All Songs Considered

We get in our fast car, drive like a red wine supernova, and run into Kristine from the 7th grade.  Bad idea, right?Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: [email protected] more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We asked and you answered. Earlier this month, we opened the polls and invited All Songs Considered's listeners to tell us their top 5 records of the year. We tabulated all of the ballots, determined the top 10, and gave the results a proper countdown in this episode of All Songs. And while we usually include the albums we discuss in our episode notes, this time you'll have to listen to find out what made the list. (OK, fine, you can click here to see the top 50 vote-getters.)NPR Music critic Sheldon Pearce joins host Robin Hilton.Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: [email protected] more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The sheer volume and variety of Spanish-language music released every year is breathtaking. Even those of us with our ears to the ground are bound to miss things. So, in this episode we travel back through the year to resurface some of the remarkable albums that somehow didn't make it on the show. Catch Afro-Caribbean jazz, a history-spanning classical strings project, the return of Juana Molina and much, much more.Artists and albums featured in this episode:- Alex Cuba, 'Índole'- Enyel C, 'Nuevo Caribe'- Berta Rojas, 'La Huella de las Cuerdas'- Cazzu, 'Latinaje'- Conrad Herwig, Eddie Palmieri and Luques Curtis, 'Reflections-Facing South'- Juana Molina, 'DOGA'This podcast episode was produced by Noah Caldwell. The executive producer of NPR Music is Suraya Mohamed.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR listeners share the one song that hit them the hardest this year, and tell us why they laughed, cried, or simply couldn’t stop listening to it.Featured songs and artists:1. Annie DiRusso: "Back In Town," from Super Pedestrian2. Tunde Adebimpe: "Drop," from Thee Black Boltz3. Brandi Carlile: "You Without Me," from Returning To Myself4. Bad Bunny: "DtMF," from DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS5. Of Monsters And Men: "The End," from All Is Love And Pain In The Mouse Parade6. Eph See: "Malachi The Uber Driver" (unreleased single)7. Audra McDonald: "Rose's Turn," from Gypsy8. Big Thief: "Los Angeles," from Double Infinity9. Flock Of Dimes: "Afraid," from The Life You Save10. Ben Rector: "Forever (Doesn't Quite Seem Long Enough)," from The Richest Man In The WorldEnjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: [email protected] more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We go to college and get the “big D,” hit the dance floor and do what we want, then head back to the radio. Is this a life filled with every possibility, or is it all just devastatingly mediocre?Note: This is a recurring series in celebration of All Songs Considered’s 25th anniversary. A shorter version of this episode ran earlier in the year.Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: [email protected] more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy