The albums that proved that the format continues to thrive well into the TikTok era. While every year of the streaming era — maybe every year of the …
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2022 Billboard Year-End Staff Picks
From best albums to favorite songs and beyond, these are the Billboard staff's picks for the best of 2022.
The hits that defined the year, and our favorites found in between. It was a refrain heard throughout the Billboard offices in the first half of 2022: …
A look at achievements from the longest charting hit ever to an all-Swift top 10 and more. Every year brings its share of historic Billboard Hot 100 …
Billboard counts down their staff picks for the 10 defining pop stars of 2022 -- starting with those who just missed the cut. In 2020, Billboard‘s …
Armed with his biggest album and tour(s) yet, El Conejo Malo united global audiences and pushed pop music forward in 2022, dominating the entire year. …
The One Direction alum built on five years of solo momentum and achieved his highest level of stardom yet in 2022. For this year’s update of our …
With a historic album debut and the most chaos-inducing tour announcement of the decade, Swift proved herself in a commercial class of her own this …
With yet another pop culture-shattering album and No. 1s galore, Queen Bey's latest reinvention added another jewel to her crown. For this year’s …
For this year’s update of our ongoing Greatest Pop Star by Year project, Billboard is counting down our staff picks for the top 10 pop stars of 2022 …
The do-everything musical force proved she was no mainstream one-year wonder, with wide-ranging cultural impact and one of the summer's biggest …
'Planet Her' kept Doja in orbit for all of 2022, with a series of hits and features proving she has the golden touch for pop right now. For this …
The Louisville rapper had long manifested a breakout year, and it came to chart-topping, star-making fruition in 2022. For this year’s update of our …
Hip-hop's most beloved astronaut touched down on the charts and the culture in a huge way this year. For this year’s update of our ongoing Greatest …
The longtime Queen of Rap reaffirmed her royalty in 2022. For this year’s update of our ongoing Greatest Pop Star by Year project, Billboard is …
Cashing in on years of pent-up creative energy — and redefining the gender roles of pop stardom — Smith's return to cultural dominance in 2022 is …
These albums soundtracked a year often marked by pain for the LGBTQ community. 2022 was good for a lot of things — in the music world, artists like …
These songs proved that the LGBTQ community — both artists and otherwise — is not a monolith. Trying to capture what a “queer song” sounds like in …
Our 10 favorite sets from the world of country this year, from breakout stars to underground favorites to living legends. In 2022, country music …
This year's list of top songs include tracks from Thomas Rhett, HARDY, Ingrid Andress, Ashley McBryde, Ernest and more. This year brought several …
We came; we raved; we loved; we made you this list. It’s perhaps hard for all of us entrenched in the dance universe to bear in mind what a small …
Zach Bryan's career has been red-hot this year, from earning hits in multiple genres to celebrating a Grammy nomination. Zach Bryan’s distinct brand …
Release ya wiggle. In 2022, dance albums were a bigger part of the cultural conversation than they’ve been in years. Not only did several artists …
Here are the best Kellyoke covers of 2022, featuring Dolly Parton, ABBA and more. Ah, Kellyoke — the daily Kelly Clarkson Show music segment that …
Billboard staff breaks down some of the year's finest tracks in hip-hop. Hip-hop experienced twists and turns throughout 2022. Once the ball dropped, …
Billboard breaks down the 25 Latin LPs that soundtracked the year. In 2022, Spanish-language music comprised a big chunk of what was being streamed …
Beyoncé, Brent Faiyaz and Steve Lacy are among the year's top choices. Looking through the R&B lens, 2022 was a vibrant year peppered by anticipated …
Breaking down R&B's most memorable tracks of the year. Love was an overriding theme in R&B in 2022 — and given what people have been enduring over the …
