Recap

 

17. Madison Beer - Homesick

18. Stormzy - Mel Made Me Do It

19. J.I.D feat. 21 Savage & Baby Tate - Surround Sound

20. Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze

 

21. Dove Cameron - Breakfast

22. Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense

23. Maisie Peters - Cate's Brother

24. Itzy - Boys Like You

25. Madison Beer - I Have Never Felt More Alive

26. Bia feat. J. Cole - London

27. Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be

28. Rebecca Black - Crumbs

29. Dove Cameron - Boyfriend

30. Sabrina Carpenter - Fast Times

 

31. Blackpink - Typa Girl

32. Itzy - Sneakers

33. The Weeknd - Don't Break My Heart

34. Maisie Peters - Blonde

35. Pete & Bas - Mr Worldwide

36. Madison Beer - Dangerous

37. Taylor Swift - Midnight Rain

38. The Game & Kanye West - Eazy

39. Madison Beer - Reckless

40. Digga D & Still Brickin - Pump 101

 

41. Danger Mouse & Black Thought feat. MF Doom - Belize

42. Ashe - Shower With My Clothes On

43. Tiësto & Charli XCX - Hot In It

44. Leah Kate - 10 Things I Hate About You

45. Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

46. Ashe - Angry Woman

47. Saweetie feat. H.E.R. - Closer

48. J.I.D & Kenny Mason - Dance Now

49. The Weeknd feat. Tyler, The Creator - Here We Go... Again

50. Blackpink - Hard To Love

 

51. J.I.D feat. Earthgang - Can't Punk Me

52. Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa - Sweetest Pie

53. Madison Beer - Emotional Bruises

54. Freddie Gibbs feat. Anderson .Paak & Raekwon - Feel No Pain

55. Kendrick Lamar feat. Blxst & Amanda Reifer - Die Hard

56. Sofia Carson - Come Back Home

57. Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Violas And Lupitas

58. Madison Beer - Stained Glass

59. Joji - Glimpse Of Us

60. Sabrina Carpenter - Because I Liked A Boy

 

61. The Weeknd feat. Lil Wayne - I Heard You're Married

62. Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa & Young Thug - Potion

63. Kim Petras - Throat Goat

64. Charli XCX - Hot Girl (Bodies Bodies Bodies)

65. Blackpink - Tally

66. Sofia Carson - Loud

67. Sabrina Carpenter - Read Your Mind

68. Tate McRae - You're So Cool

69. Taylor Swift - Vigilante Shit

70. Charli XCX - Constant Repeat

 

71. Madison Beer - Stay Numb And Carry On

72. Taylor Swift - Bejeweled

73. Tate McRae - What's Your Problem?

74. The Weeknd - Gasoline

75. Ashe - Hope You're Not Happy

76. Tate McRae - Don't Come Back

77. The Weeknd - Less Than Zero

78. Charli XCX - Yuck

79. J.I.D - Money

80. Freddie Gibbs feat. Kelly Price - Couldn't Be Done

 

81. Charli XCX - Baby

82. Hailee Steinfeld feat. Anderson .Paak - Coast

83. D-Block Europe feat. Central Cee - Overseas

84. Ari Lennox feat. Lucky Daye - Boy Bye

85. Blackpink - Yeah Yeah Yeah

86. Sabrina Carpenter - Bet U Wanna

87. Blaze, The Rebel feat. Samad Savage, J.1.DA & Solis - Humble Beginnings

88. Dave - My 24th Birthday

89. Bugzy Malone & Mist - Energy

90. Stormzy - Interlude

 

91. Headie One, Abra Cadabra & Bandokay - Can't Be Us

92. Charli XCX - Used To Know Me

93. Sabrina Carpenter - Tornado Warnings

94. Chlöe - Treat Me

95. Earthgang - Ghetto Gods

96. AJ Tracey - Reasonable

97. Dove Cameron - Bad Idea

98. Saba feat. Krayzie Bone - Come My Way

99. Camila Cabello feat. Willow - Psychofreak

100. Itzy - Voltage

 

101. J.I.D & J. Cole feat. Kenny Mason & Sheck Wes - Stick

102. Blackpink - The Happiest Girl

103. Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Sometimes

104. Brooke - That's Rich

105. Stormzy - Hide & Seek

106. Mimi Webb - House On Fire

107. Wet Leg - Chaise Longue

108. Alesso & Katy Perry - When I'm Gone

109. Tobe Nwigwe & Fat Nwigwe - They Want It, But No

110. Monaleo & Flo Milli - We Not Humping

 

111. Dove Cameron - Girl Like Me

112. AJ Tracey - Seoul

113. Charli XCX - Twice

114. Chlöe - Surprise

115. bbno$ - Mathematics

116. Ashe - Emotional

117. Kendrick Lamar feat. Summer Walker & Ghostface Killah - Purple Hearts

118. Camila Cabello - No Doubt

119. Itzy - Snowy

120. Eminem feat. CeeLo Green - The King And I

16. Pharrell Williams, 21 Savage & Tyler, The Creator - Cash In Cash Out

 

 

1st Single from 'Phriends, Vol. 1'

Release Date: 10th June 2022

Chart Run: 1-1-3-6-7-10-13-17-20 (9 weeks)

Official Peak: #73

End-Of Year Points Chart: =23 (=22/100)

Crownnote Points Chart: 18 (17/100)

Last.fm Chart: =26 (=24/100)

 

 

She swallow all my kids, she a bad babysitter

 

 

 

 

Pharrell Williams's Chart History:

2013 01 Get Lucky (Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams)

2013 05 Blurred Lines (Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams)

2014 01 Happy

2014 09 Marilyn Monroe

2015 07 Freedom

2016 06 Numbers (Skepta feat. Pharrell Williams)

2017 15 Heatstroke (Calvin Harris feat. Young Thug, Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande)

2017 01 Feels (Calvin Harris feat. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean)

2018 18 Sangria Wine (Pharrell Williams & Camila Cabello)

2018 06 Blazed (Ariana Grande feat. Pharrell Williams)

