2015 The 2015 playlists, released on August 15, included: •
"Volume 1: Summer Day" •
The Temptations – "
Ain't Too Proud to Beg" •
The Isley Brothers – "
Live It Up" •
Talib Kweli and
Hi-Tek – "Memories Live" •
Bob Dylan – "
Tombstone Blues" •
Bob Marley – "
So Much Trouble in the World" •
Coldplay – "
Paradise" •
Mala Rodríguez – "Tengo Un Trato (Remix)" •
Howlin' Wolf – "
Wang Dang Doodle" •
Stevie Wonder – "
Another Star" •
Sly and the Family Stone – "
Hot Fun in the Summertime" •
Low Cut Connie – "Boozophilia" •
Brandi Carlile – "Wherever Is Your Heart" •
Nappy Roots – "
Good Day" •
John Legend – "
Green Light" •
The Rolling Stones – "
Gimme Shelter" •
Aretha Franklin – "
Rock Steady" •
Okkervil River – "Down Down the Deep River" •
Justin Timberlake – "
Pusher Love Girl" •
Florence and the Machine – "
Shake It Out" •
Sonora Carruseles – "La Salsa La Traigo Yo" •
"Volume 2: Summer Night" •
John Coltrane – "
My Favorite Things" •
Beyoncé and
Frank Ocean – "
Superpower" •
Van Morrison – "
Moondance" •
Lianne La Havas – "
Is Your Love Big Enough?" •
Al Green – "
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" •
Aoife O'Donovan – "Red & White & Blue & Gold" •
Lauryn Hill and
D'Angelo – "Nothing Even Matters" •
Frank Sinatra – "
The Best Is Yet to Come" •
Ray Charles – "
You Don't Know Me" •
Mary J. Blige – "
I Found My Everything" •
Joni Mitchell – "
Help Me" •
Otis Redding – "
I've Got Dreams to Remember" •
Leonard Cohen – "
Suzanne" •
Nina Simone – "
Feeling Good" •
The Lumineers – "
Stubborn Love" •
Cassandra Wilson – "Until" •
Mos Def – "UMI" •
Billie Holiday – "
The Very Thought of You" •
Miles Davis – "
Flamenco Sketches" •
Erykah Badu – "Woo"
2016 The 2016 playlists, released on August 11, included: •
Daytime •
Wale – "
LoveHate Thing" (featuring
Sam Dew) •
Leon Bridges – "
Smooth Sailin'" •
Courtney Barnett – "Elevator Operator" •
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – "
Home" •
Sara Bareilles – "
Many the Miles" •
Janelle Monáe – "
Tightrope" •
Jidenna – "
Classic Man" (featuring
Roman GianArthur) •
Jay-Z – "So Ambitious" (featuring
Pharrell) •
Manu Chao – "
Me Gustas Tu" •
Common – "Forever Begins" •
Aloe Blacc – "
The Man" •
Nas and
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley – "
As We Enter" • Nina Simone – "
Sinnerman" •
Prince – "
U Got the Look" • Aretha Franklin – "Rock Steady" •
The Beach Boys – "
Good Vibrations" •
Gary Clark Jr. – "Don't Owe You a Thang" •
Gin Wigmore – "Man Like That" •
Charles Mingus – "II B.S. (edit)" •
Nighttime •
Chrisette Michele – "If I Have My Way" •
Esperanza Spalding – "Espera" •
Aaron Neville – "
Tell It Like It Is" •
Ledisi – "Alright" •
Denise LaSalle – "
Trapped by a Thing Called Love" • D'Angelo – "
Lady" •
Tower of Power – "
So Very Hard to Go" •
Carmen McRae – "Midnight Sun" •
Caetano Veloso – "
Cucurrucucú paloma" •
Corinne Bailey Rae – "
Green Aphrodisiac" • Mary J. Blige /
Method Man – "
I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" • Billie Holiday – "
Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" •
Fiona Apple – "
Criminal" •
Chance the Rapper – "
Acid Rain" • Miles Davis – "
My Funny Valentine" •
Anthony Hamilton – "
Do You Feel Me" •
Janet Jackson – "
I Get Lonely" •
Lizz Wright – "Lean In" •
War – "
All Day Music" •
Floetry – "
Say Yes"
2019 The 2019 playlist, released on August 24, included: •
Drake – "
Too Good" (featuring
Rihanna) •
The Spinners – "
I'll Be Around" • Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and
Childish Gambino – "
Mood 4 Eva" (featuring
Oumou Sangaré) •
