50 Best-Selling Records of 2022

The best-selling records of 2022 include previously unreleased recordings from legendary acts, memorable debuts, and reissues of fan favorites.
A new year is upon us, so now’s the time to look back at all the music that made 2022 so memorable. Discogs is here to let the data do the talking by surfacing the best-selling records sold in the Discogs Marketplace throughout 2022.
Building on the success of their 2021 release, Marechià, Nu Genea’s latest effort claimed the top spot as 2022’s most purchased record on Discogs. The debut albums from Wet Leg and The Smile were also among the best-selling releases of the year.
The self-titled EP from Sun’s Signature is one of many Record Store Day releases that ended up on the best-selling list. RSD titles from Lou Reed and The Doors attracted the attention of collectors with older recordings that were previously unreleased. Taylor Swift’s The Lakes tapped into her rabid fanbase by offering a new exclusive version of a song her fans already loved.
Reissues also had quite the impact in 2022. David Bowie’s Low, A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low End Theory, and two Voïvod albums all proved that the Discogs Community was eager to collect reissues of classic albums across all types of genres.
Here’s to 2022 and all the great new records and reissues released last year!
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Best-Selling Reissues and Represses
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Best-Selling Records on Discogs in 2022
Rank | Cover | Artist(s) | Title | Year | Label | Genre | Format | Shop |
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1 | ![]() | Nu Genea | Bar Mediterraneo | 2022 | NG Records | Jazz, Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country | LP, Album | Shop |
2 | ![]() | Taylor Swift | The Lakes | 2022 | Republic Records | Folk, World, & Country, Pop | 7″, Single, Ltd, Cle | Shop |
3 | ![]() | Nathaniel Merriweather Presents Lovage Avec Mike Patton & Jennifer Charles | Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By | 2022 | Bulk Recordings | Electronic, Hip Hop, Pop | 2xLP, Album, RE, Tur | Shop |
4 | ![]() | The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) | The Gold Experience | 2022 | The Prince Estate, NPG Records, Legacy | Funk / Soul, Pop, Rock | 2xLP, Album, RE, Gol | Shop |
5 | ![]() | The Doors | Paris Blues | 2022 | Rhino Records, Elektra | Blues, Rock | LP, Comp, Ltd, Num, Blu | Shop |
6 | ![]() | Turnstile | Glow On | 2022 | Roadrunner Records | Rock | LP, Album, RP | Shop |
7 | ![]() | Sun’s Signature | Sun’s Signature | 2022 | Partisan Records | Electronic | 12″, EP, Ltd | Shop |
8 | ![]() | Lou Reed | I’m So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos | 2022 | RCA, Legacy, Sony Music, RCA Victor | Rock | LP, Album | Shop |
9 | ![]() | David Bowie | Low | 2022 | Parlophone | Electronic, Rock | LP, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, RP, Ora | Shop |
10 | ![]() | Madonna | Who’s That Girl (Super Club Mix) | 2022 | Sire | Electronic, Pop | 12″, EP, Comp, Ltd, Red | Shop |
11 | ![]() | Jamiroquai | Travelling Without Moving | 2022 | Sony Music | Electronic, Folk, World, & Country, Funk / Soul, Reggae | 2xLP, Album, RE, RM, Yel | Shop |
12 | ![]() | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | 2022 | Domino | Rock | LP, Album, Ltd, Yel | Shop |
13 | ![]() | Art Pepper | Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section | 2022 | Craft Recordings, Contemporary Records | Jazz | LP, Album, Mono, RE, 180 | Shop |
14 | ![]() | Daft Punk | Homework | 2022 | Soma Quality Recordings, ADA | Electronic | 2xLP, Album, RE, RP | Shop |
15 | ![]() | Future | DS2 | 2022 | Epic, Freebandz Entertainment | Hip Hop | 2xLP, Album, Dlx, Ltd, RE, S/Edition, Tea | Shop |
16 | ![]() | Black Country, New Road | Ants From Up There | 2022 | Ninja Tune | Pop, Rock | 2xLP, Album, Ltd, Blu | Shop |
17 | ![]() | Ramones | The Sire Albums 1981-1989 | 2022 | Sire, Rhino Records | Rock | 6xLP, Album, RE, 140 + LP, Comp, Pin + Box, Comp, | Shop |
18 | ![]() | Mariah Carey | #1’s | 2022 | Columbia, Legacy, Sony Music | Funk / Soul, Hip Hop, Pop | 2xLP, Comp, Ltd, RE, RM | Shop |
19 | ![]() | Wallows | Singles Collection 2017-2020 | 2022 | Atlantic | Rock | LP, Comp, Ltd, Blu | Shop |