2020 06 Ju$t (Run The Jewels feat. Pharrell Williams & Zack De La Rocha)

2022 01 Cash In Cash Out (Pharrell Williams, 21 Savage & Tyler, The Creator)

 

Pharrell Williams's EOY History:

2013 02 Get Lucky (Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams)

2013 80 Blurred Lines (Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams)

2014 43 Happy

2014 93 Marilyn Monroe

2015 92 Freedom

2017 29 Feels (Calvin Harris feat. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean)

2020 74 Ju$t (Run The Jewels feat. Pharrell Williams & Zack De La Rocha)

2022 16 Cash In Cash Out (Pharrell Williams, 21 Savage & Tyler, The Creator)

 

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21 Savage's Chart History:

2016 11 Sneakin' (Drake feat. 21 Savage)

2017 07 X (21 Savage & Metro Boomin feat. Future)

2017 01 Bank Account

2017 01 Rockstar (Post Malone feat. 21 Savage)

2018 11 Bartier Cardi (Cardi B feat. 21 Savage)

2018 01 Monster (feat. Childish Gambino)

2018 02 A Lot (feat. J. Cole)

2018 10 Break Da Law

2020 06 12.38 (Childish Gambino feat. 21 Savage)

2020 04 Secret (feat. Summer Walker)

2020 12 Steppin On N****s (21 Savage & Metro Boomin)

2020 19 Mr. Right Now (21 Savage & Metro Boomin feat. Drake)

2021 08 M y . L i f e (J. Cole, 21 Savage & Morray)

2022 01 Surround Sound (J.I.D feat. 21 Savage & Baby Tate)

2022 01 Cash In Cash Out (Pharrell Williams, 21 Savage & Tyler, The Creator)

 

21 Savage's EOY History:

2017 10 Rockstar (Post Malone feat. 21 Savage)

2017 19 Bank Account

2017 91 X (21 Savage & Metro Boomin feat. Future)

2019 19 A Lot (feat. J. Cole)

2019 43 Monster (feat. Childish Gambino)

2020 51 Secret (feat. Summer Walker)

2021 90 M y . L i f e (J. Cole, 21 Savage & Morray)

2022 16 Cash In Cash Out (Pharrell Williams, 21 Savage & Tyler, The Creator)

2022 19 Surround Sound (J.I.D feat. 21 Savage & Baby Tate)

 

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Tyler, The Creator's Chart History:

2017 15 Who Dat Boy (feat. A$AP Rocky)

2019 03 Earfquake (feat. Playboi Carti)

2019 02 I Think

2019 15 I Don't Love You Anymore

2019 19 Are We Still Friends

2019 19 A Boy Is A Gun*

2021 03 Lumberjack

2021 02 Wusyaname (feat. YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign)

2021 05 Wilshire

2021 11 Hot Wind Blows (feat. Lil Wayne)

2021 16 Sweet / I Thought You Wanted To Dance (feat. Brent Faiyaz & Fana Hues)

2021 05 Neon Peach (Snoh Aalegra feat. Tyler, The Creator)

2022 03 Here We Go... Again (The Weeknd feat. Tyler, The Creator)

2022 01 Cash In Cash Out (Pharrell Williams, 21 Savage & Tyler, The Creator)

 

Tyler, The Creator's EOY History:

2019 25 Earfquake (feat. Playboi Carti)

2019 29 I Think

2021 09 Wusyaname (feat. YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign)

2021 36 Lumberjack

2021 74 Neon Peach (Snoh Aalegra feat. Tyler, The Creator)

2021 98 Wilshire

2022 16 Cash In Cash Out (Pharrell Williams, 21 Savage & Tyler, The Creator)

2022 49 Here We Go... Again (The Weeknd feat. Tyler, The Creator)

 

This has the best music video of 2022 by a country mile. I'm a little bit in awe of the animation that shows a massive carousel with CGI Pharrel, 21 and Tyler completing different actions as the toy spins. The video is a work of art in itself and I'd urge anyone to even remotely interested in animation to give it a watch. I did see someone in the YouTube comments ask if they really built it which is worrying but just goes to show how good the CGI is. Pharrell's bouncy, looped production is his best for ages and I'm glad that he decided not to provide any vocals because 21 and Tyler body the track. This helped Tyler gain, what is unreliably, his first #1 on my charts and 21 Savage his 5th.

15. Kendrick Lamar - N95

 

 

1st Single from 'Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers'

Release Date: 13th May 2022

Chart Run: 2-6-4-2-2-5-10-15 (8 weeks)

Official Peak: #06

End-Of Year Points Chart: 22 (21/100)

Crownnote Points Chart: 25 (24/100)

Last.fm Chart: =12 (=11/100)

 

 

What community feel they the only ones relevant?

 

 

 

 

Kendrick Lamar's Chart History:

2014 01 i

2015 01 King Kunta

2015 01 Bad Blood (Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2015 01 Classic Man (Jidenna feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2016 14 Alright

2016 16 No More Parties In L.A. (Kanye West feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2016 06 F**kin' Problems (A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)

2016 05 The Greatest (Sia feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2017 01 Humble

2017 03 Love (feat. Zacari)

2017 06 DNA

2017 02 Element

2017 04 Loyalty (feat. Rihanna)

2018 04 All The Stars (Kendrick Lamar & Sza)

2018 01 Pray For Me (The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar)

2018 01 Opps (Vince Stapes & Yugen Blakrok feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2018 14 King's Dead (Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake)

2018 03 Paramedic (SOB X RBE feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2018 08 X (ScHoolboy Q, 2 Chainz & Saudi feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2018 01 Mona Lisa (Lil Wayne feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2021 05 Family Ties (Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar)

2022 12 The Heart Part 5

2022 01 We Cry Together (feat. Taylour Paige)

2022 08 Die Hard (feat. Blxst & Amanda Reifer)

2022 11 Purple Hearts (feat. Summer Walker & Ghostface Killah)

2022 18 Father Time (feat. Sampha)

