From tear-jerkers to mic-drops, NPR's music critics share the 2025 lyrics that made them laugh, cry and hit replay.

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

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is now the longest-running No. 1 song in U.S. chart history. The 1994 modern ...

The song landed its record 20th week atop the Hot 100 this week, blowing past Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" and Lil Nas ...

Peter Asher reflects on how he got from Peter and Gordon topping the charts with a Paul McCartney song to producing James ...

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey and "Christmastime Is Here" by Vince Guaraldi Trio are among the best ...

Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' has broken the record for most weeks spent at No. 1, logging 20 weeks on the ...

What are the best Christmas carols of all time? We asked 50 choirmasters for their choices... here are the results ...

Deftones chart a new hit as “My Own Summer (Shove It)” — one of the band's oldest releases — debuts on one tally, while ...

Van Dyke is best-known as the star of The Dick Van Dyke Show, the 1961-66 sitcom that forever raised the bar for situation ...

She is also the highest-grossing touring artist and the wealthiest female musician in the world.

Oscars Best Original Song predictions include tracks from "KPop Demon Hunters," "Sinners," "Wicked: For Good," "Train Dreams" ...