![]() There’s something transcendent about its single-minded simplicity. It’s straightforward - but perfectly straightforward - dance music. Speaking of pastiches, Betty Who nails a certain style of softly anthemic 80’s pop with the excellent Blow Out My Candle.ġ1. About Damn Time makes one addictive turn after another. The perfect disco pastiche for our playlist-obsessed era. It’s everything BTS’s Dynamite should have been. SB19 are representing P-pop on this year’s countdown with the infectious retro throwback WYAT. This song had a long-lasting place on my workout playlist. Sigala was one of my MVPs of the year, producing excellent dance music - one hit after another. Confidence Man – Feels Like A Different Thingĩ0’s house music and gospel choir vocals go hand-in-hand, and Confidence Man wring everything they can from the recipe with this ebullient stunner.ġ5. Is this sentimental dance anthem cheesy or profound? I have no idea, but it gets me every time.Ī bombastic rocker that never takes its foot off the gas. ![]() I can’t believe this wasn’t one of the year’s biggest smashes.Īnother song that should have been a mega-hit, Out Of Time perfectly replicates a shimmering, MJ-esque 80’s r&b sound.ġ8. This laid-back groove was perfectly suited to summer. Here’s the second half of this year’s countdown: songs number twenty to one! Make sure to check out the first half before diving in. I’ve slowly dipped my feet back into international music markets, highlighted by the blog’s “Global Round-Up” posts that kicked off this February and will continue into the future. For the second year in a row, I’m adding a special countdown for all the pop music (ie: anything that isn’t Korean or Japanese) I loved in 2022. ![]()
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