It's that time of year...! Before I reveal my top 100 favourite songs of the year and top 40 albums, here are the songs that either made my top 100 most played of the year according to Spotify but for the reasons stated are not in my overall top 100, or were from December and didn't quite make it into the top 100 in time but could be in there next year! If I heard a song for the first time this year then it simply just 'missed the cut', otherwise I have stated a reason for it not being included. I do, however, love all of these.

 

ABBA - Don't Shut Me Down (was in my 2021 EOY chart)

Amy Studt - Ladder In My Tights (was in my 2021 EOY chart)

Angèle - Bruxelles je t'aime (missed the cut)

Bananarama - Help! (1980s song that I played a lot this year)

Brandon Hombre, Trip-Tamine & ALY - Warriors (missed the cut)

Chanel - SloMo (missed the cut)

Danne Stråhed - Hallabaloo (missed the cut)

Delta Goodrem - Believe Again (was in my 2007 EOY chart)

Delta Goodrem - Extraordinary Day (was in my 2004 EOY chart)

Dilemma - In Spirit - 1991 Techno Mix (missed the cut)

DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ - Try Not To Be Afraid (was in my 2021 EOY chart)

Dream Street - It Happens Every Time (missed the cut)

E-17 - Each Time (was in my 1998 EOY chart)

Gabby Martin - The Prettiest Girl (missed the cut)

Gordon Giltrap - The Carnival (was in my 2021 EOY chart)

Howard Goodall - 2Point4 Children Theme (theme tune to a 1990s sitcom)

Jadudah - Love You (When You're A Mess) (was in my 2021 EOY chart)

Jewel - The Story (missed the cut)

Konstrakta - In corpore sano (missed the cut)

La Femme - Sacatela (missed the cut)

LB9 - Breathe (this is my own song - excluded)

LUM!X feat PIA MARIA - Halo (missed the cut)

Made In London - Dirty Water (was in my 2000 EOY chart)

MARO - Saudade, Saudade (missed the cut)

Missy Higgins - The Sound of White (a 2005 song I played a lot this year)

Night Tapes - Humans (missed the cut)

Now United - Heartbreak On The Dancefloor (missed the cut)

Paul McCartney - This One (1980s song that I played a lot this year)

RAYE feat 070 Shake - Escapism. (missed the cut)

Sally Shapiro feat Highway Superstar - Down This Road (missed the cut)

Sofia Källgren - Handen på hjärtat (was in my 2021 EOY chart)

Sam Ryder - Put A Light On Me (from December and just missed the cut)

Smith & Thell - Planet Mars (missed the cut)

Steps - One For Sorrow - Steps 25 Revisited Mix (missed the cut)

Steps - Platinum Megamix (missed the cut)

Sugababes - No Regrets (from December and just missed the cut)

The Rasmus - Jezebel (missed the cut)

Ultracynic - Nothing Is Forever (missed the cut)

Uno & Irma - God Morgon (a 2007 song I played a lot this year)

Valeska Muller - C'mon Over (missed the cut)

Vicious Pink - Cccan't You See - French Extended Mix (missed the cut)

Edited January 1, 20232 yr by gooddelta

Hey Rich

 

Chanel, Jadudah and RAYE are great picks and 'Ccan't You See' and 'Try Not To Be Afraid' are great songs too. Not heard that Sam Ryder song yet. Rasmus one was good but not in my EOY anywhere.

 

Look forward to seeing what's in your top 100. Predicting one of your BJSC entries, Sam and Cornelia for top 3 though.

Top 40 albums of 2022

 

 

1. Steps - Platinum Collection

2. Taylor Swift – Midnights

3. Sam Ryder – There’s Nothing But Space, Man!

4. Rina Sawayama – Hold The Girl

5. Nerina Pallot - I Don't Know What I'm Doing

6. George Ezra - Gold Rush Kid

7. Hudson Mohawke - Cry Sugar

8. Röyksopp – Profound Mysteries Trilogy

9. Sugababes – The Lost Tapes

10. Dolcenera – Anima Mundi

11. The Fizz – Everything Under The Sun

12. Sally Shapiro - Sad Cities

13. DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ - Bewitched!

14. Sarah Connor – Not So Silent Night

15. Real Lies - Lad Ash

16. Sigrid - How To Let Go

17. Robbie Williams – XXV

18. Carly Rae Jepsen – The Loneliest Time

19. Rae Morris - Rachel@Fairyland

20. Florence + The Machine - Dance Fever

21. Beyoncé – RENAISSANCE

22. Steps – What The Future Holds Live

23. Nicola Roberts – Behind Cinderella's Eyes

24. The Kelly Family – Christmas Party

25. Mark Owen – Land Of Dreams

26. Ella Henderson - Everything I Didn't Say

27. Madonna - Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones

28. Vanessa Amorosi - City Of Angels

29. Emeli Sandé - Let's Say For Instance

30. Carrie Underwood - Denim & Rhinestones

31. Pale Waves - Unwanted

32. KT Tunstall – NUT

33. The 1975 – Being Funny In A Foreign Language

34. Foxes - The Kick

35. Rex Orange County - WHO CARES?

36. Naked Flames - Miracle In Transit

37. Editors – EBM

38. Dubstar – Two

39. Regina Spektor - Home, before and after

40. beabadoobee – Beatopia

 

