Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2022

Published in two posts, each paginated in blocks of 10; source_url is the 100-1 post. Artists printed in capitals; normal case restored. Corrected: Mat Kearny (187), Regina Spector (171), Whiteny (165), Japanese Breakfest (107), Allison Pontier (96), Big Theif (30), Made Up My Mind (179), Nightsweats (140); trailing asterisk dropped (184). #33 and #34 are both printed as "The Way That I Do" (Jessie Baylin; Durand Jones & The Indications).

#	Song	Lists	Best
200	Brighter Day Michael Franti & Spearhead	4	#19
199	Face The River Gavin DeGraw	1	#199
198	Weird Goodbyes The National	11	#5
197	Clarity Vance Joy	8	#13
196	John Prine's Cadillac Will Hoge	1	#196
195	Snap Rosa Linn	9	#33
194	Harness The Wind Calexico	4	#18
193	Black Summer Red Hot Chili Peppers	15	#1
192	Grace Marcus Mumford	12	#9
191	Searching For My Love Robert Plant & Alison Krauss	5	#44
190	See The Light Amos Lee	5	#16
189	Just A Little While The 502's	1	#189
188	Brother The Cloud Eddie Vedder	6	#30
187	Can't Look Back Mat Kearney	1	#187
186	Change The War On Drugs	5	#14
185	Unconditional 1 (Lookout Kid) The Arcade Fire	8	#9
184	Pirate Radio Jean Dawson	9	#6
183	Magnificent Hurt Elvis Costello and The Imposters	13	#11
182	I Don't Fit In Caleb Caudle	1	#182
181	Electrify My Love Mondo Cozmo	2	#69
180	Blood Runs Red Matt Maeson	4	#46
179	Made Up Mind Bonnie Raitt	9	#2
178	Two-Timin The Watson Twins	1	#178
177	Wicked Mind Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs	1	#177
176	Elizabeth Taylor Pete Yorn	3	#41
175	Blah Blah Blah PJ Western	1	#175
174	Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) Bruce Springsteen	2	#75
173	Don't Go Back Marlon Williams	1	#173
172	A Little Bit Of Love Weezer	13	#2
171	Becoming All Alone Regina Spektor	5	#6
170	Paddle To The Stars The Dip	3	#1
169	I Was Born To Love You Ray LaMontagne	3	#15
168	Nobody's Sweetheart Caitlin Rose	1	#168
167	Learn To Love Myself Nicki Bluhm	1	#167
166	Go Through You Rhett Miller	3	#81
165	Real Love Whitney	2	#165
164	Can 'O Pop Steve Poltz	1	#164
163	PIERCED ARROWS Hurray For The Riff Raff	2	#59
162	A Nocturnal Heresy J.S. Ondara	3	#75
161	Once Twice Melody Beach House	11	#3
160	Pure Love Flock of Dimes	1	#160
159	Thinkin' On You Courtney Marie Andrews	1	#159
158	Lover's Game The War and Treaty	2	#106
157	Gold Lone Bellow	2	#88
156	Runner Alex G	10	#4
155	If I Don't Hear From You Tonight Courtney Barnett	2	#56
154	Find The Truth The Sheepdogs	1	#154
153	Move Me Half Alive	1	#153
152	Just My Type Taylor Bickett	1	#152
151	Living My Best Life Ben Rector	1	#151
150	Never Leave You The Record Company	5	#48
149	Like Exploding Stones Kurt Vile	5	#47
148	McKenzie Houndmouth	2	#45
147	Easy On Your Own Alvvays	8	#41
146	Sinz & Frenz Futurebirds & Carl Broemel	1	#146
145	Supernatural Barns Courtney	3	#28
144	Body Haiva Ru	1	#144
143	Take A Picture Andrew Bird	6	#22
142	Here To Forever Death Cab for Cutie	19	#4
141	My Love Florence And The Machine	14	#1
140	I'm On Your Side Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats	8	#12
139	Virginia The Head and the Heart	10	#12
138	Warning Signs Band of Horses	5	#13
137	Love Brand New Bob Moses	8	#2
136	Evergreen (You Didn't Deserve Me at All) Omar Apollo	4	#61
135	She'll Change Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway	1	#135
134	Smile Marc Scibilia	1	#134
133	I Won't Let You Down Curtis Harding	1	#133
132	High Priestess Santigold	2	#74
131	Swear Jar Soak	2	#68
130	Soul Sweet Song Tedeschi Trucks Band	5	#8
129	Bad Habit Steve Lacy	11	#4
128	Goodbye Mr. Blue Father John Misty	13	#13
127	Miles And Miles The Heavy Heavy	10	#10
126	Off My Mind Joe P	6	#19
125	I'm A Man Michelle Branch	1	#125
124	In The Wake Of Your Leave Gang of Youths	7	#9
123	Gloryland Old Crow Medicine Show	2	#54
122	Lonely Nights Cecilia Castleman	1	#122
121	Out Of My Head First Aid Kit	11	#8
120	Boy The Killers	14	#5
119	Seventeen Going Under Sam Fender	14	#1
118	Switch It Up Multi Ultra	1	#118
117	Bad Thing Miya Folick	1	#117
116	Circles Sheryl Crow	1	#116