2022 02 N95

2022 14 Rich Spirit

 

Kendrick Lamar's EOY History:

2013 84 YOLO (The Lonely Island feat. Adam Levine & Kendrick Lamar)

2014 33 i

2015 10 Bad Blood (Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2015 41 Classic Man (Jidenna feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2015 47 King Kunta

2016 84 The Greatest (Sia feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2017 01 Humble

2017 40 Element

2017 49 Love (feat. Zacari)

2017 78 DNA

2017 95 Loyalty (feat. Rihanna)

2018 09 Mona Lisa (Lil Wayne feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2018 12 Pray For Me (The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar)

2018 17 All The Stars (Kendrick Lamar & Sza)

2018 29 Opps (Vince Staples & Yugen Blakrok feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2021 79 Family Ties (Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar)

2022 15 N95

2022 55 Die Hard (feat. Blxst & Amanda Reifer)

 

N95 was the first single from the long-awaited 5th studio album from Kendrick Lamar and it took a couple of weeks but eventually grew into a massive favourite from the album for me. The flows are relentless and I remember it sounding epic during his headline Glastonbury performance so it was one I was really pumped to hear live on tour and it didn't disappoint. The beat here is crazy and Kendrick just doesn't let up providing us with luxurious bars and grandiose flows. There's still has one more entry to come for K-Dot.

Great to see all the Taylor tracks showing up - Midnight Rain doesn't do much for me tbh but I love Lavender Haze and Anti-Hero. Don't Break My Heart is one of the Dawn FM tracks I usually forget about (sorry!) but it always sounds great when I listen to the whole album. And I agree with what you said about Hot In It, Charli really makes the track and it plays really well into the Crash era aesthetic!

Great to see all the Taylor tracks showing up - Midnight Rain doesn't do much for me tbh but I love Lavender Haze and Anti-Hero. Don't Break My Heart is one of the Dawn FM tracks I usually forget about (sorry!) but it always sounds great when I listen to the whole album. And I agree with what you said about Hot In It, Charli really makes the track and it plays really well into the Crash era aesthetic!

 

Loving all the Taylor love on here :heart:

 

I think most people tend to agree with you that 'Don't Break My Heart' isn't a highlight but it's the one that stuck with me the most.

 

Thank you :D

14. Dave - Starlight

 

 

Non-Album Single

Release Date: 3rd March 2022

Chart Run: 2-3-4-3-1-6-8-10-17 (9 weeks)

Official Peak: #01

End-Of Year Points Chart: 11 (11/100)

Crownnote Points Chart: 13 (12/100)

Last.fm Chart: =43 (=41/100)

 

 

'Nough girls datin' their biggest haters, How her boyfriend don't want her to win?

 

 

 

 

Dave's Chart History:

2016 05 Wanna Know (Remix) (feat. Drake)

2017 01 No Words (feat. MoStack)

2018 03 Hangman

2018 03 Funky Friday (feat. Fredo)

2019 05 18Hunna (Headie One feat. Dave)

2019 01 Disaster (feat. J Hus)

2019 02 Lesley (feat. Ruelle)

2019 17 Streatham

2019 18 Location (feat. Burna Boy)

2019 04 Thiago Silva (Dave & AJ Tracey)

2019 02 Professor X

2019 02 Paper Cuts

2021 01 Money Talks (Fredo feat. Dave)

2021 05 Titanium

2021 08 Mercury (Dave & Kamal)

2021 04 Clash (feat. Stormzy)

2021 04 In The Fire (feat. Fredo, Meekz, Ghetts & Giggs)

2021 06 Lazarus (feat. Boj)

2021 13 Law Of Attraction (feat. Snoh Aalegra)

2022 01 Starlight

2022 04 My 24th Birthday

 

Dave's EOY History:

2016 88 Wanna Know (Remix) (feat. Drake)

2017 25 No Words (feat. MoStack)

2018 48 Funky Friday (feat. Fredo)

2018 99 Hangman

2019 08 Disaster (feat. J Hus)

2019 44 Professor X

2019 52 Lesley (feat. Ruelle)

2019 61 Paper Cuts

2019 66 18Hunna (Headie One feat. Dave)

2019 86 Thiago Silva (Dave & AJ Tracey)

2021 08 Money Talks (Fredo feat. Dave)

2021 52 In The Fire (feat. Fredo, Meekz, Ghetts & Giggs)

2021 87 Titanium

2022 14 Starlight

2022 88 My 24th Birthday

 

Dave bagged himself a #1 single earlier last year with 'Starlight'. This is Dave at his most laidback, there's not much in terms of social commentary or hard-hitting storytelling, just crooning for a girl over a sample of 'Fly My To The Moon'. Dave produced this track by himself that just goes to show what an all-round wonderfully talented artist he is. This did feel like a surprisingl release of his to end up being a massive #1 hit but I'm certainly not complaining. He had the audacity to release this a week after I saw him in concert so unfortunately this wasn't part of his tracklist for that show.

13. Charli XCX feat. Rina Sawayama - Beg For You

 

 

3rd Single from 'Crash'

Release Date: 27th January 2022

Chart Run: 1-2-2-5-3-8-11-14-20 (9 weeks)

Official Peak: #24

End-Of Year Points Chart: =17 (=16/100)

Crownnote Points Chart: 15 (14/100)

Last.fm Chart: =12 (=11/100)

 

 

Make out under the bathroom lights

 

 

 

 

Charli XCX's Chart History:

2013 01 I Love It (Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX)

2014 01 Fancy (Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX)

2014 01 Boom Clap

2014 06 Break The Rules

2015 10 Doing It (feat. Rita Ora)

2016 09 After The Afterparty (feat. Lil Yachty)

2017 13 Boys

2018 08 Girls (Rita Ora feat. Cardi B, Bebe Rexha & Charli XCX)

2021 03 Good Ones

2021 01 New Shapes (feat. Christine & The Queens & Caroline Polachek)

2022 01 Beg For You (feat. Rina Sawayama)

