A short list of Don Schlitz's best songs reads like a short list of the greatest country songs ever recorded. Very few writers can claim so many timeless titles.

Welcome to the sound of public radio in 2025. Our list of the best 125 songs of the year was curated by more than 60 writers and DJs across the NPR Music Network, and runs the gamut of sounds, scenes and styles. If the playlist (which you can add to your ...

2024 was a historic year for music, with Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” tying Lil Nas X’s record for longest-running Billboard Hot 100 No. 1. Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” put the recording industry — and his rap rival — in a chokehold.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Christian Bertrand via Shutterstock Whether you're an OG hard rocker or you were born with your fingers in a "rock on" salute, you've probably got strong opinions about which hard rock ...

NPR Music's list of the best 25 songs represent the upper echelon of our staff and stations' favorite discoveries from the past 12 months. For those who want to dive deeper, please check out our complete list of the 125 Best Songs of 2025, which was ...

Topping the country chart during the 1970s was just the beginning for these songs. Five decades later, we still know them by heart.

It’s been 50 years since Queen unleashed one of the strangest records ever visited on unsuspecting listeners tuning into hear the latest pop hits. A six-minute epic that effortlessly ricochets from melancholy balladry to daring feats of operatic lunacy ...