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2009: Chock full of XPN favorites

By Julie Miller • Sep 15, 2015

Topping the list for 2009 are Wilco, Phoenix, The Avett Brothers and more.

1990: Sinéad O’Connor, MC Hammer, Primus

By Julie Miller • Sep 14, 2015

Influential albums from all points on the music spectrum define 1990.

1987: U2 become superstars, George Michael has some “Faith”

By Julie Miller • Sep 14, 2015

Popular music continues moving in a rockier, grungier direction in 1987.

Sleepy Hollow’s Greatest Year in Music: 1963

By Julie Miller • Sep 13, 2015

Sleepy Hollow’s Keith Kelleher and Julian Booker continue their profiles of potential Greatest Years in Music with a look at 1963.

Crowdsourced: Listeners weigh in on the #XPNGreatestYear in Music

By Julie Miller • Sep 12, 2015

We’ve gotten some great input from our XPN listeners on what they think was the greatest year in music.

Ben Arnold on why 1969 was the Greatest Year in Music

By Julie Miller • Sep 10, 2015

For WXPN’s Greatest Year in Music, we asked local musician Ben Arnold to pick his favorite.

1972: Carly Simon, Rolling Stones, Al Green

By Julie Miller • Sep 9, 2015

1972’s top records include Exile on Main Street, Ziggy Stardust, Let’s Stay Together and Carly Simon’s breakthrough No Secrets.

The Districts’ Rob Grote on why 1977 was the Greatest Year in Music

By Julie Miller • Sep 9, 2015

For WXPN’s Greatest Year in Music, we asked The Districts’ frontman Rob Grote to pick his favorite.

1966: Beatles, Beach Boys, Bob Dylan

By Julie Miller • Sep 8, 2015

Plus Simon & Garfunkel, The Supremes, and The Mamas and the Papas.

2011: top songs from James Blake, Adele, Bon Iver

By Julie Miller • Sep 7, 2015

2011 had more than its fair share of pop hits.

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