Top 10 Songs of 2022

 The Top 10 songs of 2022!!

2022 has been a great year for fun pop songs getting into the upper portion of the Billboard HOT 100 Singles chart. Here's my Top 10 favorite songs of the year:

About Damn Time - Lizzo

The world is so lucky to have a genuinely dynamic and interesting artist like Lizzo giving her voice and personality to such fun, catchy and great music. She is truly a breath of fresh air in the toxic environment of social media attention seekers. It's About Damn Time that she gets the recognition, accolades and awards she deserves.      

Late Night Talking - Harry Styles

From the moment the beat kicks in you are transported to the disco ball illuminated roller rink to thoroughly enjoy this slice of artfully crafted pop music perfection.    

Shivers - Ed Sheeran 

Ed's follow up single to last year's Bad Habits proved that he means business when it comes to being more than just a sweet and nice balladeer. Shivers kept us dancing tapping our toes all the way into the new year.        

I Like You - Post Malone and Doja Cat

While it's been a couple of years since Post Malone delivered an across the board pop smash, Doja Cat has been on a hot streak for three years in a row now. The two of them together guaranteed a sure fire across the board crowd pleaser.           

Big Energy (REMIX) - Latto and Mariah Carey

Tom Tom Club's Genius of Love has to be the most well-liked song for sampling in history. Already a huge #1 hit used in Fantasy by Mariah Carey in 1995 it came back again this year and Latto was very smart to invite Mariah back for the ride. The song was stalling on the charts until the remix breathed new life into it and suddenly it was inescapable.          

Sun Roof - Nicky Youre and Dazy

This song came out of nowhere from a completely new artist and it became an immediately memorable part of the pop music soundtrack for the year.          

Bad Habit - Steve Lacy

Gotta love it when a rap/hip hop artist comes out as bisexual - sparking your interest - and then listening to find that you genuinely enjoy the song.         

The Kind of Love We Make - Luke Combs

For two years in a row now he has won the CMA Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year and it's because he knows how to crank out powerful love songs with a great beat. Play this with the man you love and see if it doesn't help put you both in a good mood.    

As It Was - Harry Styles

He's a text book case study for the artist who wants to be the most successful break out solo act after being a part of the biggest boy band in history. The high fashion persona, the sexually fluid appeal to anyone and everyone along with the catchy hits with a great beat. Turn on any radio station for the entire year and this song was playing - SUCCESS!   

I Ain't Worried - One Republic 

One of the best parts of the first Top Gun movie was the hit packed soundtrack. While the Top Gun sequel all these years later failed to deliver multiple hits, it did serve this very buoyant jam to entertain our ears as we left the theater.  

Top 10 Songs of 2021

  The Top 10 songs of 2021!!

2021 has been a great year for fun pop songs getting into the upper portion of the Billboard HOT 100 Singles chart. Here's my Top 10 favorite songs of the year:

Levitating - Dua Lipa

This completely infectious pop dance jam was at the top of the charts at the beginning of the year and it stayed there for the entire year!!! It's so good that you just wanted to keep hearing it again and again.     

Fancy Like - Walker Hayes

At first you started to hear it thinking it was just a fun commercial for Applebee's, but then you kept hearing it and realized it was an all-around country pop dance music sensation.   

Leave The Door Open - Bruno Mars and Silk Sonic 

Thank goodness the music industry has Bruno Mars saving the pop music scene with his retro R&B/funk stylings. He truly knows how to make great music like no others.       

Take My Breath - The Weeknd

His song last year officially became the biggest Hot 100 hit of all time and he followed it up this year with another hot song to illustrate that he is a master at crafting an amazing pop song.          

Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

While his ballads are sweet and nice, it was very enjoyable that Ed came back with an uptempo pop song that added more range and versatility to his catalog to keep us tapping our toes.         

Kiss Me More - Doja Cat

She has turned out to be more than a one hit wonder coming back with another song that is pure pop music toe tapping pleasure.         

Save Your Tears - Ariana Grande and The Weeknd

He was the dominant force in pop music for two years now, but this song was stalling on the charts until the pop princess with the golden touch joined in for the remix causing it to shoot to #1.        

Heat Waves - Glass Animals

This is a song that I kept hearing in the background and slowly liked it more and more. It's subtle, yet catchy.    

Easy On Me - Adele

Adele is that rare artist who has undeniable crossover mainstream appeal with the general public unlike anyone else. While other artists can be love em or hate em polarizing, Adele brings all music fans together. Even when the song is simple and understated it's a smash hit.  

Butter - BTS 

This K-Pop super group is here to stay - or at least for another year. This hit was even bigger than their breakthrough song last year. Another slice of boy band magic that is keeping their army of fans happy.        

Top 10 Songs of 2020

 The Top 10 songs of 2020!!

2020 has been a great year for fun pop songs getting into the upper portion of the Billboard HOT 100 Singles chart. Here's my Top 10 favorite songs of the year:

Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

There was only one direction this song was going in the first time I heard it. Such a sweet and delicious pop confection destined to be my number one favorite song of the year.      

Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa

She followed up winning the Grammy for Best New Artist with a sophomore album full of the best dance beats, catchy hooks and amazing vocals of the year.  

Rain On Me - Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga 

Ariana Grande has been an unstopable force in pop music and in 2020 she was bigger than ever. She teamed up with Lady Gaga for this high energy dance jam that was another debut at #1 on the Billboard HOT 100.       

Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

He took a riff that sounds like it's right out of the 80's smash hit Take On Me by A-Ha and made it into the most inescapable song on the airwaves. It's so good you never get sick of it.         

I Hope - Gabby Barrett

American Idol is still finding the hit makers after all these years. Gabby was the 2nd runner up a couple of years ago and here she his having the biggest song of the year on Country Music radio and crossing over on to the pop charts.        

Say So - Doja Cat

I am still learning who this girl is, where she came from and what her name means. But what I do know for sure is that her song is pure pop music toe tapping pleasure.         

Stuck With You - Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber

When the stay at home orders went from lasting weeks to months Ariana Grande teamed up with Justin Bieber with this catchy ballad making the best of the situation and celebrating how nice it can be to be stuck with the one we love. And it was another #1 debut for the pop princess with the golden touch.       

Adore You - Harry Styles

It was wonderful to see Harry come into his own this year delivering great music and embracing his beautiful gender fluid identity. Adorable all around.   

Dynamite - BTS 

This K-Pop super group has been around for a few years now, but they finally offered the most perfect dance pop hit that is boy band magic taking a page right out of the Michael Jackson playbook.       

Positions - Ariana Grande

Whatever she touched this year was going to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. She knows her way around a catchy hook and she pairs it with the best visuals. This one allowed us to envision a future Presidential Administration that ir young, diverse and has a great sense of style!!!