Former President Barack Obama is giving us insight into the songs that made it onto his playlists this year. Obama released his favorite music of 2023 on his social media accounts on Friday and wrote, ...

Songs just feel more personal. Every December, after the Stereogum staff votes on the year's best albums, we each submit a list of our favorite tracks from these past 12 months. Think of these lists ...

In 2023, it was harder than ever to capture the attention of the world with an individual song. With people often looking to the past — creating steaming and social sensations with old material — new ...

It's that time of year again. Over the next few weeks at NPR.org and here on the All Songs Considered podcast, we'll be sharing lists of and conversations about the best music of 2023. The fun won't ...

This year welcomed an array of career-defining songs and chart-topping hits. It also saw a surge in diamond certifications, the highest honor bestowed by the Recording Industry Association of America ...

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This list of NPR Music's best songs of 2023 looks unlike any we've ever made before. It's not just the number of songs that has changed. There are no rankings here — in fact, the 123 songs below ...

Where do songs come from? For now, they come from us — from our needs, our wants, our regrets, our scorn. Next year, they might come from a box brought to near-sentience by all the songs that came ...