From a song by a certified superstar that came out in the very first week of January to breakthroughs from lesser-known indie acts, here are selections from NPR Music's list of the best songs of 2025.

Variety's music writers pick 2025's best songs, from Lily Allen, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean, Dijon, Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift and more.

This Bob Dylan song bends time by shifting between past, present, and future, revealing why Tangled Up in Blue remains ...

Many bands and artists had a major '50s pastiche in the '80s. To revisit this trend, check out these three '80s rock hits.

Among some of the deep cuts included in the deluxe version of Industry & Seduction are tracks from the band’s first album, ...

Watch With Us picks the very best TV show from every year of the 1980s, including 'Magnum P.I.,' 'Cheers' with Ted Danson and more ...

Young-at-heart residents were all shook up when the King of Rock 'n' Roll 'entered the building' at John Galt House.

The 1980s were different, and these are three one-hit wonders from the unique 80s that we could listen to forever.

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 ...

Jerry Ragovoy, whose hits include "Piece of My Heart" and "Time Is on My Side," was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame posthumously.