Mediabase - Top 40/Mainstream - 2022 Year-End Chart
Nov 14, 2022 21:10:49 GMT -5
Post by Cerebro on Nov 14, 2022 21:10:49 GMT -5
Last week, I brought you the Billboard year-end rankings. Now, the 2022 Mediabase chart year has come to a close. From what I have been able to discern, the tracking period for the chart year ran from November 7, 2021 through November 12, 2022. That tracking period would start with the published chart from Sunday November 14, 2021 and end with the published chart from this past Sunday November 13, 2022. For those of you keeping count, that would make 2022 a 53 week year. (See page 5 of the Country Aircheck issue dated December 13, 2021. I pulled the chart year range, from there.) As always, I'll make adjustments if Mediabase decides to change things.
UPDATE: With the release of Mediabase's year-end charts, we find out that the chart year ran from November 7, 2021 through November 5, 2022, which includes the Sunday published charts from November 14, 2021 through November 6, 2022, inclusive. The projections, below, have been adjusted to reflect the correct tracking period.
Mediabase counts ALL spins, including recurrent play. The only caveat is that a track must have spent, at least, one week as a "current" during the tracking period to be eligible for inclusion in the year-end rankings. To give you a complete picture, I have shown where the year-long recurrents would have ranked amongst the top 100, had they counted. Artist spin-weighting divides spins amongst the performers credited on each track with a greater weight given to lead performers over featured performers. As I only have access to the top 50 currents and recurrents on All Access, this won't be an exact match to Mediabase's official year-end rankings. But, my projections are usually pretty close. The official charts will be released in early December.
My chart tabulations from past years:
2010s (links inside for the 2010-2019 year-end charts) | 2020 | 2021
MEDIABASE - TOP 40/MAINSTREAM - YEAR-END CHART - TOP 100 OF 2022
Rank - Artist - Title - Spins - Peak - Weeks On
001 Lil' Nas X - That's What I Want - 556,137 - 1 (3) - 33
002 Glass Animals - Heat Waves - 553,662 - 1 (2) - 27
003 The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber - Stay - 526,153 - 1 (2) - 25
004 Harry Styles - As It Was - 506,737 - 1 (6) - 32
005 Doja Cat - Need To Know - 465,770 - 1 (1) - 22
006 Justin Bieber - Ghost - 456,572 - 1 (1) - 27
007 Latto - Big Energy - 440,861 - 1 (3) - 35
008 Lil' Nas X and Jack Harlow - Industry Baby - 401,375 - 1 (1) - 14
009 Lizzo - About Damn Time - 397,755 - 1 (6) - 29
010 Adele - Easy On Me - 355,640 - 1 (7) - 18
011 Doja Cat - Woman - 342,281 - 1 (2) - 25
012 Ed Sheeran - Shivers - 336,474 - 4 - 16
013 Jack Harlow - First Class - 324,923 - 1 (1) - 22
014 Nicky Youre featuring Dazy - Sunroof - 309,824 - 1 (4) - 26
015 Post Malone and The Weeknd - One Right Now - 298,335 - 5 - 26
016 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits - 297,606 - 7 - 8
017 Gayle - abcdefu - 293,169 - 1 (3) - 21
018 Harry Styles - Late Night Talking - 286,930 - 1 (2) - 23
019 Dove Cameron - Boyfriend - 286,642 - 2 - 23
020 Imagine Dragons - Enemy - 279,987 - 1 (1) - 21
021 Post Malone featuring Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song) - 273,515 - 1 (3) - 22
022 Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U - 265,665 - 7 - 2
023 Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa - Sweetest Pie - 243,748 - 5 - 20
024 Em Beihold - Numb Little Bug - 235,705 - 6 - 26
025 Doja Cat - Get Into It (Yuh) - 217,458 - 4 - 22
REC Dua Lipa - Levitating - 214,138
026 Doja Cat featuring The Weeknd - You Right - 213,899 - 5 - 4
027 Elton John and Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) - 194,464 - 8 - 10
REC Lil' Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name) - 185,459
028 Doja Cat - Vegas - 183,841 - 1 (4) - 18
REC The Weeknd - Save Your Tears - 168,441
029 OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried - 163,119 - 5 - 20
030 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - 161,585 - 5 - 20
REC Doja Cat featuring SZA - Kiss Me More - 160,226
031 Måneskin - Beggin' - 153,506 - 4 - 8
032 Steve Lacy - Bad Habit - 145,913 - 2 - 15
033 Neiked X Mae Muller X Polo G - Better Days - 145,833 - 10 - 18
034 Camila Cabello featuring Ed Sheeran - Bam Bam - 143,572 - 9 - 20
REC Ariana Grande - Positions - 136,942
035 The Anxiety, Willow and Tyler Cole - Meet Me At Our Spot - 136,291 - 11 - 17
036 Lauren Spencer-Smith - Fingers Crossed - 123,379 - 9 - 20
REC 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior - Mood - 122,762
037 The Kid LAROI - Thousand Miles - 118,685 - 8 - 19
038 Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever - 117,878 - 11 - 9
039 Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be - 117,300 - 12 - 20
040 Shawn Mendes - When You're Gone - 111,725 - 11 - 18
041 Joji - Glimpse Of Us - 111,267 - 9 - 19
REC The Kid LAROI with Miley Cyrus - Without You - 100,651
042 Halsey - So Good - 100,034 - 10 - 18
043 Beyoncé - Break My Soul - 98,449 - 7 - 14
