29 New Best Love Songs - 2022's Most Romantic Songs
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So IDC how cynical or single you are—you’ve gotta admit that great love songs slap no matter what. A happy love ballad is like a rom-com for your ears, and even if you’re v much not about ~luv~ rn, sappy ’n’ sweet songs have a way of turning your day right around. Need a lil serotonin boost? The best new love songs of 2022 are sure to give you heart-eyes (and may even have you grooving down the street like Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 500 Days of Summer, complete with your own make-believe flash mob).
Sure, if you’re recovering from a breakup then you’d probably rather listen to your dad snoring all night than a mushy love song (IYKYK). However! Before you go hating on feel-good love tracks, keep in mind just how few there are compared to Sad Girl Songs™ about unrequited, lost, and broken love. Sometimes you just want to celebrate the magic of feeling smitten without all the messiness, kay? (And honestly, these bops are better for dancing and lip-syncing into your hairbrush, anyway.) Ahead, the most romantic songs from 2022, including new tracks from Phoebe Bridgers, Harry Styles, The Weeknd, and more.
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Rihanna kills it again with this sweet, soulful love song that ties right into the new Black Panther movie soundtrack.
Most Romantic Lyric: Burning in a hopeless dream / Hold me when you go to sleep / Keep me in the warmth of your love when you depart
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This mellow bop gives me visions of going on a leisurely, romantic road trip, and I want it on repeat.
Most Romantic Lyric: And if it's right / I don't care how long it takes / As long as I'm with you / I've got a smile on my face
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The Top Gun soundtrack might not be where you'd normally go to find a love song, but this Lady Gaga banger is not to be missed.
Most Romantic Lyric: I see that you're bleeding / You don't need to show me again / But if you decide to, I'll ride in this life with you / I won't let go 'til the end
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All of Suki Waterhouse's songs have a kind of romantic feeling to them, but "Valentine" is very on the nose.
Most Romantic Lyric: All I wanna ask is, somewhere down the line / Won't you, won't you, won't you, won't you be my valentine?
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If you're a love-at-first-sight believer, you're gonna really love this song about laying eyes on someone and feeling like they've just changed your life.
Most Romantic Lyric: Don't change a thing, you are amazing / I can't believe you've come and saved me / We can stay here, spend everyday dear / I wouldn't mind
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You can always count on T. Swift for a good love (or breakup) song, and her re-record of Red gave us a few extras to enjoy this year, including "Stay, Stay, Stay."
Most Romantic Lyric: You took the time to memorize me / My fears, my hopes and dreams / I just like hanging out with you / All the time
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You know that feeling you get when you have a perfect lil snapshot of time with the person you love? Well, this is that in song form.
Most Romantic Lyric: Can you even imagine / Fallin' like I did? / For the love of my life / She's got glow on her face / A glorious look in her eyes / My angel of light
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This one goes out to the one that got away, and it’s devastating in the best kind of way.
Most Romantic Lyric: Memories follow me left and right / I can feel you over here, I can feel you over here / You take up every corner of my mind.
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Created for Hulu’s Conversation With Friends series (and Phoebe Bridgers's first original song release since 2020), this gorgeous ballad is e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g.
Most Romantic Lyric: Watching the world from the sidelines / Had nothing to prove / Till you came into my life / Gave me something to lose.
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Harry’s House is chock-full of romantic songs, but ya just can’t beat the sweetness of “Late Night Talking” (which also happens to be a certified bop).
Most Romantic Lyric: We’ve been doin’ all this late night talkin’ / ’Bout anythin’ you want until the mornin’ / Now you’re in my life / I can’t get you off my mind.
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Maggie Rogers is back from a three-year music hiatus, and this bubbly love ballad is well, WELL worth the wait.
Most Romantic Lyric:No, I’ll never find another, no one else can do it better / When we’re together, it feels like heaven / You’re the only one I ever wanted / All I ever really wanted was you.
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Okay, this song isn’t just super dreamy—it’s also hot as hell. 🔥
Most Romantic Lyric: Inhale, exhale, breathe me in / With every breath, I’m sinkin’ in / No way to describe it, I’m a riot.
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Anyone who’s in an LDR needs to listen to this heartfelt ballad from Maren Morris ASAP.
Most Romantic Lyric: Distance makes the heart grow stranger / When the stars go out of view / Something in the universe pulls me back to you.
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Love songs don’t have to be heavy, and this gorgeous ballad from Amber Mark is all the proof you need.
Most Romantic Lyric: You teach me things I never knew / A crush don’t have to leave a bruise / My soul is shining, changed my life with perfect timing.
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If you like your love songs catchy as hell, then you’ve come to the right place.
Most Romantic Lyric: For the record, this is not what I wanted / I wanted my heart to remain in my pocket / She took it out and wrote her name right on it / And now I’m only borrowing.
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See those bumps on our arm? Goose bumps, bb.
Most Romantic Lyric:If I can’t be brave / And let you walk away / Maybe next life, you’ll be mine again.
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Hi, you know that feeling when you start to fall for someone and basically lose your damn mind? Sabrina Carpenter gets it.
Most Romantic Lyric: I’ll be honest / Lookin’ at you got me thinkin’ nonsense / Cartwheels in my stomach when you walk in / And when you got your arms around me / Ooh, it feels so good, I had to jump the octave.
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Looking for an unconventional love song? Soccer Mommy’s got ya covered with her latest (v romantic) hit.
Most Romantic Lyric: Look at your blue eyes like the stars / Stuck in the headlights of a car / You know I’ll take you as you are / As long as you do me / So just let me lay here in your arms.
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While it’s still unclear whether Gunna and Chlöe are actually an IRL item, there’s no denying this ultra-romantic collab between them is straight fiiiiire.
Most Romantic Lyric: As long as I got you and me / Moving through this world as a two-man team / I’ll always have everything I need.
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A LOT of love songs from 2022 revolve around romantic love—which is wonderful!—but we can't forget about platonic friend love too, which King Princess explores in this anthem dedicated to their best friends Cicely and Chloe.
Most Romantic Lyric: We've had every fight / There is no score to keep / Chased down every sidewalk / You're walking home with me / Talking 'bout honesty
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