Commentary

 

2022 was quite a solid year for albums, certainly the top 10 or so I know I will come back to time and time again in the future. Steps threw absolutely everything at the Platinum Collection, while the CD release was fairly standard, if their most comprehensive yet, its No.1 position reflects the bonus versions that featured all manner of uncovered demos, new remixes, alternate takes and just about everything else. I have had their music on all year.

 

Taylor Swift is no stranger to finishing in my end of year top ten and No.2 is her highest position yet, Midnights is such a fantastic album throughout - she really is the best mainstream popstar out there still. And despite being only a few weeks old, Sam Ryder's debut gets into the top three as I was already familiar with half of the album through prior releases. It's a fantastic first record for him and I can't wait to see what he does next.

 

Unusually, all of my top three reached No.1 in the UK! The same fate sadly didn't befall Rina Sawayama, who missed with her brilliant second record Hold The Girl. Nerina Pallot got nowhere close with what I feel is her best album in years, I Don't Know What I'm Doing. Another UK No.1, George Ezra's Gold Rush Kid wasn't quite up there with Staying At Tamara's but was still a very solid return. A couple of dance albums also make it - Hudson Mohawke's eclectic Cry Sugar, and Röyksopp's three opuses which I've bundled together as one - they are all brilliant but the third part was my favourite, and two more December releases round off the top 10, helped by the fact that I'd heard all of the Sugababes' demo versions beforehand, while Dolcenera's was something of a roundup of her last five years, with a few new songs.

 

The top 100 songs of the year will follow on New Year's Eve!

Edited December 29, 20222 yr by gooddelta

Hey Rich

 

Chanel, Jadudah and RAYE are great picks and 'Ccan't You See' and 'Try Not To Be Afraid' are great songs too. Not heard that Sam Ryder song yet. Rasmus one was good but not in my EOY anywhere.

 

Look forward to seeing what's in your top 100. Predicting one of your BJSC entries, Sam and Cornelia for top 3 though.

 

Cheers Rob, Jadudah was in my top 25 last year and I never chart songs in consecutive EOYs, but it's such a fab rock track. RAYE nearly made it, but just missed the cut.

 

Good predictions indeed there, no doubt those two will feature highly.

Hey there!

Can't wait for your Year-End List!

I'm very much glad to see Steps & Taylor in your top 2 albums. Two of the best of the year for sure!

Hold the girl is a fantastic album. That album has five tracks in the top 50 of my EOY so I don't really think I need to explain how much I like that album lol.

 

I must say though I'm incredibly dissapointed not to see Tove Lo Make an appearance.

I didn't notice Dolcenera in here :o I wonder how you would rate Lo-Fi :thinking: a banger x

Hey there!

Can't wait for your Year-End List!

 

Thanks, it's very nearly here!

 

I'm very much glad to see Steps & Taylor in your top 2 albums. Two of the best of the year for sure!

Hold the girl is a fantastic album. That album has five tracks in the top 50 of my EOY so I don't really think I need to explain how much I like that album lol.

 

I must say though I'm incredibly dissapointed not to see Tove Lo Make an appearance.

 

Thanks James, they definitely were great, one of the best Hits collections ever, and one of Taylor's finest studio abums.

 

Yes i love the Rina album, even better than her brilliant first.

 

Sadly Tove missed the cut although I did like the album.

 

I didn't notice Dolcenera in here :o I wonder how you would rate Lo-Fi :thinking: a banger x

 

I like Lo-Fi! All of the new tracks are decent. I sent Un Altro Giorno Sulla Terra to BJSC in 2018 and it was a DNQ :( Weird that four and a half years later it's the opening track on her new album.