REC Olivia Rodrigo - Deja Vu - 96,856
044 Charlie Puth - Light Switch - 96,190 - 11 - 16
045 Marshmello X Khalid - Numb - 94,696 - 10 - 21
046 Harry Styles - Music For A Sushi Restaurant - 90,699 - 9 - 22
047 Charlie Puth featuring Jung Kook - Left And Right - 90,552 - 10 - 17
048 Sam Smith - Love Me More - 88,116 - 11 - 18
049 CKay - Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah) - 87,970 - 19 - 22
REC Ariana Grande - 34+35 - 87,923
050 Adele - Oh My God - 87,566 - 12 - 15
REC The Weeknd - Blinding Lights - 85,194
051 Ed Sheeran featuring Lil' Baby - 2step - 83,603 - 13 - 16
REC Chris Brown X Young Thug - Go Crazy - 82,687
REC Machine Gun Kelly and Blackbear - My Ex's Best Friend - 81,302
052 Yung Gravy - Betty (Get Money) - 81,270 - 12 - 17
053 Tiësto and Ava Max - The Motto - 80,642 - 15 - 23
054 Lizzo - 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) - 77,328 - 15 - 15
055 Elton John and Britney Spears - Hold Me Closer - 73,684 - 11 - 11
REC Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Givēon - Peaches - 72,018
056 Blxst featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Tyga - Chosen - 71,778 - 21 - 26
057 Givēon - For Tonight - 71,076 - 19 - 16
058 Acraze featuring Cherish - Do It To It - 71,066 - 16 - 19
059 Bruno Mars/Anderson .Paak/Silk Sonic - Smokin Out The Window - 69,471 - 14 - 14
060 The Weeknd - Sacrifice - 69,374 - 11 - 13
061 Nicki Minaj - Super Freaky Girl - 68,556 - 7 - 13
062 The Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, and David Guetta - Don't You Worry - 68,053 - 17 - 18
063 Taylor Swift - Message In A Bottle (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) - 65,659 - 15 - 15
064 Chlöe - Have Mercy - 65,418 - 19 - 17
065 Stephen Sanchez - Until I Found You - 61,962 - 14 - 21
066 The Weeknd - Out Of Time - 60,531 - 19 - 20
067 Morgan Wallen - Wasted On You - 59,707 - 18 - 17
068 Jax - Victoria's Secret - 59,701 - 17 - 13
REC Tate McRae - You Broke Me First. - 59,480
REC Post Malone - Circles - 58,398
069 JNR Choi - To The Moon! - 57,755 - 16 - 18
070 The Chainsmokers - High - 57,096 - 13 - 11
071 Jonas Brothers - Who's In Your Head - 56,513 - 14 - 12
REC Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License - 55,646
072 The Walters - I Love You So - 55,320 - 19 - 21
073 Imagine Dragons - Bones - 55,124 - 20 - 24
REC Ariana Grande - POV - 55,103
REC Ava Max - Kings And Queens - 55,067
074 David Guetta and Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue) - 54,157 - 9 - 9
075 Sia - Unstoppable - 53,895 - 15 - 17
REC Harry Styles - Adore You - 53,714
076 Future featuring Drake - Wait For U - 51,579 - 19 - 19
REC Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar - 51,314
077 Saweetie featuring H.E.R. - Closer - 49,573 - 14 - 11
REC Saweetie featuring Doja Cat - Best Friend - 49,482
078 Leah Kate - 10 Things I Hate About You - 48,558 - 18 - 19
079 Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd - Moth To A Flame - 47,023 - 19 - 14
080 The Weeknd - Die For You - 46,730 - 10 - 12
081 Pitbull featuring Anthony Watts and DJ White Shadow - I Feel Good - 43,833 - 18 - 13
082 5 Seconds Of Summer - Complete Mess - 43,462 - 18 - 10
REC Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now - 42,773
083 Sam Smith and Kim Petras - Unholy - 42,159 - 5 - 6
084 Lil' Nas X - Star Walkin' (League Of Legends Worlds Anthem) - 42,127 - 15 - 7
REC Dua Lipa - Break My Heart - 41,034
085 Fireboy DML X Ed Sheeran - Peru - 39,723 - 20 - 20
086 Tyga featuring Doja Cat - Freaky Deaky - 38,603 - 24 - 18
087 Diplo and Miguel - Don't Forget My Love - 38,276 - 23 - 18
REC Maroon 5 featuring Megan Thee Stallion - Beautiful Mistakes - 37,549
088 Coldplay X BTS - My Universe - 37,156 - 17 - 11
REC AJR - Bang! - 35,765
089 Benson Boone - Ghost Town - 34,907 - 24 - 16
090 Lady Gaga - Hold My Hand - 32,769 - 19 - 10
091 Lauv - All 4 Nothing (I'm So In Love) - 32,166 - 21 - 13
092 Pitbull featuring Zac Brown - Can't Stop Us Now - 30,654 - 26 - 18
REC Marshmello featuring Jonas Brothers - Leave Before You Love Me - 30,318
093 Bbno$ featuring Rich Brian - Edamame - 30,126 - 22 - 11
094 Becky G and Karol G - MAMIII - 29,744 - 25 - 15
095 Lauren Spencer-Smith - Flowers - 29,520 - 25 - 16
REC Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go - 29,226
REC Blackbear - Hot Girl Bummer - 29,182
096 Drake - Massive - 28,802 - 19 - 11
097 Olivia Rodrigo - Traitor - 28,482 - 13 - 4
098 Kane Brown - Grand - 27,541 - 22 - 9
REC Doja Cat - Say So - 27,212
REC Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am - 26,963
099 Alesso and Katy Perry - When I'm Gone - 26,776 - 23 - 12
100 Avril Lavigne featuring Blackbear - Love It When You Hate Me - 26,525 - 25 - 14
THE REST
101 Rosa Linn - Snap - 25,973 - 22 - 13
102 Oliver Tree - Life Goes On - 25,973 - 25 - 12
103 Ava Max - Maybe You're The Problem - 25,954 - 23 - 11
104 Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, and Young Thug - Potion - 24,610 - 22 - 10
105 Emmy Meli - I Am Woman - 23,963 - 26 - 15
106 The Weeknd - Take My Breath - 23,053 - 23 - 8
107 Encanto (Cast) - We Don't Talk About Bruno - 21,968 - 24 - 12
