Best Songs of 2023
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Best Songs of 2023

Seventy-one tracks that asked big questions, found new kinship between genres and helped us see the good in Ken.
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Best Songs of 2022

Seventy-two tracks that identify, grapple with or simply dance away from the anxieties of yet another uncertain year.