Maggie Rogers – "
Burning" •
The Avener and
Phoebe Killdeer – "
Fade Out Lines (The Avener Rework)" •
Lizzo – "
Juice" •
Steely Dan – "
Reelin' In the Years" •
Terence Trent D'Arby – "
Who's Lovin' You" • Stevie Wonder – "
Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" •
GoldLink – "Joke Ting" (featuring
Ari PenSmith) •
Sharon Van Etten – "Seventeen" • Lauryn Hill – "
Doo Wop (That Thing)" •
Raphael Saadiq – "
100 Yard Dash" • Frank Sinatra – "
I've Got You Under My Skin" •
Daniel Caesar and
H.E.R. – "
Best Part" •
BJ the Chicago Kid – "Feel the Vibe" (featuring
Anderson .Paak) •
Shawn Mendes and
Camila Cabello – "
Señorita" •
Dobie Gray – "
Drift Away" •
Sounds of Blackness – "Hold On (Change Is Comin')" •
Van Morrison – "
Brown Eyed Girl" •
Donny Hathaway – "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know" •
SZA – "
Go Gina" •
2 Chainz – "
It's a Vibe" (featuring
Ty Dolla Sign,
Trey Songz, and
Jhené Aiko) •
Mac Miller – "
Dang!" (featuring Anderson .Paak) •
Ella Fitzgerald – "
How High the Moon" •
Erick Sermon – "
Music" (featuring
Marvin Gaye) •
The Black Keys – "
Go" •
Koffee – "
Toast" •
Ella Mai – "
Boo'd Up" •
DJ Khaled – "
Shining" (featuring Beyoncé and Jay-Z) •
Rosalía and
J Balvin – "
Con Altura" (featuring
El Guincho) •
Charles Mingus – "II B.S." •
Jill Scott – "It's Love" • The Rolling Stones – "
Happy" • John Legend – "Alright" • Esperanza Spalding – "Espera" •
Toots and the Maytals – "
54-46 Was My Number" •
The Youngbloods – "
Get Together" • Anthony Hamilton – "Float" •
Lil Nas X – "
Old Town Road (Remix)" (featuring
Billy Ray Cyrus) •
Robin Thicke – "
Can U Believe" •
Rema – "Iron Man" •
Q-Tip – "Believe" (featuring D'Angelo) •
A Tribe Called Quest – "
Can I Kick It?"
2020 The 2020 playlist, released on August 17, included: • Leon Bridges and
Khruangbin – "Texas Sun" • Common – "Forever Begins" • John Legend – "
Don't Walk Away" (featuring Koffee) •
The Chicks – "
Gaslighter" •
Billie Eilish – "
My Future" • Maggie Rogers – "
Love You for a Long Time" •
Billy Porter – "
For What It's Worth" •
Jennifer Hudson – "
Feeling Good" •
Megan Thee Stallion – "
Savage Remix" (featuring Beyoncé) •
Teyana Taylor – "
Made It" • Rihanna – "
Work" (featuring Drake) •
Young T & Bugsey – "
Don't Rush" (featuring
Headie One) •
Khalid and
Disclosure – "
Know Your Worth Remix" (featuring
Davido and
Tems) •
Popcaan – "
Twist & Turn" (featuring Drake and
PartyNextDoor) •
Wizkid – "
Smile" (featuring H.E.R.) •
Bob Marley and the Wailers – "
Could You Be Loved" • Jorja Smith – "
Be Honest" (featuring
Burna Boy) •
Princess Nokia – "Gemini" •
J. Cole – "
The Climb Back" • Nas – "
Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park)" • Mac Miller – "
Blue World" • Andrea Valle – "Know You Bare" •
Maye – "Tú" • Childish Gambino – "
12.38" (featuring
21 Savage,
Ink, and
Kadhja Bonet) • War – "All Day Music" • Otis Redding – "
These Arms of Mine" • Billie Holiday – "
I'll Be Seeing You" •
Outkast – "
Liberation" •
Moses Sumney – "Rank & File" • Stevie Wonder – "
Do I Do" •
Haim – "
The Steps" •
Bonnie Raitt – "
Nick of Time" •
Sheryl Crow – "
All I Wanna Do" • Bob Dylan – "
Goodbye Jimmy Reed" •
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – "Be Afraid" •
Andy Shauf – "
Neon Skyline" • Cassandra Wilson – "Solomon Sang" • Frank Ocean – "
Cayendo" •
Summer Walker – "My Affection" (featuring PartyNextDoor) •
Kyle – "The Sun" (featuring
Bryson Tiller and Raphael Saadiq) • PartyNextDoor – "
PGT" • H.E.R. – "As I Am" • Beyoncé – "
Already" (featuring
Shatta Wale and
Major Lazer) •