2022 03 Baby

2022 17 Every Rule

2022 01 Lightning

2022 05 Yuck

2022 06 Used To Know Me

2022 07 Constant Repeat

2022 16 Twice

2022 20 Move Me

2022 02 Hot In It (Tiësto & Charli XCX)

2022 08 Hot Girl (Bodies Bodies Bodies)

 

Charli XCX's EOY History:

2013 28 I Love It (Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX)

2014 02 Fancy (Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX)

2014 11 Boom Clap

2015 80 Doing It (feat. Rita Ora)

2021 03 New Shapes (feat. Christine & The Queens & Caroline Polachek)

2021 27 Good Ones

2022 13 Beg For You (feat. Rina Sawayama)

2022 43 Hot In It (Tiësto & Charli XCX)

2022 64 Hot Girl (Bodies Bodies Bodies)

2022 70 Constant Repeat

2022 78 Yuck

2022 81 Baby

2022 92 Used To Know Me

 

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Rina Sawayama's Chart History:

2022 01 Beg For You (Charli XCX feat. Rina Sawayama)

 

Rina Sawayama's EOY History:

2022 13 Beg For You (Charli XCX feat. Rina Sawayama)

 

Charli started the year off right, bagging her first Top 40 hit as a lead artist since 2018 and helping gain Rina her first ever. This track knows what it is, interpolating September's 'Cry For You' and combining it with a sample of Milk Inc's "Cry For Me" (which I didn't release) to create something much better than it's parts suggest. The garage influences are obvious, which gives it another section of nostalgia, but Charli and Rina provide enough to make it sound fresh. Another one where I prefer the video deemed the 'official visualiser' to the one chosen as the official video. The simpler video just feels more in tune with the basic vibes of the song.

12. Blackpink - Ready For Love

 

 

Promotional Single from 'PUBG Mobile'

Release Date: 29th July 2022

Chart Run: 1-1-1-2-4-3-3-6-13-14-18-18 (12 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End-Of Year Points Chart: 7 (7/100)

Crownnote Points Chart: 7 (7/100)

Last.fm Chart: 2 (2/100)

 

 

What if there's no Romeo for me?

 

 

 

 

Blackpink's Chart History:

2018 01 Ddu-Du Ddu-Du

2018 04 Kiss And Make Up (Dua Lipa & Blackpink)

2019 02 Boombayah

2019 01 Kill This Love

2019 09 Kick It

2019 04 Don't Know What To Do

2019 17 Hope Not

2019 02 Playing With Fire

2019 03 Whistle

2019 05 As If It's Your Last

2019 05 Stay

2019 04 Forever Young

2019 18 Really

2019 19 See U Later

2020 01 Sour Candy (Lady Gaga & Blackpink)

2020 01 How You Like That

2020 01 Ice Cream (Blackpink & Selena Gomez)

2020 01 Lovesick Girls

2020 03 Crazy Over You

2020 05 Love To Hate Me

2020 09 Pretty Savage

2020 13 Bet You Wanna (feat. Cardi B)

2020 15 You Never Know

2022 01 Ready For Love

2022 01 Pink Venom

2022 01 Shut Down

2022 03 Typa Girl

2022 04 Hard To Love

2022 05 Tally

2022 07 Yeah Yeah Yeah

2022 08 The Happiest Girl

 

Blackpink's EOY History:

2018 04 Ddu-Du Ddu-Du

2019 01 Kill This Love

2019 10 Playing With Fire

2019 16 Boombayah

2019 54 Whistle

2019 63 Don't Know What To Do

2019 70 Kick It

2019 95 Forever Young

2020 01 Lovesick Girls

2020 05 How You Like That

2020 12 Ice Cream (Blackpink & Selena Gomez)

2020 33 Sour Candy (Lady Gaga & Blackpink)

2020 64 Love To Hate Me

2020 72 Crazy Over You

2022 12 Ready For Love

2022 31 Typa Girl

2022 50 Hard To Love

2022 65 Tally

2022 85 Yeah Yeah Yeah

 

My 2nd most played track of 2022 falls at #12. The playcount is obviously inflated by being Blackpink's first release for a couple of years and then got further boosts by it's inclusion of my most played album of the year and the tour boost where I listening to practically the group's whole discography everyday. I love this but I can see why it was used a throwaway track for a video game. It does feel a bit derivative of a lot of their older stuff, you can hear 'Forever Young', 'Kill This Love' and 'Playing With Fire'. This is a pretty generic dance-pop tune that sounds like it should have been released 5 years ago but I still love the sound so I'm all here for it. The animators of the video were caught slipping when they created the Jisoo model though, the Rosé, Jennie and Lisa characters all look perfect but there's something about the Jisoo one that looks a little off.

11. Camila Cabello & Maria Becerra - Hasta Los Dientes

 

 

4th Single from 'Familia'

Release Date: 29th July 2022

Chart Run: 8-(x4)-2-3-3-3-3-6-13 (8 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End-Of Year Points Chart: =14 (=13/100)

Crownnote Points Chart: 20 (19/100)

Last.fm Chart: 15 (14/100)

 

 

Te ví con tu ex y me quise morir

 

 

 

 

Camila Cabello's Chart History:

2016 01 I Know What You Did Last Summer (Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello)

2016 04 Bad Things (Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello)

2017 09 Hey Ma (Pitbull & J Balvin feat. Camila Cabello)

2017 05 Crying In The Club

2017 03 Know No Better (Major Lazer feat. Travis Scott, Camila Cabello & Quavo)

2017 01 Havana (feat. Young Thug)

2017 08 OMG (feat. Quavo)

2017 05 Real Friends

2017 05 Never Be The Same

2018 06 Into It

2018 15 She Loves Control

2018 18 Sangria Wine (Pharrell Williams & Camila Cabello)

2018 17 Consequences

2019 14 Find U Again (Mark Ronson feat. Camila Cabello)

2019 01 Shameless

2019 02 Liar

2019 01 Cry For Me

2019 01 Living Proof

2019 10 This Love

2019 13 Should've Said It

2019 05 My Oh My (feat. DaBaby)

