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Photos: From Ella to Sinatra, TIME’s Best Crooners
A photo gallery of the pre-rock singers on our All-TIME 100 Songs list
All-TIME 100 Songs
Our critics pick the most extraordinary English-language popular recordings since the beginning of TIME magazine in 1923. Here are 100 (unranked) songs of enduring beauty, power and inventiveness
Singers Quoting Nietzsche’s “What Doesn’t Kill Me…”
It might make them stronger, but it still doesn’t make them original.
“I think somebody slipped something in my drink, like a drug that'll make you get, like, a bunch of tattoos.”
William Shatner’s Floating Head Sings ‘Bohemian Rhapsody.”
You thought his version of “Common People” was weird? Well, this has that beat.
Rihanna’s “We Found Love” Video: Sex, Drugs and a Chris Brown Lookalike
Rihanna’s new music video is simultaneously depressing and uplifting.
The Police Academy Guy Who Does The Sounds Covers Led Zeppelin
Sgt. Larvelle “Motor Mouth” Jones from the Police Academy movies really knows how to rock
R.E.M. Says Goodbye With Its Last Single
There’s always been a strange comfort in Michael Stipe’s grizzled, slightly nasal voice. Though I’ve never counted R.E.M. among my favorite bands, he’s managed to permanently lodge himself in some part of my brain.
He’s so …
M83’s Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming: Pure Bedroom Pop
M83’s Anthony Gonzalez has finally done what so many artists have tried but failed to do: make a pure pop record for the bedroom floor.
They Wanna Be Adored: The Stone Roses to Reunite for Tour
One of the most important British acts of the last two decades is getting the band back together.
Lana Del Rey: More Than Just a Pretty Face. But How Much More?
Lana Del Rey is famous because she’s pretty.
Video: Beyoncé’s “Love on Top” Has Lots of Bounce
No matter how good or bad the songs, Beyoncé’s music videos are always great.