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The best albums of 2021 so far
By Alex McLevy, Annie Zaleski, Clayton Purdom, Nina Corcoran, Baraka Kaseko, Tatiana Tenreyro, Gabrielle Sanchez, Matt Schimkowitz, Mosi Reeves, Shanicka Anderson, Saloni Gajjar July 9, 2021 | 5:00am
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The best songs of 2021 so far
By Alex McLevy, Gabrielle Sanchez, Matt Schimkowitz, Tatiana Tenreyro, Saloni Gajjar, Shanicka Anderson, Cameron Scheetz July 9, 2021 | 3:00pm
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Every Weezer song ranked, from worst to best
By A.A. Dowd September 14, 2021 | 5:00am
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The 20 best albums of 2021
By Alex McLevy, Tatiana Tenreyro, Gabrielle Sanchez, Baraka Kaseko, Saloni Gajjar, Clayton Purdom, Lily Moayeri, Nina Hernandez, Max Freedman, Annie Zaleski December 23, 2021 | 6:00am
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The 20 best songs of 2021
By Alex McLevy, Clayton Purdom, Saloni Gajjar, Nina Hernandez, Gabrielle Sanchez, Shanicka Anderson, Tatiana Tenreyro December 27, 2021 | 6:00am
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The best albums of 2021: The ballots
By Alex McLevy, Tatiana Tenreyro, Gabrielle Sanchez, Baraka Kaseko, Annie Zaleski, Lily Moayeri, Nina Hernandez, Clayton Purdom, Max Freedman December 23, 2021 | 6:00am
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Every Sonic Youth album, ranked worst to best
By Alex McLevy March 14, 2022 | 5:00am
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Every 2022 Grammys performance, ranked from worst to best
By The A.V. Club April 4, 2022 | 5:40am
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The 20 best frontpeople in modern rock
By Alex McLevy, Gabrielle Sanchez, Tatiana Tenreyro, Nina Corcoran, Shanicka Anderson April 11, 2022 | 12:33pm
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The 25 best albums of 2022 (so far)
By Gabrielle Sanchez, Hattie Lindert, Mary Kate Carr, Peter Helman, Bryan Reesman, Tim Lowery June 28, 2022 | 8:00am
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Happy birthday, Elvis: 30 essential tracks from The King
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine January 8, 2023 | 1:30pm
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Happy birthday, David Bowie: Ranking his 20 best albums
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine January 8, 2023 | 12:30pm
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Every Björk album, ranked
By Gabrielle Sanchez, Hattie Lindert October 4, 2022 | 12:00pm
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22 great but seriously underrated Taylor Swift songs
By Saloni Gajjar, Mary Kate Carr October 30, 2023 | 7:15pm
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"Weird Al" Yankovic's most essential songs: 25 stinging satires that still endure
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine November 7, 2022 | 1:00pm
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Essential Elton John: Counting down the Rocket Man's 30 best songs
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine November 17, 2022 | 1:00pm
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8 Fleetwood Mac songs you can thank Christine McVie for
By Drew Gillis, Hattie Lindert, Gabrielle Sanchez, Matt Schimkowitz November 30, 2022 | 10:09pm
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The 30 best albums of 2022
By Gabrielle Sanchez, Mary Kate Carr, Hattie Lindert, Drew Gillis, Tim Lowery, Peter Helman, Emma Keates, Stephen Thomas Erlewine December 12, 2022 | 1:00pm
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10 tracks to remember Burt Bacharach
By Drew Gillis, Mary Kate Carr, Hattie Lindert February 9, 2023 | 5:02pm
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U2's 40 greatest songs, ranked
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine March 16, 2023 | 12:00pm
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Just Can’t Get Enough: Depeche Mode's 30 best songs ranked
By Matt Mills March 22, 2023 | 12:00pm
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Essential R.E.M.: Their 40 greatest songs, ranked
By John Everhart April 12, 2023 | 12:00pm
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Essential Metallica: Their 30 greatest songs, ranked
By Bryan Reesman April 17, 2023 | 12:00pm
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The 30 greatest Coachella performances of all time, ranked
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine April 21, 2023 | 12:00pm
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The Cure’s 30 greatest songs, ranked
By Matt Mills May 9, 2023 | 12:00pm
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Tina Turner's most unforgettable tracks
By Drew Gillis, Hattie Lindert, Saloni Gajjar, Matt Schimkowitz, William Hughes May 24, 2023 | 10:32pm
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The 40 greatest movie soundtracks of all time, ranked
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine May 30, 2023 | 12:00pm
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Essential Prince: His greatest songs of all time, ranked
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine June 7, 2023 | 12:00pm
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The Police's 30 best songs of all time, ranked
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine June 15, 2023 | 12:00pm
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The best albums of 2023 (so far)
By Peter Helman June 19, 2023 | 12:00pm
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John Williams' 20 greatest film scores, ranked
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine June 27, 2023 | 12:00pm
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The 30 greatest national anthem performances of all time, ranked
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine July 3, 2023 | 12:00pm
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Essential Queen: 40 songs that will rock you
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine July 13, 2023 | 12:00pm
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40 years of Madonna: The Queen of Pop's greatest songs, ranked
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine July 26, 2023 | 12:00pm
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The 40 best comedy albums of all time, ranked
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine August 8, 2023 | 12:00pm
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Essential Led Zeppelin: Their 40 greatest songs, ranked
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine August 18, 2023 | 12:00pm
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Essential Aerosmith: Their 40 greatest songs, ranked
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine September 1, 2023 | 12:00pm
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The 50 greatest music videos of all time, ranked
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine September 12, 2023 | 12:00pm
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Essential Nirvana: Their 30 greatest songs, ranked
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine September 21, 2023 | 12:00pm
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Essential Duran Duran: Their 30 greatest songs, ranked
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine October 27, 2023 | 12:00pm
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The best album by every artist in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2023
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine November 3, 2023 | 12:00pm
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The 25 best cover songs of all time, ranked
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine November 7, 2023 | 1:00pm
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Snoop Dogg's 25 most essential tracks, ranked
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine November 23, 2023 | 1:00pm
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Beyoncé's 25 best music videos, ranked
By Drew Gillis December 1, 2023 | 1:00pm
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The 27 best albums of 2023
By Drew Gillis, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Emma Keates, Tim Lowery, Saloni Gajjar, Mary Kate Carr December 13, 2023 | 1:00pm
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The 25 most essential Blur songs
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine May 4, 2024 | 12:00pm
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10 new albums to listen to in October, including Pixies, Bon Iver, and more
By Jen Lennon September 26, 2024 | 3:00am
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Every Taylor Swift Album Ranked
By Ellen Johnson October 21, 2025 | 3:31am
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The best songs of 2025
By Paste Staff December 6, 2025 | 7:00am
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The best albums of 2025
By Paste Staff December 3, 2025 | 1:00pm
