NPR listeners share the one song that hit them the hardest this year, and tell us why they laughed, cried, or simply couldn’t ...

For the second year in a row, we asked listeners to tell us about a new song they're obsessed about — one they can't stop listening to because of how it makes them feel. On this episode we share some ...

Modern English’s I Melt with You flopped on release but became an ’80s new wave classic after the 1983 film Valley Girl revived its popularity.

Frehley was born and raised in the Bronx, so the Big Apple is his kinda town. And New York Groove is his kinda song – even though he didn’t actually write it. Nevertheless, when Ace barks the line ‘It ...

Janelle has an extensive career as a writer, with over a decade of freelance experience, especially when it comes to pop culture. Although her first love was music, she also enjoys digging into ...

WHAT IS the “song of the summer”? For more than a century, music fans and critics have considered which anthems capture the season of barbecues and suntans. In 1910 the New York Tribune wondered ...

When we listen to a song on the radio or in a soundtrack, we tend to assume the voice we’re hearing is the same person who brought the song into existence. In reality, many steps need to happen before ...

In the 1980s, these 10 acts just barely avoided one-hit wonder status, but which is their third best song? The decade was littered with one-hit wonder bands, but some acts managed to squeeze out ...