On Fader's list of the top 50 albums of 2022 are Omah Lay's "Boy Alone" and Asake's "Mr Money With The Vibe."

 Ambitious singles, EPs, and ground-breaking album projects from Nigeria and, by extension, the whole of Africa, in 2022, showed much talent and flexibility in the music industry.

The top 50 albums for 2022 according to The Fader music magazine include works by Asake, Omah Lay, and Black Sheriff.

The albums on this list, according to Alex Roberts, editorial director of Fader, were daring and beat-driven, and some of them were from major label performers.

"It's appealing to imagine 2022 as the year that great music gloriously and glitteringly emerged from lockdown-enforced misery. If you look closely enough, you may be able to make out its outline in the shadows of megastars like Beyoncé urging dancers back to the floor and Harry Styles revealing the entrance to his tastefully decorated home "the following is a 

He continued to illustrate the choices by saying: "An endless summer for Bad Bunny. But in actuality, this year was messier. This year, some of the albums we loved the most featured strong beats and came from major label stars. Equally as many, though, were complex, insightful, or perplexing and ran counter to the dominant narrative. Despite a hostile environment, independent artists kept publishing ambitious works and embarking on tours, and too many of them failed to do either. Therefore, many of The FADER's favorite albums continue to exist despite their times rather than reflecting them."

Black Sheriff's debut album, "The Villain I Never Was," came in at number 49 on the year-end list, while Omah Lay's "Boy Alone" came in at number 29.

Asake achieved the 18th spot with "Mr. Money With The Vibe" thanks to his skillful fusion of Fuji, Afrobeats, and Amapiano.

Rob Stone and Jon Cohen established the New York City-based publication The Fader in 1999. The publication covers fashion, music, and culture. The paper edition was the first to be made available on iTunes.