Top 100 songs of 2022

 

 

1. Cornelia Jakobs - Hold Me Closer

2. Sam Ryder - SPACE MAN

3. Holy Molly - Shot a friend

4. Naked Flames - 247 365

5. Jessica Winter - Choreograph

6. Prince Ital Joe feat Marky Mark - United

7. Kim Kaey - Touch Me There

8. Symphonia - Kaapse Draai

9. Hudson Mohawke - Bicstan

10. Cassie Raptor & Rebeka Warrior - O.B.I.C

11. Griff & Sigrid - Head on Fire

12. Krisu - The Ocean Sings to Me in Turquoise Waves

13. Eliza Rose & Interplanetary Criminal - B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All)

14. Camp Claude - Swimming Lessons

15. Paul Seul - BDF - Summer 21 Happy mix

16. southstar - Miss You

17. Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz - We Don't Talk About Bruno

18. P!nk - Never Gonna Not Dance Again

19. AR/CO - Call Me By My Name

20. LF SYSTEM - Afraid To Feel

21. Editors - Vibe

22. Olivia Broadfield - Don't Cry

23. Sister Sway - Until You Saved My Life

24. George Ezra - Anyone For You (Tiger Lily)

25. Giant Swan - 55 Year Old Daughter

26. Fey - Azúcar Amargo

27. Sarah Connor - Not So Silent Night

28. Domiziana - Ohne Benzin

29. LP Giobbi & Bklava - Sinner

30. Klara Hammarström - Run To The Hills

31. Cazzi Opeia - I Can't Get Enough

32. Sigrid & Bring Me The Horizon - Bad Life

33. Kornél Kovács & Aluna - Follow You

34. Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

35. Cat Burns - go

36. Missy Higgins - Total Control

37. Paola & Chiara - Vamos a bailar (Esta vida nueva)

38. Shaun Baker - Frontline

39. Thembi Mtshali - 'Sgudi 'Snaysi

40. Antique - Opa Opa

41. Sam Ryder - All The Way Over

42. Synne Vo - Lykke te

43. The Kelly Family - I Wanna Be Loved

44. George Ezra - Green Green Grass

45. Sister2Sister - Nothing's Gonna Bring Us Down Now

46. Subwoolfer - Give That Wolf A Banana

47. Rex Orange County - KEEP IT UP

48. Kohta Imafuku - Orihime

49. Genes - Crumble

50. Eline Noelia - Don't Pray For Me

51. Robbie Williams - The World and Her Mother

52. Emmeline - Stay With Me

53. Nora Van Elken - Dire, Dire Docks

54. Dzivia - Voryva

55. Ava Max - Maybe You’re The Problem

56. Sister2Sister - Home for Christmas

57. The Fizz - This One

58. Benjamin Ingrosso - Queens

59. Jenny Berggren - Open and Alive

60. HeartCry Worship - Shine Jesus Shine

61. Jessica Darrow - Surface Pressure

62. Alba August - Isabelle

63. Niello & Lisa Ajax - Tror du att jag bryr mig

64. Chelsea Manor - Round The Twist

65. Miranda Sex Garden - Sunshine

66. Scooter & Barbatuques - The Spell Remains

67. PPJ - Neném

68. dodie - Rainbow

69. Skott - Sunshine

70. Papa Dance - Nasz disneyland (Remix)

71. Miriam-Teak Lee, Cassidy Janson, Arun Blair-Mangat, Melanie La Barrie and Original London Cast of & Juliet - Show Me Love

72. Rina Sawayama - Catch Me In The Air

73. Delta Goodrem - The Power

74. Aamourocean - Parmi Les Mortels

75. Amber Mark - Darkside

76. Måneskin - SUPERMODEL

77. Calvin Harris with Dua Lipa & Young Thug - Potion

78. Linda Bengtzing - Fyrfaldigt hurra

79. dodie - Lonely Bones

80. Steps - After The Love Has Gone (Steps 25 Revisited Version)

81. Naked Flames - Carrot Car

82. Nicola Roberts - Head

83. Miss Li - Hälsa Gud

84. PHELLY - Elefanter (Éléphants)

85. Rihanna - Lift Me Up

86. CuteBad - Explosive

87. Hyphen - 3 Pound Pints

88. Nerina Pallot - There's A River

89. Holy Molly & LIZOT - Sunday Night

90. Laurika Rauch - Stuur Groete Aan Mannetjies Roux

91. Lost Frequencies & Calum Scott - Where Are You Now

92. Gareth Emery & Annabel - Love You For All Time

93. Mandy Winter - Julian

94. The Jordan - The Room

95. Cornelia Jakobs - Rise

96. yunè pinku - DC Rot

97. Alysha Brilla - Solitude

98. Bodysync, Ryan Hemsworth & Giraffage - Fantasy

99. REDDI - The Show

100. Joy Club - Where's This Love

 

Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7ae7OEbiJ...61de712d53c46d4

 

Commentary:

 

Would it really be an end of year chart of mine without a melodic Swedish song near the top? As with ABBA's Don't Shut Me Down last year, Cornelia Jakobs gets the gold for Sweden in 2022 with her Melodifestivalen winner and Eurovision top five Hold Me Closer. The first time I heard this in its Melodifestivalen semi-final, it was clear this was something special, and it has never stopped being magical with each performance and play. I was lucky enough to see the track performed twice live this year at various gigs and each time was euphoric. Taking the best of Swedish pop, pulsing electro, high emotion, and a raspy voice, it's a wonderful track and my favourite song to come out in many years.

