JW #41: Why are there so many Top 10 lists? Because they're awesome
Keep 'em coming everybody
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Keep 'em coming everybody
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Plus: Kendrick Lamar, Steely Dan, Solange, Laura Nyro, KISS
Plus: Rush, Cocteau Twins, Yes, The Notorious B.I.G., Black Sabbath
Plus: Pearl Jam, Lil Wayne, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Gang of Four, Grateful Dead, LIz Phair
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Plus: Radiohead, Kanye West, The Kinks, My Bloody Valentine, The Beatles, Green Day, Bruce Springsteen
Plus: Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Primal Scream, Tom Waits, Loretta Lynn, Elvis Costello
Plus: The Byrds, Robert Johnson, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Bob Dylan, Blondie, Curtis Mayfield
Plus: Snoop Dogg, Pixies, Johnny Cash, Shakira, Hank Williams, The Doors, J Dilla
Plus: Beastie Boys, Fleetwood Mac, Arctic Monkeys, Tom Petty, and Pavement
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Plus: Miranda Lambert, Santana, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Cat Stevens, Led Zeppelin
AI news can give you whiplash. Here's why, despite the noise, I'm genuinely hopeful about what generative AI means for the future of human-made music.
Plus: Otis Redding, Taylor Swift, Tame Impala, Cream, and Big Star
Plus: Kanye West, Sparks, Rod Stewart, Daddy Yankee, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake
Plus Michael Jackson, Television, Bob Marley & The Wailers, The B-52's, LL Cool J, The Ramones
A short guide to get your playlist and streaming data
Plus Prince, Neil Young, Aretha Franklin, The Ronettes, Bad Bunny
Plus: Mariah Carey, Amy Winehouse, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Big Star, Boyz II Men, Lucinda Williams
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