The 20 Best R&B Albums of 2022
In 2022, R&B rediscovered its place in the club, pushed into the outer reaches of space, found and lost love (as always) and relished the beauty of the Black experience.
Music Lists
Nate Chinen's Favorite Music of 2022
Nate Chinen, editorial director for WRTI, shares some of his favorite music of the year.
Ann Powers' Top 20 Albums Of 2022
NPR's pop critic and correspondent shares her favorite albums of this year.
The 10 Best Rock Albums of 2022
In 2022, the top 10 rock albums took a pilgrimage to Memphis, communed with theologians and poets, found the interconnectedness of all beings and danced through pain and pleasure.
Vote for the best albums of 2022
This has been a year packed with great albums, some highly anticipated and some out of the blue. Share your favorites with us and we'll reveal the results on an episode of All Songs Considered.
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Celebrating the 150th birthday of British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams
Collecting traditional tunes from all over the British Isles, Vaughan Williams famously produced gently modal folksong fantasies evoking England's "green and pleasant land."
Namecheck, the playlist: Songs with shameless name-drops
When you write a song, you want people to hear it. But for some artists, that's not enough.
Chaotic Good: 30 bangers to keep that summer energy going
Say it ain't so, but summer's almost over. Keep Lady Gaga's party mantra — bus, club, another club, another club, plane, next place, no sleep — in your heart with this recklessly fun mix.
Amor Perdido: 25 Latin ballads for summer heartbreak
There's no better tool for leaning into lost love than boleros, Bad Bunny and Chente.