2022 Music: Songs of the Year 100-51

 Alright, kicking off the end-of-year wrap up the way I always do: starting with my top 100 songs of the year, in countdown order (the best order) of course. As per previous years, the first 50 will be presented without comment because it's just much easier that way and obviously I don't care about these that much anyway, but I do very much like all 50 of these songs.

But rather than simply make this a dump of 50 songs, I also like to take a moment at this time to acknowledge the opposite end of the spectrum: my worst of the year. Again without commentary, and this process is always flawed (usually it just involves me searching in my writeups for the words 'terrible', 'abysmal', 'grating' etc.), although for the first time this year I actually took the time to relisten to the shortlist and determine the awards properly.

Songs first why not.

Worst song of the year: Sweet Nothing (Like a Version) - Something for Kate (Alt Rock Cover)

Runner-Up worst song of the year: Middle of America - Hailey Whitters feat. American Aquarium (Pop Country)

And albums:

Worst album of the year: Vices - Weiland ('Plugg', apparently)

Runner-Up worst album of the year: Spiral - Frost Children (Hyperpop)

 

So with the fun part out of the way, it's time for the boring part. A dump of songs. If anything catches your eye feel free to drop an argument-starter in the comments. Or tell me about it at Christmas lunch tomorrow if you like, Mother.

100) Wooden Leg (Part III) - Alestorm (Pirate Metal)
99) Cate's Brother - Maisie Peters (Alt-Z)
98) What Is Real Anymore? - Tom Aspaul (Electropop)
97) Under No Nation - Goat (World Folk)
96) Cahooting the Multiverse - Wild Pink (Dreamfolk)
95) Just a Little Bit - Bastards of Soul (Neo-soul)
94) Comme tout l'monde - 2Frères (French Pop)
93) Bell Tune - LSB (Atmospheric DnB)
92) Against the Grain - Passenger (Folk Pop)
91) God, Demon, Machine - Rave the Reqviem (Industrial Metal)
90) Slipping Away - LEISURE (Dreampop)
89) Magenta Mountain - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard (Psychedelic Rock)
88) Machi Bhasad - Bloodywood (Indian Rap Metal)
87) The Main Character - Will Wood (Cabaret Rock)
86) Blue Nights - The Slow Show (Indie Pop Rock)
85) Nobody Loves You Like I Do - Madrugada (Dark Country)
84) The One That You Love - LP (Pop)
83) Baby Green - The Deer (Stargaze Folk)
82) Big Mouth - Damn the Witch Siren (Electronic Witch Rock)
81) Thunder - Children of the Sün (Psychedelic Rock)
80) Hereafter (Way After) - Silversun Pickups (Post-Punk Revival)
79) Real Low Down Lonesome - Early James feat. Sierra Ferrell (Contemporary Blues)
78) Peachy - Bad Suns (Indie Pop)
77) Hitchin' a Ride - Amythyst Kiah (Soul Cover)
76) Jee Veerey - Bloodywood (Indian Rap Metal)
75) Heart Attack - Brave Rival (Blues Rock)
74) Racing to a Red Light - Early James (Contemporary Blues)
73) Three Blind Mice - Drew Worthley & No Spinoza (Nursery Rhyme Folktronica)
72) Posesivna bivsa - Milica Pavlović (Serbian Pop)
71) Everything Matters - Aurora feat. Pomme (Dreampop)
70) Ascent - GoGo Penguin (Contemporary Jazz)
69) Johnson Song - Mt. Joy (Indie Rock)
68) One Last Time - LP (Pop)
67) ILYSM - Wild Pink (Dreamfolk)
66) The Final Roadtrip - Charlotte Wessels (Gothic Metal)
65) Sleep Whisper - Astronoid (Post-Metal)
64) Gaddaar - Bloodywood (Indian Rap Metal)
63) Tastes Like Pain - Weezer (Alt Rock)
62) Manda Navaja - IANAI (World Folk)
61) Cannonball - Alestorm (Pirate Metal)
60) Azizam - Liraz (Iranian Folk Pop)
59) MISS ME? - Kordhell & Scarlxrd (Drift Phonk/Scream Rap Fusion)
58) Contempt for You - Hercules & Love Affair feat. ANOHNI (Art Pop)
57) Heart Attack - Editors (Post-Punk Revival)
56) Sedative - Astronoid (Post-Metal)
55) My Boy - Marlon Williams (New Zealando Lounge Pop)
54) Bandana - Fireboy DML & Asake (Nigerian RnB)
53) Updraft - Jesse Cook (Nuevo Flamenco)
52) Losing My Cool - Chaos Emeralds (Electropop)
51) Destination Stank Station - Oli Parker (Jazz Funk)