20 | ![]() | Childish Gambino With Jaden Smith | Kauai | 2022 | mcDJ Records | Hip Hop, Pop | LP, EP, Ltd, RE, Yel | Shop |
21 | ![]() | The Offspring | Greatest Hits | 2022 | Universal Music Enterprises, Round Hill Records | Rock | LP, Comp, RE, Blu | Shop |
22 | ![]() | Harry Styles | Harry’s House | 2022 | Erskine Records, Columbia, Sony Music | Pop, Rock | LP, Album, Ltd, Ora | Shop |
23 | ![]() | Melanie C | Northern Star | 2022 | EMI, UMC | Electronic, Pop, Rock | LP + LP, S/Sided, Etch + Album, RE | Shop |
24 | ![]() | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Live Seeds | 2022 | Mute, BMG | Rock | LP, Red + LP, S/Sided, Etch, Red + Album, Ltd, RE, | Shop |
25 | ![]() | Viktor Vaughn | Vaudeville Villain | 2022 | Get On Down | Hip Hop | 2xLP, Album, Ltd, RE | Shop |
26 | ![]() | The Doors | L.A. Woman Sessions | 2022 | Rhino Records, Elektra | Rock | 4xLP, Comp + Box, Ltd, Num, RM | Shop |
27 | ![]() | Voïvod | Angel Rat | 2022 | Real Gone Music | Rock | LP, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pur | Shop |
28 | ![]() | Rosalía | Motomami | 2022 | Columbia, Sony Music | Electronic, Folk, World, & Country, Hip Hop, Latin, Pop | LP, Album, Red | Shop |
29 | ![]() | Mad Honey | Setback | 2022 | Space Grapes | Funk / Soul | 12″, Single | Shop |
30 | ![]() | Alice In Chains | We Die Young | 2022 | Columbia, Legacy | Rock | 12″, EP, Ltd, RE, RM | Shop |
31 | ![]() | The Grateful Dead | Wembley Empire Pool, London, England 4/8/72 | 2022 | Rhino Records, Grateful Dead Productions | Folk, World, & Country, Rock | 5xLP, 180 + Box, Album, Ltd, RE | Shop |
32 | ![]() | Khruangbin & Leon Bridges | Texas Moon | 2022 | Dead Oceans | Funk / Soul, Rock | 12″, EP, Ltd, Blu | Shop |
33 | ![]() | A Tribe Called Quest | The Low End Theory | 2022 | Jive, Sony Music Commercial Music Group | Hip Hop | LP, Gre + LP, Red + Album, Club, RE, RM, Gat | Shop |
34 | ![]() | Charles Mingus | The Lost Album From Ronnie Scott’s | 2022 | Resonance Records, Jazz Workshop | Jazz | 3xLP, Album, Ltd, Num, 180 | Shop |
35 | ![]() | Chris Isaak | Heart Shaped World | 2022 | Sun | Rock | LP, Album, RE, RM, Whi | Shop |
36 | ![]() | PinkPantheress | To Hell With It | 2022 | Parlophone | Electronic, Pop | 12″, Ltd, Mixtape | Shop |
37 | ![]() | Peter Gabriel | Live Blood | 2022 | Real World Records, Virgin Music | Pop, Rock | 3xLP, Album, RM, Red | Shop |
38 | ![]() | Pearl Jam | Live On Two Legs | 2022 | Epic, Legacy | Rock | 2xLP, Album, RE, Cle | Shop |
39 | ![]() | Bill Evans | Inner Spirit: The 1979 Concert At The Teatro General San Martín, Buenos Aires | 2022 | Resonance Records | Jazz | 2xLP, Mono, Dlx, Ltd, Num, 180 | Shop |
40 | ![]() | Khruangbin & Leon Bridges | Texas Moon | 2022 | Dead Oceans, Night Time Stories | Funk / Soul, Rock | 12″, EP | Shop |
41 | ![]() | Angelo Badalamenti | Blue Velvet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2022 | Varèse Sarabande, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Funk / Soul, Jazz, Stage & Screen | 2xLP, Album, Dlx, RE, Blu | Shop |
42 | ![]() | Pearl Jam | Live On Two Legs | 2022 | Epic, Legacy, Sony Music | Rock | 2xLP, Album, Ltd, RE, Cle | Shop |
43 | ![]() | Mystic Jungle | Deviant Disco | 2022 | Periodica Records | Electronic, Funk / Soul, Rock | 12″, Album | Shop |
44 | ![]() | Frankie Goes To Hollywood | Altered Reels | 2022 | UMC, FGTH Records | Electronic, Non-Music, Pop, Rock | LP, Comp, Ltd | Shop |
45 | ![]() | Danger Mouse & Black Thought | Cheat Codes | 2022 | BMG | Hip Hop | LP, Red + CD + Album, Ltd | Shop |
46 | ![]() | The Cranberries | Remembering Dolores | 2022 | UMe, UMC | Rock | 2xLP, Comp, Ltd | Shop |
47 | ![]() | Slipknot | Slipknot | 2022 | Roadrunner Records | Rock | LP, Album, Ltd, RE, RP, Yel | Shop |
48 | ![]() | Bill Evans | Morning Glory: The 1973 Concert At The Teatro Gran Rex, Buenos Aires | 2022 | Resonance Records | Jazz | 2xLP, Dlx, Ltd, Num, 180 | Shop |
49 | ![]() | Voïvod | Nothingface | 2022 | Real Gone Music | Rock | LP, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pin | Shop |
50 | ![]() | The Smile | A Light For Attracting Attention | 2022 | XL Recordings | Electronic, Rock | 2xLP, Album, Ltd, Yel | Shop |

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