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The 38 Best Rock Albums of 2022
From Alvvays’ panoramic anthems to Chat Pile’s scorched-earth sludge, Soul Glo’s bruising hardcore to Wet Leg’s wily indie rock, these are the rock albums that stood out this year.
The 50 Best Albums of 2022
Featuring Björk, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Rosalía, the Weeknd, Alex G, and more
The 100 Best Songs of 2022
Featuring the 1975, Kendrick, Steve Lacy, Alvvays, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Glorilla, and more
The 30 Best Southern Rap Songs of the ’90s
From Miami to Memphis, Atlanta to Houston, these are the songs that turned the South into the center of hip-hop.
The 15 Best Music Books of 2022
Whether it was a fond remembrance of a lost friend through the lens of ’90s pop culture, an impassioned testimonial to the power of Black women in pop, an intimate look at the life of a hip-hop genius, or Nick Cave’s frank conversations on grief and loss, the best music books this year kept it personal.
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34 Great Records You May Have Missed: Summer/Fall 2022
The best under-the-radar finds in hip-hop, rock, ambient, and more
The 53 Best R&B Songs of the ’90s
From the throwback thump of Erykah Badu and D’Angelo to the freaky futurism of Aaliyah and Ginuwine to the unbridled horniness of Jodeci and Janet Jackson
The 25 Best Indie Pop Albums of the ’90s
While alternative rock raged in the 1990s, the softhearted sound of bands like Heavenly, Tiger Trap, and the Pastels welcomed listeners into their own secret world.
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The 30 Best House Tracks of the ’90s
Including classics by divas like CeCe Peniston and Crystal Waters, foundational producers like Theo Parrish and Masters at Work, and playful pranksters like Basement Jaxx and Daft Punk
The 25 Best Grunge Albums of the ’90s
These are the records—by Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Hole, PJ Harvey, Melvins, and more—that defined the decade’s most influential genre.
18 Musicians on Their Favorite Albums of the ’90s
Jewel, Beth Orton, Maxwell, American Football’s Mike Kinsella, and more share the ’90s album that they cherish most.
The Pitchfork Staff’s Favorite One-Hit Wonders of the ’90s
From B*Witched’s surprisingly horny “C’est La Vie” to Tom Green’s blissfully idiotic “Bum Bum Song” to Arrested Development’s gorgeously bittersweet “Tennessee,” these onetime flashes are worth revisiting.
The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s
From Lauryn Hill to Radiohead, My Bloody Valentine to Janet Jackson, Nirvana to Wu-Tang Clan, and so many more, these are the albums that changed music forever.
The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s
The tracks that defined the ’90s, including Björk, Biggie, Mariah, Bikini Kill, Aaliyah, 2Pac, and many, many more.
The 34 Most Anticipated Albums of Fall 2022
New releases to look forward to in the coming months, from the 1975, Björk, Taylor Swift, Phoenix, Weyes Blood, Arctic Monkeys, and others
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34 Great Records You May Have Missed: Spring/Summer 2022
The best under-the-radar finds in hip-hop, rock, ambient, and more