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From the throwback thump of Erykah Badu and D’Angelo to the freaky futurism of Aaliyah and Ginuwine to the unbridled horniness of Jodeci and Janet Jackson

From Lauryn Hill to Radiohead, My Bloody Valentine to Janet Jackson, Nirvana to Wu-Tang Clan, and so many more, these are the albums that changed music forever.

The tracks that defined the ’90s, including Björk, Biggie, Mariah, Bikini Kill, Aaliyah, 2Pac, and many, many more.

From Bon Iver to J Dilla to Beyoncé, these are the musicians who made the biggest impact across Pitchfork’s lifetime so far.

A selection of the formative pieces from our first 25 years

The 49-year-old rap great talks about the artists and albums that have meant the most to him throughout his life—Prince, Coldplay, Kendrick—five years at a time.

From Beyoncé to Kendrick to Kesha, pop’s turn to political activism produced some of the decade’s most memorable moments.

The records that made the decade, starring Kendrick Lamar, Grimes, Bon Iver, Solange, Lana Del Rey, and many more

The defining tracks of the decade, starring Robyn, Drake, Vampire Weekend, Daft Punk, SZA, and many more

From D’Angelo’s infamously slow creative pace to Frank Sinatra’s rapid-fire release schedule, our expectations of artists’ output have always been in flux.

World weary rap courtesy of Vince Staples and Future. Vulnerable folk from Joanna Newsom and Sufjan Stevens. Thundercat and Kamasi Washington’s astral musings. The welcomed comebacks of Dr. Dre and Sleater-Kinney. All of that and more makes up our Top 50 albums of the year.

From Drake’s dominance to Adele’s return, Tame Impala’s blissful psych to Kendrick Lamar’s politically charged hip-hop, 2015 marked another diverse and strong year for music. These are our picks for the best songs of the year.