Dublin's Belters Only included on UK's Official Biggest Songs of 2022 chart

Music
04 Jan 23

Belters Only at The Academy, October 2022. Copyright Laura Klepeisz/hotpress.com

Their hit single 'Make Me Feel Good' features on the chart alongside major names like Harry Styles, Ed Sheeran, Cat Burns, Kate Bush, Glass Animals and Sam Fender.

The Official Charts Company have unveiled the biggest songs of 2022 in the UK – with Dublin collective Belters Only included at No.12 with their acclaimed single 'Make Me Feel Good' featuring fellow Dublin artist Jazzy.

Harry Styles' 'As It Was' claimed the top spot on the chart – which was compiled using physical and digital sales, combined with streaming figures – with 1.57 million chart units since its release in April.

He's followed by Ed Sheeran with 'Bad Habits' (No.2), Fireboy DML and Ed Sheeran's 'Peru' (No. 3), Cat Burns' 'Go' (No. 4), and Ed Sheeran's 'Shivers' (No. 5). Kate Bush's 1985 single 'Running Up That Hill', meanwhile, was the 6th biggest single of 2022 in the UK, following its inclusion in Stranger Things.

Belters Only's 'Make Me Feel Good' was also the UK's 10th most streamed song of 2022, according to the Official Charts Company.

The DJ duo – made up of Bissett and RobbieG – became one of Irish music’s most remarkable success stories in years in 2022. As well as reaching No.4 in the UK, 'Make Me Feel Good' spent two consecutive weeks at No.1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart – the first homegrown dance act to top the chart in over two decades.

“It was euphoric,” Bissett said of their breakout success, in an interview with Hot Press back in June. “It was a big step for the community – and for the industry in Dublin and Ireland. I’d say it gave a lot of people a big boost to start making more music. We came from nothing and we worked our way up.”

“It gave the younger generation hope, looking at what we did,” Robbie added. “We literally started in our bedrooms, like a lot of other producers. We built ourselves from the ground up. We didn’t stop believing. The belief, the determination and the work rate is what got us where we are now.”

Last week, they shared their new EP, 2022 Only – featuring 'Make Me Feel Good', as well as 'Superstar', 'Superstar (VIP)', 'Don't Stop Just Yet', 'I Will Survive' and 'Call Me'.