2022 was a tremendous year for music. There were so many wonderful releases that it was hard for our staff to select their favorite songs. However, it was an endeavor we were glad to undertake, and that’s because you deserve to hear the best songs that the year had to offer!
So, after much deliberation, here are the River’s top 40 songs of 2022!
40. “Dream Never Dies” Lo Moon
39. “SNAP” Rosa Linn
38. “In The Wake Of Your Leave” Gang Of Youths
37. “Just A Little While” The 502s
36. “Free” Florence + The Machine
35. “Snow on the Beach” Taylor Swift feat. Lana Del Rey
34. “Something To Someone” Dermot Kennedy
33. “Love Me More” Mitski
32. “One Step Ahead” Jack Johnson
31. “Warning Signs” Band Of Horses
30. “Clarity” Vance Joy
29. “Shotgun” Soccer Mommy
28. “Part of the Band” The 1975
27. “This is Why” Paramore
26. “Until I Found You” Stephen Sanchez
25. “Weird Goodbyes” The National feat. Bon Iver
24. “Sidelines” Phoebe Bridgers
23. “Runner” Alex G
22. “Once Twice Melody” Beach House
21. “My Babe” Spoon
20. “The Perfect Pair” beabadoobee
19. “Mistakes” Sharon Van Etten
18. “Bad Habit” Steve Lacy
17. “Burning” Yeah Yeah Yeahs
16. “Cracker Island” Gorillaz feat. Thundercat
15. “Easy On Your Own?” Alvvays
14. “Simulation Swarm” Big Thief
13. “Believe” CAAMP
12. “These Are The Days” Inhaler
11. “WHERE WE ARE” The Lumineers
10. “The Otter” CAAMP
9. “Miles and Miles” The Heavy Heavy
8. “All Comes Crashing” Metric
7. “Goodbye Mr. Blue” Father John Misty
6. “Lemon Tree” Mt. Joy
5. “Here to Forever” Death Cab For Cutie
4. “Bad Love” Dehd
3. “Settling” Ripe
2. “Stick Season” Noah Kahan
1. “I’m in Love With You” The 1975
