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The songs we love from the first half of the year span a wide emotional and musical range, from wild percussive romps to raw pleas for empathy to Beyoncé's command to leave it all on the dance floor.

Think of the best songs of 2021 as a playlist catering to the most basic human urges. Within it, booties were called, muffins were buttered and bloody revenge was contemplated. It was quite a year.

Turn of the Century host Rob Vera shares his 20 favorite albums of 2020.20. Thundercat - It Is What It Ishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imu9AooxLSg19.…

The staff of NPR Music sifts through the best of 2020 to present personal lists of top 10 songs and albums.

2020 was so stuffed with urgent voices it could be hard to discern the melody from the noise. Here's our guide to the greatest albums that emerged from a year of cacophony.

Turn of the Century host Rob Vera shares his 11 favorite albums of 2019.11. Charli XCX - CharliFilthy, fun, fresh and free. Charli XCX gets it. She…