The Roots Music Report's
Top World Album Chart
for the Year of 2022

 
Album Title Band/Artist Name Label Sub Genre
1Boleros PsicodélicosAdrian QuesadaATOWorld
2Dice Que Vive (Signs of Life)Rafael GrecoBlue CanoeWorld
3Bob Marley Legacy: 75 Years a LegendBob Marley & The WailersTuff GongWorld
4MarchitaSilvana EstradaGlassnoteWorld
5BOOKThey Might Be GiantsIdlewildWorld
6AliVieux Farka ToureDead OceansWorld
7El Bueno Y El MaloHermanos GutierrezEasy Eye SoundWorld
8The World Went QuietTony CoxSelf-ReleaseWorld
9The Spirituals, Vol. 2: Carry onRadha BotofasinaShailaWorld
10Abiola TimeAbiolaAlade EnterprisesAfro-beat
11Jaguar SoundAdrian QuesadaATOWorld
12Secular RitualsWayne AlpernHenri ElkanWorld
13Samba in Seattle : Live at the Penthouse 1966-1968Bola SeteTomnpkins SquareWorld
14Zenzile: the Reimagination of Miriam MakebaSomiSalon AfricanaWorld
15Twelvemonth and a DayWolf & CloverSelf-ReleaseWorld
16EchoCatrin Finch & Seckou KeitabendigedigWorld
17Spell 31IbeyiXL RecordingsWorld
18Where's the OneCongotronics InternationalCrammed DiscsWorld
19Rwanda...You See Ghosts, I See SkyThe Good OnesSix DegreesWorld
20IntercosmicSlavo Rican AssemblyRiverboatWorld
21NaturezaJoyce MorenoFar OutWorld
22TradisyonWesliCumbanchaWorld
23Talking HandsGreg Hatza and Enayet HossainAimrecWorld
24Roll onMichael Doucet and Tom RigneyParhelionWorld
2516 RayosOrquesta AkokánDaptoneWorld
26Marching onOzomatliBlue ElanWorld
27TimbuktuOumou SangareWorld CircuitAfrican
28Havana Meets Kingston Part 2Mista SavonaCumbanchaWorld
29Vol. 2: Baca SewaCochemeaDaptoneWorld
30Folk HeroHouse of HamillSelf-ReleaseWorld
31Farewell to CathedralThe Wilderness of ManitobaPopguru Sound & VisionWorld
32Hixa MiaAlmaleMicroscopiWorld
33Um Gosto De SolCeuUrban JungleWorld
34GeminusKane MathisNyaatoWorld
35El Amor No Es Para Los DébilesBaretoAgogoWorld
36The DryadIfihadahifiNake MuseWorld
37Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and SingingJoseph SpenceSmithsonian FolkwaysWorld
38Yes​!​!​!Duduka Da FonsecaSunnysideWorld
39The GleamPark JihaTak:tilWorld
40O'RomaMarcelaMusic BoxWorld
41RawdjeniceRodjenice2340094World
42PwangaLucia De CarvalhoZamoraWorld
43Love & FireThe Black SeedsEasy StarWorld
44BergeZakariaGvinWorld
45Zeny (Women)Spevácka skupina ROSAMolcaWorld
46One Morning in GurgaonGuy ButteryRiverboatWorld
47DotykDorota BarovaAnimal MusicWorld
48LamentaXanthoula DakovanouMousa AmkeWorld
49IRECombo ChimbitaAntiWorld
50Zimnice (Chills)Katerina GottlichovaIndies ScopeWorld
51UnissonCynthia AbrahamLe Violon d'IngresWorld
52The JazzRodrigo y GabrielaATOWorld
53SequanaSouad MassiBackingtrackWorld
54Surfeando Un CometaBicicletas Por La PazSelf-ReleaseWorld
55Estrela AcesaSessaMexican SummerWorld
56ArringarBritt Pernille FroholmKvivenWorld
57HarrBenedicte MaursethHubro/GrappaWorld
58La NapaThe Bongo HopSelf-ReleaseWorld
59DjawlaAnouar Kaddour ChérifRiverboaWorld
60ByzaanchyChoduraa TumatPANWorld
61Mi Mexico QueridoChicken y Sus ComandosConcordWorld
62Chardi KalaSonny SinghSelf-ReleaseWorld
63A Vida Com PaixaoBrasukaOutside in ArtsWorld
64Africa SpeaksSantanaStarfaithWorld
65RhapsodicNicolas RepacNo Format!World
66Our Garden is AloneMarjan VahdatKirkelig KulturverkstedWorld
67DopeUutaiMarsWorld
68Zlata Panna (Golden Maiden)Ildiko KaliSelf-ReleaseWorld
69SusumaJembaa GrooveAgogoWorld
70Mother NatureAngelique KidjoUMGWorld
71BAMANANRokia Kone & Jacknife LeeReal WorldWorld
72Antologia, Vol. 1Africa NegraBongo JoeWorld
73Recordar É Viver: Antologia Vol. 1Pedro LimaBongo JoeWorld
