The Roots Music Report's
Top World Album Chart
for the Year of 2022
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boleros Psicodélicos | Adrian Quesada | ATO | World |
| 2 | Dice Que Vive (Signs of Life) | Rafael Greco | Blue Canoe | World |
| 3 | Bob Marley Legacy: 75 Years a Legend | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Tuff Gong | World |
| 4 | Marchita | Silvana Estrada | Glassnote | World |
| 5 | BOOK | They Might Be Giants | Idlewild | World |
| 6 | Ali | Vieux Farka Toure | Dead Oceans | World |
| 7 | El Bueno Y El Malo | Hermanos Gutierrez | Easy Eye Sound | World |
| 8 | The Spirituals, Vol. 2: Carry on | Radha Botofasina | Shaila | World |
| 9 | Abiola Time | Abiola | Alade Enterprises | Afro-beat |
| 10 | Jaguar Sound | Adrian Quesada | ATO | World |
| 11 | Secular Rituals | Wayne Alpern | Henri Elkan | World |
| 12 | Samba in Seattle : Live at the Penthouse 1966-1968 | Bola Sete | Tomnpkins Square | World |
| 13 | Zenzile: the Reimagination of Miriam Makeba | Somi | Salon Africana | World |
| 14 | Twelvemonth and a Day | Wolf & Clover | Self-Release | World |
| 15 | Echo | Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita | bendigedig | World |
| 16 | Spell 31 | Ibeyi | XL Recordings | World |
| 17 | Where's the One | Congotronics International | Crammed Discs | World |
| 18 | Rwanda...You See Ghosts, I See Sky | The Good Ones | Six Degrees | World |
| 19 | Intercosmic | Slavo Rican Assembly | Riverboat | World |
| 20 | Natureza | Joyce Moreno | Far Out | World |
| 21 | Tradisyon | Wesli | Cumbancha | World |
| 22 | Talking Hands | Greg Hatza and Enayet Hossain | Aimrec | World |
| 23 | Roll on | Michael Doucet and Tom Rigney | Parhelion | World |
| 24 | 16 Rayos | Orquesta Akokán | Daptone | World |
| 25 | Marching on | Ozomatli | Blue Elan | World |
| 26 | Timbuktu | Oumou Sangare | World Circuit | African |
| 27 | Havana Meets Kingston Part 2 | Mista Savona | Cumbancha | World |
| 28 | Vol. 2: Baca Sewa | Cochemea | Daptone | World |
| 29 | Folk Hero | House of Hamill | Self-Release | World |
| 30 | Farewell to Cathedral | The Wilderness of Manitoba | Popguru Sound & Vision | World |
| 31 | Hixa Mia | Almale | Microscopi | World |
| 32 | Um Gosto De Sol | Ceu | Urban Jungle | World |
| 33 | Geminus | Kane Mathis | Nyaato | World |
| 34 | El Amor No Es Para Los Débiles | Bareto | Agogo | World |
| 35 | The Dryad | Ifihadahifi | Nake Muse | World |
| 36 | Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing | Joseph Spence | Smithsonian Folkways | World |
| 37 | Yes!!! | Duduka Da Fonseca | Sunnyside | World |
| 38 | The Gleam | Park Jiha | Tak:til | World |
| 39 | O'Roma | Marcela | Music Box | World |
| 40 | Rawdjenice | Rodjenice | 2340094 | World |
| 41 | Pwanga | Lucia De Carvalho | Zamora | World |
| 42 | Love & Fire | The Black Seeds | Easy Star | World |
| 43 | Berge | Zakaria | Gvin | World |
| 44 | Zeny (Women) | Spevácka skupina ROSA | Molca | World |
| 45 | One Morning in Gurgaon | Guy Buttery | Riverboat | World |
| 46 | Dotyk | Dorota Barova | Animal Music | World |
