Official Top 40 songs of the summer from 2022

Beyoncé’s just-released seventh album, ‘Renaissance’, has topped the Billboard 200 chart in the US, continuing her unbroken streak of albums debuting at Number One.All seven of the artist’s studio albums have peaked in the top spot, however, the release of ‘Renaissance’ is notably significant in that it’s already become Bey’s highest-charting album in every major market. In addition to the US, it’s debuted at Number One in the UK, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand. It’s likely to top the Canadian chart as well, however data for that is yet to be released.‘Renaissance’ also came in at Number Two in Germany, beating her last album, 2016’s ‘Lemonade’, by one place.

Beyoncé claims her fourth solo UK Number 1 album with RENAISSANCE this week, marking her first chart-topper in six years. 

After two months on our screens, Love Island may be over but that doesn’t mean that the drama and romance from inside the villa has come to a close. As any fan of the hit ITV2 show will know, soon after leaving the show, the contestants reunite for one last reunion where they revisit the highs and lows of their time in the villa.

Love Island has finished for another year with Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti being crowned the winners of the 2022 series. This year's series was filled with drama and romance and that was mainly thanks to the huge number of bombshells who entered the villa. Throughout the past eight weeks many sexy singletons headed into the Love Island villa unannounced in a bid to shake things up and they definitely succeeded in doing so.

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All of the Love Island 2022 contestants reunited in London on Monday (1 August) to watch the season finale live on-screen and celebrate together. The highly anticipated final episode aired on Monday evening with millions across the country tuning in to watch Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu be crowned winners, with Gemma Owen and Luca Bish being named as runners-up.

Barack Obama, is unveiling his annual «Summer Playlist.» Obama took to Twitter Tuesday, to share this year's compilation, featuring a diverse mix of artists and music.Obama's playlist features some of the summer's biggest hits, including Beyoncé's «Break My Soul,» Harry Styles' «Music For a Sushi Restaurant» and Bad Bunny's «Ojitos Lindos» featuring Bomba Estéreo. A few of the classics made the list as well, like, Bruce Springsteen's «Dancing in the Dark,» Prince's «Let's Go Crazy,» Miles Davis' «Blue in Green,» and more.It's no surprise Springsteen made the list, with Obama and «The Boss» co-hosting a podcast together last year, titled, , in which the pair discuss their friendship, race and racism and their enduring love for America.A longtime fan of Kendrick Lamar, Obama also included the track, «Die Hard,» from the rapper's new album, .«With so many folks getting together with family and friends, there's a lot to celebrate this summer,» Obama tweeted.

Barack Obama has diverse taste in music.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticThe release of Lizzo’s “Special” album finally gave her “About Damn Time” single the surge it needed to conquer the Billboard Hot 100, after the song had bided its time for weeks in the No. 2 spot on that chart, waiting to knock Harry Styles’ long-standing “As It Was” out of the top spot.The Lizzo album itself had to settle for a No. 2 entry on the Billboard 200, since Bad Bunny’s “Un Verano Sin Ti” album — now in its sixth non-consecutive week on top — is proving even harder to push out of the way than Styles’ single was.The second-place finish for “Special” did represent Lizzo’s high mark on the album chart to date.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorKobalt, one of the world’s largest music publishers, has removed its entire 700,000-song catalog from Facebook and Instagram in the United States, a rep for the company confirms to Variety.The company’s U.S. licensing contract with Meta, parent of the two social-media giants, has expired and the two parties have failed to reach a new deal.

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The summer holidays are upon us which means you'll no doubt be looking for things to do with the kids.

It's a happy birthday to Selena Gomez from Official Charts today, as the multi-hyphenate superstar turns 30 today!

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticBillie Eilish has released two new songs, “TV” and “The 30th,” to streaming services under the umbrella title of “Guitar Songs.”“TV” has already captured fans’ attention after she premiered it live in the U.K. in June on her “Happier Than Ever” tour, but “The 30th” will come as new to all listeners.“Finneas and I really wanted these to be yours as soon as possible,” Eilish said in a statement, mentioning her producer/co-writer brother.

Taylor Swift claims the Official biggest Americana album of 2022 so far, can reveal.

Love Island fans were quick to react on Wednesday night after Tasha Ghouri made a "gross" confession about Andrew Le Page. During the latest instalment, Tasha praised Andrew for being the "best boyfriend" as she listed off his qualities.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticA lot of Harry Styles’ fans are eager to see him slip into something more comfortable… like an LP jacket. The vinyl version of his third solo album, “Harry’s House,” is a runaway phenomenon in the format, selling 294,000 copies in less than two months of release to easily top the list of 2022 LP bestsellers so far.In fact, the Styles album is about 130,000 copies out in front of the nearest contender for the top spot, Olivia Rodrigo’s “Sour,” a 2021 release that is hardly receding into the distance in any medium.

The sun is shining right now on what's proving to the hottest summer in the UK's history books, so we at Official Charts thought it was time to take things back to a slightly cooler time, and revisit the biggest songs in the UK over the summer of 2002.