One of my best new finds of 2022 is the young British singer-songwriter Charley Hullah, who goes by just his last name, stylized as HULLAH. I learned about the handsome and talented London-based artist as a result of being a guest moderator for the BBC Music weekly song competition Fresh On The Net, for which he’d entered his single “Chasing Trains”. I loved the beautiful song the moment I heard it, and chose it as one of my five top picks out of the 170 entries. (Three others of those top five have also appeared on my Weekly Top 30: “Deception” by Hannah Reem & Noodle Beard, which reached #1 in late April, “The Hurt Within” by Holy Coves and “La Cienega” by Chief Springs, which is still on this list.) Now in its 15th week on my list, I’m thrilled to finally place “Chasing Trains” at the top. HULLAH’s compelling lyrics, haunting melody, sparkling atmospheric synths and ethereal vocals are gorgeous, and I love this song more with every listen.

In other chart developments, Two Feet moves up three spots to #3 with his smoldering song of desire “Tell Me The Truth”, and Florence + the Machine, The Black Keys, Harry Styles, Spoon, Sam Fender and Bob Moses continue to dominate the top 10. Caamp climbs three spots to #9 with their lovely “Believe”, Weezer‘s optimistic “A Little Bit of Love” also moves up three to #11, and Lizzo‘s delightful “About Damn Time” leaps 14 spots to #12. Making their debut this week are “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” by Arcade Fire, and the brilliant “Lin Manuel” by New York-based indie rock band Onism E.

1. CHASING TRAINS – HULLAH (2)
2. MY LOVE – Florence + the Machine (1)
3. TELL ME THE TRUTH – Two Feet (6)
4. WILD CHILD – The Black Keys (3)
5. AS IT WAS – Harry Styles (4)
6. WILD – Spoon (5)
7. SEVENTEEN GOING UNDER – Sam Fender (8)
8. BLOODRUSH – The Amazons (10)
9. BELIEVE – Caamp (12)
10. LOVE BRAND NEW – Bob Moses (9)
11. A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE – Weezer (14)
12. ABOUT DAMN TIME – Lizzo (26)
13. 2am – Foals (15)
14. SLEEP – Gooseberry (7)
15. SYNCHRONIZE – Milky Chance (17)
16. THAT’S WHERE I AM – Maggie Rogers (18)
17. LA CIENEGA – Chief Springs (11)
18. VIRGINIA (WIND IN THE NIGHT) – The Head and the Heart (13)
19. SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS – Bastille (16)
20. CLOSER – The Frontier (22)
21. LONELY – Sea Girls (23)
22. BEDS ARE BURNING – AWOLNATION feat. Tim McIlrath (24)
23. THE FOUNDATIONS OF DECAY – My Chemical Romance (25)
24. ON MY KNEES – RÜFÜS DU SOL (19)
25. IN THE MIRROR – The Interrupters (28)
26. WARNING SIGNS – Band of Horses (29)
27. DISTANCE – Mount Famine (20)
28. DESPERATELY WANTING – Brian Lambert & Marc Schuster (30)
29. UNCONDITIONAL I (LOOKOUT KID) – Arcade Fire (N)
30. LIN MANUEL – Onism E (N)