The year 2022 was a watershed moment for music, Top 100 songs of 2022 with several musicians pushing the boundaries of their genres and generating really unforgettable tunes. From pop and rock to hip-hop and electronic music, the year saw a wide spectrum of musical styles and influences converge in novel and fascinating ways. In this article, we’ve prepared a list of the top 100 songs of 2022, highlighting the best of what the year had to offer.
Our list includes a mix of established and emerging artists, with each song chosen for its musical and lyrical merit, as well as its impact on the larger music scene. Whether you enjoy catchy pop choruses, introspective singer-songwriters, or hard-hitting rap lyrics, this collection has something for everyone. So, without further ado, let’s dig into the top 100 songs of 2022 and relive some of music’s biggest moments from the previous year.
1. Molly Nilsson “Pompeii”
2. Third Coast Percussion “Derivative”
3. Plains “Abilene”
4. Fireboy DML & Asake “Bandana”
5. Lizzo “About Damn Time”
6. SZA “Shirt”
7. Zach Bryan “Something in the Orange”
8. Fontaines D.C. “Jackie Down the Line”
9. Harry Styles “As It Was”
10. Stromae “L’enfer”
11. Steve Lacy “Bad Habit”
12. Joyce Wrice x KAYTRANADA “Iced Tea”
13. MUNA “What I Want”
14. Paramore “This is Why”
15. Gunna & Future feat. Young Thug “pushin P”
16. ROSALÍA “SAOKO”
17. Alex G “Runner”
18. Bad Bunny “El Apagón”
19. Beyoncé “ALIEN SUPERSTAR”
20. Hitkidd & GloRilla “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)”
21. Syd feat. Lucky Daye “CYBAH”
22. Ice Spice “Munch (Feelin’ U)”
23. Joy Orbison x Overmono feat. ABRA “Blind Date”
24. NxWorries feat. H.E.R. “Where I Go”
25. Joan Shelley feat. Bill Callahan “Amberlit Morning”
26. Doechii “Crazy”
27. Julia Bullock “One by One”
28. Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”
29. Hikaru Utada “BAD MODE”
30. Koffee “Pull Up”
31. SiR feat. Scribz Riley “Life is Good”
32. Hermanos Gutiérrez “El Bueno y El Malo”
33. Porridge Radio “Back To The Radio”
34. Kevin Morby “This is a Photograph”
35. Makaya McCraven “Dream Another”
36. Ethel Cain “American Teenager”
37. Megan Thee Stallion “Plan B”
38. The Beths “Expert in a Dying Field”
39. Let’s Eat Grandma “Happy New Year”
40. Omar Apollo “Tamagotchi”
41. Little Simz “Gorilla”
42. Ian William Craig “Attention For It Radiates”
43. Viking Ding Dong x Ravi B “Leave It Alone (Remix)”
44. Adeem the Artist “Middle of a Heart”
45. Zahsosaa, D STURDY & DJ Crazy “Shakedhat”
46. Gabriels “If You Only Knew”
47. DOMi & JD BECK “SMiLE”
48. Rema “Calm Down”
49. Pigeon Pit “milk crates”
50. Tyler Childers “Angel Band (Jubilee Version)”
51. Straw Man Army “Human Kind”
52. Guitarricadelafuente “Quien encendió la luz”
53. Mary Halvorson “Night Shift”
54. Leyla McCalla “Dodinin”
55. The Mountain Goats “Bleed Out”
56. NewJeans “Hype Boy”
57. Joyce “Feminina”
58. Ayra Starr “Rush”
59. Disclosure feat. RAYE “Waterfall”
60. Ari Lennox “POF”
61. The 1975 “Part of the Band”
62. Anna Tivel “Black Umbrella”
63. Caroline Shaw & Attacca Quartet “First Essay (Nimrod)”
64. Beth Orton “Friday Night”
65. DJ Python “Angel”
66. Patricia Brennan “Unquiet Respect”
67. Black Sherif “Kwaku the Traveller”
68. Madison Cunningham “Life According To Raechel”
69. La Doña “Penas Con Pan”
70. Julia Jacklin “Love, Try Not To Let Go”
71. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway “Crooked Tree”
72. Black Country, New Road “The Place Where He Inserted the Blade”
73. Khruangbin & Leon Bridges “B-Side”
74. Nduduzo Makhathini “Unonkanyamba”
75. KAROL G “PROVENZA”
76. Vince Staples “When Sparks Fly”
77. Tove Lo “2 Die 4”
78. Jazmine Sullivan “BPW”
79. Denzel Curry “Walkin”
80. beabadoobee “Talk”
81. Björk “Atopos”
82. Hyd “Afar”
83. Sky Ferreira “Don’t Forget”
84. Regina Spektor “Up The Mountain”
85. Tommy McLain feat. Elvis Costello “I Ran Down Every Dream”
87. Víkingur Ólafsson Schumann: “Study in Canonic Form, Op. 56, No. 1”
88. Lil Yachty “Poland”
89. LF System “Afraid to Feel”
90. Soccer Mommy “Shotgun”
91. LE SSERAFIM “Antifragile”
92. Flo Milli “Bed Time”
93. Kendrick Lamar “The Heart Part 5”
94. Sudan Archives “Home Maker”
95. Fly Anakin “Love Song (Come Back)”
96. Julius Rodriguez “Dora’s Lullaby”
97. Maggie Rogers “That’s Where I Am”
98. Rico Nasty “Gotsta Get Paid”
99. Anna Butterss “Doo Wop”
100. Sean Shibe “Peace Piece”
