What song were ruling the rock radio airwaves back in 2005? It's been 20 years so it's understandable if you may have forgotten some of these songs. But we're guessing this refresher will bring it all ...

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 ...

Simply put, some songs go on to become classic rock staples, movie soundtrack songs or pop up in TV commercials, while others may have a hard time getting heard outside the year 1985. This list serves ...

“September Gurls” was likely the biggest power pop song of 1974. It was all over the radio in the years that followed, but when it first dropped, it actually wasn’t that big of a hit. Today, it’s ...

Classic rock radio is keeping a lot of incredible hits from 1979 and beyond alive. However, some songs that made it big that year were all over the radio for some time, only to virtually disappear ...

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 ...

How well do you remember the rock radio hits of 1986? Sure, everyone remembers Bon Jovi's big breakout, the emergence of what would become known as hair metal and the big head-to-head action of Van ...