 

YET, Sam Ryder's SPACE MAN ran Cornelia very close and is also one of my favourite songs of the last few years. It's not actually unusual for a Eurovision track to top my chart, but the top two being locked out by entries has never happened in my chart before, which shows the power of this duo. It's a fitting place for national treasure Sam, who famously finished 2nd in Eurovision and peaked at No.2 in the UK charts. The track is a soaring pop song that takes the best of British music and bundles it into a contemporary song that was delivered with the standout performance of the night in May - to say this was coming from the United Kingdom was very unusual indeed. It was wonderful to see the points deservedly rolling in, and I doubt we'll capture lightning in a bottle like this again for a long time - it's just a shame he couldn't quite go all the way due to the Ukraine juggernaut. But we're very proud of him!

 

And onto the FIVE of my BJSC entries that made my top ten this year. The highest was Romanian singer Holy Molly's Shot a friend, which finishes third here, a place below where it finished for FSR Rontvia in BJSC. The most generic entry I've sent in many years, sure, but it does generic so, so well. In and out in just over two minutes, the song packs a killer chorus and production and for me is one of the catchiest tracks of the year. I followed that entry with 247 365 by British producer Naked Flames, which actually topped my monthly chart right at the start of the year. I'm glad I saved it for an AQ though, as I doubt it would have qualified without one and people needed to hear this song, which is essentially the Super Monkey Ball soundtrack if recorded with a potato. I LOVE it. Amazingly, we managed two silver medals in BJSC in 2022, and our second, the artpop of Jessica Winter's Choreograph, which builds and builds to a very satisfying climax, finishes at No.5!

 

At No.6 is an old 1990s hit on the continent, United by Prince Ital Joe and Marky Mark (actor Mark Wahlberg in a previous life as a rapper). I did actually know this song beforehand but got into it more after my trip to Berlin back in May, and it was one of my songs of summer 2022, funnily enough, so that deserves to be represented. Dutch DJ Kim Kaey's dance anthem Touch Me There, another banging two minute wonder, is No.7, and at No.8 is...something very different. South African singer Nádine has had a few hits in my chart over the years, her signature song being the early 00s ballad Kaapse Draai. Earlier this year I stumbled across an orchestral instrumental version of the track and absolutely fell in love with it, the grand swooping strings and gorgeous build get me every time, so here it is in the top ten.

 

My other two top ten BJSC entries this year were completely off the wall tracks that both sneak into my end of year top ten. Bicstan by Scottish producer Hudson Mohawke (who later went viral with another track of his) at No.9 is weird, wonderful and mesmerising while French collab O.B.I.C by Cassie Raptor & Rebeka Warrior absolutely BANGS to the highest degree possible and, like in BJSC, it finishes 10th here.

 

As is customary, it is very unusual for any UK top 40 hits to do that well for me, often I like but don't love a lot of the current chart hits, so a big shout out to the No.1s from Eliza Rose (No.13), the Encanto cast (No.17), LF System (No.20) and Taylor Swift (No.34) for actually being wonderful <3 Other big chart hits that I was obsessed with this year came from George Ezra, Cat Burns, Jessica Darrow, Rihanna and Lost Frequencies/Calum Scott. So well done to them.

 

Music aside, 2022 was of course a depressing challenge for many, so lets really hope 2023 is better!

Edited December 31, 20222 yr by gooddelta

Happy new year Rich 🎉

 

Nice to see my 2 fave BJSC of yours this year (Cassie Raptor and Hudson Mohawke) make your top 10! Also great to see Eliza Rose so high and the underrated Potion make an appearance. I can't help but think if it fared better on the charts, people on here would have liked it more :kink:

 

Yay for some South African representation as well (Laurika Rauch). Didn't peg you as Afrikaans music fan. I'd recommend Bernice West if you haven't been following her yet

Happy new year Rich 🎉

 

Nice to see my 2 fave BJSC of yours this year (Cassie Raptor and Hudson Mohawke) make your top 10! Also great to see Eliza Rose so high and the underrated Potion make an appearance. I can't help but think if it fared better on the charts, people on here would have liked it more :kink:

 

Yay for some South African representation as well (Laurika Rauch). Didn't peg you as Afrikaans music fan. I'd recommend Bernice West if you haven't been following her yet

 

Happy New Year Kath and thank you for the reply!

 

Ahh I'm so glad you liked those, the challenge is on for me to find something similar during 2023, starting to really love music like that recently.

