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JANUARY 5�12, 2022
SOUND CHECK
WHAT’S PLAYING AROUND
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
AP Top Songs of 2021 include ‘Peaches,’ ‘drivers license’
The Associated Press
ere are fi ve of the best
songs of the year, as
selected by Associated Press
entertainment journalists.
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‘PEACHES,’ JUSTIN BIEBER,
featuring DANIEL CAESAR and
GIVEON
Justin Bieber was not happy
with the Recording Academy last
year when his “Changes” album
was categorized as pop rather
than R&B. But “Peaches,” featur-
ing Daniel Caesar and Giveon
from this year’s “Justice” album,
not only doubled down on the
R&B sound, but became one of
music’s most dominant songs,
debuting at No. 1 on Billboard’s
Hot 100 and topping the global
charts. It’s a feel good, two-step-
ping record that was needed as
the coronavirus pandemic still
forced much of the world to stay
home. — Gary Gerard Hamilton
‘DRIVERS LICENSE,’ OLIVIA
RODRIGO
Anyone who’s ever had
their heart broken will feel how
18-year-old Olivia Rodrigo feels
on this aching Grammy-nomi-
nated hit: “You said forever, now
I drive alone past your street.”
The power ballad broke the
Spotify record for most one-day
streams for a non-holiday song
and spent eight consecutive
weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard
Hot 100. — Mark Kennedy
‘INDUSTRY BABY,’ LIL NAS X
AND JACK HARLOW
“Industry Baby” was one of
the biggest hits of 2021 and for
good reason. The track is the
22-year-old rapper’s victory lap
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File
Olivia Rodrigo performs at the
American Music Awards on Sunday,
Nov. 21, 2021, at Microsoft Theater in
Los Angeles.
after having one of the most
talked-about music videos of the
year with “Montero” and having
11 songs from his new LP make
Billboard’s Hot 100. — Ragan
Clark
‘HURRICANE,’ KANYE WEST,
THE WEEKND AND LIL BABY
Kanye West’s “DONDA” made
waves with several gems, but the
most standout track that created
the perfect storm was “Hur-
ricane,” featuring The Weeknd
and Lil Baby. With stellar produc-
tion, the trio off er diff erent per-
spectives of overcoming their
own storms on the holy hip-hop
track. — Jonathan Landrum Jr.
‘SEROTONIN,’ GIRL IN RED
The opening track of the
debut album from girl in red,
a Norwegian alt-pop singer-
songwriter, pulses along a
frenetic pace that refl ects
the impulsive thoughts of a
mind unable to rest. It’s a raw,
unfl inching inner look at that
uncontrollable id part of our
personalities. — Kristin M. Hall
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