108 Kx5/Kaskade/Deadmau5 featuring Hayla - Escape - 19,564 - 32 - 19
109 Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me - 19,433 - 23 - 8
110 Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero - 18,418 - 12 - 3
111 WizKid featuring Tems - Essence - 18,153 - 21 - 8
112 Lost Frequencies and Calum Scott - Where Are You Now - 17,887 - 31 - 16
113 Benny Blanco, BTS, and Snoop Dogg - Bad Decisions - 17,780 - 24 - 7
114 AJR - World's Smallest Violin - 17,073 - 25 - 10
115 Charlotte Sands - Dress - 16,906 - 35 - 19
116 Drake featuring Future and Young Thug - Way 2 Sexy - 16,830 - 20 - 8
117 DJ Khaled featuring Drake and Lil' Baby - Staying Alive - 16,602 - 29 - 12
118 88rising and BIBI - The Weekend - 16,153 - 29 - 14
119 Ellie Goulding featuring Big Sean - Easy Lover - 15,494 - 28 - 9
120 Måneskin - Supermodel - 15,399 - 31 - 14
121 Armani White - Billie Eilish. - 15,316 - 26 - 9
122 SZA - I Hate U - 15,306 - 33 - 12
123 Kygo featuring DNCE - Dancing Feet - 13,971 - 27 - 8
124 Kane Brown X Blackbear - Memory - 13,861 - 21 - 3
125 JVKE - Golden Hour - 13,584 - 27 - 8
126 Mimi Webb - House On Fire - 13,565 - 30 - 11
127 Khalid - Skyline - 12,371 - 29 - 7
128 Lawrence - Don't Lose Sight - 12,089 - 33 - 13
129 Iann Dior - Let You - 11,734 - 35 - 12
130 Juice WRLD featuring Justin Bieber - Wandered To LA. - 11,685 - 32 - 10
131 BLACKPINK - Pink Venom - 11,610 - 32 - 9
132 Anitta - Boys Don't Cry - 11,209 - 31 - 8
133 Beyoncé - Cuff It - 11,178 - 20 - 6
134 JVKE - This Is What Falling In Love Feels Like - 11,027 - 33 - 11
135 Anitta featuring Saweetie - Faking Love - 10,819 - 33 - 11
136 Eddie Benjamin - Weatherman - 10,712 - 34 - 10
137 Macklemore featuring Windser - Maniac - 10,670 - 35 - 10
138 Charli XCX - Good Ones - 10,614 - 32 - 12
139 Justin Bieber featuring Don Toliver - Honest - 10,501 - 29 - 7
140 5 Seconds Of Summer - Me, Myself And I - 10,496 - 36 - 10
141 Trevor Daniel - Alone - 9,815 - 30 - 8
142 Monsta X - One Day - 9,672 - 30 - 7
143 Jena Rose - Checkmate - 9,242 - 39 - 14
144 Imagine Dragons - Follow You - 9,236 - 35 - 9
145 Louis Tomlinson - Bigger Than Me - 9,057 - 33 - 7
146 Tate McRae - Uh Oh - 8,939 - 28 - 5
147 Ed Sheeran featuring Taylor Swift - The Joker And The Queen - 8,777 - 29 - 5
148 Cheat Codes and Russell Dickerson - I Remember - 8,753 - 32 - 10
149 Zedd, Maren Morris, and BEAUZ - Make You Say - 8,753 - 37 - 9
150 Labrinth and Zendaya - I'm Tired - 8,569 - 32 - 7
151 Rihanna - Lift Me Up - 8,365 - 20 - 2
152 Daisy The Great X AJR - Record Player - 8,159 - 36 - 9
153 Lisa - Money - 8,136 - 35 - 9
154 Muni Long and Saweetie - Baby Boo - 7,813 - 37 - 9
155 Walker Hayes - Fancy Like - 7,650 - 28 - 3
156 Pharrell Williams - Just A Cloud Away - 7,254 - 35 - 7
157 TWICE - The Feels - 7,056 - 38 - 10
158 Rema and Selena Gomez - Calm Down - 6,973 - 31 - 10
159 Post Malone with Roddy Ricch - Cooped Up - 6,753 - 37 - 5
160 Farruko - Pepas - 6,464 - 33 - 4
161 Nessa Barrett - I Hope Ur Miserable Until Ur Dead - 6,285 - 31 - 4
162 AleXa - Wonderland - 5,397 - 34 - 4
163 Muni Long - Hrs And Hrs - 5,253 - 38 - 7
164 Drake featuring 21 Savage - Jimmy Cooks - 5,121 - 34 - 8
165 Post Malone - Wrapped Around Your Finger - 5,063 - 42 - 8
166 Nya - Closer Than Close - 4,384 - 45 - 9
167 NIKI - Every Summertime - 4,302 - 41 - 8
168 Rosalía - Despechá - 4,204 - 44 - 9
169 Jackson Wang - Blow - 4,174 - 41 - 9
170 Aespa - Life's Too Short - 4,154 - 40 - 5
171 Sean Paul featuring Sia - Dynamite - 4,107 - 42 - 10
172 Demi Lovato - 29 - 4,020 - 41 - 7
173 Chris Brown - Under The Influence - 3,947 - 30 - 4
174 Tomorrow X Together featuring Iann Dior - Valley Of Lies - 3,906 - 41 - 9
175 Omar Apollo - Evergreen (You Didn't Deserve Me At All) - 3,634 - 33 - 4
176 Taylor Swift - All Too Well (Taylor's Version) - 3,560 - 41 - 10
177 ALTÉGO, Britney Spears, and Ginuwine - Toxic Pony - 3,212 - 39 - 5
178 Baker Grace - Midnight Thoughts - 3,110 - 44 - 9
179 Yung Bleu featuring Kehlani - Beautiful Lies - 3,037 - 44 - 7
180 88rising and BIBI - Best Lover - 3,024 - 46 - 7
181 Dua Lipa - Love Again - 2,910 - 39 - 1
182 Alya - Pleasure Is Mine - 2,868 - 44 - 8
183 Olivia Rox - Been This Way B4 - 2,856 - 47 - 7
184 Duke and Jones X Louis Theroux - Jiggle Jiggle - 2,670 - 43 - 5
185 Nessa Barrett - Die First - 2,662 - 39 - 4
186 Bad Bunny - Titi Me Pregunto - 2,515 - 46 - 6
187 The Black Eyed Peas featuring Saweetie and Lele Pons - Hit It - 2,472 - 29 - 1
188 Jesy Nelson featuring Nicki Minaj - Boyz - 2,136 - 41 - 2
189 Wale featuring J. Cole - Poke It Out - 2,126 - 46 - 6
190 Madison Beer - Reckless - 2,085 - 37 - 2
191 Huddy - All The Things I Hate About You - 1,995 - 46 - 6
192 Pitbull X Play N Skillz - Party Of A Lifetime - 1,992 - 47 - 4
193 Shouse - Love Tonight - 1,942 - 47 - 5
194 Chris Brown - Iffy - 1,901 - 44 - 7
195 Jimmy Fallon featuring Ariana Grande and Megan Thee Stallion - It Was A… (Masked Christmas) - 1,875 - 40 - 3
196 Calvin Harris, Justin Timberlake, Halsey, and Pharrell - Stay With Me - 1,859 - 45 - 4
197 Ed Sheeran and Elton John - Merry Christmas - 1,820 - 38 - 3
