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Heavy Rotation: Public Radio's Most Popular Songs of 2022 (So Far)

Beach House and Mitski and Spoon, oh my! Here are the tracks public radio is spinning over and over this year.
From left, Leyla McCalla, Saba, and Victoria Legrand of Beach House.

You know that song that you just can't get out of your head? Well, public radio has those too. Below you'll find some of the songs that music programmers at public radio stations across the country keep spinning over and over this year: nine stations from across the country, one pick per station, in alphabetical order by artist name.

All of this year's picks are available and playlists at the bottom of the page. As always, you can discover fantastic music programming happening across the country in real time by clicking the links to each station's website.

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