2021 01 Don't Go Yet

2022 10 Bam Bam (feat. Ed Sheeran)

2022 02 Psychofreak (feat. Willow)

2022 07 No Doubt

2022 02 Hasta Los Dientes (Camila Cabello & Maria Becerra)

2022 16 Quiet

 

Camila Cabello's EOY History:

2016 28 Bad Things (Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello)

2016 44 I Know What You Did Last Summer (Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello)

2017 05 Havana (feat. Young Thug)

2017 61 Know No Better (Major Lazer feat. Travis Scott, Camila Cabello & Quavo)

2017 70 Crying In The Club

2018 36 Never Be The Same

2018 100 Into It

2019 39 Living Proof

2019 42 Shameless

2019 45 Liar

2019 81 Cry For Me

2019 86 My Oh My (feat. DaBaby)

2021 18 Don't Go Yet

2022 11 Hasta Los Dientes (Camila Cabello & Maria Becerra)

2022 99 Psychofreak (feat. Willow)

 

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Maria Becerra's Chart History:

2022 02 Hasta Los Dientes (Camila Cabello & Maria Becerra)

2022 08 Automático

 

Maria Becerra's EOY History:

2022 11 Hasta Los Dientes (Camila Cabello & Maria Becerra)

 

Landing in the most unlucky position this year and just missing out on a top 10 placement is 'Hasta Los Dientes'. There is some good news for the track though; it is the highest placed song of 2022 that missed #1 on my charts. I said earlier that my favourite moments on 'Familia' was when Camila embraced her Latin roots and it's her Spanish language track with Argentinian artist Maria Becerra that has given Camila her biggest hit from the album. This was my introduction to Maria and I fell in love a little bit. She absolutely kills both the track and the video and it left me so excited to hear more from here. Unfortunately, her solo music is a slightly different vibe and didn't live up to what she did here for me. I don't have any idea what this song is about (Wikipedia tells me the title translates to 'To the Teeth') but it's just so upbeat and fun that I couldn't help but love it. This deserved to be a #1 in my charts but it just wasn't to be. I think I might even say that this has overtaken 'Havana' to be my favourite track from Camila.

10. Baby Queen - Want Me

 

 

4th Single from 'Medicine'

Release Date: 5th November 2020

Chart Run: 2-1-3-5-7-8-11-15-12-19 (10 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End-Of Year Points Chart: =14 (=13/100)

Crownnote Points Chart: 16 (15/100)

Last.fm Chart: 12 (=11/100)

 

 

And it's so typical of me to get so easily obsessed

 

 

 

 

Baby Queen's Chart History:

2022 01 Want Me

 

Baby Queen's EOY History:

2022 10 Want Me

 

I wasn't planning on starting the top 10 today but why not do one to whet the appetite? For my #10 this of 2022 we have to go back to a track released in late 2020 that passed me by until I saw Olivia Rodrigo in concert in July. Supporting Olivia was Baby Queen and she closed her set with a song that really stood out to me. I honestly didn't even realise it was just one song during the show and the French bridge put me off. Her performance of this was brilliant and her anecdote that it was written about Jodie Comer only made it more intriguing. This is such an earworm and I still haven't properly got it out of my head since July. I have heard other songs from her but none have stuck in the memory. I will have to go back and give them a proper listen again some time soon. This is the perfect song for a concert setting, the outro is euphoric and great for a crowd sing-a-long.

9. Ashe - Another Man's Jeans

 

 

1st Single from 'Rae'

Release Date: 3rd March 2022

Chart Run: 1-1-1-2-3-5-10-11-10-17 (10 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End-Of Year Points Chart: 9 (9/100)

Crownnote Points Chart: 9 (9/100)

Last.fm Chart: =16 (=17/100)

 

 

All I'm saying is, for one night and one night only, we can have ourselves a little bit of fun

 

 

 

 

Ashe's Chart History:

2020 06 Moral Of The Story

2022 04 Not Mad Anymore

2022 11 Me Without You

2022 01 Another Man's Jeans

2022 07 Hope You're Not Happy

2022 01 Angry Woman

2022 04 Shower With My Clothes On

2022 10 Emotional

2022 19 omw

 

Ashe's EOY History:

2022 09 Another Man's Jeans

2022 42 Shower With My Clothes On

2022 46 Angry Woman

2022 75 Hope You're Not Happy

 

In January last year, Ashe teased this song by releasing a video using the bridge of this song and as soon I saw the clip posted on Twitter I became a little bit obsessed with it. The bridge is so good and hearing it out of context really made me excited for what the whole song was going to sound like. It ended up taking another two months before we heard the full track but it was worth the wait. It took me a few listens to be on board because I didn't think the rest of the track lived up to the promise of the bridge but when it finally clicked, it clicked hard. It has a fun, summery vibe to it so maybe that delay wasn't so bad after all, it doesn't feel like a January release at all. Fun fact: this video was filmed in Mexico but when they flew back to America, they discovered that the footage was ruined so they had to fly back out to Mexico and re-record the whole video again.

8. Anitta - Boys Don't Cry

 

 

5th Single from 'Versions Of Me'

Release Date: 27th January 2022

Chart Run: 2-1-1-1-1-4-5-8-11-13-20 (11 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End-Of Year Points Chart: 8 (8/100)

Crownnote Points Chart: 6 (6/100)

Last.fm Chart: =9 (9/100)

 

 

Then you start telling me I'm the one, I'm not

 

 

 

 

Anitta's Chart History:

2019 04 Banana (Anitta & Becky G)

2022 01 Boys Don't Cry

 

Anitta's EOY History:

2019 47 Banana (Anitta & Becky G)

2022 08 Boy's Don't Cry

 

Following Anitta on social media, it appeared that she made every effort to try and crack America in 2022 and it started in January with the release of the English language 'Boys Don't Cry' that became a 4 week #1 in my chart after originally debuting at #2 behind Charli XCX's 'Beg For You'. This is a continuation of the 80th synth influenced trend that has given The Weeknd and other such large success over the past few years and it doesn't offer much original but what it is, is just a brilliantly produced (Rami & BURNS) and brilliantly written pop record. It's undeniably catchy and felt like something that could have easily caught on for her. The only issue with this track is that Anitta has clearly went to the Ariana Grande circa 'positions' era school of song lengths because at a measly 2:20, this song just leaves you wanting so much more.