 

Eliza definitely had the best UK No.1 of the year for me, what an instant classic <3 Ha, yes I think Potion would certainly be in a few more charts if it had been a top five hit! It's a smooth, funky summer groove, I really don't get the hate and never did.

 

Ahh yeah, is that a well known song in South Africa? I know it's very old, I think it popped up on my Discover Weekly so there must be similar stuff I've been listening to for it to be recommended. Seems I favourited a song called Jona by Bernice West last year, I'll check out more of her stuff though - thanks!

here's what I know and like out of your top 100:

 

1. Cornelia Jakobs - Hold Me Closer – a strong top 2 of Eurovision entries here as these were also my two favourites in that order albeit not in my EOY chart

2. Sam Ryder - SPACE MAN

3. Holy Molly - Shot a friend

4. Naked Flames - 247 365

7. Kim Kaey - Touch Me There – this'd get a fair amount of points off me in BJSC

10. Cassie Raptor & Rebeka Warrior - O.B.I.C

13. Eliza Rose & Interplanetary Criminal - B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All)

16. southstar - Miss You

17. Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz - We Don't Talk About Bruno

19. AR/CO - Call Me By My Name

20. LF SYSTEM - Afraid To Feel – this was my favourite UK top 40 hit of the year by a fair distance, with BOTA being my 2nd fave

29. LP Giobbi & Bklava - Sinner

34. Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

35. Cat Burns - go

37. Paola & Chiara - Vamos a bailar (Esta vida nueva)

46. Subwoolfer - Give That Wolf A Banana

48. Kohta Imafuku - Orihime

53. Nora Van Elken - Dire, Dire Docks

74. Aamourocean - Parmi Les Mortels

77. Calvin Harris with Dua Lipa & Young Thug - Potion

85. Rihanna - Lift Me Up

91. Lost Frequencies & Calum Scott - Where Are You Now

92. Gareth Emery & Annabel - Love You For All Time – yay for Gareth sneaking in here, a lovely song this is too although wasn't quite my favourite of his for the year

100. Joy Club - Where's This Love

Hey Rich

 

1. Cornelia Jakobs - Hold Me Closer a pretty obvious winner I'd say. It was only going to be her or Sam really and Sam is destined for the 2's isn't he :lol:

2. Sam Ryder - SPACE MAN

3. Holy Molly - Shot a friend yeah I get this is pretty generic but it's such a bop and I'm a fan of a lot of other Holy Molly tracks that I've heard too!

4. Naked Flames - 247 365

5. Jessica Winter - Choreograph

9. Hudson Mohawke - Bicstan

10. Cassie Raptor & Rebeka Warrior - O.B.I.C

11. Griff & Sigrid - Head on Fire

12. Krisu - The Ocean Sings to Me in Turquoise Waves

13. Eliza Rose & Interplanetary Criminal - B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All)

16. southstar - Miss You the one that should have smashed and not Robber Schulz :nono:

17. Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz - We Don't Talk About Bruno

18. P!nk - Never Gonna Not Dance Again nice to see this so high, she's only just been posted in mine at 53 and so you win here :lol: with more time she'd probably be outside the top 20 in mine too I'd say.

19. AR/CO - Call Me By My Name

20. LF SYSTEM - Afraid To Feel

21. Editors - Vibe sadly wasn't mad on this. Much prefer their oldies like 'Smokers...' etc but one of their other song I charted and quite enjoyed!

24. George Ezra - Anyone For You (Tiger Lily) should have been top 10 along with several other fab songs that missed top 10 this year. Seems people wanted childrens nursery rhymes instead

25. Giant Swan - 55 Year Old Daughter *.* what a iconic track

31. Cazzi Opeia - I Can't Get Enough I think I've heard this once but will need another listen. Then again I probably won't bother now oops.

32. Sigrid & Bring Me The Horizon - Bad Life

34. Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

35. Cat Burns - go I did like this but it outstayed it's welcome a bit in the end

37. Paola & Chiara - Vamos a bailar (Esta vida nueva) spanish bop

41. Sam Ryder - All The Way Over he should stick to his own (good) tracks instead of the Medleys on NYE and this was beautiful

44. George Ezra - Green Green Grass Gorgeous George sits the kids down to read them a childrens story about Green Grass :kink:

46. Subwoolfer - Give That Wolf A Banana

48. Kohta Imafuku - Orihime what a sublime trance song :wub:

49. Genes - Crumble didn't think much of this actually in the end

50. Eline Noelia - Don't Pray For Me

55. Ava Max - Maybe You’re The Problem

61. Jessica Darrow - Surface Pressure

62. Alba August - Isabelle

67. PPJ - Neném

69. Skott - Sunshine this didn't really impress me in the end either but it also wasn't bad either.

70. Papa Dance - Nasz disneyland (Remix)

72. Rina Sawayama - Catch Me In The Air couldn't quite get into this one much preferred TH

74. Aamourocean - Parmi Les Mortels

76. Måneskin - SUPERMODEL

77. Calvin Harris with Dua Lipa & Young Thug - Potion

88. Nerina Pallot - There's A River I started playing 'Everyboy's Gone To War' last year and was reminded of how decent that was. A tad surprising it wasn't top 10 tbh.

