Category: Music Lists

The 10 Best Metal Albums of 2021
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By Dan Epstein & Kory Grow & Hank Shteamer
Arena fillers, dwellers of the underground, and more. We run down the year’s finest — and heaviest
The 25 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2021
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By Jonathan Bernstein & Jon Dolan & Jon Freeman & Christian Hoard & Joseph Hudak & Elias Leight
From Morgan Wade’s invigorating debut and Sturgill Simpson’s concept record to Allison Russell’s musical memoir and Eric Church’s magnum opus, these are the best from Nashville and beyond
Every Adele Song, Ranked
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By Brittany Spanos & Rob Sheffield & Larisha Paul & Ilana Kaplan & Elias Leight & David Browne & Jon Dolan
Pour some wine, grab a box of tissues and call your therapist before digging into our ranking of every officially released Adele song
The 50 Best Albums of 2021
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By Jonathan Bernstein & Jon Blistein & Mankaprr Conteh & Jon Dolan & Jon Freeman & Kory Grow & Christian Hoard & Joseph Hudak & Jeff Ihaza & Kristine Kwak & Elias Leight & Julyssa Lopez & Angie Martoccio & Jennifer Mota & Mosi Reeves & Rob Sheffield & Simon Vozick-levinson & Richard Villegas & Brenna Ehrlich
From Adele’s heroic return to Rauw Alejandro’s thrillingly unpredictable breakthrough to Lil Nas X’s pop-rap victory lap, and much more, here are the records that pushed music forward this year
The 50 Best Songs of 2021
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By Jon Blistein & Jonathan Bernstein & Tim Chan & Mankaprr Conteh & Jon Dolan & Will Dukes & Jon Freeman & Kory Grow & Joseph Hudak & Kristine Kwak & Elias Leight & Julyssa Lopez & Angie Martoccio & Rob Sheffield & Mosi Reeves & Hank Shteamer & Simon Vozick-levinson
Wizkid’s global-pop sunshine, Taylor’s 10-minute masterpiece, Silk Sonic’s 1970s slow jam, and much more
All 206 of Taylor Swift’s Songs, Ranked
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By Rob Sheffield
From teen country tracks to synth-pop anthems and rare covers, a comprehensive assessment of her one-of-a-kind songbook through the Folklore and Evermore era
The 50 Greatest Kendrick Lamar Songs
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By Paul Thompson & Mosi Reeves & Will Dukes & Jeff Ihaza & Jayson Buford & Michael Penn Ii
Kendrick is the most important and groundbreaking rapper of the last 15 years — a Pulitzer winner who raises the bar with each new banger. Here are the finest moments in a career that’s been pretty much nothing but high points
John Prine: 25 Essential Songs
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By Jonathan Bernstein & Jon Dolan & Patrick Doyle & Christian Hoard & Joseph Hudak
In his humble, hilarious way, Prine was one of America’s greatest songwriters. Here are 25 of his best – heartfelt love songs, midwestern mind-trips, and offhandedly brilliant reflections on the weird serendipity of everyday life
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
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By Rolling Stone
The classics are still the classics, but the canon keeps getting bigger and better
My Soundtrack: Billy Bragg
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By Rod Yates
The 'Bard of Barking' runs us through the songs of his youth, and the greatest track ever written.