New Zealand top 50 singles of 2022 explained

This is a list of the top-selling singles in New Zealand for 2022 from the Official New Zealand Music Chart's end-of-year chart, compiled by Recorded Music NZ.^[1] Recorded Music NZ also published 2022 lists for two sub-charts, the top 20 singles released by New Zealand artists,^[2] and the top 20 singles primarily performed in te reo Māori.^[3]

Chart

Key

– Song of New Zealand origin^[4]

Rank	Artist	Song
1	and Dua Lipa	"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)"
2		"As It Was"
3	Glass Animals	"Heat Waves"
4	Luude featuring Colin Hay	"Down Under"
5		"Go (Goddard. Remix)"
6	L.A.B.	"In the Air"
7		"Shivers"
8		"First Class"
9		"Bad Habits"
10	and Justin Bieber	"Stay"
11	Fleetwood Mac	"Dreams"
12	L.A.B.	"Mr Reggae"
13	OneRepublic	"I Ain't Worried"
14	Adele	"Easy On Me"
15	King George	"Friday Night"
16	Imagine Dragons	"Enemy"
17	Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow	"Industry Baby"
18	featuring DaBaby	"Levitating"
19		"Under the Influence"
20	Gayle	"ABCDEFU"
21	Lizzo	"About Damn Time"
22	Lost Frequencies and Calum Scott	"Where Are You Now"
23		"No Role Modelz"
24	Latto	"Big Energy"
25	L.A.B.	"Controller"
26		"Ghost"
27	The Weeknd and Ariana Grande	"Save Your Tears (Remix)"
28	Joji	"Glimpse of Us"
29		"Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)"
30		"Lost"
31	Luude and Mattafix	"Big City Life"
32	Doja Cat	"Vegas"
33	Doja Cat	"Woman"
34	and Kim Petras	"Unholy"
35	L.A.B.	"Under the Sun"
36		"Happier Than Ever"
37	Doja Cat featuring SZA	"Kiss Me More"
38	Future featuring Drake and Tems	"Wait for U"
39	L.A.B.	"Why Oh Why"
40		"Bad Habit"
41	Coterie	"Cool It Down"
42	and Doja Cat	"I Like You (A Happier Song)"
43		"Good 4 U"
44	Various	"We Don't Talk About Bruno"
45	Acraze featuring Cherish	"Do It to It"
46		"Middle of the Night"
47		"Another Love"
48	Lil Nas X	"That's What I Want"
49		"Sweater Weather"
50	and Dazy	"Sunroof"

Top 20 singles of 2022 by New Zealand artists

Rank	Artist	Song
1	L.A.B.	"In the Air"
2	L.A.B.	"Mr Reggae"
3	L.A.B.	"Controller"
4	L.A.B.	"Under the Sun"
5	L.A.B.	"Why Oh Why"
6	Coterie	"Cool It Down"
7	Six60	"Don't Forget Your Roots"
8	Ka Hao featuring Rob Ruha	"35"
9	Six60	"Someone to Be Around"
10	Lee Mvtthews featuring NÜ	"Takeover"
11	Six60	"Pepeha"
12	L.A.B.	"Yes I Do"
13	Six60	"All She Wrote"
14	Sons of Zion featuring Jackson Owens	"Love on the Run"
15	Muroki	"Wavy"
16	Bina Butta featuring Kennyon Brown	"Lady Love"
17	Six60	"Before You Leave"
18	Shouse	"Love Tonight"
19	SWIDT featuring Lomez Brown	"Kelz Garage"
20		"Dreams"

Top 20 singles of 2022 sung in te reo Māori

Rank	Artist	Song
1	Six60	"Pepeha"
2	Ka Hao featuring Rob Ruha	"35"
3	Uru Whetu featuring Torere and Te Aroha	"Taku Raumiri"
4	Sons of Zion featuring Jackson Owens	"He Aroha Hinemoa (Love on the Run)"
5	Various Artists	"Ka Mānu"
6		"Taera"
7	Maimoa	"Wairua"
8		"Matemateāone"
9	Te Matatini and Ngā Tūmanako	"Waerea"
10	Te Matatini and Te Pikikōtuku o Ngāti Rongomai featuring Whenua Patuwai	"Te Ata Māhina"
11	Coterie	"Purea / Cool It Down"
12	Te Matatini and te Tū Mataora featuring Matakāinga Artists	"Hunara"
13	Te Matatini and Te Kapa Haka o te Whānau a Apanui	"Hai ō mō Apanui"
14	Origin Roots Aotearoa (O.R.A.)	"Tuakiritanga"
15	Creative Nātives	"Ngā Iwi E" (Live)
16	Te Matatini and Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato	"Rongomai"
17	Te Matatini and Hātea Kapa Haka featuring Maimoa	"Waiora"
18	Te Matatini and Ōpōtiki-Mai-Tawhiti featuring Ria Hall	"E Tama Hikairo"
19	Papa's Pack	"Muriwhenua Waiata"
20	and Drax Project	"Ka Taria"

Notes and References

Web site: END OF YEAR CHARTS 2022. NZ Music Charts. RMNZ. 21 December 2022.
Web site: Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2022. Recorded Music NZ. 21 December 2022.
Web site: Te Reo Māori O Te Rārangi 10 O Runga: End of Year Charts 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221221014929/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/tereosingles?chart=5467 . dead . 21 December 2022 . Recorded Music NZ. 21 December 2022.
Whether or not a song is of New Zealand origin is determined by the Recorded Music NZ.