89. Holy Molly & LIZOT - Sunday Night this is one of the good ones I was talking about.

91. Lost Frequencies & Calum Scott - Where Are You Now I guess he isn't with him then :kink:

94. The Jordan - The Room

 

Fab chart Rich :D

here's what I know and like out of your top 100:

 

1. Cornelia Jakobs - Hold Me Closer – a strong top 2 of Eurovision entries here as these were also my two favourites in that order albeit not in my EOY chart

2. Sam Ryder - SPACE MAN

3. Holy Molly - Shot a friend

4. Naked Flames - 247 365

7. Kim Kaey - Touch Me There – this'd get a fair amount of points off me in BJSC

10. Cassie Raptor & Rebeka Warrior - O.B.I.C

13. Eliza Rose & Interplanetary Criminal - B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All)

16. southstar - Miss You

17. Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz - We Don't Talk About Bruno

19. AR/CO - Call Me By My Name

20. LF SYSTEM - Afraid To Feel – this was my favourite UK top 40 hit of the year by a fair distance, with BOTA being my 2nd fave

29. LP Giobbi & Bklava - Sinner

34. Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

35. Cat Burns - go

37. Paola & Chiara - Vamos a bailar (Esta vida nueva)

46. Subwoolfer - Give That Wolf A Banana

48. Kohta Imafuku - Orihime

53. Nora Van Elken - Dire, Dire Docks

74. Aamourocean - Parmi Les Mortels

77. Calvin Harris with Dua Lipa & Young Thug - Potion

85. Rihanna - Lift Me Up

91. Lost Frequencies & Calum Scott - Where Are You Now

92. Gareth Emery & Annabel - Love You For All Time – yay for Gareth sneaking in here, a lovely song this is too although wasn't quite my favourite of his for the year

100. Joy Club - Where's This Love

 

Thanks Dan, I did almost go for Touch Me There for BJSC but it was around the same time as Shot a friend, and I basically had to pick between the two circa 2 minute uptempo female pop/dance songs. Molly narrowly won that internal battle but I adore both - it's very much still in my back pocket for another contest, it's a great little song.

 

Afraid To Feel and B.O.T.A. were such refereshing UK No.1s, would really like to see more of that sort of sound at the top in 2023.

 

Ah yes, I really like Love You For All Time, lovely melodic little track. I'm not sure I heard much of his other stuff last year, will check out the stuff in your chart.

Thanks Dan, I did almost go for Touch Me There for BJSC but it was around the same time as Shot a friend, and I basically had to pick between the two circa 2 minute uptempo female pop/dance songs. Molly narrowly won that internal battle but I adore both - it's very much still in my back pocket for another contest, it's a great little song.

 

Afraid To Feel and B.O.T.A. were such refereshing UK No.1s, would really like to see more of that sort of sound at the top in 2023.

 

Ah yes, I really like Love You For All Time, lovely melodic little track. I'm not sure I heard much of his other stuff last year, will check out the stuff in your chart.

Probably the better decision to choose Shot a Friend out of those two then, I wouldn't imagine Touch Me There have done quite so well. I like both about the same.

 

Yes I really home we get some more club-oriented dance hits in 2023 - those two being big #1s shows that the market is there for it..

 

As I've not finished doing my EOY I'll just drop a mention here to the other four Gareth Emery songs that've made my year-end top 100:

Because the Night

Breathe

Forever & Always

This Is Not The End

Probably the better decision to choose Shot a Friend out of those two then, I wouldn't imagine Touch Me There have done quite so well. I like both about the same.

 

Yes I really home we get some more club-oriented dance hits in 2023 - those two being big #1s shows that the market is there for it..

 

As I've not finished doing my EOY I'll just drop a mention here to the other four Gareth Emery songs that've made my year-end top 100:

Because the Night

Breathe

Forever & Always

This Is Not The End

 

Yes agreed, and I didn't think I'd get away with sending two relatively similar songs back to back, so went for something completely different for my AQ instead (which, as it happens also finished higher here than Touch Me There).

 

Absolutely, there was a time in late summer where it felt like dance was the dominant chart genre again and it was brilliant <3 But they do need to be high quality and stand out in some way from the pack, as those two did. Then again, I'm Blue got to No.1 too and it was hardly the most innovative track ever, so maybe dance is just back in vogue!

