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The 1A Record Club's favorite music of 2022

SZA performs onstage at Spotify’s Night of Music party during VidCon 2022 at Anaheim Convention Center.
SZA performs onstage at Spotify’s Night of Music party during VidCon 2022 at Anaheim Convention Center.

The last twelve months gave us a lot of great new tunes. 

Beyoncé,Kendrick LamarandSZAcame back after years without solo music.

Heartthrob Harry Styles dropped his third solo album “Harry’s House.”

Asongthat originally debuted at #30 on the Billboard charts in 1985 came back this year at #4.

Taylor Swift dropped her10th studio album. And Puerto Rican artistBad Bunny was the most-streamed artist in the world for a third year in a row after dropping “Un Verano Sin Ti.”

Before the end of 2022, we’re looking back at this year’s music. 

Here are our guests’ favorites:

Taylor Crumpton:

GloRilla ft. Cardi B, “Tomorrow 2”

Saba and G Herbo, “Survivor’s Guilt” 

Megan Thee Stallion, “Plan B”

Maria Sherman:

Plains, “Abilene”

Harry Styles, “As It Was”

Paramore, “This Is Why”

Stephen Thompson:

Lizzo, “About Damn Time”

MUNA, “What I Want”

Taylor Swift, “You’re On Your Own, Kid”

And here are some picks from our producers and you:

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