Yesterday, Apple Music shared the streaming platform’s 500 most-streamed songs of the decade. Surprisingly, big names like Taylor Swift and Drake aren’t at the very top of the list. Instead, it looks ...

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 ...

Half of the 10 most consumed songs in America in 2025 were released in 2024. Names like Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Alex Warren and Morgan Wallen make the list with smashes.

Kacey Musgraves won the most recent Grammy for Best Country Song. The Kingston Trio won the first. Here is a list of every ...

The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...

Continuing on with list season, we’re pivoting our focus to the best cover songs of the year. We opted to limit the ranking to one entry per project, as something like Thanks to I Saw the TV Glow, ...

Listen to 68 tracks that made major statements, boosted big beefs, propelled up-and-comers and soundtracked the party this year. By Jon Pareles Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Pareles Here’s a ...

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 ...