The genre expanded musically and geographically this year and a regime change happened at a major label.
Plus: 2022 is a big one for Elton John, Beyoncé, David Guetta, Acraze & many more.
Plus: Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves” is No. 1 on the year-end Streaming Songs recap.
With a session musician’s patience and intuition, the Hot 100’s top producer of the year elicits the best work from music’s biggest stars.
His brilliant storytelling sent all eight of his songs climbing on the chart — but he insists there's still no formula for Disney music magic.
The top five U.S. Afrobeats Songs Artists of 2022 are Tems, Burna Boy, CKay, Wizkid & Asake.
Republic also rules as the top Billboard 200 Label and top Hot 100 Label.
The “Big Energy” breakthrough act is also the Top New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist and the top female rap artist.
It’s the first time an artist who primarily records in Spanish is the year’s top artist.
"Heat Waves" took a record 59 weeks to hit No. 1 and logged an unprecedented 91 frames on the weekly Hot 100.