198 Frank Ocean - Lost - 1,671 - 46 - 5
199 BTS - Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment) - 1,635 - 42 - 3
200 Dixie - Someone To Blame - 1,607 - 42 - 4
201 Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze - 1,602 - 37 - 3
202 Gayle featuring Blackbear - fmk - 1,509 - 36 - 2
203 Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti - 1,463 - 48 - 4
204 Kacey Musgraves - Justified - 1,381 - 42 - 2
205 Fletcher - Becky's So Hot - 1,358 - 43 - 4
206 Amaarae featuring Kali Uchis - Sad Gurlz Luv Money - 1,276 - 44 - 4
207 Maggie Rogers - Want Want - 1,272 - 46 - 3
208 City Girls featuring Usher - Good Love - 1,238 - 47 - 4
209 Ylona Garcia - Entertain Me - 1,198 - 46 - 4
210 Cardi B featuring Ye and Lil' Durk - Hot Ish - 1,185 - 48 - 3
211 Kodak Black featuring Syko Bob - Super Gremlin - 1,180 - 48 - 4
212 Ava Max - Million Dollar Baby - 1,174 - 42 - 2
213 Anees - Sun And Moon - 1,147 - 49 - 3
214 Demi Lovato - Substance - 1,093 - 47 - 3
215 Russ - Handsomer - 1,057 - 48 - 3
216 Taylor Swift - Bejeweled - 1,006 - 49 - 1
217 Dici - Beautiful Collision - 997 - 49 - 2
218 Troye Sivan - Angel Baby - 913 - 43 - 1
219 Bad Bunny featuring Chencho Corleone - Me Porto Bonito - 877 - 48 - 3
220 Super-Hi and Neeka - Following The Sun - 874 - 50 - 2
221 Charlieonnafriday - Enough - 841 - 41 - 1
222 Jennifer Lopez and Maluma - Marry Me - 762 - 47 - 3
223 Sena Kana featuring Poo Bear - Undisputed - 693 - 48 - 3
224 Anitta - Evolver - 679 - 46 - 3
225 Selena Gomez - My Mind And Me - 645 - 39 - 1
226 BoyWithUke featuring Blackbear - IDGAF - 595 - 47 - 3
227 Omah Lay and Justin Bieber - Attention - 575 - 46 - 1
228 Saucy Santana featuring Latto - Booty - 523 - 50 - 1
229 Meghan Trainor - Made You Look - 514 - 45 - 1
230 Tai Verdes - Sheluvme - 471 - 50 - 1
231 Oliver Tree and Robin Schulz - Miss You - 452 - 50 - 1
232 AJR - The Good Part - 375 - 50 - 1
233 Nicki Minaj featuring Lil' Baby - Do We Have A Problem? - 371 - 48 - 1
234 Sofia Carson - Come Back Home - 364 - 50 - 1
235 Taylor Swift - Karma - 342 - 50 - 1
TOP 50 ARTISTS
Rank - Artist - Weighted Spins
001 Doja Cat - 1,433,071
002 Harry Styles - 884,366
003 Lil' Nas X - 798,952
004 Ed Sheeran - 753,814
005 Justin Bieber - 730,555
006 Glass Animals - 553,662
007 Jack Harlow - 525,611
008 Lizzo - 475,083
009 Adele - 443,206
010 Latto - 440,913
011 Post Malone - 403,771
012 The Weeknd - 393,757
013 The Kid LAROI - 381,762
014 Imagine Dragons - 344,347
015 Gayle - 294,527
016 Olivia Rodrigo - 294,147
017 Dove Cameron - 286,642
018 Nicky Youre - 278,842
019 Em Beihold - 235,705
020 Dua Lipa - 230,684
021 Charlie Puth - 177,687
022 Måneskin - 168,905
023 OneRepublic - 163,119
024 Kate Bush - 161,585
025 Lauren Spencer-Smith - 152,899
026 Steve Lacy - 145,913
027 The Anxiety, Willow and Tyler Cole - 136,291
028 Elton John - 134,984
029 Camila Cabello - 129,215
030 Tate McRae - 126,239
031 Megan Thee Stalion - 121,968
032 Billie Eilish - 117,878
033 Shawn Mendes - 111,725
034 Joji - 111,267
035 Beyoncé - 109,627
036 Sam Smith - 109,196
037 Halsey - 100,034
038 Taylor Swift - 91,465
039 CKay - 87,970
040 Yung Gravy - 81,270
041 Givēon - 71,076
042 Silk Sonic - 69,471
043 Nicki Minaj - 69,114
044 Pitbull - 68,034
045 Ava Max - 67,449
046 Chlöe - 65,418
047 Blxst - 64,600
048 Acraze - 63,959
049 Stephen Sanchez - 61,962
050 Khalid - 59,719
Lil' Nas X finishes 2022 at #1 for the year with "That's What I Want". And it's an extremely close finish, as well. Probably, one of the closest finishes that I have ever seen. You may have noted that the song at #2, "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals, is trailing #1 by a margin of less than 1,200 spins. It really was anyone's game, this year. There was a lot of staying power evident at the top of the chart, as the year's top 4 biggest hits each racked up over a half million spins.
Two acts managed to place two songs in the year-end top 10. Lil' Nas X put his, aforementioned, solo hit at #1 and landed at #9 with his collaboration with Jack Harlow, "Industry Baby". Justin Bieber was flying solo at #6 with "Ghost" and ended the year at #3 with his The Kid LAROI collaboration that, definitely, lived up to its title: "Stay". 19 songs could claim to be #1 hits this year. The longest reigning was Adele's comeback smash, "Easy On Me", which ruled the roost for 7 weeks.
An, ever growing, trend from this past year seemed to be that everything old is, once again, new. In addition to veteran acts like Elton John and Kate Bush coming back with big hits, this year, TikTok, among other platforms, was largely, responsible for reigniting interest in songs from the past and turning them into bigger hits. The biggest of these as "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals. After being modest top 20 hit, last year, it returned from recurrency near the end of the year and went all the way to #1 at the beginning of 2022. Other songs reignited by social media are Sia's "Unstoppable" (originally from 2016), The Weeknd's "Die For You" (originally from 2017), and The Walters' "I Love You So" (originally from 2014), among others.
