But that also made the new big hits that we did get feel more special than ever — whether that was R&B veterans Ravyn Lenae and Kehlani experiencing long-overdue first true crossover moments, or newer ...

Every year, the bounty of pop music grows more and more (my apologies to the 2,637 songs in my inbox as of time of writing that I haven't gotten to yet, out of you don't want to know how many).

The Best Songs of 2001 defined an era of pop culture, including tracks by The Strokes, Missy Elliott, System of a Down, ...

This was one wild year for music — as the late, great Ozzy would say, it was a crazy train. In 2025, you never knew where your next favorite song was coming from. Some of the year’s best songs were ...

In these 100 songs, you’ll hear lusty dubstep, quietly subversive electronic pop, regional rap bangers, alt-country odysseys, ubiquitous chart-toppers, and much more. We were drawn to songs this year ...