40 Biggest Albums of 2022 So Far — Will Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’ Outperform Them All?
Taylor Swift is set to drop her 10th studio album, “Midnights,” on Oct. 21. The singer-songwriter described the upcoming release as “the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life.” And while it’s sure to please fans, how will it stack up against other top albums of the year?
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If Swift’s previous album releases are any indication, “Midnights” is poised to beat out them all. “Folklore,” which was released in 2020, was that year’s bestselling album in the U.S. and was the only album of that year to sell more than 1 million copies, Entertainment Weekly reported. The album also enabled Swift to surpass Whitney Houston for most cumulative weeks at No. 1 by a woman in the Billboard 200 chart, breaking a 33-year-old record. Her other 2020 release, “Evermore,” was also in the top 10 bestselling albums of 2020.
Swift has earned the distinction of having the bestselling album of the year a total of five times. In addition to “Folklore” being the No. 1 album of 2020, she had the bestselling albums of 2019, 2017, 2014 and 2009 with “Lover,” “Reputation,” “1989” and “Fearless,” respectively.
While it remains to be seen how Swift will shake up the album charts in 2022, here’s a look at the biggest albums of the year so far, according to Official Charts. Note that this chart was compiled using sales and streaming equivalent sales combined as of the end of the third quarter, so not all are 2022 releases:
- “Harry’s House,” Harry Styles
- “=,” Ed Sheeran
- “Sour,” Olivia Rodrigo
- “The Highlights,” The Weeknd
- “Between Us,” Little Mix
- “50 Years – Don’t Stop,” Fleetwood Mac
- “Curtain Call – The Hits,” Eminem
- “Divide,” Ed Sheeran
- “Greatest Hits,” Queen
- “Gold – Greatest Hits,” ABBA
- “30,” Adele
- “Diamonds,” Elton John
- “Fine Line,” Harry Styles
- “Time Flies – 1994-2009,” Oasis
- “Dawn FM,” The Weeknd
- “AM,” Arctic Monkeys
- “Gold Rush Kid,” George Ezra
- “Planet Her,” Doja Cat
- “Seventeen Going Under,” Sam Fender
- “Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent,” Lewis Capaldi
- “We’re All Alone in This Together,” Dave
- “Rumours,” Fleetwood Mac
- “Legend,” Bob Marley & The Wailers
- “Number Ones,” Michael Jackson
- “Future Nostalgia,” Dua Lipa
- “Only Honest on the Weekend,” Becky Hill
- “1,” The Beatles
- “C’mon You Know,” Liam Gallagher
- “Certified Lover Boy,” Drake
- “Home Alone 2,” D-Block Europe
- “Elv1s – 30 Number 1 Hits,” Elvis Presley
- “What’s the Story Morning Glory,” Oasis
- “Happier Than Ever,” Billie Eilish
- “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers,” Kendrick Lamar
- “23,” Central Cee
- “Pier Pressure,” ArrDee
- “Legacy,” David Bowie
- “Folklore,” Taylor Swift
- “I Will Always Love You – The Best Of,” Whitney Houston
- “1989,” Taylor Swift
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