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    The 40 best songs of 2022 so far

    by Mikael Wood, Suzy Exposito and August Brown, Los Angeles Times Jun 23, 2022 6 minutes
    Harry Styles performs on NBC's "Today" at Rockefeller Plaza on May 19, 2022, in New York City.

    Inflation. Drought. Long COVID. Six months in, 2022 appears eager to match the chaos of the last few years of the decade. Yet as always great songs have helped get us through — some old (Kate Bush’s resurrected “Running Up That Hill”), some brand-new (Beyoncé's “Break My Soul,” which dropped just this week). We’ve seen hip-hop giants jump back into action and daring new acts connect with fans on TikTok. And the full-fledged return of live music seems only to have spurred appetites for the recorded variety.

    Here, in alphabetical order, are our staff picks for the best songs of the year so far, with the caveat that any given artist is limited to a single entry on the list.

    Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul, “Blenda”: This Belgium-based duo specializes in cerebral dance-pop for those who bravely boogie between cultures. "’Go back to your country where you belong’/ Siri, can you tell me where I belong?”

    Anitta, “Envolver”: In her first international No. 1 hit, which made her the highest-ranking Latina on Billboard’s

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