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(Originally Published December 31, 2022)
2022: It’s been a year. While I didn’t listen to as much new music as I have in previous years, I did find many great albums and songs to add to my library. I logged over 100,000 minutes on Spotify, spent thousands of hours on Sirius while at work and in the car, and spent countless hours spinning my ever-growing record collection. It always feels fortunate to have new tunes to guide me through the good times and the not-so-good times. I look forward to seeing what 2023 has to offer.
TOP 40 ALBUMS OF 2022
40. DEHD - 'Blue Skies' (Released 5/27/2022)
39. Horsegirl - 'Versions of Modern Performance' (Released 6/3/2022)
38. Caitlin Rose - 'CAZIMI' (Released 11/18/2022)
37. Porridge Radio - 'Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky' (Released 5/20/2022)
36. The Beths - 'Expert in a Dying Field' (Released 9/16/2022)
35. Jockstrap – ‘I Love You Jennifer B’ (Released 9/9/2022)
34. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 'Cool It Down' (Released 9/30/2022)
33. Dear Boy - 'Forever Sometimes' (Released 9/16/2022)
32. Rina Sawayama - 'Hold the Girl' (Released 9/16/2022)
31. Spielbergs - 'Vestli' (Released 8/19/2022)
30. The Weeknd - 'Dawn FM' (Released 1/7/2022)
29. Jack White - 'Fear of the Dawn' (Released 4/8/2022)
28. Oliver Sim - 'Hideous Bastard' (Released 9/9/2022)
27. Beyonce - 'Renaissance' (Released 7/29/2022)
26. Craig Finn - 'A Legacy of Rentals' (Released 5/20/2022)
25. Sharon Van Etten - 'We've Been Going About This All Wrong' (Released 5/6/2022)
24. Bartees Strange - 'Farm to Table' (Released 6/17/2022)
23. Beach House - 'Once Twice Melody' (Released 2/18/2022)
22. Black Country, New Road - 'Ants From Up There' (Released 2/4/2022)
21. Caracara - 'New Preoccupations' (Released 3/25/2022)
20. Harry Styles - 'Harry's House' (Released 5/20/2022)
19. Alex Cameron - 'Oxy Music' (Released 3/11/2022)
18. Belle & Sebastian - 'A Bit of Previous' (Released 5/6/2022)
17. Maggie Rogers - 'Surrender' (Released 7/29/2022)
16. Lauv - 'All 4 Nothing' (Released 8/5/2022)
15. Future Teens - 'Self Help' (Released 9/23/2022)
14. Alvvays - 'Blue Rev' (Released 10/7/2022)
13. Spiritualized - 'Everything Was Beautiful' (Released 4/22/2022)
12. Panda Bear & Sonic Boom - 'Reset' (Released 8/12/2022)
11. Arcade Fire - 'WE' (Released 5/6/2022)
10. Hippo Campus – ‘LP3’
(Released February 4, 2022)
09. Wet Leg – ‘Wet Leg’
(Released April 8, 2022)
08. The 1975 – ‘Being Funny in a Foreign Language’
(Released October 14, 2022)
07. Carly Rae Jepsen – ‘The Loneliest Time’
(Released October 21, 2022)
06. Taylor Swift – ‘Midnights’
(Released October 21, 2022)
05. Camp Cope – ‘Running with The Hurricane’
(Released March 25, 2022)
04. Widowspeak– ‘The Jacket’
(Released March 11, 2022)
03. MUNA – ‘MUNA’
(Released June 24, 2022)
02. Spoon – ‘Lucifer on the Sofa’
(Released February 11, 2022)
01. Gang of Youths – ‘angel in realtime.’
(Released February 25, 2022)
TOP 80 TRACKS OF 2022
As I do every year, I pick my favorite songs (1 song per Artist), and then rank them against each other to formulate ‘The Best Songs of the Year Countdown’. Click Here to Listen to the Top 80 Tracks of 2022 Countdown on Spotify!
80. The Spielbergs – “The New Year’s Resolution”
79. The Afghan Whigs – “Catch a Colt”
78. Indigo Sparkle – “Pressure in My Chest”
77. Pinegrove – “Respirate”
76. Lucy Dacus – “Kissing Lessons”
75. Grimes – “Shinigami Eyes”
74. Kiwi jr. – “Night Vision”
73. FKA twigs – “oh my love”
72. Hot Chip – “Eleanor”
71. Arlo Parks – “Softly”
70. The Beths – “Expert In A Dying Field”
69. Alex the Astronaut – “Haircut”
68. Diana Ross (ft. Tame Impala) – “Turn Up The Sunshine”
67. Wet Leg – “Wet Dream”
66. Jack White – “Fear Of The Dawn”
65. the moss – “Insomnia”
