Sam Smith, Kim Petras - Unholy

When Sam Smith and Kim Petras unleashed "Unholy" in late 2022, they didn't just release a pop record—they ignited a theatrical revolution. Shedding Smith’s signature soul-ballad persona for a darkly hedonistic, hyper-pop cabaret, the track etched its name into the history books as Petras became the first openly transgender woman to claim a Billboard Hot 100 number one spot. Directed by cinematic maestro Floria Sigismondi, the official music video transports viewers from a dusty auto shop into a velvet-draped wonderland of scandal, backed by legendary drag icons Gottmik and Violet Chachki.

Step into the Time Capsule of 2022: a world emerging from pandemic isolation, hungry for chaotic glamour and clubland catharsis. It was an era where TikTok dictated global taste, and the song's seductive choir hook went viral months before release, mirroring a cultural landscape bursting with defiant self-expression. Musically blending Phrygian scales with heavy electronic bass, "Unholy" proved that pop music thrives when it breaks the mold, transforming a tale of marital infidelity into an immortal anthem of queer liberation and uninhibited artistry.