The 50 Best Albums Of 2021
NPR's annual list of the year's best albums is full of work by musicians who hit career peaks, discovered their voices or willed something new into reality.
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The 50 Best Albums of 2021
NPR's annual list of the year's best albums is full of work by musicians who hit career peaks, discovered their voices or willed something new into reality.
The 50 Best Albums of 2021
NPR's annual list of the year's best albums is full of work by musicians who hit career peaks, discovered their voices or willed something new into reality.
World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 1997
While 1997 was a breakout year for boy bands, the pop landscape was marked by a handful of influential hip-hop, R&B and dance music releases.
World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 1996
It turned out to be one of the best years for music of the entire decade, with releases that remain indelible and influential.
World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 1995
It was the year that music fans saw "grunge" going out of style, with the mainstream steadily leaning more into pop, hip-hop and alternative.
If you love 'An Evening with Silk Sonic,' here's what to listen to next
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, masters of throwback, have delivered a tribute to Black pop's imperial era. If you're feeling the album's sound, there's plenty more where it came from.
Tiny Desk Playlist: Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
Native American artists have brought an incredibly diverse array of sounds and styles to the Tiny Desk, representing just a slice of the breadth and beauty of Indigenous art.
World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 1994
Pop punk, slacker rock, hip-hop, Brit pop, singers and songwriters: Musically, 1994 had it all.
Heavy Rotation: 8 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing
NPR member stations share a mix of popular songs playing on their airwaves in October, including music from alt-J, Anderson .Paak, The Killers and more.