64. K Flay – “It’s Been So Long”
63. Caracara – “Hyacinth”
62. MisterWives – “Where Do We Go From Here?”
61. Hazel English – “Hamilton”
60. Two Door Cinema Club – “Lucky”
59. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Wolf”
58. Wet – “Time Escaping”
57. Big Thief – “Time Escaping”
56. O.A.R. – “In The Clouds”
55. karmina wall – “paper heart”
54. The Last Royals – “Truly.Modern.Love”
53. Belle and Sebastian – “Unnecessary Drama”
52. Caitlin Rose – “Only Lies”
51. Gorillaz (ft. Thundercat) – “Cracker Island”
50. Rina Sawayama – “This Hell”
49. Panda Bear & Sonic Boom – “Edge of the Edge”
48. Alvvay – “Belinda Says”
47. Dear Boy – “(On My) Mind”
46. ME REX – “Skin, It Itches”
45. The Killers – “boy”
44. Charli XCX (ft. Rina Sawayama) – “Beg For You”
43. Hatchie – “Quicksand”
42. The Front Bottoms – “More Than It Hurts You”
41. Sudan Archives – “Selfish Soul”
40. Ezra Furman – “Train Comes Through”
39. Claud – “Go Home!”
38. Florence & The Machine – “Free”
37. Phoenix (ft. Ezra Koening) – “Tonight”
36. The Mountain Goats – “Training Montage”
35. Porridge Radio – “U Can Be Happy If You Want To”
34. beabadoobee – “Lovesong”
33. Hippo Campus – “Semi Pro”
32. The 1975 – “About You”
31. Weezer – “A Little Bit of Love”
30. Jessie Ware – “Free Yourself”
29. Kelsea Ballerini – “HEARTFIRST”
28. Alex Cameron – “Sara Jo”
27. Future Teens – “Doorknob Confessional”
26. John Legend – “All She Wanna Do”
25. Beyonce – “BREAK MY SOUL”
24. Bartees Strange – “Heavy Heart”
23. Maggie Rogers – “Shatter”
22. Spiritualized – “Always Together With You”
21. Mimi Webb – “House On Fire”
20. Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
19. Ripe – “Settling”
18. Taylor Swift – “Bejeweled”
17. Beach Bunny – “Oxygen”
16. Oliver Sim – “Run the Credits”
15. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Go Find Yourself of Whatever”
14. Lauv – “All 4 Nothing (I’m So In Love)”
13. The Weeknd – “Less Than Zero”
12. Harry Styles – “Music for a Sushi Restaurant”
11. LCD Soundsystem – “new body rhumba”
10. Amber Mark – “Healing Hurts”
09. Leah Kate – “10 Things I Hate About You”
08. Gang of Youths – “in the wake of your leave”
07. Spoon – “Wild”
06. Widowspeak – “While You Wait”
05. Swim Deep (ft. Hatchie) – “Worlds Unluckiest Guy”
04. Arctic Monkeys – “There’d Better Be A Mirrorball”
03. MUNA – “Kind of Girl”
02. Arcade Fire – “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)”
01. Camp Cope – “Running With The Hurricane”
WORKIN’ IT OUT – TOP 22 of 2022
Below are my 22 favorite songs to work out to that were released in 2022. This playlist is structured similar to my other “Workin’ It Out” playlists: for maximum workout benefit!
1. Muna (ft. Phoebe Bridgers) – “Silk Chiffon”
2. Harry Styles – “Music For A Sushi Restaurant”
3. Camp Cope – “Running with the Hurricane”
4. Gang of Youths – “the angel of 8th ave.”
5. Swim Deep (ft. Hatchie) – “Worlds Unluckiest Guy”
6. The Killers – “boy”
7. Arcade Fire – “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)”
8. MisterWives – “Where Do We Go From Here?”
9. Beyonce – “Break My Soul”
10. Jessie Ware – “Free Yourself”
11. Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
12. LCD Soundsystem – “new body rhumba”
13. Spoon – “Wild”
14. Lauv – “Kids are Born Stars”
15. Maggie Rogers – “Want Want”
16. Rina Sawayama – “This Hell”
17. John Legend – “All She Wanna Do”
18. Charli XCX (ft. Rina Sawayama) – “Beg For You”
19. The Mountain Goats – “Training Montage”
20. Florence & The Machine – “Free”
21. Ripe – “Settling”
22. The Weeknd – “Less Than Zero”
TOP 10 SHOWS OF 2022
10. Franz Ferdinand. August 13. South Street Seaport. New York, NY.
09. Lanemeyer. December 1. The Stanhope House. Stanhope, NJ.
08. Belle & Sebastian. June 16. Central Park Summerstage. New York, NY.
07. Los Campesinos!. August 27. Union Transfer. Philadelphia, PA.
06. Jack White / Be Your Own Pet. April 21. Barclays Center. Brooklyn, NY.
05. Arcade Fire. November 10. Mohegan Sun Arena. Uncasville, CT.
04. Carly Rae Jepsen. September 28. Radio City Music Hall. New York, NY.
03. Red Hot Chili Peppers / The Strokes. August 17. Metlife Stadium. East Rutherford, NJ.
02. Gang of Youths. May 10. Brooklyn Steel. Brooklyn, NY.
01. Dua Lipa. March 4. Prudential Center. Newark, NJ.
If you have any favorite music from 2022, reach out and let me know. Thanks for reading!
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