On the artist chart, Doja Cat is the the top act of 2022, racking up almost 1.5 million spins between all of her chart appearances. Harry Styles is the top male artist and Glass Animals are the top duo/group. Latto is the year's top new artist and Nicky Youre, the top new male artist. The Walters, just missing the list at #59, are the top new duo/group.
UPDATE: With the release of Mediabase's year-end charts, we find out that the chart year ran from November 7, 2021 through November 5, 2022, which includes the Sunday published charts from November 14, 2021 through November 6, 2022, inclusive. The projections, below, have been adjusted to reflect the correct tracking period.
Mediabase counts ALL spins, including recurrent play. The only caveat is that a track must have spent, at least, one week as a "current" during the tracking period to be eligible for inclusion in the year-end rankings. To give you a complete picture, I have shown where the year-long recurrents would have ranked amongst the top 100, had they counted. Artist spin-weighting divides spins amongst the performers credited on each track with a greater weight given to lead performers over featured performers. As I only have access to the top 50 currents and recurrents on All Access, this won't be an exact match to Mediabase's official year-end rankings. But, my projections are usually pretty close. The official charts will be released in early December.
My chart tabulations from past years:
2010s (links inside for the 2010-2019 year-end charts) | 2020 | 2021
MEDIABASE - TOP 40/MAINSTREAM - YEAR-END CHART - TOP 100 OF 2022
Rank - Artist - Title - Spins - Peak - Weeks On
001 Lil' Nas X - That's What I Want - 556,137 - 1 (3) - 33
002 Glass Animals - Heat Waves - 553,662 - 1 (2) - 27
003 The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber - Stay - 526,153 - 1 (2) - 25
004 Harry Styles - As It Was - 506,737 - 1 (6) - 32
005 Doja Cat - Need To Know - 465,770 - 1 (1) - 22
006 Justin Bieber - Ghost - 456,572 - 1 (1) - 27
007 Latto - Big Energy - 440,861 - 1 (3) - 35
008 Lil' Nas X and Jack Harlow - Industry Baby - 401,375 - 1 (1) - 14
009 Lizzo - About Damn Time - 397,755 - 1 (6) - 29
010 Adele - Easy On Me - 355,640 - 1 (7) - 18
011 Doja Cat - Woman - 342,281 - 1 (2) - 25
012 Ed Sheeran - Shivers - 336,474 - 4 - 16
013 Jack Harlow - First Class - 324,923 - 1 (1) - 22
014 Nicky Youre featuring Dazy - Sunroof - 309,824 - 1 (4) - 26
015 Post Malone and The Weeknd - One Right Now - 298,335 - 5 - 26
016 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits - 297,606 - 7 - 8
017 Gayle - abcdefu - 293,169 - 1 (3) - 21
018 Harry Styles - Late Night Talking - 286,930 - 1 (2) - 23
019 Dove Cameron - Boyfriend - 286,642 - 2 - 23
020 Imagine Dragons - Enemy - 279,987 - 1 (1) - 21
021 Post Malone featuring Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song) - 273,515 - 1 (3) - 22
022 Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U - 265,665 - 7 - 2
023 Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa - Sweetest Pie - 243,748 - 5 - 20
024 Em Beihold - Numb Little Bug - 235,705 - 6 - 26
025 Doja Cat - Get Into It (Yuh) - 217,458 - 4 - 22
REC Dua Lipa - Levitating - 214,138
026 Doja Cat featuring The Weeknd - You Right - 213,899 - 5 - 4
027 Elton John and Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) - 194,464 - 8 - 10
REC Lil' Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name) - 185,459
028 Doja Cat - Vegas - 183,841 - 1 (4) - 18
REC The Weeknd - Save Your Tears - 168,441
029 OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried - 163,119 - 5 - 20
030 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - 161,585 - 5 - 20
REC Doja Cat featuring SZA - Kiss Me More - 160,226
031 Måneskin - Beggin' - 153,506 - 4 - 8
032 Steve Lacy - Bad Habit - 145,913 - 2 - 15
033 Neiked X Mae Muller X Polo G - Better Days - 145,833 - 10 - 18
034 Camila Cabello featuring Ed Sheeran - Bam Bam - 143,572 - 9 - 20
REC Ariana Grande - Positions - 136,942
035 The Anxiety, Willow and Tyler Cole - Meet Me At Our Spot - 136,291 - 11 - 17
036 Lauren Spencer-Smith - Fingers Crossed - 123,379 - 9 - 20
REC 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior - Mood - 122,762
037 The Kid LAROI - Thousand Miles - 118,685 - 8 - 19
038 Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever - 117,878 - 11 - 9
039 Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be - 117,300 - 12 - 20
040 Shawn Mendes - When You're Gone - 111,725 - 11 - 18
041 Joji - Glimpse Of Us - 111,267 - 9 - 19
REC The Kid LAROI with Miley Cyrus - Without You - 100,651
042 Halsey - So Good - 100,034 - 10 - 18
043 Beyoncé - Break My Soul - 98,449 - 7 - 14
REC Olivia Rodrigo - Deja Vu - 96,856
044 Charlie Puth - Light Switch - 96,190 - 11 - 16
045 Marshmello X Khalid - Numb - 94,696 - 10 - 21
046 Harry Styles - Music For A Sushi Restaurant - 90,699 - 9 - 22
047 Charlie Puth featuring Jung Kook - Left And Right - 90,552 - 10 - 17
048 Sam Smith - Love Me More - 88,116 - 11 - 18
049 CKay - Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah) - 87,970 - 19 - 22