| 47 | Lamenta | Xanthoula Dakovanou | Mousa Amke | World |
| 48 | IRE | Combo Chimbita | Anti | World |
| 49 | Zimnice (Chills) | Katerina Gottlichova | Indies Scope | World |
| 50 | Unisson | Cynthia Abraham | Le Violon d'Ingres | World |
| 51 | The Jazz | Rodrigo y Gabriela | ATO | World |
| 52 | Sequana | Souad Massi | Backingtrack | World |
| 53 | Surfeando Un Cometa | Bicicletas Por La Paz | Self-Release | World |
| 54 | Estrela Acesa | Sessa | Mexican Summer | World |
| 55 | Arringar | Britt Pernille Froholm | Kviven | World |
| 56 | Harr | Benedicte Maurseth | Hubro/Grappa | World |
| 57 | La Napa | The Bongo Hop | Self-Release | World |
| 58 | Djawla | Anouar Kaddour Chérif | Riverboa | World |
| 59 | Byzaanchy | Choduraa Tumat | PAN | World |
| 60 | Mi Mexico Querido | Chicken y Sus Comandos | Concord | World |
| 61 | Chardi Kala | Sonny Singh | Self-Release | World |
| 62 | A Vida Com Paixao | Brasuka | Outside in Arts | World |
| 63 | Africa Speaks | Santana | Starfaith | World |
| 64 | Rhapsodic | Nicolas Repac | No Format! | World |
| 65 | Our Garden is Alone | Marjan Vahdat | Kirkelig Kulturverksted | World |
| 66 | Dope | Uutai | Mars | World |
| 67 | Zlata Panna (Golden Maiden) | Ildiko Kali | Self-Release | World |
| 68 | Susuma | Jembaa Groove | Agogo | World |
| 69 | Mother Nature | Angelique Kidjo | UMG | World |
| 70 | BAMANAN | Rokia Kone & Jacknife Lee | Real World | World |
| 71 | Antologia, Vol. 1 | Africa Negra | Bongo Joe | World |
| 72 | Recordar É Viver: Antologia Vol. 1 | Pedro Lima | Bongo Joe | World |
| 73 | Meridian Brothers & El Grupo Renacimiento | Meridian Brothers | Ansonia | World |
| 74 | Dose a Nova | Shotnez | Batov | World |
| 75 | Afrobrasileira | Mirla Riomar | Self-Release | World |
| 76 | Alma Vieja | Los Tangueros del Oeste | Sascha Jacobsen | World |
| 77 | Mi Herencia (My Heritage) | Rebolu | Smithsonian Folkways | World |
| 78 | Perfil | Dulce Pontes | Universal | World |
| 79 | Remixed | Acid Arab | Crammed | World |
| 80 | Picaflor | Martin Bruhn | Shika Shika | World |
| 81 | En Är För Mycket Och Tusen Aldrig Nog (One is Too Much and a Thousand is Never Enough) | Dungen | Mexican Summer | World |
| 82 | Kintal Da Banda | Bonga | Lusafrica | World |
| 83 | Tresses of the Water | Riya Volkova | Self-Release | World |
| 84 | Teatro Lúcido | La Femme | Disque Pointu | World |
| 85 | Mazel Tov Cocktail Party! | David Krakauer | Self-Release | World |
| 86 | 3 Way Street | Mick Moloney, Eugene O'Donnell, Seamus Egan | Green Linnet | World |
| 87 | Les Racines | Vieux Farka Toure | World Circuit | World |
| 88 | Beauty in the Silence | Soja | ATO | World |
| 89 | Grandeza | Sessa | Boiled | World |
| 90 | 20 Printemps | Le Vent du Nord | Self-Release | World |
| 91 | Roi Du Ziglibithy | Ernesto Djédjé | Analog Africa | World |
| 92 | Esponja | Magalí Sare | Segell Microscopi | World |
| 93 | Mettavolution | Rodrigo y Gabriela | ATO | World |
| 94 | Nio | Momi Maiga | Segell Microscopi | World |
| 95 | Janus | Annbjorg Lien | Heilo/Grappa Musikkforlag | World |
