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Caffè Lattè presents the

TOP 100 SONGS OF

               

2022

2022 was a year of controversy associated with FIFA’s World Cup held in Qatar; Russia illegally invaded the Ukraine; China imposed severe restrictions on its COVID-affected citizens and disasters impacted on numerous countries with landslides, floods, heatwaves and fires. We mourned the loss of icons such as Olivia Newton-John, Jerry Lee Lewis, Mikhail Gorbachev, Sidney Poitier, Angela Lansbury, Meat Loaf, Ronnie (Bennett) Spector, William Hurt, Christine McVie, James Caan, Irene Cara, Shane Warne, Loretta Lynn, Jean-Luc Godard, Shinzo Abe, Taylor Hawkins and Elizabeth II. The UK had 3 Prime Ministers. Economies around the world started heading towards a likely recession.

Music offered us solace and hope in the midst of all these tragedies and struggles. Here are the musical highlights of the year according to Caffè Lattè:

90

RUNNING UP THAT HILL – Kate Bush

This song’s inclusion in the Netflix series ‘Stranger Things’ saw the 1985 hit return to the charts in various countries. The track reached #1 in the UK (for 3 weeks) and Australia (for 9 non-consecutive weeks).  

89

HURRICANES – Rina Sawayama

In 2022, the Japanese born singer now based in Britain released the ‘Hold The Girl’ album which revealed her growth and skill as a recording artist. This was a track from the album.  

 

88

FREE FALLIN’ LOVE (WITH YOU) – Andreas Wijk

Andreas Wijk makes his first appearance on a Year-End Chart. He is a Swedish pop performer.

87

I’LL BE THERE – RPO with The Jackson 5

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra gave the Jackson 5 1970 hit song a makeover on its 'A Symphony Of Motown' album.

 

86

TOMORROW – Diana Ross

A track from the Queen of Motown’s ‘Thank You’ album which was issued in 2021.

 

 

Check out the Spotify playlist. It will be updated to tie-in with this blog:-

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7fHA6pHR6NhDAQMo6tScCe?si=0f1659cb747846d5&pt=630513c72c5935555f55af926847ff1d