Fifty Best Singles of 2023: Part II

Our countdown of the year's best singles concludes with prime cuts by everyone from Jimmy and Jason to Lucero and Luke to Miley and Kylie.

Fifty Best Singles of 2023: Part I

Hits from Lainey, Jelly Roll, and Blink-182. Returns from Garth, NSYNC, and Fall Out Boy. Gems from Macklemore, Deer Tick, and Carly Rae.

An essay on my evolving Taylor Swift fandom and experiencing the defining concert event of an era.

Zach Bryan's superb surprise album highlights a stacked month that also marked a return from Turnpike Troubadours and a rock opus from Grace Potter.

Kylie Minogue, Dolly Parton, Miranda Lambert, Miley Cyrus, Elle King, Grace Potter, Kelly Clarkson, and many more make bids for spring-time hits.

A joyful and colorfully curious record that finds Shania Twain embracing her second lease on a musical life.