 

Brilliant, thank you, will add these all to my playlist of songs to check out.

Hey Rich

 

1. Cornelia Jakobs - Hold Me Closer a pretty obvious winner I'd say. It was only going to be her or Sam really and Sam is destined for the 2's isn't he :lol:

2. Sam Ryder - SPACE MAN

3. Holy Molly - Shot a friend yeah I get this is pretty generic but it's such a bop and I'm a fan of a lot of other Holy Molly tracks that I've heard too!

4. Naked Flames - 247 365

5. Jessica Winter - Choreograph

9. Hudson Mohawke - Bicstan

10. Cassie Raptor & Rebeka Warrior - O.B.I.C

11. Griff & Sigrid - Head on Fire

12. Krisu - The Ocean Sings to Me in Turquoise Waves

13. Eliza Rose & Interplanetary Criminal - B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All)

16. southstar - Miss You the one that should have smashed and not Robber Schulz :nono:

17. Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz - We Don't Talk About Bruno

18. P!nk - Never Gonna Not Dance Again nice to see this so high, she's only just been posted in mine at 53 and so you win here :lol: with more time she'd probably be outside the top 20 in mine too I'd say.

19. AR/CO - Call Me By My Name

20. LF SYSTEM - Afraid To Feel

21. Editors - Vibe sadly wasn't mad on this. Much prefer their oldies like 'Smokers...' etc but one of their other song I charted and quite enjoyed!

24. George Ezra - Anyone For You (Tiger Lily) should have been top 10 along with several other fab songs that missed top 10 this year. Seems people wanted childrens nursery rhymes instead

25. Giant Swan - 55 Year Old Daughter *.* what a iconic track

31. Cazzi Opeia - I Can't Get Enough I think I've heard this once but will need another listen. Then again I probably won't bother now oops.

32. Sigrid & Bring Me The Horizon - Bad Life

34. Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

35. Cat Burns - go I did like this but it outstayed it's welcome a bit in the end

37. Paola & Chiara - Vamos a bailar (Esta vida nueva) spanish bop

41. Sam Ryder - All The Way Over he should stick to his own (good) tracks instead of the Medleys on NYE and this was beautiful

44. George Ezra - Green Green Grass Gorgeous George sits the kids down to read them a childrens story about Green Grass :kink:

46. Subwoolfer - Give That Wolf A Banana

48. Kohta Imafuku - Orihime what a sublime trance song :wub:

49. Genes - Crumble didn't think much of this actually in the end

50. Eline Noelia - Don't Pray For Me

55. Ava Max - Maybe You’re The Problem

61. Jessica Darrow - Surface Pressure

62. Alba August - Isabelle

67. PPJ - Neném

69. Skott - Sunshine this didn't really impress me in the end either but it also wasn't bad either.

70. Papa Dance - Nasz disneyland (Remix)

72. Rina Sawayama - Catch Me In The Air couldn't quite get into this one much preferred TH

74. Aamourocean - Parmi Les Mortels

76. Måneskin - SUPERMODEL

77. Calvin Harris with Dua Lipa & Young Thug - Potion

88. Nerina Pallot - There's A River I started playing 'Everyboy's Gone To War' last year and was reminded of how decent that was. A tad surprising it wasn't top 10 tbh.

89. Holy Molly & LIZOT - Sunday Night this is one of the good ones I was talking about.

91. Lost Frequencies & Calum Scott - Where Are You Now I guess he isn't with him then :kink:

94. The Jordan - The Room

 

Fab chart Rich :D

 

Cheers Rob!

 

Yep, it seems Sam is always destined for 2, apart from 3 in my album chart of the year ;p

 

I think Molly is a great little generic pop star, her songs are good fun and that's all you need sometimes.

 

Oh yeah a late entry for P!nk there but i've played it a lot these past two months really, and heard it on the radio even more :lol:

 

Yasss at Giant Swan, so pleased with how that went down on Unknown Pleasures!

 

Oh yeah that's fair with Cat, I think for me the different remixes helped to prop it up, the piano version I love, and the drum and bass mix.

 

Ha at George, I had a feeling people would be surprised to see Green Green Grass in here. He loves a catchy ditty. I agree that the other song should have been much bigger though, but why did he release a summer sounding song in January oops.

 

Oops at Genes and Skott, I guess I overhyped them a bit, mind you the latter did pretty well in that pop contest.

 

Oh agreed about Nerina, I still follow her career, although she hasn't done a song as good as that. When I first heard it in Asda all those years ago, I thought it was Sheryl Crow.

 

Lol at Calum, he's lost him again.

Hello!

 

2. Sam Ryder - SPACE MAN Good #2 although I know I didn't fully get this for Eurovision last year. I appreciate it a whole lot more now than I did though!

