Hot Hits of 2022: Heat Waves Year-End #1 & As It Was 15-Week Reign
Glass Animals claimed the Billboard Year-End #1 with Heat Waves after a historic 59-week climb, Harry Styles delivered the 15-week chart-topping anthem As It Was, Sam Smith and Kim Petras made LGBTQ+ history with Unholy, and Taylor Swift swept the entire Hot 100 top 10 with Midnights.
Taylor Swift became the first artist in music history to occupy every single position in the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 simultaneously.
Hot Chart Hits of 2022
15 tracks
Heat Waves
Glass Animals
“Crowned the #1 Billboard Year-End Hot 100 song of 2022; completed a historic 59-week climb to #1 and spent 91 total weeks on the chart.”
As It Was
Harry Styles
“Spent 15 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the longest run for a British solo artist in US chart history.”
Easy On Me
Adele
“Finished at #4 on the Billboard 2022 Year-End Hot 100; spent 10 weeks atop the chart during early 2022.”
About Damn Time
Lizzo
“Won the coveted Record of the Year at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards and reached #1 on the Hot 100.”
Unholy
Sam Smith & Kim Petras
“Made Kim Petras the first openly transgender artist to top the Hot 100; won Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.”
Anti-Hero
Taylor Swift
“Lead single for Midnights when Taylor made history claiming the entire top 10 on the Hot 100 in a single week.”
First Class
Jack Harlow
“Sampled Fergie's 'Glamorous' and debuted directly at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, finishing #6 on the Year-End chart.”
I Ain't Worried
OneRepublic
“Featured in Top Gun: Maverick during the beach football scene; viral whistle hook powered global radio longevity.”
I'm Good (Blue)
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha
“Eurodance rework of Eiffel 65’s "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" that topped charts in 22 countries.”
Me Porto Bonito
Bad Bunny & Chencho Corleone
“Part of Un Verano Sin Ti, the first all-Spanish album nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammys.”
Tití Me Preguntó
Bad Bunny
“Won Best Urban Song at the Latin Grammy Awards; ranked by Rolling Stone as the #1 best song of 2022.”
PROVENZA
KAROL G
“Billion-view summer tropical reggaeton anthem celebrating self-freedom filmed in Lanzarote.”
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Bizarrap & Quevedo
“Global #1 viral phenomenon known worldwide as "Quédate"; spent seven weeks at #1 on Spotify Global.”
WAIT FOR U
Future ft. Drake & Tems
“Won the Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance; debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.”
Bad Habit
Steve Lacy
“Lo-fi indie R&B sensation that topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks after blowing up on TikTok.”
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