Top 10 Most Overplayed Songs of 2022

The Top Ten
1 Heat Waves - Glass Animals

Very boring, repetitive, stale "rock" track. The way he says "you" in the chorus is very grating. How was this #1 again? Probably one of the worst hit songs this year, made even worse by the fact that my local alt-rock station plays this at least once an hour.

When I listened to this on Spotify, I didn't get it. I don't find it catchy or interesting. It's just a bland radio tune. I've heard from Fantano, who also doesn't like it, saying that they're attempting the Kid A of their discography. But this and Radiohead have no relation at all.

2 As It Was - Harry Styles

This was #1 for 16 weeks. 16 weeks! It's just an average song, but every time I turn on the radio, it seems to be on every station. Harry Styles is overrated, and this song is proof why. I don't hate this song, but the overplay makes me want to.

This song was overplayed on so many radio stations! And it somehow became popular on TikTok, but it's not the worst song of 2022.

Not that bad. It used to be my favorite song, but I hear it so much that it's getting annoying.

3 Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran always made annoying and generic music. His music sounds generic, and this song is one of the worst. It sounds like your typical dance pop song. It's always the same. Perfect and Thinking Out Loud sound mediocre, but this is worse. I can't decide if it or Shape of You is the worst.

My local pop radio station refuses to stop playing this song. It was alright when I first heard it, but as I heard it more and more, it started to get old. I do not know why pop stations like mine play this song 10 times a day, but it sucks. I think it's worse than Shape of You.

4 STAY - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber
5 Abcdefu - Gayle

This pseudo-punk song is always playing. It is far from rock. She sounds like Olivia Rodrigo trying to be edgy, but it fails. This song is generic and annoying.

What a crappy and immature song. Anthem of certain Gacha tubers, whiner compared to others. I'd be happy if that little girl from Sesame Street replaced "u" with "Cookie Monster (laughing)."

I just knew that this was going to be on here. Anyway, this got really popular on Spotify for some reason.

6 Sunroof - Nicky Youre & Dazy
7 Running Up that Hill - Kate Bush

The worst part about this song is that no matter which radio stations you listen to (be it the nostalgia stations or the modern hits), it plays on all of them. You literally cannot escape this song. It's a good song, but after the tenth time, you get sick of it.

This song blew up and is topping the charts because of Stranger Things. It's good but so ridiculously overplayed, especially on sites like TikTok. I've also heard it quite a bit on my local radio stations. I think the Placebo version is a lot better.

This should be #1 by a long way. It's been overplayed on my radio ever since Stranger Things season 4 came out and rose to fame. In my opinion, it's already a bad song without the ridiculous overplay.

8 Shivers - Ed Sheeran
9 Thats What I Want - Lil Nas X

I kinda like it, but it has been played dozens of times. I think this song is pretty catchy though, and normally I don't really like rap music.

10 Cold Heart - Elton John & Dua Lipa

One day, the radio I played kept repeating this song 10 times in a row! I swear, if I hear this song again on the radio, I'm getting 10 boredom points per millisecond.

I swear to God, this is the most overplayed song ever. And can we talk about how it's practically impossible to understand any word Elton John sings in this entire song?

This song uses four Elton John songs mashed into one. Check out David Bennett Piano's video on this. It's very interesting. It's a good song but was overplayed.

The Contenders
11 First Class - Jack Harlow

Boring. No wonder the album cover gives it all away. It's just somebody sitting down, and when you look at it, you think, "this album is so boring and sounds like nothing." Honestly, it is nothing, and that's how I bet the average hip-hop reviewer would probably feel listening to this shallow pile of nothing.

12 Enemy - Imagine Dragons
13 Ghost - Justin Bieber
14 Levitating - Dua Lipa
15 Industry Baby - Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow

Another one I would love if it weren't for the fact that this was played at every single party, campus event, and sports game I attend.

The original version of this song doesn't sound right to me because I'm used to the sped-up version that's used in slander memes.

16 I’m Good (Blue) - David Guetta & Bebe Rexha

Why is this song still relevant? It's just a lazy EDM song with a very cheap sample of "Blue" by Eiffel 65, which was a decent one-hit wonder from the 90s. Of course, David Guetta had to team up with Bebe Rexha for this lazy, cheap, poor-quality mess of a song.

To be honest, I don't mind David Guetta, but in my opinion, Bebe Rexha is not a good artist, and it shows here. At least in "Meant to Be," it doesn't sound too cheap, but here it's like they're not even trying. This has got to be one of the laziest songs that played on the radio this year.

- KelseyPower

17 Unholy - Sam Smith & Kim Petras

Oh. My. God. (No pun intended). Just heard this for the first time, and it is AWFUL. I like both of these artists, but is this the best they could come up with? Grating synth, repetitive lyrics, and a poor attempt at emulating hyper-pop overall. Skip this song - almost as bad as Soul Train or Dance Monkey.

Only celebrated because they are non-binary or something. I don't know and don't care.

18 Woman - Doja Cat
19 Easy on Me - Adele
20 Good 4 U - Olivia Rodrigo
21 Light Switch - Charlie Puth
22 Bam Bam - Camila Cabello

This song is good, but it's overplayed to death on the radio.

23 Numb Little Bug - Em Beihold
24 Sweetest Pie - Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa

It came out not too long ago, and it's already so overplayed!

25 Oh My God - Adele
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