Ever since 2010 I’ve kept track of the music I listen to each month. It’s fascinating to see how some bands stay with me over the years whilst others have their moment on my stereo before vanishing from my mind… well, until years later when I check out to see what I was listening to way back when in any case!
Anyway, I ran a Top 50 (which turned in to a Top 100) bands of the month chart on various social media platforms recording my listening habits for posterity and to share my earworms of the month. I listen to a lot of music when working, and also when relaxing. My tastes are fairly broad and I love discovering new bands, as well as new sounds and genres.
Anyway, if you spot a few names that you don’t recognise and then go and check them out I hope you find some great new bands to add to your playlists. Here’s my Top 100 for January 2022…
Top 100 Bands – January 2022
| Position | Last Month | Band |
| 1 | 5 | Halsey |
| 2 | 6 | Luna Shadows |
| 3 | 11 | Fields of the Nephilim |
| 4 | 7 | Toni Castells |
| 5 | 8 | Nina Nesbitt |
| 6 | 1 | Kaelan Mikla |
| 7 | 10 | Cabaret Voltaire |
| 8 | 15 | Kite |
| 9 | 12 | Conjure One |
| 10 | 71 | The Sisters of Mercy |
| 11 | 13 | :Wumpscut: |
| 12 | 4 | Myrkur |
| 13 | RE | Lana Del Rey |
| 14 | NE | Younger Brother |
| 15 | 47 | Faith No More |
| 16 | 21 | Nicole Sabourne |
| 17 | 19 | Skinny Puppy |
| 18 | 26 | Nine Inch Nails |
| 19 | 30 | Indiana |
| 20 | 64 | Kanga |
| 21 | 27 | Sixth June |
| 22 | 28 | DJ Shadow |
| 23 | 23 | Assemblage 23 |
| 24 | 24 | Hans Zimmer |
| 25 | 3 | So Below |
| 26 | 29 | Hey Violet |
| 27 | RE | Wardruna |
| 28 | 18 | Space Afrika |
| 29 | 20 | Enigma |
| 30 | 33 | Blue Oyster Cult |
| 31 | 32 | Nouvelle Phenomene |
| 32 | 36 | The Knife |
| 33 | RE | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
| 34 | NE | Asynje |
| 35 | 35 | DAINE |
| 36 | 9 | Zanias |
| 37 | RE | Timo Maas |
| 38 | 38 | In The Nursery |
| 39 | 41 | Wolf Alice |
| 40 | 40 | Sally Dirge |
| 41 | 74 | The Mission |
| 42 | 50 | Bauhaus |
| 43 | NE | Sierra |
| 44 | 43 | Evan Barlow |
| 45 | 45 | Dead Kennedys |
| 46 | 46 | Death in Vegas |
| 47 | 48 | Front Line Assembly |
| 48 | 49 | Finker Vogt |
| 49 | RE | James Ray & The Performance |
| 50 | 44 | Billie Eilish |
| 51 | 54 | Curve |
| 52 | 55 | Drab Majesty |
| 53 | 51 | GIRLI |
| 54 | RE | James Ray Gangwar |
| 55 | NE | John Lunn |
| 56 | NE | Valravn |
| 57 | 52 | Nouvelle Vague |
| 58 | 53 | VH X RR |
| 59 | RE | Au4 |
| 60 | RE | Clannad |
| 61 | NE | Skald |
| 62 | 56 | Alice Glass |
| 63 | NE | Grace Mitchell |
| 64 | Re | Taylor Swift |
| 65 | NE | Corvus Corax |
| 66 | RE | Fever Rey |
| 67 | RE | Gold Zebra |
| 68 | NE | Hagalaz’Runedance |
| 69 | 60 | In This Moment |
| 70 | 61 | O.Children |
| 71 | 16 | Shelby Merry |
| 72 | 62 | Sody |
| 73 | 59 | Zella Day |
| 74 | 63 | Bonfire Nights |
| 75 | 65 | Omnimar |
| 76 | 66 | Agent Side Grinder |
| 77 | NE | Brendan Perry |
| 78 | 67 | Johnny Dynamite and the Bloodsuckers |
| 79 | 81 | Melanie Martinez |
| 80 | 69 | Paradox Obscur |
| 81 | 72 | Glass Spells |
| 82 | NE | James Ray & The Black Hearted Riders |
| 83 | 68 | Minuit Machine |
| 84 | 70 | Skeleton Hands |
| 85 | 75 | UNKLE |
| 86 | 76 | Achillea |
| 87 | 90 | Clan of Xymox |
| 88 | 78 | Double Echo |
| 89 | 79 | Lorde |
| 90 | 80 | Male Tears |
| 91 | RE | Placebo |
| 92 | 96 | Queensryche |
| 93 | 82 | Riverside |
| 94 | 83 | Same Eyes |
| 95 | RE | Sohodolls |
| 96 | RE | The House of Love |
| 97 | RE | U2 |
| 98 | 89 | Wingtips |
| 99 | 84 | Catherine Moan |
| 100 | NE | Runahild |
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