REC Ariana Grande - 34+35 - 87,923
050 Adele - Oh My God - 87,566 - 12 - 15
REC The Weeknd - Blinding Lights - 85,194
051 Ed Sheeran featuring Lil' Baby - 2step - 83,603 - 13 - 16
REC Chris Brown X Young Thug - Go Crazy - 82,687
REC Machine Gun Kelly and Blackbear - My Ex's Best Friend - 81,302
052 Yung Gravy - Betty (Get Money) - 81,270 - 12 - 17
053 Tiësto and Ava Max - The Motto - 80,642 - 15 - 23
054 Lizzo - 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) - 77,328 - 15 - 15
055 Elton John and Britney Spears - Hold Me Closer - 73,684 - 11 - 11
REC Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Givēon - Peaches - 72,018
056 Blxst featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Tyga - Chosen - 71,778 - 21 - 26
057 Givēon - For Tonight - 71,076 - 19 - 16
058 Acraze featuring Cherish - Do It To It - 71,066 - 16 - 19
059 Bruno Mars/Anderson .Paak/Silk Sonic - Smokin Out The Window - 69,471 - 14 - 14
060 The Weeknd - Sacrifice - 69,374 - 11 - 13
061 Nicki Minaj - Super Freaky Girl - 68,556 - 7 - 13
062 The Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, and David Guetta - Don't You Worry - 68,053 - 17 - 18
063 Taylor Swift - Message In A Bottle (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) - 65,659 - 15 - 15
064 Chlöe - Have Mercy - 65,418 - 19 - 17
065 Stephen Sanchez - Until I Found You - 61,962 - 14 - 21
066 The Weeknd - Out Of Time - 60,531 - 19 - 20
067 Morgan Wallen - Wasted On You - 59,707 - 18 - 17
068 Jax - Victoria's Secret - 59,701 - 17 - 13
REC Tate McRae - You Broke Me First. - 59,480
REC Post Malone - Circles - 58,398
069 JNR Choi - To The Moon! - 57,755 - 16 - 18
070 The Chainsmokers - High - 57,096 - 13 - 11
071 Jonas Brothers - Who's In Your Head - 56,513 - 14 - 12
REC Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License - 55,646
072 The Walters - I Love You So - 55,320 - 19 - 21
073 Imagine Dragons - Bones - 55,124 - 20 - 24
REC Ariana Grande - POV - 55,103
REC Ava Max - Kings And Queens - 55,067
074 David Guetta and Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue) - 54,157 - 9 - 9
075 Sia - Unstoppable - 53,895 - 15 - 17
REC Harry Styles - Adore You - 53,714
076 Future featuring Drake - Wait For U - 51,579 - 19 - 19
REC Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar - 51,314
077 Saweetie featuring H.E.R. - Closer - 49,573 - 14 - 11
REC Saweetie featuring Doja Cat - Best Friend - 49,482
078 Leah Kate - 10 Things I Hate About You - 48,558 - 18 - 19
079 Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd - Moth To A Flame - 47,023 - 19 - 14
080 The Weeknd - Die For You - 46,730 - 10 - 12
081 Pitbull featuring Anthony Watts and DJ White Shadow - I Feel Good - 43,833 - 18 - 13
082 5 Seconds Of Summer - Complete Mess - 43,462 - 18 - 10
REC Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now - 42,773
083 Sam Smith and Kim Petras - Unholy - 42,159 - 5 - 6
084 Lil' Nas X - Star Walkin' (League Of Legends Worlds Anthem) - 42,127 - 15 - 7
REC Dua Lipa - Break My Heart - 41,034
085 Fireboy DML X Ed Sheeran - Peru - 39,723 - 20 - 20
086 Tyga featuring Doja Cat - Freaky Deaky - 38,603 - 24 - 18
087 Diplo and Miguel - Don't Forget My Love - 38,276 - 23 - 18
REC Maroon 5 featuring Megan Thee Stallion - Beautiful Mistakes - 37,549
088 Coldplay X BTS - My Universe - 37,156 - 17 - 11
REC AJR - Bang! - 35,765
089 Benson Boone - Ghost Town - 34,907 - 24 - 16
090 Lady Gaga - Hold My Hand - 32,769 - 19 - 10
091 Lauv - All 4 Nothing (I'm So In Love) - 32,166 - 21 - 13
092 Pitbull featuring Zac Brown - Can't Stop Us Now - 30,654 - 26 - 18
REC Marshmello featuring Jonas Brothers - Leave Before You Love Me - 30,318
093 Bbno$ featuring Rich Brian - Edamame - 30,126 - 22 - 11
094 Becky G and Karol G - MAMIII - 29,744 - 25 - 15
095 Lauren Spencer-Smith - Flowers - 29,520 - 25 - 16
REC Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go - 29,226
REC Blackbear - Hot Girl Bummer - 29,182
096 Drake - Massive - 28,802 - 19 - 11
097 Olivia Rodrigo - Traitor - 28,482 - 13 - 4
098 Kane Brown - Grand - 27,541 - 22 - 9
REC Doja Cat - Say So - 27,212
REC Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am - 26,963
099 Alesso and Katy Perry - When I'm Gone - 26,776 - 23 - 12
100 Avril Lavigne featuring Blackbear - Love It When You Hate Me - 26,525 - 25 - 14
THE REST
101 Rosa Linn - Snap - 25,973 - 22 - 13
102 Oliver Tree - Life Goes On - 25,973 - 25 - 12
103 Ava Max - Maybe You're The Problem - 25,954 - 23 - 11
104 Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, and Young Thug - Potion - 24,610 - 22 - 10
105 Emmy Meli - I Am Woman - 23,963 - 26 - 15
106 The Weeknd - Take My Breath - 23,053 - 23 - 8
107 Encanto (Cast) - We Don't Talk About Bruno - 21,968 - 24 - 12
108 Kx5/Kaskade/Deadmau5 featuring Hayla - Escape - 19,564 - 32 - 19
109 Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me - 19,433 - 23 - 8
110 Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero - 18,418 - 12 - 3
111 WizKid featuring Tems - Essence - 18,153 - 21 - 8
112 Lost Frequencies and Calum Scott - Where Are You Now - 17,887 - 31 - 16
