The Top 93 Songs of 2022: Our Final Countdown

The Top 93 Songs of 2022: Our Final Countdown

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We played them – and you voted on them! After tallying hundreds of votes cast by our listeners, here are the Top 93 Songs of 2022:

1 Brandi Carlisle : Broken Horses
2 Allison Russell : You’re Not Alone ft. Brandi Carlile
3 Noah Kahan : Stick Season
4 Khruangbin feat. Leon Bridges : B-Side
5 Angel Olsen : Big Time
6 Andrew Bird : Make a Picture
7 Alex The Astronaut : Haircut
8 Indigo Sparke : God Is A Woman’s Name
9 Nikki Lane : First High
10 Phoebe Bridgers : Sidelines
11 Spoon : My Babe
12 Big Thief : Simulation Swarm
13 Japanese Breakfast : Slide Tackle
14 Arctic Monkeys : There’d Better Be A Mirrorball
15 Yeah Yeah Yeahs : Burning
16 Ray LaMontagne & Sierra Ferrell : I Was Born To Love You
17 Wilco : Cruel Country
18 Vance Joy : Clarity
19 Amythyst Kiah : Sugar
20 Kevin Morby : This Is A Photograph
21 Florence + The Machine : Free
22 The National : Weird Goodbyes ft. Bon Iver
23 Lyle Lovett : Pants Is Overrated
24 The Black Keys : Wild Child
25 Florence + The Machine : My Love
26 Lake Street Dive : Anyone Who Had A Heart
27 SPOUSE : Show On The Road
28 Diana Ross ft. Tame Impala : Turn Up The Sunshine
29 Maggie Rogers : That’s Where I Am
30 Bonny Light Horseman : California
31 Jack White : Love Is Selfish
32 Caamp : The Otter
33 Lucius & Brandi Carlile : Dance Around It
34 Arcade Fire : Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)
35 Stephen Sanchez & Em Beihold : Until I Found You
36 Sharon Van Etten : Mistakes
37 Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder : Hooray Hooray
38 Spoon : Wild
39 Kevin Morby : Rock Bottom
40 CloudBelly : Leavened
41 Lucy Dacus : Kissing Lessons
42 Steve Lacy : Bad Habit
43 June Millington : Grace
44 Beth Orton : Fractals
45 Gorillaz : Cracker Island ft. Thundercat
46 Wilco : Falling Apart (Right Now)
47 Lyle Lovett : 12th Of June
48 Pharrell Williams : Just A Cloud Away
49 Sierra Ferrell : In Dreams
50 Marcus Mumford : Grace
51 Caitlin Canty : Where Is The Heart Of My Country
52 Michael Franti & Spearhead : Brighter Day
53 Arcade Fire : The Lightning I, II
54 The Beths : Expert In A Dying Field
55 Bomba Estereo & Manu Chao : Me Duele
56 Wet Leg : Oh No
57 Seratones : Good Day
58 Arctic Monkeys : I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am
59 Franz Ferdinand : Curious
60 The Dip : When You Lose Someone
61 Band Of Horses : Warning Signs
62 Phoenix : Tonight ft. Ezra Koenig
63 Bonnie Raitt : Made Up Mind
64 Ondara : A Nocturnal Heresy
65 Soccer Mommy : Shotgun
66 Angel Olsen : All The Good Times
67 Peter Mulvey and SistaStrings : Love Is The Only Thing
68 Father John Misty : Funny Girl
69 Maggie Rogers : Want Want
70 Kurt Vile : Like Exploding Stones
71 First Aid Kit : Angel
72 Parquet Courts : Watching Strangers Smile
73 Wet Leg : Too Late Now
74 Toro y Moi : Postman
75 The Smile : The Smoke
76 Death Cab For Cuties : Here To Forever
77 Ezra Furman : Forever In Sunset
78 Billy Keane : It’s Okay To Lose Your Way
79 The 1975 : Part Of The Band
80 The Black Keys : It Ain’t Over
81 Regina Spektor : Becoming All Alone
82 Ali McGuirk : X Boyfriends
83 Portugal The Man : What Me Worry?
84 Caamp : Believe
85 Tank and the Bangas : No ID
86 Bartees Strange : Heavy Heart
87 Moxie : Honey
88 Robyn Hitchcock : The Shuffle Man
89 Anais Mitchell : On Your Way (Felix Song)
90 Pixies : Vault of Heaven
91 King Manzi : Lie Lie Lie
92 Genesis Owusu : Get Inspired
93 Yo La Tengo : Fallout

Thank you to everyone who took part in our poll, and to our sponsors for this year’s Top 93 Countdown: DSP Shows and Provisions.

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