115	Orphan Child Jeremy Ivey	1	#115
114	Lucky Ones Julian Lennon	3	#56
113	Problem With It Plains	9	#21
112	Then It All Goes Away Dayglow	2	#80
111	Heavy Heart Bartees Strange	6	#30
110	Night Moves Lissie	6	#37
109	Tek It Cafune	5	#25
108	Falling Apart (Right Now) Wilco	11	#7
107	Slide Tackle Japanese Breakfast	6	#6
106	All Comes Crashing Metric	12	#1
105	Biggest Little Secret Amber Woodhouse	1	#105
104	Just Before The Morning Local Natives	4	#45
103	Clean Getaway Caroline Spence	1	#103
102	Growing/Dying Backseat Lovers	4	#36
101	Evergreen Mt. Joy	5	#27
100	Ride Or Die Hippo Campus	4	#49
99	White Skates Fulton Lee	1	#99
98	A.M. Radio Lumineers	3	#59
97	Wild Child The Black Keys	24	#1
96	Hollywood Forever Cemetery Allison Ponthier	7	#9
95	Dig A Little Deeper (In The Well) Billy Strings	1	#95
94	Take It Like A Man Amanda Shires	1	#94
93	What's Done Is Done Delta Spirit	1	#93
92	Roman Holiday Fontaines D.C.	10	#4
91	Many Times Dijon	2	#40
90	Lost Track Haim	2	#41
89	Illusion Lera Lynn	1	#89
88	Lust For Life JD McPherson	2	#88
87	The Otter CAAMP	8	#12
86	Stick Season Noah Kahan	16	#1
85	Too Late Now Wet Leg	9	#1
84	Bad Dream Cannons	3	#49
83	I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am Arctic Monkeys	3	#82
82	Far Away Across The Sea Sierra Ferrell	1	#82
81	Where Do We Go The Saint Johns	1	#81
80	Funky Family Them Vibes	1	#80
79	Cape Town Plush Sir Woman	1	#79
78	Cracker Island Gorillaz	17	#3
77	Wake Up Young the Giant	4	#40
76	The Last dance St. Paul & The Broken Bones	8	#23
75	Big Time Angel Olsen	7	#22
74	Love Me More Mitski	9	#7
73	In Color My Morning Jacket	1	#73
72	Pages White Reaper	9	#9
71	Alaska Pinegrove	1	#71
70	Delightfully Devilish Ladycouch	1	#70
69	Saturdays Broken Bells	8	#41
68	Sweet Symphony Joy Oladokun	2	#68
67	Shotgun Soccer Mommy	12	#10
66	First High Nikki Lane	7	#4
65	Mad At Me Samia	1	#65
64	Taking Control Birdtalker	1	#64
63	How Dare You Want More Bleachers	5	#63
62	Hospital Madison Cunningham	5	#18
61	Mistakes Sharon Van Etten	8	#4
60	Keep On Dreamin' The Arcs	2	#60
59	Before I Have A Daughter Bre Kennedy	2	#59
58	Hangover Madi Diaz	1	#58
57	Angel Band Tyler Childers	1	#57
56	Covered In Sunshine Goldpark	1	#56
55	Puffer Cautious Clay	5	#48
54	Burning Yeah Yeah Yeahs	18	#1
53	I'm Just a Clown Charley Crockett	9	#21
52	Talk Beabadoobee	6	#14
51	Rock Bottom Kevin Morby	4	#34
50	Rubberband Man Rayland Baxter	2	#50
49	You're Not Alone Allison Russell	3	#49
48	Watching Strangers Smile Parquet Courts	3	#48
47	Change Of Heart Margo Price	5	#47
46	Come Back Trombone Shorty	6	#10
45	HaHaHome Twen	1	#45
44	Stay Out Of It Michigander	4	#41
43	Bad Love DEHD	7	#13
42	2:00 AM Foals	1	#42
41	Good Day Seratones	5	#41
40	Lemon Tree Mt. Joy	7	#2
39	Cosmic Space Girl The Brummies	1	#39
38	What, Me Worry? Portugal. The Man	13	#9
37	Make It Better Ruby Amanfu	1	#37
36	Alpha Zulu Phoenix	13	#11
35	Hindsight Jake Wesley Rogers	1	#35
34	The Way That I Do Durand Jones & The Indications	1	#34
33	The Way That I Do Jessie Baylin	1	#33
32	Light Me Up Illiterate Light	3	#32
31	Silk Chiffon Muna	4	#10
30	Simulation Swarm Big Thief	18	#2
29	These Are the Days Inhaler	6	#2
28	Softly Arlo Parks	10	#11
27	Want Want Maggie Rogers	14	#14
26	Wild Spoon	14	#2
25	Move Jeverson	1	#25
24	I Was Happy Repeat Repeat	1	#24
23	Modern Woman Erin Rae	3	#22
22	Alameda Apartments Neal Francis	2	#22
21	The Only Way Out Danielle Ponder	4	#21
20	Free Bakar	3	#20
19	Prehistoric Feeling Airpark	1	#19
18	New Body Rhumba LCD Soundsystem	10	#4
17	Headsweat The Foxies	1	#17
16	B-Side Khruangbin & Leon Bridges	10	#15
15	Hard Working Man Marcus King	7	#15
14	Ain't Killed Me Yet Adia Victoria	4	#14
13	Sidelines Phoebe Bridgers	8	#13
12	Taking Me Back Jack White	17	#3
11	Cannonballers Colony House	5	#11
10	Hard Drive Gold Alt J	7	#10
9	Paradise Briston Maroney	1	#9
8	Purple Haze Joy Oladokun	2	#8
7	Part Of The Band 1975	11	#7
6	As It Was Harry Styles	11	#2
5	Broken Horses Brandi Carlile	17	#5
4	Until I Found You Stephen Sanchez	5	#4
3	This Is Why Paramore	16	#3
2	Next To Normal Lucius	14	#2
1	Chapstick Coin	13	#1