113 Benny Blanco, BTS, and Snoop Dogg - Bad Decisions - 17,780 - 24 - 7
114 AJR - World's Smallest Violin - 17,073 - 25 - 10
115 Charlotte Sands - Dress - 16,906 - 35 - 19
116 Drake featuring Future and Young Thug - Way 2 Sexy - 16,830 - 20 - 8
117 DJ Khaled featuring Drake and Lil' Baby - Staying Alive - 16,602 - 29 - 12
118 88rising and BIBI - The Weekend - 16,153 - 29 - 14
119 Ellie Goulding featuring Big Sean - Easy Lover - 15,494 - 28 - 9
120 Måneskin - Supermodel - 15,399 - 31 - 14
121 Armani White - Billie Eilish. - 15,316 - 26 - 9
122 SZA - I Hate U - 15,306 - 33 - 12
123 Kygo featuring DNCE - Dancing Feet - 13,971 - 27 - 8
124 Kane Brown X Blackbear - Memory - 13,861 - 21 - 3
125 JVKE - Golden Hour - 13,584 - 27 - 8
126 Mimi Webb - House On Fire - 13,565 - 30 - 11
127 Khalid - Skyline - 12,371 - 29 - 7
128 Lawrence - Don't Lose Sight - 12,089 - 33 - 13
129 Iann Dior - Let You - 11,734 - 35 - 12
130 Juice WRLD featuring Justin Bieber - Wandered To LA. - 11,685 - 32 - 10
131 BLACKPINK - Pink Venom - 11,610 - 32 - 9
132 Anitta - Boys Don't Cry - 11,209 - 31 - 8
133 Beyoncé - Cuff It - 11,178 - 20 - 6
134 JVKE - This Is What Falling In Love Feels Like - 11,027 - 33 - 11
135 Anitta featuring Saweetie - Faking Love - 10,819 - 33 - 11
136 Eddie Benjamin - Weatherman - 10,712 - 34 - 10
137 Macklemore featuring Windser - Maniac - 10,670 - 35 - 10
138 Charli XCX - Good Ones - 10,614 - 32 - 12
139 Justin Bieber featuring Don Toliver - Honest - 10,501 - 29 - 7
140 5 Seconds Of Summer - Me, Myself And I - 10,496 - 36 - 10
141 Trevor Daniel - Alone - 9,815 - 30 - 8
142 Monsta X - One Day - 9,672 - 30 - 7
143 Jena Rose - Checkmate - 9,242 - 39 - 14
144 Imagine Dragons - Follow You - 9,236 - 35 - 9
145 Louis Tomlinson - Bigger Than Me - 9,057 - 33 - 7
146 Tate McRae - Uh Oh - 8,939 - 28 - 5
147 Ed Sheeran featuring Taylor Swift - The Joker And The Queen - 8,777 - 29 - 5
148 Cheat Codes and Russell Dickerson - I Remember - 8,753 - 32 - 10
149 Zedd, Maren Morris, and BEAUZ - Make You Say - 8,753 - 37 - 9
150 Labrinth and Zendaya - I'm Tired - 8,569 - 32 - 7
151 Rihanna - Lift Me Up - 8,365 - 20 - 2
152 Daisy The Great X AJR - Record Player - 8,159 - 36 - 9
153 Lisa - Money - 8,136 - 35 - 9
154 Muni Long and Saweetie - Baby Boo - 7,813 - 37 - 9
155 Walker Hayes - Fancy Like - 7,650 - 28 - 3
156 Pharrell Williams - Just A Cloud Away - 7,254 - 35 - 7
157 TWICE - The Feels - 7,056 - 38 - 10
158 Rema and Selena Gomez - Calm Down - 6,973 - 31 - 10
159 Post Malone with Roddy Ricch - Cooped Up - 6,753 - 37 - 5
160 Farruko - Pepas - 6,464 - 33 - 4
161 Nessa Barrett - I Hope Ur Miserable Until Ur Dead - 6,285 - 31 - 4
162 AleXa - Wonderland - 5,397 - 34 - 4
163 Muni Long - Hrs And Hrs - 5,253 - 38 - 7
164 Drake featuring 21 Savage - Jimmy Cooks - 5,121 - 34 - 8
165 Post Malone - Wrapped Around Your Finger - 5,063 - 42 - 8
166 Nya - Closer Than Close - 4,384 - 45 - 9
167 NIKI - Every Summertime - 4,302 - 41 - 8
168 Rosalía - Despechá - 4,204 - 44 - 9
169 Jackson Wang - Blow - 4,174 - 41 - 9
170 Aespa - Life's Too Short - 4,154 - 40 - 5
171 Sean Paul featuring Sia - Dynamite - 4,107 - 42 - 10
172 Demi Lovato - 29 - 4,020 - 41 - 7
173 Chris Brown - Under The Influence - 3,947 - 30 - 4
174 Tomorrow X Together featuring Iann Dior - Valley Of Lies - 3,906 - 41 - 9
175 Omar Apollo - Evergreen (You Didn't Deserve Me At All) - 3,634 - 33 - 4
176 Taylor Swift - All Too Well (Taylor's Version) - 3,560 - 41 - 10
177 ALTÉGO, Britney Spears, and Ginuwine - Toxic Pony - 3,212 - 39 - 5
178 Baker Grace - Midnight Thoughts - 3,110 - 44 - 9
179 Yung Bleu featuring Kehlani - Beautiful Lies - 3,037 - 44 - 7
180 88rising and BIBI - Best Lover - 3,024 - 46 - 7
181 Dua Lipa - Love Again - 2,910 - 39 - 1
182 Alya - Pleasure Is Mine - 2,868 - 44 - 8
183 Olivia Rox - Been This Way B4 - 2,856 - 47 - 7
184 Duke and Jones X Louis Theroux - Jiggle Jiggle - 2,670 - 43 - 5
185 Nessa Barrett - Die First - 2,662 - 39 - 4
186 Bad Bunny - Titi Me Pregunto - 2,515 - 46 - 6
187 The Black Eyed Peas featuring Saweetie and Lele Pons - Hit It - 2,472 - 29 - 1
188 Jesy Nelson featuring Nicki Minaj - Boyz - 2,136 - 41 - 2
189 Wale featuring J. Cole - Poke It Out - 2,126 - 46 - 6
190 Madison Beer - Reckless - 2,085 - 37 - 2
191 Huddy - All The Things I Hate About You - 1,995 - 46 - 6
192 Pitbull X Play N Skillz - Party Of A Lifetime - 1,992 - 47 - 4
193 Shouse - Love Tonight - 1,942 - 47 - 5
194 Chris Brown - Iffy - 1,901 - 44 - 7
195 Jimmy Fallon featuring Ariana Grande and Megan Thee Stallion - It Was A… (Masked Christmas) - 1,875 - 40 - 3
196 Calvin Harris, Justin Timberlake, Halsey, and Pharrell - Stay With Me - 1,859 - 45 - 4
197 Ed Sheeran and Elton John - Merry Christmas - 1,820 - 38 - 3
198 Frank Ocean - Lost - 1,671 - 46 - 5
199 BTS - Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment) - 1,635 - 42 - 3
200 Dixie - Someone To Blame - 1,607 - 42 - 4
201 Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze - 1,602 - 37 - 3
202 Gayle featuring Blackbear - fmk - 1,509 - 36 - 2
203 Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti - 1,463 - 48 - 4
