Viral pop-rap. Songs from four years ago, seven years ago, 65 years ago. And those were just the No. 1s. It was pretty much chaos in the chart-pop world of 2023. With hip-hop no longer dominating ...

This list of NPR Music's best songs of 2023 looks unlike any we've ever made before. It's not just the number of songs that has changed. There are no rankings here — in fact, the 123 songs below ...

From chart-leading ladies SZA and Miley Cyrus to “Barbie” soundtrack standout Billie Eilish to blockbuster-tour titans Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, women rocked many of the best songs of 2023.

2023 has already been full of fun surprises: Shakira went off in a Bizzarap session, the Weeknd sort of made up for The Idol by getting down with Playboi Carti and Madonna, and Ice Spice was ...

Here are the five worst songs of 2023, from crude country and cringe rap to the Billy Joel cover that never should’ve happened. And for the 10 best songs of the year, go here. Stirring up a ...

The top country songs of 2023 are rooted in tradition, but they're not necessarily growing there. You'll hear a few pop influences across this playlist, but for the most part, it's a list of hits ...

Here are 30 of my favorite songs from 2023 — less a ranking than a playlist, a tribute to creative abundance. The tune could be a toe-tapping Appalachian hoedown. But the title’s blunt ...

Next year, they might come from a box brought to near-sentience by all the songs that came before. Here, in descending order of greatness, are our picks for the 50 best of 2023, followed by 50 ...

So here they are: the 10 best songs of 2023. 8. PinkPantheress feat. Ice Spice, "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" Two years ago, you could find a gazillion TikTokers lip-syncing for their lives to PinkPanthere ...

BI's music reporter ranked the 20 best songs of 2023, using factors like critical acclaim and listenability. Chappell Roan, Taylor Swift, Troye Sivan, Victoria Monét, and Zach Bryan round out the ...

But that doesn’t mean that 2023 wasn’t full of fantastic offerings across genres, keeping fans fed if they weren’t looking to revisit the past. The following songs cover the worlds of hip ...