Top Songs of 2022

The musical landscape of 2022

Short-form video, global fan communities and streaming made hit cycles less predictable. New releases competed with older songs returning through media exposure and viral trends.

Doja Cat appears 2 times in the Top 20, making the artist one of the clearest recurring presences in this year’s list.

What to listen for

Notice how contemporary records freely combine influences from country, dance, hip-hop, R&B and earlier pop eras.

This list contains 17 different credited artists. The number gives a quick indication of whether the year was concentrated among repeat hitmakers or spread across a wider field.

Billboard Year-End Top 20 songs of 2022

Build a 2022 playlist

Start with “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals, then alternate familiar high-ranking records with contrasting selections from the lower half of the list.

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How this page should be used

Year-End charts summarize performance across an extended chart year. They are not simply a list of songs that reached number one, and historical methodology has changed. Treat this page as a guided listening resource and compact chart-history reference rather than a mathematical comparison with other eras.