7. Tate McRae - What Would You Do?

 

 

4th Single from 'I Used To Think I Could Fly'

Release Date: 13th May 2022

Chart Run: 4-1-1-1-4-3-4-7-10-12-16-20 (12 weeks)

Official Peak: #84

End-Of Year Points Chart: 6 (6/100)

Crownnote Points Chart: 8 (8/100)

Last.fm Chart: 7 (7/100)

 

 

I'll go out and kiss your friends like, "Oh my God, get over it"

 

 

 

 

Tate McRae's Chart History:

2021 02 Feel Like Shit

2022 03 She's All I Wanna Be

2022 01 What Would You Do?

2022 04 What's Your Problem?

2022 05 Don't Come Back

2022 06 You're So Cool

2022 13 Hate Myself

2022 12 Uh Oh

 

Tate McRae's EOY History:

2021 28 Feel Like Shit

2022 07 What Would You Do?

2022 27 She's All I Wanna Be

2022 68 You're So Cool

2022 73 What's Your Problem?

2022 76 Don't Come Back

 

What a brilliant way to kick-start my top 10 with four wonderfully talented female singers, all with different nationalities, getting their first EOY Top 10 appearance. 'What Would You Do?' is another track that I heard a clip before it's official release but it hadn't struck quite the same level of excitement in me as the Ashe one did. However, when it dropped it instantly became a favourite. The video is really fun and Tate's dancing ability really gives her an advantage over a lot of her contemporaries when it comes to the music video department with her highlighting some particularly impressive moves in this one. The little beat switch in the bridge works perfectly with the vibe of the track and feels so natural coming from Tate. Charlie Puth is credited as one of the writers and producers of this track so I think I'm safe in saying this is my favourite thing he's ever worked on (even if I do love 'Oops').

6. Kendrick Lamar feat. Taylour Paige - We Cry Together

 

 

Album Track from 'Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers'

Release Date: 13th May 2022

Chart Run: 1-2-2-2-5-5-12-17-20-(x7)-18-6-16 (12 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End-Of Year Points Chart: 10 (10/100)

Crownnote Points Chart: 10 (10/100)

Last.fm Chart: 8 (8/100)

 

 

You the reason R. Kelly can't recognize that he's abusive

 

 

 

 

Kendrick Lamar's Chart History:

2014 01 i

2015 01 King Kunta

2015 01 Bad Blood (Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2015 01 Classic Man (Jidenna feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2016 14 Alright

2016 16 No More Parties In L.A. (Kanye West feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2016 06 F**kin' Problems (A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)

2016 05 The Greatest (Sia feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2017 01 Humble

2017 03 Love (feat. Zacari)

2017 06 DNA

2017 02 Element

2017 04 Loyalty (feat. Rihanna)

2018 04 All The Stars (Kendrick Lamar & Sza)

2018 01 Pray For Me (The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar)

2018 01 Opps (Vince Stapes & Yugen Blakrok feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2018 14 King's Dead (Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake)

2018 03 Paramedic (SOB X RBE feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2018 08 X (ScHoolboy Q, 2 Chainz & Saudi feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2018 01 Mona Lisa (Lil Wayne feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2021 05 Family Ties (Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar)

2022 12 The Heart Part 5

2022 01 We Cry Together (feat. Taylour Paige)

2022 08 Die Hard (feat. Blxst & Amanda Reifer)

2022 11 Purple Hearts (feat. Summer Walker & Ghostface Killah)

2022 18 Father Time (feat. Sampha)

2022 02 N95

2022 14 Rich Spirit

 

Kendrick Lamar's EOY History:

2013 84 YOLO (The Lonely Island feat. Adam Levine & Kendrick Lamar)

2014 33 i

2015 10 Bad Blood (Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2015 41 Classic Man (Jidenna feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2015 47 King Kunta

2016 84 The Greatest (Sia feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2017 01 Humble

2017 40 Element

2017 49 Love (feat. Zacari)

2017 78 DNA

2017 95 Loyalty (feat. Rihanna)

2018 09 Mona Lisa (Lil Wayne feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2018 12 Pray For Me (The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar)

2018 17 All The Stars (Kendrick Lamar & Sza)

2018 29 Opps (Vince Staples & Yugen Blakrok feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2021 79 Family Ties (Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar)

2022 06 We Cry Together (feat. Taylour Paige)

2022 15 N95

2022 55 Die Hard (feat. Blxst & Amanda Reifer)

 

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Taylour Paige's Chart History:

2022 01 We Cry Together (Kendrick Lamar feat. Taylour Paige)

 

Taylour Paige's EOY History:

2022 06 We Cry Together (Kendrick Lamar feat. Taylour Paige)

 

In a year where I've been going back and listening to so many classic Hip-Hop albums for the first time, I would say that 2022 was not a stellar year for the genre as a whole. This is the sole entry in my top 10 that's not pop and Kendrick is the only male to appear in my top 10. And even then, Taylour Paige does steal the show away from him more than a fair bit on this track. That is some achievement from someone who is not even an MC but an (highly talented) actor. I'm not much of a musical guy, but one thing the music video did make me think is how much I would be here for Kendrick and/or Taylour to write and star in a show based on this track as they give great performances and this feels like the perfect proof-of-concept that the idea would work. I'm not sure what is says about me that I find a 6 minute track of a couple aggressively arguing together to be one of the most appealing songs of the year but I couldn't stop myself from having this on constant repeat. I heard the girl sitting next to me at the Kendrick concert said to her boyfriend before the show that she really hopes he performs this one which gives my some hope that I'm not completely crazy for finding it such a treat to listen to. The fact that the music video was filmed in March 2020, just before the pandemic, and yet pretty much every line stayed the same before the official release is impressive.

