Coming in this countdown

Top 10 EPs of 2021

Top 25 Albums Of 2022 (maybe)

A look through my fave UK Hit Songs Of 2022 (maybe. I'm intending on taking on a different style from the usual Top 10 rundown)

Top 50 Songs Of 2022 (??)

 

 

 

MIXTAPE OF THE YEAR

 

 

 

Caprisongs by FKA twigs

 

It was either this or Greentea Peng's Greenzone 108, but I stuck with Twigs, cause her mixtape resonated with me a little more. The Piri and Tommy mixtape might have a chance

 

The new mixtape from FKA twigs sees her take on an experimental style of pop similar to what Charli XCX did in her recent material. There are some weird vocal effects but the production compliments her higher vocal range. We also have some lo-fi piano beats and even a track where she sings over a drill beat. It doesn't reach the excellence of her two studio albums but I still thought it was a great listen

 

 

 

Mixtape Hall Of Fame:

 

2018: Bobby Tarantino II by Logic [i only listened to one mixtape from that year, but I liked this one anyway]

2019: Angel's Pulse by Blood Orange

2020: Send Them To Coventry by Pa Salieu

2021: Sad Night Dynamite by Sad Night Dynamite

2022: Caprisongs by FKA twigs

 

Note: Mixtapes now count towards my albums countdown due to an error I made last year.

The first half of my Albums Of 2021, included TAPE 2/FOMALHAUT by BERWYN, which I did not realise was a mixtape until after I finished the list. I had a choice between removing it from the list or just allowing mixtapes to be counted on my albums countdowns. I settled on the latter.

Edited January 23, 20232 yr by DalekTurret32

 

Top 10 EPs of 2022 is up now:

 

https://dalekturret32.blogspot.com/2023/01/...22-quickie.html

Albums Of 2022 countdown is finally here

 

https://dalekturret32.blogspot.com/2023/04/...ms-of-2022.html

 

 

 

Honourable mentions:

• MORE D4TA by Moderat
• Where The Lights Go by Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
• Topical Dancer by Charlotte Adigery and Bolis Pupul
• Human Capital by Bad Breeding
• Hold The Girl by Rina Sawayama
• Where I'm Meant To Be by Ezra Collective
• Chloe And The Next 20th Century by Father John Misty
• Fragments by Bonobo
• The End So Far by Slipknot
• Gulp by Sports Team
• How To Mend A Heart by Archie Valentine
• The Line Is A Curve by Kae Tempest
• The Juice Vol III by Emotional Oranges
• Nymph by Shygirl
• Freakout / Release by Hot Chip

Top 50 Songs Of 2022 (part one)

 

• The songs must have been released in 2022
• These are mainly from albums I’ve listened to, but there may also be some from albums that I haven’t listened to, or some non-album singles
• I’ll mainly focus on ‘one artist per song’ in order for this list to have more variety. A main artist can also go on this list with a featured credit as well.
• I'm not planning on a Top 10 UK Hits Of 2022 this time around (but I will put a list of my Top 40 entries of the UK Top 40 of 2022 later on this season), so there will be a few songs that made it into the OCC Year End 2022 this year.
• Those released in 2022 recorded for a 2023 album will be highlighted with an asterisk (*)

 

#50. My Love by Florence + The Machine [Album: Dance Fever]

#49. Honda by FKA twigs feat. Pa Salieu [Album: Caprisongs]

#48. Ceci n’est pas un cliche by Charlotte Adigery and Bolis Pupul [Album: Topical Dancer]

#47. Get Inspired by Genesis Owusu [non-album single]

#46. Breathe by IDK [Album: Simple]

#45. Zatoichi by Denzel Curry feat. Slowthai [Album: MELT MY EYEZ, SEE YOUR FUTURE]

#44. Landslide by Fergus McCreadie [Album: Forest Floor]

#43. Aquamarine by Danger Mouse and Black Thought feat. Michael Kiwanuka [Album: Cheat Codes]

#42. 1905 by Marxist Love Disco Ensemble [Album: MLDE]

#41. Perder Control by Evangelia and Eleni Foureira [non-album single]

#40. Golden Hour by JVKE [Album: this is what ____ feels like]

#39. SPIT IN MY FACE by ThxSoMch [Album: Sleez (EP)] *

#38. Diet Coke by Pusha T [Album: It's Almost Dry]

#37. Stressed by Conway The Machine feat. Wallo267 [Album: GOD DON'T MAKE MISTAKES]

#36. Antagonist by Nova Twins [Album: Supernova]

#35. ATOMIC WAVE DANCE by The Comet Is Coming [Album: HYPER-DIMENSIONAL EXPANSION BEAM]

#34. Delilah (pull me out of this) by Fred Again [Album: Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022)]

#33. Can’t Punk Me by J.I.D. and EARTHGANG [Album: The Forever Story]

#32. Bell Toll by C Duncan [Album: Alluvium]

#31. SUMMER RENAISSANCE by Beyonce [Album: RENAISSANCE]

#30. This Hell by Rina Sawayama [Album: Hold The Girl]

#29. Nice & Good by Knucks feat. SL [Album: Alpha Place]

