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Year-end countdown · Exit 97.7 · January 1, 2023

WEXT Top 97 of 2022

The year-end countdown (January 1, 2023) from Exit 97.7 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ranks 97 songs, with “Where We Are” by Lumineers at number one. The list features 85 different artists; Spoon has the most entries with three songs.

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Transcribed from the PDF linked on the station's page "The Top 97 of 2022" (https://www.wextradio.org/arts/2023-01-01/the-top-97-of-2022). The station page says the countdown closed out on January 1, 2023. Artist credits normalized to the site's format (e.g. "X (ft. Y)" written "X feat. Y").

# Song ListsBest
1 Where We Are Lumineers 10 #1
2 Made Up Mind Bonnie Raitt 9 #2
3 You Got to Move Mavis Staples 1 #3
4 First High Nikki Lane 7 #4
5 Wouldn't Know You Sarah Borges 1 #5
6 Becoming All Alone Regina Spektor 5 #6
7 You and Me On The Rock Brandi Carlile 11 #3
8 Wild Spoon 14 #2
9 Grace Marcus Mumford 12 #9
10 Come Back Trombone Shorty 6 #10
11 Simulation Swarm Big Thief 18 #2
12 Virginia The Head and the Heart 10 #12
13 Clarity Vance Joy 8 #13
14 Soul Sweet Song Tedeschi Trucks Band 5 #8
15 I Was Born To Love You Ray LaMontagne 3 #15
16 See The Light Amos Lee 5 #16
17 Good to Be (Home Again) Keb' Mo' 1 #17
18 Harness The Wind Calexico 4 #18
19 Brighter Day Michael Franti & Spearhead 4 #19
20 Long Way 'Round (Woohoo) Jewel 1 #20
21 I'm Just a Clown Charley Crockett 9 #21
22 Goodbye Mr. Blue Father John Misty 13 #13
23 Sing Me a Song William Prince & Serena Ryder 1 #23
24 Stand For Myself Yola 9 #9
25 Too Far to Be Gone Shemekia Copeland 1 #25
26 Wild Child The Black Keys 24 #1
27 Take A Picture Andrew Bird 6 #22
28 One Step Ahead Jack Johnson 3 #11
29 How You Doin' Cristina Vane 1 #29
30 Persephone Allison Russell 1 #30
31 Believe CAAMP 8 #9
32 I'm On Your Side Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 8 #12
33 Lost Myself Eric Krasno 1 #33
34 I'm Only Human Michaela Anne 1 #34
35 Joy Santana & Chris Stapleton 2 #35
36 Petrified In Love Paolo Nutini 1 #36
37 Night Moves Lissie 6 #37
38 Ain't Killed Me Yet Adia Victoria 4 #14
39 Falling Apart (Right Now) Wilco 11 #7
40 Out Of My Head First Aid Kit 11 #8
41 Paint This Town Old Crow Medicine Show 2 #29
42 Junk Life Brett Dennen 1 #42
43 Sidelines Phoebe Bridgers 8 #13
44 Searching For My Love Robert Plant & Alison Krauss 5 #44
45 Broken Horses Brandi Carlile 17 #5
46 A Place in the Sun Jake Shimabukuro 1 #46
47 Just Around The Corner JD McPherson 2 #47
48 Brother The Cloud Eddie Vedder 6 #30
49 Joy Train Amy Ray 2 #49
50 Dance With Me Oshima Brothers 1 #50
51 Grow Together Greensky Bluegrass 2 #51
52 Oh My God Adele 3 #52
53 Talkin' To Myself Sarah Shook & the Disarmers 3 #5
54 Gloryland Old Crow Medicine Show 2 #54
55 Next To Normal Lucius 14 #2
56 Pa Pa Power Cat Power 4 #56
57 Softly Arlo Parks 10 #11
58 Young Man Jamestown Revival 3 #22
59 PIERCED ARROWS Hurray For The Riff Raff 2 #59
60 Nice Things Hayes Carll 1 #60
61 Hear My Dear Tedeschi Trucks Band 2 #61
62 The Otter CAAMP 8 #12
63 Face Down In The Moment Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 7 #14
64 Slow Down Alisa Amador 1 #64
65 Before You Go Jesse Malin 1 #65
66 Blood On The Tracks Marcus King 4 #10
67 That's Where I Am Maggie Rogers 11 #2
68 Magnificent Hurt Elvis Costello and The Imposters 13 #11
69 The Future Ain't What It Used To Be Seth Walker 1 #69
70 Long Way Down Lost Leaders 1 #70
71 California Bonny Light Horseman 1 #71
72 Lonesome Mary Scholz 1 #72
73 Want Want Maggie Rogers 14 #14
74 Follow Me Like The Moon Sammy Rae & The Friends 1 #74
75 Puppy And A Truck Jenny Lewis 5 #25
76 Funny Girl Father John Misty 3 #70
77 Hooray Hooray Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder 1 #77
78 Don't Look Now Jack Johnson 2 #74
79 Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You Beth Hart 1 #79
80 My Babe Spoon 9 #13
81 Go Through You Rhett Miller 3 #81
82 Modern Woman Erin Rae 3 #22
83 You're Not Alone Allison Russell 3 #49
84 At the Foot of the Mountain Eliza Gilkyson 1 #84
85 Satellite Courtney Marie Andrews 1 #85
86 Weird Goodbyes The National 11 #5
87 Bright Star Anaïs Mitchell 2 #71
88 Gold Lone Bellow 2 #88
89 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You Valerie June 1 #89
90 Hard Working Man Marcus King 7 #15
91 California Bartender Calling Cadence 1 #91
92 Crutch Band of Horses 11 #3
93 Heroes Natalie Hemby 5 #70
94 The Last dance St. Paul & The Broken Bones 8 #23
95 The Hardest Cut Spoon 22 #4
96 Friends (How To Do It) Nicki Bluhm 1 #96
97 Problem With It Plains 9 #21

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About this countdown

WEXT Top 97 of 2022 was broadcast by Exit 97.7 (Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY) in January 1, 2023. Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Indie & Adult Alternative rankings.

Source: WEXT Exit 97.7, "The Top 97 of 2022" (PDF).

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