Top 40 Rhythmic Year-End Hot Picks | Most Popular R&B And Hip-Hop Songs Of 2022

- All Access
  
  Pete Jones
  
  Top 40/Rhythm Format Editor
  - - Jack Harlow
    - First Class (Generation Now/Atlantic)
  - - Future
    - Wait For U f/Drake & Tems (Republic-Epic)
  - - Beyonce
    - Break My Soul (Parkwood/Columbia)
  - - Kendrick Lamar
    - Die Hard f/Blxst/A. Reifer (pgLng/TDE/AMth/Interscope)
  - - Bad Bunny
    - Titi Me Pregunto (Rimas/Orchard)
- Atlantic Records
  
  Mo Hiromoto
  
  Sr. Dir./Rhythm Radio Promotion
  - - Burna Boy
    - Last Last (Atlantic)
  - - Glorilla
    - Tomorrow 2 ft. Cardi B (CMG/Interscope)
  - - Kodak Black
    - Super Gremlin (Atlantic)
  - - Lizzo
    - The Sign (Nice Life/Atlantic)
  - - Beyonce
    - Break My Soul (Parkwood/Columbia)
- Dana Cortez Show
  
  DJ Automatic
  
  Co-Host/Mixer
  - - Future
    - Wait For U feat.Drake & Tems (Republic-Epic)
  - - Steve Lacy
    - Bad Habit (L-M/RCA)
  - - Kendrick Lamar
    - Father Time (pgLng/TDE/AMth/Interscope)
  - - Beyonce
    - Break My Soul (Parkwood/Columbia)
  - - Drake
    - Sticky (OVO/Republic)
- Epic Records
  
  Dontay Thompson
  
  SVP/Promotion
  - - Lojay X Saraz X Chris Brown
    - Monalisa (Metallic Inc/The Orchard)
  - - Kendrick Lamar
    - Rich Spirit (pgLng/TDE/AMth/Interscope)
  - - Drake
    - Liability (OVO/Republic)
  - - BNXN fka Buju
    - Many Ways feat. Wizkid (T.Y.E./EMPIRE)
  - - Jack Harlow
    - Churchill Downs feat. Drake (Generation Now/Atlantic)
- Hot Radio Maine/ Portland, ME
  
  Hayley Smith-Rose
  
  APD/afternoons
  - - Burna Boy
    - Last Last (Atlantic)
  - - Doja Cat
    - Vegas (Kemosabe/RCA)
  - - Megan Thee Stallion
    - Her (1501 Certified/300 Ent.)
  - - Glorilla
    - Tomorrow 2 ft. Cardi B (CMG/Interscope)
  - - Beyonce
    - Alien Superstar (Parkwood/Columbia)
- Interscope Records
  
  Nino Cuccinello
  
  Exec. VP
  - - Kendrick Lamar
    - Die Hard f/Blxst/A. Reifer (pgLng/TDE/AMth/Interscope)
  - - Hitkidd feat. Glorilla
    - F.N.F. (Let's Go) (CMG/Interscope)
  - - Moneybagg Yo
    - Scorpio (CMG/Interscope)
  - - Burna Boy
    - Last Last (Atlantic)
  - - Bad Bunny
    - Titi Me Pregunto (Rimas/Orchard)
- Interscope Records
  
  Brian Gray
  
  National Director
  - - Khruangbin & Leon Bridges
    - Mariella (Dead Oceans/Secretly)
  - - Kodak Black
    - Super Gremlin (Atlantic)
  - - Kendrick Lamar
    - Rich Spirit (pgLng/TDE/AMth/Interscope)
  - - Lamb of God
    - Denial Mechanism (Epic)
  - - Mount Westmore
    - Too Big (Feat. P-Lo) (Def Jam)
- KATJ-HD / Victor Valley, CA
  
