Best Songs Guide

Some singers ride a groove. Anita Baker builds a home inside it. Her contralto folds velvet over steel, and every...

A piano can be a confessional, a carnival ride, and a rocket launchpad. Few artists have proven that truth like...

Some bands strike a match. The Spencer Davis Group struck a fuse that still burns bright. Organ shouts that lift...

Some artists deliver a tune. Bonnie Raitt delivers a lived moment. The voice can hover like smoke then flash like...

Some bands write songs for the moment. Journey writes them for every doorway you will ever step through. A piano...

Riff by riff, hook by hook, the legend of Metallica was forged in stadiums, garages, bedrooms, and the imaginations of...

Swagger with a scholar’s curiosity. That is Mick Jagger when he moves under his own name. The voice that marched...

Deep Purple sound like electricity learning human speech. A Hammond organ growls like a big cat. A Stratocaster spits sparks....

Pop regality with a rebel grin. That is the balance Rihanna carries into every era. She can be icy and...

A school of melody and a passport full of rhythms. That is the map Sting keeps returning to. His voice...