#28. 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) by Lizzo [Album: Special]

#27. 2001 by Foals [Album: Life Is Yours]

#26. This Car Drives All By Itself by The Wombats [Album: Fix Yourself, Not The World]

 

Part 2 of the songs

 

#25. Survivor’s Guilt by Joey Bada$$ [Album: 2000]

#24. Payback by Kojey Radical feat. Knucks [Album: Reason To Smile]

#23. ‘#513’ by Sudan Archives [Album: Natural Brown Prom Queen]

#22. The Drug by LIFE [Album: North East Coastal Town]

#21. Fatso by Warmduscher [Album: At The Hotspot]

#20. Happiness by The 1975 [Album: Being Funny In A Foreign Language]

#19. Mother I Sober by Kendrick Lamar feat. Beth Gibbons [Album: Mr Morale And The Big Steppers]

#18. So I Just by Surya Sen feat. Bone Slim [Album: At What Cost]

#17. Carolina Reaper by Chilli Jesson [non-album single]

#16. Your Love by Tourist [Album: Inside Out]

#15. Hell’s Itch by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard [Album: Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms And Lava]

#14. Hero Man by PVA [Album: Blush]

#13. B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All) by Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal [non-album single]

#12. Mercury by Steve Lacy [Album: Gemini Rights]

#11. Higher by Daniel Avery feat. SHERELLE [Album: Ultra Truth]

#10. Plastic by Loyle Carner [Album: Hugo]

#9. I Raise You (The Price Of Your Head) by Folly Group [Album: Human And Kind (EP)]

#8. Jackie Down The Line by Fontaines DC [Album: Skinty Fia]

#7. Black & White by Sad Night Dynamite [Album: Volume II (EP)]

#6. Never Seen You Dance by Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs [Album: Where The Lights Go]

#5. The Girls Are Fighting by Bloc Party [Album: Alpha Games]

#4. The Race Is About To Begin by Black Midi [Album: Hellfire]

#3. Sacrifice by The Weeknd [Album: Dawn FM]

#2. Colour Me Blue by Alfie Templeman [Album: Mellow Moon]

#1. Snow Globes by Black Country, New Road [Album: Ants From Up There]

 

Honourable mentions:

 

On & On by Piri and Tommy Viliers

EASY PREY by Moderat

Tall Poppies by Yard Act

Messy In Heaven by Venbee and Goddard

Patience by Mall Grab feat. Nia Archives

Angelica by Wet Leg

SPF by Flohio

Life's A Bitch (But I Like It So Much) by The Mysterines

New Gold by Gorillaz feat. Tame Impala and Bootie Brown

BOP by Will Joseph Cook

Ending this off with my Top 40 entries of the UK Top 40 in 2022

 

Mainly focusing on those that reached their peak between December 2021 and November 2022, meaning that Messy In Heaven and Golden Hour will appear on next year's list instead.

I have a five year rule (maximum of five years between year of release [2017] and year of list [2022]), which means a Top 40 entry must not have been released before 2017, so, alas, no Running Up That Hill or Master Of Puppets.

 

#40. Don’t Forget My Love by Diplo and Miguel

#39. The Motto by Tiesto and Ava Max

#38. Vegas by Doja Cat

#37. Not Over Yet by KSi and Tom Grennan

#36. The 30th by Billie Eilish

#35. Sunroof by Nicky Youre and Dazy

#34. Lavender Haze by Taylor Swift

#33. The Foundations Of Decay by My Chemical Romance

#32. Everything’s Electric by Liam Gallagher

#31. Light Switch by Charlie Puth

#30. Warm by K-Trap

#29. Sweet Talker by Years & Years feat. Galantis

#28. Last Last by Burna Boy

#27. Propeller by JAE5 feat. Dave and BNXN fka Buju

#26. Sweetest Pie by Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa

#25. War by ArrDee and Aitch

#24. Body Paint by Arctic Monkeys

#23. Glimpse Of Us by Joji

#22. Oh My God by Adele

#21. Energy by Bugzy Malone and MIST

#20. All Those Nights by Tom Grennan

#19. Green Green Grass by George Ezra

#18. Stefania by Kalush Orchestra

#17. Straight Back To It by Central Cee

#16. KU LO SA by Oxlade

#15. Massive by Drake

#14. Where Are You Now by Lost Frequencies and Calum Scott

#13. Stay With Me by Calvin Harris feat. Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams and Halsey

#12. Mary On A Cross by Ghost

#11. Afraid To Feel by LF System

#10. Bad Habit by Steve Lacy

#9. As It Was by Harry Styles

#8. Gangsteritus by Potter Payper feat. Tiggs Da Author

#7. “CUFF IT” by Beyonce

#6. Delilah (Pull Me Out Of This) by Fred Again

#5. 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) by Lizzo

#4. Seventeen Going Under by Sam Fender

#3. United In Grief by Kendrick Lamar

#2. B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All) by Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal

#1. Sacrifice by The Weeknd

 

 

Honourable mentions: Miss You (both versions), Packs And Potions, I'm In Love With You, Where Did You Go, Yet To Come

Edited June 22, 20232 yr by DalekTurret32