Heavy Rotation: Public Radio's Most Popular Songs Of 2021
Each month, NPR Music asks music programmers, station hosts and producers across the country to pick the songs they can't stop spinning. Now, as we look back on our favorite songs, albums and artists of 2021, we're highlighting some of public radio's most-loved songs of the year. Here they are, in alphabetical order.
All of this year's picks are available to stream on the Heavy Rotation Spotify and Apple Music playlists at the bottom of the page. As always, you can discover fantastic music programming happening across the country in real time by clicking the links to each station's website.
Bachelor, "Stay in the Car"
What started off as a little poem in a phone's notes app turned into the sweet noise pop single, "Stay in the Car" by Bachelor. Comprised of Jay Som's Melina Duterte and Palehound's Ellen Kempner, the latter brought the idea of her mesmerizing experience in