  Mark Mitchell
  
  VP/Programming
  - - Mount Westmore
    - Big Subwoofer (Def Jam)
  - - Nicki Minaj
    - Super Freaky Girl (Young Money/Republic)
  - - Tyga
    - Freaky Deaky f/Doja Cat (Kemosabe/RCA-Empire)
  - - SZA
    - I Hate You (TDE/RCA)
  - - Kali Uchis
    - Telepatia Virgin (EMI/Interscope)
- KBBT/San Antonio, KDXX/Dallas, KVVF/San Francisco
  
  Jaime Valenzuela
  
  Content Director, Music Specialist, On-Air
  - - Drake
    - Knife Talk feat. 21 Savage (OVO/Republic)
  - - Kodak Black
    - Super Gremlin (Atlantic)
  - - YG
    - Scared Money f/J. Cole, Moneybagg (Yo4hunnid/Def Jam)
  - - Bad Bunny
    - Titi Me Pregunto (Rimas/Orchard)
  - - Cardi B
    - Hot Is ft. Ye & Lil Durk (Atlantic)
- KBOS / Fresno, CA
  
  Angel "Visa" Jarquin
  
  PD
  - - Bad Bunny
    - Titi Me Pregunto (Rimas/Orchard)
  - - Future
    - Wait For U feat.Drake & Tems (Republic-Epic)
  - - Becky G & KAROL G
    - Mami (Kemosabe/RCA/Sony Latin)
  - - Post Malone
    - I Like You (A Happier Song)(f/Doja Cat) (Mercury/RCA-Republic)
  - - Lizzo
    - About Damn Time (Nice Life/Atlantic)
- KBXX / Houston, TX
  
  Terri Thomas
  
  OM/PD
  - - Beyonce
    - Break My Soul (Parkwood/Columbia)
  - - Muni Long
    - Hrs & Hrs (MPR/Supergiant/Def Jam)
  - - Jack Harlow
    - First Class (Atlantic)
  - - Latto
    - Big Energy (Streamcut/RCA)
  - - Lizzo
    - About Damn Time (Nice Life/Atlantic)
  - - Rihanna
    - Lift Me Up (Def Jam)
- KCAQ / Oxnard-Ventura, CA
  
  Daniel "Mambo" Herrejon
  
  PD/MD
  - - Bad Bunny
    - Titi Me Pregunto (Rimas/The Orchard)
  - - Latto
    - Big Energy (RCA)
  - - Kendrick Lamar
    - N95 (pgLng/TDE/AMth/Interscope)
  - - Drake
    - Jimmy Cooks feat. 21 Savage (OVO/Republic)
  - - Post Malone
    - I Like You (A Happier Song)(f/Doja Cat) (Mercury/RCA-Republic)
- KDGS (Power 93.5) / Wichita, KS
  
  Greg Williams
  
  PD/mornings
  - - Future
    - Wait For U feat. Drake & Tems (Republic-Epic)
  - - Jack Harlow
    - First Class (Generation Now/Atlantic)
  - - Post Malone With Roddy Ricch
    - Cooped Up (Mercury/Republic)
  - - Latto
    - Big Energy (Streamcut/RCA)
  - - Lizzo
    - About Damn Time (Nice Life/Atlantic)
- KFAT / Anchorage, AK
  
  Don Megga
  
  PD
  - - Bad Bunny
    - Titi Me Pregunto (Rimas/Orchard)
  - - Jack Harlow
    - First Class (Generation Now/Atlantic)
  - - Doja Cat
    - Woman (Kemosabe/RCA)
  - - Future
    - Wait For U feat. Drake & Tems (Republic-Epic)
  - - Tobe Nwigwe
    - Fye Fye (ETA Records)
- KGGI / Riverside, CA
  