5. Jessica Winter - Choreograph

11. Griff & Sigrid - Head on Fire :wub: This is a great song. One of the surprises and highlights for me all last year.

13. Eliza Rose & Interplanetary Criminal - B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All)

16. southstar - Miss You

17. Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz - We Don't Talk About Bruno

18. P!nk - Never Gonna Not Dance Again

32. Sigrid & Bring Me The Horizon - Bad Life

34. Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero :wub: One of my favourite Taylor Swift songs of all time already. What a bop honestly.

35. Cat Burns - go

55. Ava Max - Maybe You’re The Problem The fact that this underperformed so much just baffles me. It's probably right up there at the top end of her best songs yet that didn't translate. I can't fault the song and there's nothing there really that should have put people off so what happened? This whole era has been a disaster for her.

61. Jessica Darrow - Surface Pressure

72. Rina Sawayama - Catch Me In The Air

80. Steps - After The Love Has Gone (Steps 25 Revisited Version)

85. Rihanna - Lift Me Up

 

Nice picks! ^_^

Happy New Year Kath and thank you for the reply!

 

Ahh I'm so glad you liked those, the challenge is on for me to find something similar during 2023, starting to really love music like that recently.

 

Eliza definitely had the best UK No.1 of the year for me, what an instant classic <3 Ha, yes I think Potion would certainly be in a few more charts if it had been a top five hit! It's a smooth, funky summer groove, I really don't get the hate and never did.

 

Ahh yeah, is that a well known song in South Africa? I know it's very old, I think it popped up on my Discover Weekly so there must be similar stuff I've been listening to for it to be recommended. Seems I favourited a song called Jona by Bernice West last year, I'll check out more of her stuff though - thanks!

The song does sound familiar but I don't think it's particularly well known, perhaps it is with older generations. I think my late gran played a lot of Laurika's music around the house whenever I was there.

 

I was surprised to see Jona being entered to the Popjustice contest. Afrikaans music always gets a bad rep here in SA, but Bernice is having a big crossover hit with a song called 'Lyfie' at the moment. The song is super cheesy but a massive earworm :lol:

 

Hello!

 

2. Sam Ryder - SPACE MAN Good #2 although I know I didn't fully get this for Eurovision last year. I appreciate it a whole lot more now than I did though!

5. Jessica Winter - Choreograph

11. Griff & Sigrid - Head on Fire :wub: This is a great song. One of the surprises and highlights for me all last year.

13. Eliza Rose & Interplanetary Criminal - B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All)

16. southstar - Miss You

17. Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz - We Don't Talk About Bruno

18. P!nk - Never Gonna Not Dance Again

32. Sigrid & Bring Me The Horizon - Bad Life

34. Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero :wub: One of my favourite Taylor Swift songs of all time already. What a bop honestly.

35. Cat Burns - go

55. Ava Max - Maybe You’re The Problem The fact that this underperformed so much just baffles me. It's probably right up there at the top end of her best songs yet that didn't translate. I can't fault the song and there's nothing there really that should have put people off so what happened? This whole era has been a disaster for her.

61. Jessica Darrow - Surface Pressure

72. Rina Sawayama - Catch Me In The Air

80. Steps - After The Love Has Gone (Steps 25 Revisited Version)

85. Rihanna - Lift Me Up

 

Nice picks! ^_^

 

Thanks James for commenting! Glad you're liking SPACE MAN more these days, I liked it the first time I heard it but the performance for sure brought it to life.

 

Yes Sigrid is so good, I wish Head On Fire and Bad Life had both been huge hits, rather than the flops they turned out to be :(

 

Yeah, I agree about Anti-Hero, it's just so instant.

 

No idea why Ava's career has gone off the boil, her songs used to pick up eventually but now never really do. Although the Christmas song almost went top 40 the other week! I headd Maybe You're The Problem in Asda earlier and it still absolutly bangs.

 

The song does sound familiar but I don't think it's particularly well known, perhaps it is with older generations. I think my late gran played a lot of Laurika's music around the house whenever I was there.

 

I was surprised to see Jona being entered to the Popjustice contest. Afrikaans music always gets a bad rep here in SA, but Bernice is having a big crossover hit with a song called 'Lyfie' at the moment. The song is super cheesy but a massive earworm :lol:

 

 

Interesting, I read somewhere the track was a tribute to a rugby player! With the brass instrumentation, it sort of sounds a bit Christmassy.

 

Funnily enough, I listened to Bernice's album a couple of days ago on your recommendation and Lyfie was the immediate standout for me, I love it :lol: Jona is good too though. I can't imagine she'd do much in BJSC sadly, Afrikaans music is a not too distant relative of schlager from Germany and that always flops.