2022 Rewind on Deezer: here’s the music people loved the most this year

Jesper Wendel 3 min read

It’s time to find out which artists, albums and songs that won the hearts of listeners all over the world, which songs people had trouble remembering, the ones they needed translation for – and much more – as we look back at the sound of 2022 on Deezer.

Paris, November 24th, 2022 – Another year is about to come to an end and before we all revisit our personal favorites with #MyDeezerYear (coming November 29th), it’s time to look back on what the world listened to in 2022. This year we include the top song identified with SongCatcher and our humming feature, as well as the top translated song with Lyrics Translation. To keep you looking forward to next year we’ve also included our top 5 artists to watch in 2023. Check out the stats below and the 2022 Rewind Channel on Deezer.

Top 10 streamed artists/groups

  1. Imagine Dragons
  2. The Weeknd 
  3. Ed Sheeran
  4. Bad Bunny
  5. Coldplay
  6. Eminem
  7. Harry Styles
  8. Billie Eilish
  9. Adele
  10. Queen

Artists to watch in 2023 (Deezer picks)

Top 10 tracks (released in 2022)

  1. As it was – Harry Styles 
  2. Calm Down – Rema
  3. Bam Bam (featuring Ed Sheeran) – Camila Cabello 
  4. Bones – Imagine Dragons
  5. Belly Dance – Imanbek, Byor 
  6. About Damn Time – Lizzo 
  7. I Ain’t Worried – One Republic 
  8. L’Enfer Stromae 
  9. Doja – Central Cee 
  10. Hold My Hand – Lady Gaga

Top 10 Albums (Released in 2022)

  1. Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny
  2. Multitude – Stromae
  3. Harry’s House – Harry Styles
  4. 30 – Adele
  5. Dawn FM – The Weeknd
  6. =’ – Ed Sheeran
  7. Renaissance – Beyonce
  8. Motomami – Rosalia Harry’s House – Harry Styles
  9. Music of spheres – Coldplay
  10. Paradise Again – Swedish House Mafia

Top Debut Album (Deezer pick)

Top 10 artists with biggest increase in streams in 2022

  1. Chlöe
  2. Eliza Rose
  3. DJ Chris No Beat
  4. Konstrakta
  5. Drake
  6. Mig
  7. George Michael
  8. Bakun
  9. El Alfa
  10. Hey Mikey!

Top SongCatch (Humming/Singing)

Most streamed with Lyrics Translation

Top 5 genres

  1. Pop
  2. Hip Hop
  3. Electronic
  4. Rock
  5. Latin Music

Press Contact Deezer: Jesper Wendel jwendel@deezer.com

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