  Kid Jay
  
  SVP/Programming
  - - Latto
    - Big Energy (Streamcut/RCA)
  - - Jack Harlow
    - First Class (Generation Now/Atlantic)
  - - Post Malone
    - I Like You (A Happier Song)(f/Doja Cat) (Mercury/RCA-Republic)
  - - Nicki Minaj
    - Super Freaky Girl (Young Money/Republic)
  - - Tyga
    - Freaky Deaky feat. Doja Cat (Kemosabe/RCA/EMPIRE)
- KISV / Bakersfield, CA
  
  J. Reed
  
  PD/MD
  - - Chance The Rapper
    - The Highs & The Lows (Chance The Rapper)
  - - Kent Jamz
    - Rollin With The Homies (Atlantic)
  - - Girl Ultra
    - Bombay (Finesse Records)
  - - Toosii
    - Keeper (Capitol)
  - - Ab-Soul & Zacari
    - Do Better (Top Dawg Entertainment)
- KJHM / Denver, CO
  
  Adrian Scott
  
  OM
  - - Tems
    - Free Mind (RCA)
  - - Tank
    - Slow (Atlantic)
  - - Beyonce Cuff It (Parkwood/Columbia)
  - - Wizkid
    - Essence feat. Tems (Starboy/RCA)
  - - Bruno Mars/A. Paak/Soul Sonic
    - Love's Train (Aftermath Ent./Atlantic)
- KLCA HD 2 (Swag 1049) / Reno, NV
  
  Bill Schulz
  
  OM/PD
  - - Jack Harlow
    - First Class (Generation Now/Atlantic)
  - - Latto
    - Big Energy (Streamcut/RCA)
  - - Lizzo
    - About Damn Time (Nice Life/Atlantic)
  - - Post Malone
    - I Like You (A Happier Song)(f/Doja Cat) (Mercury/RCA-Republic)
  - - Doja Cat
    - Woman (Kemosabe/RCA)
- KOPW / Omaha, NE
  
  Chi
  
  APD/MD
  - - Kendrick Lamar
    - Rich Spirit (pgLng/TDE/AMth/Interscope)
  - - Harry Styles
    - As It Was (Columbia)
  - - Drake
    - Jimmy Cooks feat. 21 Savage (OVO/Republic)
  - - Armani White
    - Billie Eilish (Def Jam)
  - - Beyonce
    - Cuff It (Parkwood/Columbia)
- KPAT / Santa Maria, CA
  
  Jessica Carroll
  
  PD
  - - Post Malone
    - I Like You (A Happier Song)(f/Doja Cat) (Mercury/RCA-Republic)
  - - Tyga
    - Freaky Deaky feat. Doja Cat (Kemosabe/RCA/EMPIRE)
  - - Beyonce
    - Break My Soul (Parkwood/Columbia)
  - - Pop Smoke
    - For The Night feat. Lil Baby & DaBaby Victor (Victor/Republic)
  - - Russ
    - Handsomer (Remix feat. Ktlyn) (Diemon)
- KPWR / Los Angeles, CA
  
  Emmanuel "E-Man" Coquia
  
  VP/Music Programming and Artist Relations
  - - Jack Harlow
    - First Class (Generation Now/Atlantic)
  - - Post Malone
    - I Like You (A Happier Song)(f/Doja Cat) (Mercury/RCA-Republic)
  - - Bad Bunny
    - Titi Me Pregunto (Rimas/Orchard)
  - - Drake
    - Jimmy Cooks feat. 21 Savage (OVO/Republic)
  - - Latto
    - Big Energy (Streamcut/RCA)
- KQKS / Denver, CO
  
  Toshamakia Acevedo
  
  APD/MD
  - - Sam Smith & Kim Petras
    - Unholy (Capital)
  - - Fivio Foreign
    - 13 Going On 30 (Columbia)
  - - The Weeknd
    - Die 4 U (XO/Republic)
  - - Lil Uzi Vert Just Wanna Rock (Atlantic)
  - - Nicki Minaj, Maluma, M. Fares
    - Tukoh Taka (Universal Arabic/Republic)
- KRKE / Albuquerque, NM
  