5. Maisie Peters - Not Another Rockstar

 

 

Non-Album Single

Release Date: 7th October 2022

Chart Run: 1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-1-3-5- (12+ weeks)

Official Peak: #97

End-Of Year Points Chart: 3 (3/100)

Crownnote Points Chart: 3 (3/100)

Last.fm Chart: 5 (5/100)

 

 

Aren't I lucky 'cause he could have chosen any girl to f**k with and he chose me, so I guess I should be grateful?

 

 

 

 

Maisie Peters's Chart History:

2021 01 Psycho

2021 04 Brooklyn

2021 05 You Signed Up For This

2021 17 John Hughes Movie

2021 04 Boy

2021 12 I'm Trying (Not Friends)

2021 10 Villain

2021 19 Elvis Song

2021 06 Song You'll Never Hear (Sarcastic Sounds feat. Maisie Peters)

2022 01 Cate's Brother

2022 02 Blonde

2022 15 Good Enough

2022 01 Not Another Rockstar

 

Maisie Peters's EOY History:

2021 02 Psycho

2021 40 Villain

2021 56 Brooklyn

2021 65 You Signed Up For This

2021 68 Song You'll Never Hear (Sarcastic Sounds feat. Maisie Peters)

2021 86 Boy

2022 05 Not Another Rockstar

2022 23 Cate's Brother

2022 34 Blonde

 

In 2021, I completely fell in love with Maisie's music and especially 'Psycho' and thought she would have absolutely no chance of ever topping that and here we are a year later with a track that I love pretty much equally as much. There's something I find completely engrossing about the pre-chorus. It sounds like she's trying to be really rock 'n' roll (in the "line up line up", "eyes shut eyes shut" and "sign up sign up" parts) but her voice just isn't strong enough for it and the juxtaposition of what I expect and the actual song is what attracts me in and means I can't stop listening to it. If this really isn't going to be on her upcoming album then it's a crime. It's holding strong, still comfortably in the top 10 in my most recent chart which suggests that this could have easily ended up in the medal positions if it had been released just a little bit earlier.

“Lavender Haze” is such a bop, love that it made your top 20. Great lyric choice too! :wub:

 

The Maisie tracks, Nonsense, Beg For You, Another Man’s Jeans, what would you do? are my other favourites <3

 

Looking forward to seeing the top 4!

“Lavender Haze” is such a bop, love that it made your top 20. Great lyric choice too! :wub:

 

The Maisie tracks, Nonsense, Beg For You, Another Man’s Jeans, what would you do? are my other favourites <3

 

Looking forward to seeing the top 4!

 

Lavender Haze is so good! So happy that it is the 2nd single.

 

Great picks there. Hopefully 'Nonsense' can continue it's current trend and become a big hit.

 

Thanks :D

4. Madison Beer - Showed Me (How I Fell In Love With You)

 

 

2nd Single from 'tbc'

Release Date: 14th October 2022

Chart Run: 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-2-2-4- (11+ weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End-Of Year Points Chart: 5 (5/100)

Crownnote Points Chart: 2 (2/100)

Last.fm Chart: 6 (6/100)

 

 

You always tell the truth even when you lie.

 

 

 

 

Madison Beer's Chart History:

2015 06 All For Love (feat. Jack & Jack)

2019 05 All Day And Night (Jax Jones, Martin Solveig & Madison Beer)

2020 01 Baby

2020 02 Boyshit

2021 03 Follow The White Rabbit

2021 02 Blue

2021 04 Sour Times

2021 02 Reckless

2022 01 Homesick

2022 06 Emotional Bruises

2022 06 Stained Glass

2022 13 Selfish

2022 05 Stay Numb And Carry On

2022 12 Good In Goodbye

2022 16 Default

2022 18 Everything Happens For A Reason

2022 18 Effortlessly

2022 19 Interlude

2022 02 I Have Never Felt More Alive

2022 02 Dangerous

2022 01 Showed Me (How I Fell In Love With You)

 

Madison Beer's EOY History:

2019 55 All Day And Night (Jax Jones, Martin Solveig & Madison Beer)

2020 14 Baby

2021 12 Boyshit

2021 32 Sour Times

2021 54 Follow The White Rabbit

2021 59 Blue

2022 04 Showed Me (How I Fell In Love With You)

2022 17 Homesick

2022 25 I Have Never Felt More Alive

2022 36 Dangerous

2022 39 Reckless

2022 53 Emotional Bruises

2022 58 Stained Glass

2022 71 Stay Numb And Carry On

 

Madison Beer cements herself as one of my absolute favourite artists currently with her 8th entry in this year's countdown rewarding her, not only with a 7 week #1, but her first entry in my EOY top 10, landing at #4. And with this song still being in the top 10 in my latest chart announced yesterday, just like with 'Not Another Rockstar, the top 3 beckoned if it was released just a tad earlier in the year. The song interpolates 'You Showed Me' by The Turtles; a 1968 release and the song fully embraces these retro vibes with the old-timey tinged production and Madison's sultry vocals. I haven't heard many other pop songs like this recently which gives it such an addictive edge. 'Life Support' is one the most important albums for me so I'm going to be excited for the follow-up either way but with the first two tracks we've heard from the project, she has already shown a completely different side and encompassed completely different influences which is showing proper evolution and makes me even more intrigued to hear it.

3. Blackpink - Shut Down

 

 

2nd Single from 'Born Pink'

Release Date: 16th September 2022

Chart Run: 1-1-2-3-3-3-6-8-4-4-4-2-6-16 (14 weeks)

Official Peak: #24

End-Of Year Points Chart: 2 (2/100)

Crownnote Points Chart: 4 (4/100)

Last.fm Chart: 4 (4/100)

 

 

Bunch of wannabes that wanna be me. Me three, if I was you.

