCA | |
| 18 | Ledisi | Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ENME, 360MusicWorX | |
| 18 | Phony Ppl | Euphonyus | 300 Entertainment | |
| 18 | Senidah | Za Tebe | Bassivity Digital | Debuted at No. 53 on the Austrian Albums Chart |
| 18 | Various artists | Spirited (Soundtrack from the Apple Original Film) | Republic | |
| 23 | Paulo Londra | Back to the Game | Warner Latina | |
| 25 | Marker Starling | Diamond Violence | Tin Angel | |
| 25 | Stormzy | This Is What I Mean | 0207 Def Jam | Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart |

### December

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 2 | RM | Indigo | Big Hit | Debuted at No. 2 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 6 | Minho | Chase | SM, Dreamus | Debuted at No. 4 on the Circle Album Chart |
| 9 | A Boogie wit da Hoodie | Me vs. Myself | Atlantic, Highbridge | Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 |
| 9 | SZA | SOS | Top Dawg, RCA | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 10 | Alicia Keys | Keys | RCA | Debuted at No. 41 on the Billboard 200 |
| 16 | Jacquees | Sincerely For You | Cash Money, Republic | |
| 16 | Whitney Houston | I Wanna Dance with Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined) | RCA | Debuted at No. 83 on the ARIA Charts |
| 24 | Sugababes | The Lost Tapes | Self-released | Debuted at No. 23 on the Scottish Albums Chart |
| 28 | WayV | Phantom | Label V, SM, Dreamus | Debuted at No. 4 on the Oricon Charts |
| 30 | Vulfpeck | Schvitz | Vulf Records | |
| 30 | Waje | The Misfit | Continued Entertainment | |

## Highest-charting songs
### United States

R&B songs from any year which charted in the 2022 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 :
| Song | Artist | Project | Peak position |
| "About Damn Time" | Lizzo | Special | 1 |
| "Break My Soul" | Beyoncé | Renaissance | 1 |
| "Bad Habit" | Steve Lacy | Gemini Rights | 1 |
| "Lift Me Up" | Rihanna | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | 2 |
| "Woman" | Doja Cat | Planet Her | 7 |
| "Falling Back" | Drake | Honestly, Nevermind | 7 |
| "Nobody Gets Me" | SZA | SOS | 10 |
| "Shirt" | SZA | SOS | 11 |
| "Sacrifice" | The Weeknd | Dawn FM | 11 |
| "Blind" | SZA | SOS | 12 |
| "Texts Go Green" | Drake | Honestly, Nevermind | 13 |
| "Hrs and Hrs" | Muni Long | Public Displays of Affection | 16 |
| "Low" | SZA | SOS | 17 |
| "Alien Superstar" | Beyoncé | Renaissance | 19 |
| "Love Language" | SZA | SOS | 21 |
| "A Keeper" | Drake | Honestly, Nevermind | 21 |
| "Church Girl" | Beyoncé | Renaissance | 22 |
| "Seek & Destroy" | SZA | SOS | 24 |
| "I'm That Girl" | Beyoncé | Renaissance | 26 |
| "Energy" | Beyoncé featuring Beam | Renaissance | 27 |
| "Flight's Booked" | Drake | Honestly, Nevermind | 28 |
| "Gasoline" | The Weeknd | Dawn FM | 29 |
| "Cozy" | Beyoncé | Renaissance | 30 |
| "Used" | SZA featuring Don Toliver | SOS | 30 |
| "Out of Time" | The Weeknd | Dawn FM | 31 |
| "Is There Someone Else?" | The Weeknd | Dawn FM | 32 |
| "SOS" | SZA | SOS | 32 |
| "Special" | SZA | SOS | 37 |
| "How Do I Make You Love Me?" | The Weeknd | Dawn FM | 39 |
| "Ghost in the Machine" | SZA featuring Phoebe Bridgers | SOS | 40 |

### United Kingdom

R&B songs from any year which charted in the 2022 Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart :
| Song | Artist | Project | Peak position |
| "Go" | Cat Burns | Emotionally Unavailable | 2 |

