NPR Music critics reflect on the lyrics that captured the year's mood, sparked emotions and stayed with them long after the music stopped.

Here, five writers with roots and homes across the continent and diaspora sift through a wide world of sounds for some of the ...

The publication shared the list earlier this week and it features a total of 50 tracks broken up into two categories. The first category, rounded up by writer Jon Caramanica, has "Caramel" from Sleep ...

Indeed, the Grammy winner made some subtle revisions to her lyrics in "I Did Something Bad" and "Delicate," which were included in the version of Reputation with Dolby Atmos sound released by Apple ...

Blink-182 may not have invented pop-punk, but they certainly perfected it and rose some major chart success along the way. These 10 legendary songs, however, never ascended to No. 1. Since breaking ...

The weather outside is frightful, but it could be frightful inside too, depending on where you’re getting your Christmas tunes this year. Whether it’s a traditional radio or a modern streaming service ...

Some rock songs become legendary, destined to be played on classic rock radio stations for decades to come. And some of those legendary songs somehow didn’t top the Billboard Hot 100 chart when they ...

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is now the longest-running No. 1 song in U.S. chart history. The 1994 modern Christmas classic has spent a cumulative 20 weeks atop the Billboard Hot ...

More than two decades after its release, Eminem's "Lose Yourself" finally becomes the bestselling rap song in America — as the star scores his first rock hit as well. INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY ...

Each year at NPR Music, we curate two flagship lists: The Best Albums of the Year and The Best Songs of the Year. But there's a lot more recommendations and criticism where those came from. You'll ...

You can smash through Terminator 2D: No Fate's story mode in less that the runtime of the movie, but that doesn't stop this side-scrolling action platformer from being a perfectly presented tribute to ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 28: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (C) speaks during a rally in support of Social Security with Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) (L) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in the ...