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 ...

(Illustrated by Mara Ocejo; Photos: Fiona Goodall/Getty Images; Robin Harper; John Jay; Norman Wong; ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) As we mentioned in our midyear albums list, one of the biggest ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pop music was not at all safe this year from the encroachments of an AI industry determined to slop-ify everything ...

Looking back at the year in music, it was very much a “Golden” age. But, demon hunting aside, did it also count as golden with a small G? As we dived through our favorite music of 2025 to consider ...