## Highest first-week consumption

List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of December 2022 in the United States :
| Number | Album | Artist | 1st-week consumption | 1st-week position |
| 1 | Renaissance | Beyoncé | 332,000 | 1 |
| 2 | SOS | SZA | 318,000 | 1 |
| 3 | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | 148,000 | 2 |
| 4 | Wasteland | Brent Faiyaz | 88,000 | 2 |
| 5 | Breezy | Chris Brown | 72,000 | 4 |
| 6 | Special | Lizzo | 69,000 | 2 |
| 7 | Gemini Rights | Steve Lacy | 34,000 | 7 |

## All critically reviewed albums ranked
### Metacritic

| Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews |
| 1 | Various artists | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] | 94 | 4 reviews |
| 2 | Beyoncé | Renaissance | 91 | 26 reviews |
| 3 | SZA | SOS | 90 | 20 reviews |
| 4 | Sudan Archives | Natural Brown Prom Queen | 89 | 17 reviews |
| 5 | Gabriels | Angels & Queens – Part I | 88 | 5 reviews |
| 6 | The Weeknd | Dawn FM | 88 | 24 reviews |
| 7 | Brian Jackson | This Is Brian Jackson | 85 | 4 reviews |
| 8 | Ari Lennox | Age/Sex/Location | 84 | 5 reviews |
| 9 | Eric Gales | Crown | 84 | 4 reviews |
| 10 | Son Little | Like Neptune | 84 | 5 reviews |
| 11 | The Brother Moves On | $/He Who Feeds You...Owns You | 84 | 4 reviews |
| 12 | Thee Sacred Souls | Thee Sacred Souls | 84 | 4 reviews |
| 13 | Kehlani | Blue Water Road | 83 | 11 reviews |
| 14 | Levon Helm & Mavis Staples | Carry Me Home | 83 | 8 reviews |
| 15 | Moor Mother | Jazz Codes | 83 | 5 reviews |
| 16 | Syd | Broken Hearts Club | 82 | 10 reviews |
| 17 | Steve Lacy | Gemini Rights | 80 | 9 reviews |
| 18 | Tank and the Bangas | Red Balloon | 80 | 4 reviews |
| 19 | Tedeschi Trucks Band | I Am the Moon: I. Crescent | 80 | 4 reviews |
| 20 | Raveena | Asha's Awakening | 81 | 4 reviews |
| 21 | Ben Marc | Glass Effect | 79 | 5 reviews |
| 22 | Khruangbin & Leon Bridges | Texas Moon | 79 | 7 reviews |
| 23 | Monophonics & Kelly Finnigan | Sage Motel | 79 | 5 reviews |
| 24 | Dr. John | Things Happen That Way | 78 | 5 reviews |
| 25 | Boulevards | Electric Cowboy: Born in Carolina Mud | 77 | 4 reviews |
| 26 | Sault | Air | 77 | 6 reviews |
| 27 | Amber Mark | Three Dimensions Deep | 76 | 7 reviews |
| 28 | NNAMDÏ | Please Have a Seat | 76 | 4 reviews |
| 29 | Lee Fields | Sentimental Fool | 75 | 4 reviews |
| 30 | Mary J. Blige | Good Morning Gorgeous | 75 | 7 reviews |
| 31 | Robert Glasper | Black Radio III | 75 | 4 reviews |
| 32 | Ella Mai | Heart on My Sleeve | 74 | 6 reviews |
| 33 | Mount Kimbie | MK 3.5: Die Cuts | City Planning | 74 | 7 reviews |
| 34 | Brent Faiyaz | Wasteland | 73 | 5 reviews |
| 35 | Giveon | Give or Take | 72 | 6 reviews |
| 36 | Nick Hakim | Cometa | 69 | 5 reviews |
| 37 | St. Paul and The Broken Bones | The Alien Coast | 68 | 7 reviews |
| 38 | Mura Masa | Demon Time | 66 | 8 reviews |
| 39 | John Legend | Legend | 66 | 4 reviews |