 

 

 

 

Blackpink's Chart History:

2018 01 Ddu-Du Ddu-Du

2018 04 Kiss And Make Up (Dua Lipa & Blackpink)

2019 02 Boombayah

2019 01 Kill This Love

2019 09 Kick It

2019 04 Don't Know What To Do

2019 17 Hope Not

2019 02 Playing With Fire

2019 03 Whistle

2019 05 As If It's Your Last

2019 05 Stay

2019 04 Forever Young

2019 18 Really

2019 19 See U Later

2020 01 Sour Candy (Lady Gaga & Blackpink)

2020 01 How You Like That

2020 01 Ice Cream (Blackpink & Selena Gomez)

2020 01 Lovesick Girls

2020 03 Crazy Over You

2020 05 Love To Hate Me

2020 09 Pretty Savage

2020 13 Bet You Wanna (feat. Cardi B)

2020 15 You Never Know

2022 01 Ready For Love

2022 01 Pink Venom

2022 01 Shut Down

2022 03 Typa Girl

2022 04 Hard To Love

2022 05 Tally

2022 07 Yeah Yeah Yeah

2022 08 The Happiest Girl

 

Blackpink's EOY History:

2018 04 Ddu-Du Ddu-Du

2019 01 Kill This Love

2019 10 Playing With Fire

2019 16 Boombayah

2019 54 Whistle

2019 63 Don't Know What To Do

2019 70 Kick It

2019 95 Forever Young

2020 01 Lovesick Girls

2020 05 How You Like That

2020 12 Ice Cream (Blackpink & Selena Gomez)

2020 33 Sour Candy (Lady Gaga & Blackpink)

2020 64 Love To Hate Me

2020 72 Crazy Over You

2022 03 Shut Down

2022 12 Ready For Love

2022 31 Typa Girl

2022 50 Hard To Love

2022 65 Tally

2022 85 Yeah Yeah Yeah

 

Blackpink are the only artist to have multiple entries in this years top 10 and they begin with the 2nd single from their album, 'Shut Down'. This is an incredibly self-referential song with the lyrics openly discussing the criticism they receive for the long wait between their releases (I don't speak Korean but I'm reliably informed the opening line translates roughly too 'It’s not a comeback, because I never left'), adding their previous catchphrases in the verses ("Blackpink in your area") and the video that shows they re-visiting and 'shutting down' the sets from their most iconic music videos (I screamed when I first saw Jisoo with an umbrella again). This is one of their 'hip-hop' influences tracks and I would go far as saying it's the most 'hip-hop' single they've released. I was surprised when I first listened to it because they usually relegate this type of song as album tracks. But it makes sense as a single as it's perfect for live shows and the energy during the concerts when they performed this was palpable. The Violin strings to open (it's obviously a sample but my classical music knowledge is none so I don't have any idea where from) is epic and lets you know right off the bat that you're in for a treat.

 

This means it all come down to the inevitable. The two starring acts of my 2022 are battling out for the #1 spot. Charli XCX is hoping to gain her first while Blackpink are trying to gain their 3rd EOY chart topper in the 10 years of my chart.

2. Charli XCX - Lightning

 

 

Album Track from 'Crash'

Release Date: 18th March 2022

Chart Run: 3-1-2-4-9-12-16-(x2)-7-13-7-12-13-9-9-9-8-11-19 (17 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End-Of Year Points Chart: 4 (4/100)

Crownnote Points Chart: 5 (5/100)

Last.fm Chart: 3 (3/100)

 

 

Heartbreak already hit me once, they say that it won't happen twice

 

 

 

 

Charli XCX's Chart History:

2013 01 I Love It (Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX)

2014 01 Fancy (Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX)

2014 01 Boom Clap

2014 06 Break The Rules

2015 10 Doing It (feat. Rita Ora)

2016 09 After The Afterparty (feat. Lil Yachty)

2017 13 Boys

2018 08 Girls (Rita Ora feat. Cardi B, Bebe Rexha & Charli XCX)

2021 03 Good Ones

2021 01 New Shapes (feat. Christine & The Queens & Caroline Polachek)

2022 01 Beg For You (feat. Rina Sawayama)

2022 03 Baby

2022 17 Every Rule

2022 01 Lightning

2022 05 Yuck

2022 06 Used To Know Me

2022 07 Constant Repeat

2022 16 Twice

2022 20 Move Me

2022 02 Hot In It (Tiësto & Charli XCX)

2022 08 Hot Girl (Bodies Bodies Bodies)

 

Charli XCX's EOY History:

2013 28 I Love It (Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX)

2014 02 Fancy (Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX)

2014 11 Boom Clap

2015 80 Doing It (feat. Rita Ora)

2021 03 New Shapes (feat. Christine & The Queens & Caroline Polachek)

2021 27 Good Ones

2022 02 Lightning

2022 13 Beg For You (feat. Rina Sawayama)

2022 43 Hot In It (Tiësto & Charli XCX)

2022 64 Hot Girl (Bodies Bodies Bodies)

2022 70 Constant Repeat

2022 78 Yuck

2022 81 Baby

2022 92 Used To Know Me

 

For the second year in a row it's close, but no cigar for Charli XCX as she just missed out on an EOY #1 but is able to match her previous peak gained by 'Fancy' in 2014. Not bad for an album track! This song is perfection. Lightning is a song that is 100x better when you listen with earphones because what elevates the track from great to legendary is all of the production choices made and little sounds splattered throughout that you don't notice unless it's going directly in your ear. Huge shout out to Ariel Rechtshaid for producing it. He's someone whose worked with Charli from the start, producing nearly every track on her debut album (True Romance) and Charli decided she wanted to go revisit that sound for one track and thank god she did. There's something about Charli and synths that lead to something brilliant because between this and 'New Shapes' and the countless over synth-y tracks that she's released, I think she now, for me, owns the sound. I can't decide between this and NS for which is my favourite of her songs, but what I do know is that they're definitely the pinnacle of the 80s synth trend that has dominated the charts of recent times. You can inject that bridge straight into my veins and the chorus is by far the best of the year.