204 Kacey Musgraves - Justified - 1,381 - 42 - 2
205 Fletcher - Becky's So Hot - 1,358 - 43 - 4
206 Amaarae featuring Kali Uchis - Sad Gurlz Luv Money - 1,276 - 44 - 4
207 Maggie Rogers - Want Want - 1,272 - 46 - 3
208 City Girls featuring Usher - Good Love - 1,238 - 47 - 4
209 Ylona Garcia - Entertain Me - 1,198 - 46 - 4
210 Cardi B featuring Ye and Lil' Durk - Hot Ish - 1,185 - 48 - 3
211 Kodak Black featuring Syko Bob - Super Gremlin - 1,180 - 48 - 4
212 Ava Max - Million Dollar Baby - 1,174 - 42 - 2
213 Anees - Sun And Moon - 1,147 - 49 - 3
214 Demi Lovato - Substance - 1,093 - 47 - 3
215 Russ - Handsomer - 1,057 - 48 - 3
216 Taylor Swift - Bejeweled - 1,006 - 49 - 1
217 Dici - Beautiful Collision - 997 - 49 - 2
218 Troye Sivan - Angel Baby - 913 - 43 - 1
219 Bad Bunny featuring Chencho Corleone - Me Porto Bonito - 877 - 48 - 3
220 Super-Hi and Neeka - Following The Sun - 874 - 50 - 2
221 Charlieonnafriday - Enough - 841 - 41 - 1
222 Jennifer Lopez and Maluma - Marry Me - 762 - 47 - 3
223 Sena Kana featuring Poo Bear - Undisputed - 693 - 48 - 3
224 Anitta - Evolver - 679 - 46 - 3
225 Selena Gomez - My Mind And Me - 645 - 39 - 1
226 BoyWithUke featuring Blackbear - IDGAF - 595 - 47 - 3
227 Omah Lay and Justin Bieber - Attention - 575 - 46 - 1
228 Saucy Santana featuring Latto - Booty - 523 - 50 - 1
229 Meghan Trainor - Made You Look - 514 - 45 - 1
230 Tai Verdes - Sheluvme - 471 - 50 - 1
231 Oliver Tree and Robin Schulz - Miss You - 452 - 50 - 1
232 AJR - The Good Part - 375 - 50 - 1
233 Nicki Minaj featuring Lil' Baby - Do We Have A Problem? - 371 - 48 - 1
234 Sofia Carson - Come Back Home - 364 - 50 - 1
235 Taylor Swift - Karma - 342 - 50 - 1
TOP 50 ARTISTS
Rank - Artist - Weighted Spins
001 Doja Cat - 1,433,071
002 Harry Styles - 884,366
003 Lil' Nas X - 798,952
004 Ed Sheeran - 753,814
005 Justin Bieber - 730,555
006 Glass Animals - 553,662
007 Jack Harlow - 525,611
008 Lizzo - 475,083
009 Adele - 443,206
010 Latto - 440,913
011 Post Malone - 403,771
012 The Weeknd - 393,757
013 The Kid LAROI - 381,762
014 Imagine Dragons - 344,347
015 Gayle - 294,527
016 Olivia Rodrigo - 294,147
017 Dove Cameron - 286,642
018 Nicky Youre - 278,842
019 Em Beihold - 235,705
020 Dua Lipa - 230,684
021 Charlie Puth - 177,687
022 Måneskin - 168,905
023 OneRepublic - 163,119
024 Kate Bush - 161,585
025 Lauren Spencer-Smith - 152,899
026 Steve Lacy - 145,913
027 The Anxiety, Willow and Tyler Cole - 136,291
028 Elton John - 134,984
029 Camila Cabello - 129,215
030 Tate McRae - 126,239
031 Megan Thee Stalion - 121,968
032 Billie Eilish - 117,878
033 Shawn Mendes - 111,725
034 Joji - 111,267
035 Beyoncé - 109,627
036 Sam Smith - 109,196
037 Halsey - 100,034
038 Taylor Swift - 91,465
039 CKay - 87,970
040 Yung Gravy - 81,270
041 Givēon - 71,076
042 Silk Sonic - 69,471
043 Nicki Minaj - 69,114
044 Pitbull - 68,034
045 Ava Max - 67,449
046 Chlöe - 65,418
047 Blxst - 64,600
048 Acraze - 63,959
049 Stephen Sanchez - 61,962
050 Khalid - 59,719
Lil' Nas X finishes 2022 at #1 for the year with "That's What I Want". And it's an extremely close finish, as well. Probably, one of the closest finishes that I have ever seen. You may have noted that the song at #2, "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals, is trailing #1 by a margin of less than 1,200 spins. It really was anyone's game, this year. There was a lot of staying power evident at the top of the chart, as the year's top 4 biggest hits each racked up over a half million spins.
Two acts managed to place two songs in the year-end top 10. Lil' Nas X put his, aforementioned, solo hit at #1 and landed at #9 with his collaboration with Jack Harlow, "Industry Baby". Justin Bieber was flying solo at #6 with "Ghost" and ended the year at #3 with his The Kid LAROI collaboration that, definitely, lived up to its title: "Stay". 19 songs could claim to be #1 hits this year. The longest reigning was Adele's comeback smash, "Easy On Me", which ruled the roost for 7 weeks.
An, ever growing, trend from this past year seemed to be that everything old is, once again, new. In addition to veteran acts like Elton John and Kate Bush coming back with big hits, this year, TikTok, among other platforms, was largely, responsible for reigniting interest in songs from the past and turning them into bigger hits. The biggest of these as "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals. After being modest top 20 hit, last year, it returned from recurrency near the end of the year and went all the way to #1 at the beginning of 2022. Other songs reignited by social media are Sia's "Unstoppable" (originally from 2016), The Weeknd's "Die For You" (originally from 2017), and The Walters' "I Love You So" (originally from 2014), among others.
On the artist chart, Doja Cat is the the top act of 2022, racking up almost 1.5 million spins between all of her chart appearances. Harry Styles is the top male artist and Glass Animals are the top duo/group. Latto is the year's top new artist and Nicky Youre, the top new male artist. The Walters, just missing the list at #59, are the top new duo/group.