Previously, I touched on the worst Christmas songs ever written, so why not try my hand at the best? The earworms, the nostalgia bringers, the tear jerkers, this list has them all, and then some!

The songs on our best-of list represent some of the year ... “I’m still tryin’ to clean up my side of the street,” she sings. The title is a double plea: to the men who Rogers isn ...

From traditional tunes to offbeat comedy numbers, the 25 best Hanukkah songs will light up all eight nights of your celebrations. Every December we’re faced with a non-stop barrage of holiday music.

From deep funk cuts to snazzy jazz numbers, the best Thanksgiving ... why aren’t there scores of songs to match? For what is essentially an indulgent dinner party in the middle of the afternoon ...

As we put this list together, we thought about the rise of a new pop class, the return of some longtime favorites, regional rap bangers, country crossovers, the year of sexy drill, and more.

It’s a brisk, barely-three-minute party steered by two versatile talents. Awash in ‘80s synth pop – much like the best songs in his cache – and produced by pop maestro Max Martin ...

But even bad songs are tough to whittle into ... I’ve been a clean living boy, I promise you”) and Santa (“The party’s over, kid, because I’ve got a bullet in my gun”).

It’s been a fantastic, albeit unpredictable, year for music. It’s hard to summarise in 50 songs, but with this list NME celebrates some of 2024’s most glorious moments. The cultural ...

From swaggering pop-girl anthems to the tightest diss track this century, here is the music that made our year.