Listen to a playlist of the year's best songs as selected by The Times' August Brown, Cerys Davies and Mikael Wood.

Riley Green, Ella Langley, Morgan Wallen, and Luke Combs are just a few of many country music artists who have had some really great hits this year. But which songs really took us ...

"A good cleopatrick song has dynamics, loud and big to small and soft — and a strong, honest message at its core — a message obscured just enough that almost anyone can sing along, but deep and ...

“Superstition” by Wonder is one of the greatest funk songs ever. Released in 1972, it has an unforgettable groove, catchy rhythm, and energetic vibe. The funky clavinet riff is instantly recognizable.

2013's The Double EP: A Sea Of Split Peas was great because Courtney Barnett was using a superb writerly voice to lay out the drifting, aimless confusion that's such an inevitable part of your early ...

At Paste Music, we’re listening to so many new tunes on any given day, we barely have any time to listen to each other. Nevertheless, every week we can swing it, we take stock of the previous seven ...

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One of the Eagles’ most recognized songs despite never being released as a single, Vince Gill counts “Desperado” among his favorites. “It’s the first song that Glenn and Don [Henley] wrote together, ...

One of the most versatile classic rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s was Blondie. Blondie songs took ideas from many genres, including disco, rock, pop, new wave, doo-wop, rap, and reggae. It’s ...

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey and "Christmastime Is Here" by Vince Guaraldi Trio are among the best ...

Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week (the eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight). This week's countdown is below, and you can listen ...