  Kurt Nilson
  
  Owner/PD
  - - Wale
    - Poke It Out feat. J. Cole (Warner)
  - - Nicki Minaj & Lil Baby
    - Do We Have a Problem? (Young Money/Republic)
  - - YG
    - Scared Money f/Moneybagg Yo, J. Cole (Def Jam)
  - - J.I.D.
    - Surround Sound (Epic/Interscope)
  - - Jack Harlow Nail Tech (Generation Now/Atlantic)
- Loud Radio PA
  
  Vijay Das
  
  APD/afternoons
  - - Kay Flock
    - Shake It f/Cardi B, Dougie B, Bory300 (Capitol)
  - - Armani White
    - Billie Eilish (Def Jam)
  - - Burna Boy
    - Last Last (Atlantic)
  - - Hitkidd feat. Glorilla
    - F.N.F. (Let's Go) (CMG/Interscope)
  - - Beyonce
    - Break My Soul (Parkwood/Columbia)
- RCA Records
  
  Kevin "Inca" Valentini
  
  SVP/Promotion
  - - Doja Cat
    - Woman (Kemosabe/RCA)
  - - WizkKid
    - Essence feat. Tems (Starboy/RCA)
  - - Burna Boy
    - Last Call (Atlantic)
  - - Chris Brown x Young Thug
    - Go Crazy (RCA)
  - - Steve Lacy
    - Bad Habit (L-M/RCA)
- Republic Records
  
  Davey Dee Ingenloff
  
  SVP/Rhythm Promotion
  - - Post Malone With Roddy Ricch
    - Cooped Up (Mercury/Republic)
  - - Tems
    - Free Mind (RCA)
  - - Jack Harlow
    - First Class (Generation Now/Atlantic)
  - - Bad Bunny
    - Titi Me Pregunto (Rimas/Orchard)
  - - Future
    - Wait For U feat. Drake & Tems (Republic/Epic)
- SiriusXM Fly & The Heat
  
  Sean "Sdot" Mascoll
  
  PD/APD
  - - Drake & 21 Savage
    - P*ssy & Millions (OVO/Epic-Republic)
  - - Burna Boy
    - Last Last (Atlantic)
  - - Rod Wave
    - Cold December (Alamo/Geffen-Interscope)
  - - FIVIO FOREIGN/Ye/Keys
    - City Of Gods (Columbia)
  - - Future
    - Wait For U feat. Drake & Tems (Republic-Epic)
- Stephens Media Group
  
  Tommy Del Rio
  
  CHR Format Captain
  - - Jack Harlow
    - First Class (Generation Now/Atlantic)
  - - Latto
    - Big Energy (StreamCut/RCA)
  - - Doja Cat
    - Need To Know (Kemosabe/RCA)
  - - Post Malone
    - I Like You (A Happier Song)(f/Doja Cat) (Mercury/RCA-Republic)
  - - Future
    - Wait For U feat. Drake & Tems (Republic-Epic)
- STRC Entertainment
  
  Steve Chavez
  
  CEO
  - - Bad Bunny
    - Titi Me Pregunto (Rimas/Orchard)
  - - Omar Apollo
    - Evergreen (Warner Records)
  - - DJ Khaled
    - God Did f/Rick Ross (We The Best/Epic)
  - - Burna Boy
    - Last Last (Atlantic)
  - - KAROL G
    - PROVENZA (UMLE/UMLatino)
- Warner Records
  
  Kiona Lewis
  
  Sr. Dir./Rhythm Radio
  - - Future
    - Wait For U feat. Drake & Tems (Republic-Epic)
  - - Latto
    - Big Energy (Streamcut/RCA)
  - - BLXT
    - Chosen feat. Ty Dolla $ign & Tyga (Red Bull/EVGLE)
  - - Muni Long
    - Hrs & Hrs (Supergiant/MPR/Def Jam)
  - - Wizkid
    - Essence feat. Tems (Starboy/RCA)
- WBTT / Ft. Myers, FL
  
