This list of NPR Music's best songs of 2023 looks unlike any we've ever made before. It's not just the number of songs that has changed. There are no rankings here — in fact, the 123 songs below ...

...Baby One More Nursery Rhyme. By Billboard Staff Hoo baby! Having trouble getting your kid to fall asleep? That’s what lullabies are for. People have been singing their babies to sleep for centuries ...

Ah, the baby shower. A celebration of life, of course, and a great excuse to get loads of presents. Ideal. But like every good party, you need some excellent music to go with it, and boy have we got ...

There are no rankings here — in fact, the 123 songs when you click through to the full story appear in a different order each time you load the page. How it works: Click on the "more like this" button ...

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