Entertainment Year in Review
Top 22 Dancehall Songs of 2022
Published:Friday | January 6, 2023 | 12:59 AM
Skeng, Jahshii and Valiant were among the most-listened-to artistes of 2022. Their songs dominated the airwaves, the playlists of both local and international disc jockeys, digital streaming websites and YouTube. The songs spawned intriguing and persisting trends, and despite adding to the dialogue about the genre’s controversial and aggressive nature, the artistes’ creative ways of expressing emotions have led to their songs attracting widespread attention.
Skeng and Tommy Lee Sparta’s Protocol holds the number one position, based on YouTube views (46,329,405). Protocol and Bird by Laa Lee, although both were released at the end of 2021, reached their full potential in 2022 after the entertainment sector was given the greenlight to reopen. Born Fighter, which revealed a deeper side of Jahshii, further cementing his name as one of the artistes to watch for 2022, is at third place. Emerging artiste Valiant also has several songs crossing the finish line and receiving the celebratory applause. Let’s see which other tracks caused a rumble and echoes, even as the dust settles with the start of a new year.
1. Protocol – Skeng and Tommy Lee Sparta
2. Whap Whap – Skillibeng
3. Born Fighter – Jahshii
4. Elevate – Popcaan and Imeru Tafari
5. Talibhan – Skeng and Stalk Ashley
6. London – Skeng
7. Pull Up – Koffee
8. Empty – Chronic Law
9. Ambala – Squash
10. Moments – Masika, Stefflon Don
11. Dunce Cheque – Valiant
12. Ride It – Shaneil Muir, Vybz Kartel
13. Bounce – Ding Dong
14. North Carolina – Valiant
15. Corrupt – Chronic Law
16. Bird – Laa Lee
17. Code – Brysco
18. Bong Bing – Laa Lee and Cristale
19. Next To Me – Popcaan,Toni-Ann Singh
20. Light My Fire – Sean Paul, Gwen Stefani and Shenseea
21. GPP – Jada Kingdon
22. 1UpTown – Bayka