Google’s list of the most-searched songs of 2022 will surprise you
‘Tis the time of year-end lists when we look back to see what happened over the past 12 months. Google has just released the ten most-search songs for 2022 and the results are interesting.
- “Tak Ingin Usai” by Keisya Levronka
- “Pasoori” by Ali Sethi and Shae Gill
- “Glimpse of Us” by Joji
- “Satru 2” by Denny Caknan and Happy Asmara
- “Mixed Nuts (ミックスナッツ)” by Official Hige Dandism
- “新 時代” by Ado
- “As It Was” by Harry Styles
- “Joko Tingkir” by Farel Prayoga
- “Habit” by Sekai no Owari
- “Last Last” by Burna Boy
Only one of those ten songs is by a Western artist. Wild, huh?
- That one Western artist is Harry Styles, of course.
- The most-searched song on the world, “Tak Ingin Usai” (“Don’t Want to End”), is by an Indonesian singer. Keisya Levronka’s track was a monster throughout the country with the fourth-highest population in the world.
- The second-most-searched song, “Pasoori” (“Trouble”), is a Punjabi and Urdu track by a Pakistani singer. It has a reggaeton-style beat, too.
- Joji (#3) is from Japan and sings primarily in English. His song reached number one in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines. It was also a top ten hit in Canada, the US, Ireland, Norway, and Vietnam.
(Via Digital Music News)
