Sweet Emotion' by Aerosmith earns the top spot on our Top 100 Classic Rock Songs list by embodying such an overwhelming portion of the intangible things that make the rest of the songs on our ...
and (in 1984) courageously openly gay. You couldn’t escape those songs in the fall and winter of ’84/’85. You heard them in restaurants and bars and clubs, cascading from ceilings and walls ...
Gia Margaret’s 2023 album, Romantic Piano, opens with “Hinoki Wood,” a serene stroke of repetition and layering. A single note hums in the background, as Margaret’s piano chords form a ...
In making this list, we included soundtrack albums built around original songs (hey, Superfly) as well as expertly curated compilations (we see you, Quentin); some great soundtracks feature fresh ...
When I joined Pitchfork a couple months ago as its new editor, we got to work on what you’re reading now, the Best Songs of the 2020s So Far, our first big list of the year. On the surface ...
The fact so many world renowned artists and hit songs came out of the decade speaks ... “How Soon Is Now?” by The Smiths (1984) Much of the Indie and alternative rock sub-genres would simply ...
billboard hot 100™ the week’s most popular current songs across all genres, ranked by streaming activity from digital music sources tracked by luminate, radio airplay audience impressions as ...