74Meridian Brothers & El Grupo RenacimientoMeridian BrothersAnsoniaWorld
75Dose a NovaShotnezBatovWorld
76AfrobrasileiraMirla RiomarSelf-ReleaseWorld
77Alma ViejaLos Tangueros del OesteSascha JacobsenWorld
78Mi Herencia (My Heritage)ReboluSmithsonian FolkwaysWorld
79PerfilDulce PontesUniversalWorld
80RemixedAcid ArabCrammedWorld
81PicaflorMartin BruhnShika ShikaWorld
82En Är För Mycket Och Tusen Aldrig Nog (One is Too Much and a Thousand is Never Enough)DungenMexican SummerWorld
83Kintal Da BandaBongaLusafricaWorld
84Tresses of the WaterRiya VolkovaSelf-ReleaseWorld
85Teatro LúcidoLa FemmeDisque PointuWorld
86Mazel Tov Cocktail Party!David KrakauerSelf-ReleaseWorld
873 Way StreetMick Moloney, Eugene O'Donnell, Seamus EganGreen LinnetWorld
88Les RacinesVieux Farka ToureWorld CircuitWorld
89GrandezaSessaBoiledWorld
9020 PrintempsLe Vent du NordSelf-ReleaseWorld
91Roi Du ZiglibithyErnesto DjédjéAnalog AfricaWorld
92EsponjaMagalí SareSegell MicroscopiWorld
93Beauty in the SilenceSojaATOWorld
94MettavolutionRodrigo y GabrielaATOWorld
95NioMomi MaigaSegell MicroscopiWorld
96JanusAnnbjorg LienHeilo/Grappa MusikkforlagWorld
97Songs for Lidia Ruslanova, Part 1Tatyana MolchanovaSelf-ReleaseWorld
98NetsaMinyeshuARCWorld
99In Between Thoughts...A New WorldRodrigo y GabrielaATOWorld
100Once Upon a TimeMeriem Ben AmorElectrofoneWorld
101Latin Jazz for Gringos Vol. 1JN JazzJN JazzWorld
102 20 PrintempsLe Vent du NordSelf-ReleaseWorld
103AncestrasPetrona MartinezChaco WorldWorld
10480 AnosOrquestra Afro-BrasileiraDay DreamerWorld
105The CycleRaz OlsherMawimbiWorld
106Charity Begins at HomeEji OyewoleBBEWorld
107Ghost of Vroom 1Ghost of VroomMod y ViWorld
108SerestaPhill FestSelf-ReleaseWorld
109Almas ConectadasQuanticTru ThoughtsWorld
110MBALAXYoussou N'DourUniversal Music AfricaWorld
111Songs of the Naxi of Southwest ChinaHe JinhuaSmithsonian FolkwaysWorld
112La Clarté Dans La ConfusionL'EntourloopX-Ray ProductionWorld
113MonastirSarah AroesteAroesteWorld
114MagmaBlack FlowerSdban UltraWorld
115TatamanaBatilaGalileo MCWorld
116I Way to AlAl JawalaSelf-ReleaseWorld
117From Kabul to BamakoSowal DiabiAccords CroisésWorld
118Tot Es AraCarles GutiérrezSelf-ReleaseWorld
119Vingeslag (Beating Wings)Sarah CamilleKirkelig KulturverkstedWorld
120Carnival of the GhostsKobo TownStonetreeWorld
121AnimamundiThe Spy from CairoWonderwheelWorld
122The Royal ChaseNation BeatNation Beat MusicWorld
123AgadezEtran de L'AÏrSahel SoundsWorld
124XalamBen AylonRiverboatWorld
125Pyha Veri VuotaaPelkka PoutanenEclipseWorld
126Afrique VictimeMdou MoctarMatadorAfrican
127A.M.I.E.S.A.M.O.U.RLumiereBonsoundWorld
128Torn in LoveKaravan SaraiSilk RoadWorld
129CouleurDobet GnahoreCumbanchaWorld
130HazamaMitsuneSelf-ReleaseWorld
131Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No SoundKasai AllstarsCrammed DiscsAfrican
132CastlesThe ElovatersBelly FullWorld
133KutumbaAO MusicAbbeywoodWorld
134OutstandingTimba MMNaxos WorldWorld
135BahirDexter StorySoundwayWorld
136Terra SaabiToure KundaImpala KingdomWorld
137Zone 6, Agege (feat. Franz Von & Gyedu-Blay Ambolley)K.O.GHeavenly SweetnessWorld
138ErogemaD'agua NegraAmplificaWorld
139Putumayo Presents World ChillPutumayo World MusicPutumayoWorld
140ReviravoltasCuarteto CaramuxonakraWorld
141Griot JazzBaba SissokoCaligolaWorld
142Canelita SabrosaCanelita SabrosaSelf-ReleaseWorld
143MinkaEva QuartetRiverboatWorld
144A ToumaBallaké SissokoNo Format!World
145Disko TelegrafBalkan TaksimBuda MusiqueWorld
 

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