2023 is off to a fast start and so we take a look back at UPstar. Music's Top 100 Songs of 2022. To make it clear, this list isn't based off of the most Spotify streams or a point system which takes into account the production, songwriting and voice behind the song. These are songs and artists I see great potential in and whose songs would be hits (in my opinion) if they had a bigger spotlight on them or were massive hits this past year. Another great year of music from rising artists. Take a scroll and find some new songs! What was your favorite song in 2022?
#1. "Wild As Her" - Corey Kent
#2. "Fall in Love" - Bailey Zimmerman
#3. "Hair Salon" - Megan Moroney
#4. "Whiskey On You" - Nate Smith
#5. "Jesus and Joan Jett" - Kasey Tyndall
#6. "Between You and Me" - Palmer Anthony
#7. "Oklahoma" - Hunter & Jordan
#8. "Can't Nobody" - Mackenzie Carpenter
#9. "Preachers Need People" - Graham Barham
#10. "Rock and a Hard Place" - Bailey Zimmerman
#11. Friends Like That" - John Morgan
#12. "Tennessee Orange" - Megan Moroney
#13. "Whiskey Side" - George Birge
#14. "Excuse the Mess" - Austin Snell
#15. "Tears the Size of Texas" - Ben Burgess
#16. "Damn You" - Ella Langley
#17. "John Wayne" - Rachel LaRen
#18. "Hate Me" - Abbey Cone
#19. "Dirt in Dallas" - Chris Colston
#20. "Because of Me" - Kaylin Roberson
#21. "One Day Tonight" - Noah Thompson
#22. "Forever Gone" - Palmer Anthony
#23. "Thinkin' Bout Cheatin'" - Mae Estes
#24. "Days That End in Why" - Derek Austin & Josh Thompson
#25. "How You Know You Made It" - Corey Kent
#26. "It Won't Always Be This Way" - Kaitlin Butts
#27. "Already Crazy" - Carter Faith
#28. "Live It Down" - Sam Grow
#29. "Missing You" - Lauren Weintraub
#30. "Your Bar Now" - Tyler Halverson & Kylie Frey
#31. "Right In The Middle" (From American Song Contest) - John Morgan
#32. "Make the Best Memories" - Greylan James
#33. "Back in the Saddle" - Ashley Cooke
#34. "Mind On You" - George Birge
#35. "Girls, Trucks and Beer" - Martin McDaniel
#36. "Are You Okay?" - Halle Kearns
#37. "Way Back When" - Tyler Dial
#38. "Love You Too" - Noah Hicks
#39. "Love Me Forever" - Palmer Anthony
#40. "Life Ain't Always Pretty" - Brett Sheroky
#41. "When I Look Back" - Dylan Marlowe
#42. "I Know You Are But What Am I" - Jordan Fletcher
#43. "First Stone" - Peytan Porter
#44. "Like I'm Elvis" - David Adam Byrnes
#45. "Heartbreak" - Ben Burgess
#46. "Critic" - Avery Anna
#47. "Single Again" - Trey Lewis
#48. "Hope It's Hot Out" - Kyle Clark
#49. "Break a Broken Heart" - SaraLisa
#50. "Meant It" - Hunter & Jordan
#51. "Peace Sign" - Krystalanne
#52. "Wreckage" - Nate Smith
#53. "Babies" - Kasey Tyndall
#54. "Didn't Go Too Far" - Conner Smith
#55. "30 Miles" - William Beckmann
#56. "Anything But Over" - Faren Rachels
#57. "God & Everybody" - Grant Gilbert
#58. "Once in a Blue Moon" - Triston Marez & Jenna Paulette
#59. "Wide Open" - Gabe Lee
#60. "Good At Gettin' Gone" - Parker Graye
#61. "Albuquerque" - Colton Venner
#62. "The Good Fight" - Matt Jordan
#63. "Don't Say I Didn't Warn You" - Morgan Johnston
#64. "Morning In New Orleans" - Matt Roy
#65. "Gonna Be A Problem" - Everette
#66. "First Taste of Gone" - Josh Ross
#67. "Break It In A Bar" - Graham Barham
#68. "Leave Me Alone" - Logan Michael
#69. "Cold Beer Truth" - Blane Rudd
#70. "Over Me By Now" - Sam Grow
#71. "Truckin' Around" - Jordan James
#72. "Fast Forever" - Matt Gorman & Kaylin Roberson
#73. "Better Than You" - Nathan Wilson
#74. "Hey Dad" - Tyler Booth
#75. "Damn, Denver" - Tyler Dial
#76. "Walls" - Greylan James
#77. "Started a Band" - Ben Burgess
#78. "Greener Pasture" - Carter Faith
#79. "Darlin'" - Rachel LaRen
#80. "Lucky Man" - Taylor Austin Dye
#81. "Hey Cowboy" - Autumn Brooke
#82. "Cover to Cover" - Stephen Hunley
#83. "Missin' Mississippi" - Paxton Peay
#84. "Memory to Drown" - Bryan Martin
#85. "Where You Got It From" - Greylan James
#86. "Why'd We Break Up Again" - Dylan Marlowe
#87. "Cowboys Did Cocaine" - Riley Thomas
#88. "Take My Life" - Austin Burke
#89. "When You Got a Cowboy" - Jaden Hamilton
#90. "Trust Fund Cowboy" - Leah Marie Mason
#91. "Red Bird" - HunterGirl
#92. "Earn Heart" - Hunter & Jordan
#93. "Don't Let Her" - Mario Flores
#94. "Hate This Town" - Trey Lewis
#95. "Right By You" - Mason Horne
#96. "Boston" - Lauren Weintraub
#97. "5:00 in the Country" - Jordan Rowe
#98. "Heavenly" - Karley Scott Collins
#99. "Honest" - Kyndal Inskeep & SongHouse
#100. "Mile a Minute" - Josh Mirenda