There’s so much we’d like to erase about 2020 — but never, ever the elation, élan, empathy, harmony, rich social commentary and dumb fun that the year’s best music brought us. Yes, we do hope the door ...

With such a large crop of truly fantastic songs to choose from the past year, I had a difficult time putting a cap on just the ten very best, let alone do a ranking (sorry I only had time to compile a ...

18. Westside Gunn ft. Freddis Gibbs and Roc Maricano, $500 Ounces 19. Lady Gaga ft. Elton John, Sine from Above 20. Jay Electronica and Jay-Z, A.P.I.D.T.A.

Chances are, you've been cooped up in the house for the past couple of months and probably don't even know what frickin' day it is, so allow me the honor of telling you: We've *finally* surpassed June ...

NPR Music critics and contributors take us from Bad Bunny's dizzying opus "Safaera" to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's gloriously raunchy "WAP." NPR Music's Listening Party For The Top 5 Songs Of ...

Roddy Ricch is the king of Apple Music: The rapper has the music platform’s most-streamed song and album of the year. Apple announced Thursday that Ricch achieved the feat with his hit “The Box” and ...

*As the new year approaches and we look ahead to 2021, we have all found ourselves looking back on the last 12 months and the music that helped us to survive a year like any other.

We’re nearing the dead center of the 2020s, and the best country songs to come out of the decade thus far are sure to be legendary for years to come. This list isn’t definitive or exhaustive by any ...