2022 was a great year for music from the tops of the Hot 100 to the nooks and crannies of indie obscurity. The following playlist of tracks released in 2022 was assembled from the diverse submissions from the Daily Cardinal staff:
“Lavender Haze” - Taylor Swift
“Body Paint” - Arctic Monkeys
“I Like You” w. Doja Cat - Post Malone
“Fade Persona” - death’s dynamic shroud
“Muddy the Waters” - OFF!
“Do Better” - Ab-Soul, Zacari
“Johnny P’s Caddy” - Benny the Butcher & J. Cole
“Hypothermic” - Goodnight, Texas
“Hammer And The Anvil” - The Longest Johns
“Geronimo” - Young Fathers
“Gibson Girl” - Ethel Cain
“Honda” - FKA twigs, Pa Salieu
“Slaughterhouse” - Chat Pile
“King” - Florence and the Machine
“Way of the Triune God” - Tyler Childers
“Savior” - Kendrick Lamar, Baby Keem, Sam Dew
“The Heart Part 5” - Kendrick Lamar
“High Infidelity” - Taylor Swift
“On BS” - Drake & 21 Savage
“Dark Hearted” - Freddie Gibbs
“Gasoline” - The Weeknd
“Golden Boy” - Bryce Fox
“Chitty Bang” - Leikeli47
“Kody Blu 31” - JID
“La La” - S H I R A N
“Shirt” - SZA
“Mercury” - Steve Lacy
“As It Was” - Harry Styles