  Short-E
  
  PD
  - - Drake
    - Jimmy Cooks feat. 21 Savage (OVO/Republic)
  - - Wizkid
    - Essence feat. Justin Bieber & Tems (Starboy/RCA)
  - - Bad Bunny
    - Titi Me Pregunto (Rimas/Orchard)
  - - Future
    - Wait For U feat. Drake & Tems (Republic-Epic)
  - - Steve Lacy
    - Bad Habit (L-M/RCA)
- WCKX / Columbus
  
  Chris Harris
  
  PD
  - - Tems
    - Free Mind (RCA)
  - - Yung Bleu x Kehlani
    - Beautiful Lies (Vandross/RCA-EMPIRE)
  - - Jack Harlow
    - First Class (Generation Now/Atlantic)
  - - Future
    - Wait For U feat. Drake & Tems (Republic-Epic)
  - - Hitkidd feat. Glorilla
    - F.N.F. (Let's Go) (CMG/Interscope)
- WFFY / Fort Myers , FL
  
  Alvin Richardson
  
  APD/ On-Air Personality
  - - Kodak Black
    - Super Gremlin (Atlantic)
  - - Latto
    - Big Energy (Streamcut/RCA)
  - - Kendrick Lamar
    - N95 (pgLng/TDE/AMth/Interscope)
  - - Post Malone
    - I Like You (A Happier Song)(f/Doja Cat) (Mercury/RCA-Republic)
  - - Nicki Minaj & Lil Baby
    - Do We Have a Problem? (Young Money/Republic)
- WLLD / Tampa, FL
  
  Christine Peters
  
  APD/MD
  - - Kodak Black
    - Super Gremlin (Atlantic)
  - - Doechii
    - Persuasive (f/Sza) (TDE/Capitol)
  - - Future
    - Wait For U feat. Drake & Tems (Republic-Epic)
  - - Beyonce
    - Break My Soul (Parkwood/Columbia)
  - - Hitkidd feat. Glorilla
    - F.N.F. (Let's Go) (CMG/Interscope)

Charts

Year-End Hot Picks

All Access

Jack Harlow

Future

Beyonce

Kendrick Lamar

Bad Bunny

Atlantic Records

Burna Boy

Glorilla

Kodak Black

Lizzo

Beyonce

Dana Cortez Show

Future

Steve Lacy

Kendrick Lamar

Beyonce

Drake

Epic Records

Lojay X Saraz X Chris Brown

Kendrick Lamar

Drake

BNXN fka Buju

Jack Harlow

Hot Radio Maine/ Portland, ME

Burna Boy

Doja Cat

Megan Thee Stallion

Glorilla

Beyonce

Interscope Records

Kendrick Lamar

Hitkidd feat. Glorilla

Moneybagg Yo

Burna Boy

Bad Bunny

Interscope Records

Khruangbin & Leon Bridges

Kodak Black

Kendrick Lamar

Lamb of God

Mount Westmore

KATJ-HD / Victor Valley, CA

Mount Westmore

Nicki Minaj

Tyga

SZA

Kali Uchis

KBBT/San Antonio, KDXX/Dallas, KVVF/San Francisco

Drake

Kodak Black

YG

Bad Bunny

Cardi B

KBOS / Fresno, CA

Bad Bunny

Future

Becky G & KAROL G

Post Malone

Lizzo

KBXX / Houston, TX

Beyonce

Muni Long

Jack Harlow

Latto

Lizzo

Rihanna

KCAQ / Oxnard-Ventura, CA

Bad Bunny

Latto

Kendrick Lamar

Drake

Post Malone

KDGS (Power 93.5) / Wichita, KS

Future

Jack Harlow

Post Malone With Roddy Ricch

Latto