| 96 | Songs for Lidia Ruslanova, Part 1 | Tatyana Molchanova | Self-Release | World |
| 97 | Netsa | Minyeshu | ARC | World |
| 98 | In Between Thoughts...A New World | Rodrigo y Gabriela | ATO | World |
| 99 | Once Upon a Time | Meriem Ben Amor | Electrofone | World |
| 100 | Latin Jazz for Gringos Vol. 1 | JN Jazz | JN Jazz | World |
| 101 | 20 Printemps | Le Vent du Nord | Self-Release | World |
| 102 | Ancestras | Petrona Martinez | Chaco World | World |
| 103 | 80 Anos | Orquestra Afro-Brasileira | Day Dreamer | World |
| 104 | The Cycle | Raz Olsher | Mawimbi | World |
| 105 | Charity Begins at Home | Eji Oyewole | BBE | World |
| 106 | Ghost of Vroom 1 | Ghost of Vroom | Mod y Vi | World |
| 107 | Seresta | Phill Fest | Self-Release | World |
| 108 | Almas Conectadas | Quantic | Tru Thoughts | World |
| 109 | MBALAX | Youssou N'Dour | Universal Music Africa | World |
| 110 | Songs of the Naxi of Southwest China | He Jinhua | Smithsonian Folkways | World |
| 111 | La Clarté Dans La Confusion | L'Entourloop | X-Ray Production | World |
| 112 | Monastir | Sarah Aroeste | Aroeste | World |
| 113 | Magma | Black Flower | Sdban Ultra | World |
| 114 | Tatamana | Batila | Galileo MC | World |
| 115 | I Way to Al | Al Jawala | Self-Release | World |
| 116 | From Kabul to Bamako | Sowal Diabi | Accords Croisés | World |
| 117 | Tot Es Ara | Carles Gutiérrez | Self-Release | World |
| 118 | Vingeslag (Beating Wings) | Sarah Camille | Kirkelig Kulturverksted | World |
| 119 | Carnival of the Ghosts | Kobo Town | Stonetree | World |
| 120 | Animamundi | The Spy from Cairo | Wonderwheel | World |
| 121 | The Royal Chase | Nation Beat | Nation Beat Music | World |
| 122 | Agadez | Etran de L'AÏr | Sahel Sounds | World |
| 123 | Xalam | Ben Aylon | Riverboat | World |
| 124 | Pyha Veri Vuotaa | Pelkka Poutanen | Eclipse | World |
| 125 | Afrique Victime | Mdou Moctar | Matador | African |
| 126 | A.M.I.E.S.A.M.O.U.R | Lumiere | Bonsound | World |
| 127 | Torn in Love | Karavan Sarai | Silk Road | World |
| 128 | Couleur | Dobet Gnahore | Cumbancha | World |
| 129 | Hazama | Mitsune | Self-Release | World |
| 130 | Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No Sound | Kasai Allstars | Crammed Discs | African |
| 131 | Castles | The Elovaters | Belly Full | World |
| 132 | Kutumba | AO Music | Abbeywood | World |
| 133 | Outstanding | Timba MM | Naxos World | World |
| 134 | Bahir | Dexter Story | Soundway | World |
| 135 | Terra Saabi | Toure Kunda | Impala Kingdom | World |
| 136 | Zone 6, Agege (feat. Franz Von & Gyedu-Blay Ambolley) | K.O.G | Heavenly Sweetness | World |
| 137 | Erogema | D'agua Negra | Amplifica | World |
| 138 | Putumayo Presents World Chill | Putumayo World Music | Putumayo | World |
| 139 | Reviravoltas | Cuarteto Caramuxo | nakra | World |
| 140 | Griot Jazz | Baba Sissoko | Caligola | World |
| 141 | Canelita Sabrosa | Canelita Sabrosa | Self-Release | World |
| 142 | Minka | Eva Quartet | Riverboat | World |
| 143 | A Touma | Ballaké Sissoko | No Format! | World |
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