Best of, worst of lists from a given year.
![Striking Bops from April 2026 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/striking-bops-from-april-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Striking Bops from April 2026 features songs by BTS, Durand Bernarr, Jack White, John Summit, Lady Gaga & Doechii, and Ravyn Lenae & Dominic Fike.
![60 Best Songs of 2025 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Amusement, Atlantic Recording Corporation, Create Music Group, Inc., DSING RECORDS, Durand Bernarr, , Interscope, Island, KRA International Inc., RCA, Republic, Rimas Entertainment LLC, SMB Music LLC, Warner AcatXIo; faraindahouse (Artificial Intelligence), OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/60-best-songs-of-2025.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
60 Best Songs of 2025 features songs by Bad Bunny, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Kehlani, Sabrina Carpenter, and sombr.
![Bops That Pop: Jan, Feb & March 2025 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Juan José Carranza from Pexels; AcatXIo, bookdragon, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Prawny, StockSnap, succo, TASFIQ UR RAHMAN NABIL from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/bops-that-pop-jan-feb-mar-2025.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Bops That Pop: Jan, Feb & March 2025 features songs by Behemoth, Doechii, Ghost, GIVĒON, JENNIE, Lady Gaga, and Lil Nas X.
![60 Best Songs of 2024 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Artemas, Columbia, Darkroom, Interscope, Island, Kendrick Lamar, Parkwood Entertainment LLC, Republic, Rubyworks Ltd., Top Dawg Entertainment, Warner; faraindahouse (AI), OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/60-best-songs-of-2024.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
60 Best Songs of 2024 features songs by Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, Charli XCX, Hozier, Kendrick Lamar, and Omar Apollo.
![12 Worst Songs of 2024 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Vika_Glitter from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/12-worst-songs-of-2024.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
12 Worst Songs of 2024 features songs by Camila Cabello, Ice Spice, Katy Perry, Lil Mabu, Tom MacDonald, and ¥$.
![40 Best Songs of 2024 (So Far) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; American Dogwood, Boominati Worldwide, Cole Redding, Columbia, Darkroom, EMPIRE, Epic, Interscope, Island, ISO Supremacy, Kendrick Lamar, Nice Life Recording Company, Night Street, Orville Peck, LLC, Parkwood Entertainment LLC, PULSE, Republic, Tinashe Music Inc., Warner, Wilburn Holding Co.; Gerd Altmann, Michael, OpenClipart-Vectors, From Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/40-best-songs-of-2024-so-far.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
40 Best Songs of 2024 (So Far) features music by Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, Tinashe, and Tommy Richman.
![11 Worst Songs of 2023 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Alana Jordan, Jawad Ali, Myriam - No AI pictures in my gallery., rafiq23, Sammy-Sander, Yogendra Singh from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/11-worst-songs-of-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
11 Worst Songs of 2023 features music courtesy of Jason Aldean, Meghan Trainor, Morgan Wallen, Oliver Anthony, and Pardison Fontaine.
![51 Best Songs of 2023 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic, Belting Bronco, boygenius, Columbia, Geffen, Interscope, Lovett Music, Inc., Olivia Rodrigo, RCA, Smiley Miley, Inc., Warner; No-longer-here, OpenClipart-Vectors, toodlingstudio from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/51-best-songs-of-2023.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
51 Best Songs of 2023 features music courtesy of Lana Del Rey, Miley Cyrus, SZA, Troye Sivan, Victoria Monét, and Zach Bryan.
![Best Songs of 2023 (So Far) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype;Pete Linforth from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/best-songs-of-2023-so-far.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Best Songs of 2023 (So Far) features music courtesy of Hozier, Jake Shears, Janelle Monáe, Lana Del Rey, Miley Cyrus, and Sam Smith.
![Best LGBTQ 🏳️🌈 Songs of 2023 (so far) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Monstera, Steh Nobre from Pexels; Arek Socha, burin kul, CatsWithGlasses, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/best-lgbtq-songs-of-2023-so-far.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Best LGBTQ 🏳️🌈 Songs of 2023 (so far) features music courtesy of Cub Sport, Janelle Monáe, Miley Cyrus, Omar Apollo, and Sam Smith.
![Best of 2022 - Deconstructed [: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Rodnae Productions via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/best-of-2022-deconstructed-playlist.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
With the 21 best albums and the 50 best Songs of 2022 unveiled, we dig a little deeper into the lists while also unveiling 5 of the most sus songs of 2022.
![21 Best Albums of 2022 [📷: andresilva5 from Pixabay, Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, Columbia, Interscope, L-M, The Musical Hype, Nice Life, Parkwood Entertainment LLC, Rimas Entertainment, Taylor Swift]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/21-best-albums-of-2022.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
21 Best Albums of 2022 features LPs courtesy of Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Harry Styles, Kendrick Lamar, Steve Lacy, and Taylor Swift among others.