Best of 2022: Songs
The real meat on the bone — the tracks. Barely a slice of the bounty of flavors that this year served us, but here’s what stuck around long enough to make the list.
20 – 11
20. Sidelines / Phoebe Bridgers
19. GTFO / Genesis Owusu
18. Lungs / Stella Donnelly
17. Shotgun / Soccer Mommy
16. Silence Is Golden / The Beths
15. Too Late Now / Wet Leg
14. Nothing Gives Me Pleasure / Girlpool
13. Easy On Your Own / Alvvays
12. Another Go Around / Beach House
11. Burning / Yeah Yeah Yeahs
10
new body rhumba
LCD Soundsystem
is
an explosive existential break on the dance floor.
09
The Heart Part 5
Kendrick Lamar
is
a rhythmic, harrowing diary.
08
Children of the Empire
Weyes Blood
is
the haunting anthem of a doomed generation.
07
Walkin
Denzel Curry
is
a stunning and soulful strut.
06
Glasglow
Jockstrap
is
a levitating, beautiful epiphany.
05
Right Now
Angel Olsen
is
crushing, unbroken eye contact.
04
Year of Love
Jenny Hval
is
a frank conversation about completeness.
03
The Place He Inserted the Blade
Black Country, New Road
is
the culmination of a tragic masterpiece.
02
Midnight Sun
Nilüfer Yanya
is
a relentless, futile chase.
01
Homemaker
Sudan Archives
is
the best song of the year.
Now Listen
The best songs of the year, the Extended Edition™, in one playlist for you.