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Which of the 53 new covers of songs from Metallica’s self-titled Black Album are the best?

From Jason Isbell to J Balvin, IDLES to Off!, here are the most inspired new versions of the songs from the…

Alex McLevy

9/09/21 12:00AM

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Let’s all move on: 60 minutes of songs about looking ahead to brighter days

Someday, we’re going to be telling our grandchildren working the moon farms about this legendarily bad year—the…

Alex McLevy,

Katie Rife,

Gwen Ihnat,

and Danette Chavez

2/11/21 12:00AM

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Calling all nations: 60 minutes of INXS’s non-hits that show why they’re rock icons

There was always something a little disreputable about INXS. Despite being one of the bigger rock bands on the…

Alex McLevy

and Gwen Ihnat

1/26/21 12:00AM

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Livin’<em></em> on the edge: Janet Jackson’s love of rock in one electrifying hour

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Livin’ on the edge: Janet Jackson’s love of rock in one electrifying hour

On March 29, 2019, Janet Jackson was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame by fellow performer Janelle Monáe.…

Shannon Miller

10/21/20 11:15AM

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Follow the Old Town Road: 20 songs that got a boost from TikTok fame

Is the clock ticking on TikTok? While the video-sharing social platform has been enjoying a banner 2020—having…

Cameron Scheetz

8/20/20 12:00AM

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Oops, they did it again: The 15 best songs to hit the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 in 2000

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Oops, they did it again: The 15 best songs to hit the Billboard Hot 100 in 2000

Perusing the lists of hit songs from years gone by can be an illuminating experience—not just to be reminded of what…

Alex McLevy,

Patrick Gomez,

Gwen Ihnat,

Shannon Miller,

Randall Colburn,

Erik Adams,

and Cameron Scheetz

8/15/20 8:40AM

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It’s July (July!), so here’s 60 minutes of picaresque indie rock from The Decemberists

Earlier this year, in the before times of ancient February, The Decemberists announced that they’d be hitting the…

A.A. Dowd

7/30/20 6:00AM

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From boy band to men: A decade of One Direction’s musical evolution in 60 minutes

On July 23, 2010, there was a ripple across the pond. During production of the seventh series of the U.K.’s The X…

Cameron Scheetz

and Shannon Miller

7/23/20 6:00AM

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Justifying our love: An hour of Madonna’s greatest non-hits

Madonna is modern pop’s original icon, someone whose music and influence will be shared, enjoyed, and debated for…

Alex McLevy & Kelsey J. Waite

6/13/19 8:00AM

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Fairweather friends: Elton John’s best collaborations, from Aretha to A Tribe Called Quest

Elton John has assumed many guises throughout his more than 50 years in music. Campy, glammy pop star. Earnest piano…

Annie Zaleski

5/30/19 10:00AM

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Full tank of gas and a ’69 Tempest: An hour of great mainstream country from the ’80s and ’90s

There’s a certain vintage of mainstream country music that still widely resonates: Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton,…

Laura M. Browning

1/03/19 10:00AM

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Beyond “Monster Mash”: 60 minutes of killer tunes for your graveyard smash

Here are 15 songs about ghosts, vampires, witches, zombies, and psycho killers—and one where Will Smith raps about…

Katie Rife

10/27/18 8:00AM

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Fembots, dancing queens, and love fools: 60 minutes of Swedish pop

A 2013 article in The Atlantic asked a very good, non-rhetorical question: “Why is Sweden so good at pop music?” The…

Annie Zaleski

10/12/18 2:00PM

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60 minutes proving De La Soul is one of hip-hop’s greats—but its legacy is in danger

De La Soul is one of the most culturally significant and musically influential hip-hop groups from the late ’80s and…

Alex McLevy

9/19/18 6:00AM

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Moving out from “The Middle”: 60 minutes of eternal adolescence with Jimmy Eat World

“Sweetness,” “Bleed American,” “Work,” and an hour of the best, brightest songs Jim Adkins and company have to offer

A.A. Dowd

7/16/18 9:00AM

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Get caught up on K-pop in 60 minutes

When PSY’s “Gangnam Style” dropped in 2012, everything about it felt ephemeral. Funny enough to warrant attention…

Joshua Calixto

6/19/18 7:00AM

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Wearing and tearing: An hour of classic rockers grappling with punk and new wave

The various mass-extinction events in pop music history are greatly overstated. Hair metal wasn’t wiped from the…

Erik Adams

5/22/18 6:00AM

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60 minutes proving the ’90s is when punk covers of pop hits first swarmed the mainstream

Punk bands love to cover pop songs. If there’s a universal thread running through the genre from practically the…

Alex McLevy

4/23/18 9:00AM

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Shotgun 60 Guided By Voices songs in just 60 minutes

Guided By Voices packs more musical ideas into a single album than most bands do into their entire careers, and it…

Sean O'Neal and Katie Rife

3/13/18 1:00PM

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Load up your own heist playlist with 60 minutes of Baby Driver-inspired music

Few soundtracks feel as perfectly wedded to their films as the one for Baby Driver. The story of a getaway driver…

Gwen Ihnat

10/17/17 10:00AM

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