Little Simz – "One Life, Might Live" •
Tank and the Bangas – "Spaceships" • D'Angelo – "Higher" •
Chet Baker – "
Let's Get Lost" • Nina Simone – "
My Baby Just Cares for Me" • John Coltrane – "
Impressions" • Anderson .Paak – "Lockdown" •
Lil Mosey – "
Back At It" (featuring
Lil Baby) • J Balvin – "
Un Día (One Day)" (featuring
Dua Lipa,
Bad Bunny, and
Tainy) •
Chika – "Crown"
2021 The 2021 playlist, released on July 11, included: •
Jazmine Sullivan – "
Pick Up Your Feelings" •
Protoje – "Switch It Up" (featuring Koffee) •
Simply Red – "
Holding Back the Years" •
George Harrison – "
My Sweet Lord" •
Migos – "
Straightenin" • Rihanna – "
Desperado" •
Silk Sonic – "
Leave the Door Open" •
Sarah Vaughan – "
Interlude" • Rochy RD,
Myke Towers, and
Nicki Nicole – "
Ella No Es Tuya (Remix)" • The Rolling Stones – "
Tumbling Dice" •
Masked Wolf – "
Astronaut in the Ocean" •
Sabrina Claudio – "Frozen" • Stevie Wonder – "
If You Really Love Me" • Miles Davis – "
Walkin'" • Bob Marley & The Wailers – "
Exodus" •
Chicago – "
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" • Joni Mitchell – "
Coyote" •
Arooj Aftab – "
Mohabbat" • Erykah Badu – "
Didn't Cha Know?" • Jay-Z – "Allure" •
Kékélé – "Conséquence" •
Roy Ayers Ubiquity – "
Everybody Loves the Sunshine" • Nezi – "So Hard" • Bob Dylan – "
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" • J. Cole – "
Neighbors" • SZA – "
Good Days" •
Brother Sundance – "Text You Back" (featuring
Bryce Vine) •
Michael Kiwanuka – "
You Ain't the Problem (Claptone Remix)" •
Wasis Diop – "Everything (...Is Never Quite Enough)" •
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – "
The Tears of a Clown" • Drake – "
Wants and Needs" (featuring Lil Baby) •
Elis Regina and
Antônio Carlos Jobim – "
Águas de março" •
Wye Oak – "Its Way With Me" •
The Staple Singers – "
I'll Take You There" • H.E.R. – "
Find a Way" (featuring Lil Baby) •
Louis Armstrong – "
A Kiss to Build a Dream On" • Brandi Carlile – "Speak Your Mind" • Ella Fitzgerald – "
Lush Life"
2022 The 2022 playlist, released on July 26, included: • Beyoncé – "
Break My Soul" • Tems – "Vibe Out" •
Harry Styles – "
Music for a Sushi Restaurant" • The Spinners – "
Mighty Love" •
Joe Cocker – "
Feelin' Alright" •
Sampa the Great – "Energy" (featuring Nadeem Din-Gabisi) • Rosalía – "
Saoko" •
Lil Yachty – "
Split/Whole Time" • Prince – "
Let's Go Crazy" • Maggie Rogers – "
That's Where I Am" • Al Green – "
I Can't Get Next to You" •
Dr. John – "
More Than You Know" • Miles Davis – "
Blue in Green" • Burna Boy – "
Last Last" •
Doechii – "
Persuasive" •
Hope Tala – "Cherries" (featuring
Aminé) • Aretha Franklin – "Save Me" •
Lyle Lovett – "Nobody Knows Me" • Bad Bunny and
Bomba Estéreo – "
Ojitos Lindos" • Koffee – "Pull Up" •
Bruce Springsteen – "
Dancing in the Dark" •
Wet Leg – "
Angelica" •
Rakim – "When I B on Tha Mic" • Drake – "
Too Good" (featuring Rihanna) • D'Angelo – "Spanish Joint" • Nina Simone – "Do I Move You? (Version II)" •
Dave Brubeck – "
Take Five" •
Pheelz – "
Finesse" (featuring
Buju) •
Amber Mark – "Bliss" •
Jacob Banks – "Found" •
Caamp – "Apple Tree Blues" • Otis Redding – "
I've Been Loving You Too Long" •
Wyclef Jean – "
Guantanamera" (featuring Ms. Lauryn Hill) •
Jack White – "
I'm Shakin'" •
Big John Hamilton – "I Just Want to Thank You" •
Fatboy Slim – "
Praise You" •
Dijon – "Many Times" •
The Foreign Exchange – "Better" (featuring Shana Tucker and
Eric Roberson) •
Omar Apollo – "
Tamagotchi" •
Maren Morris – "
The Furthest Thing" •
The Internet – "Under Control" •
Kendrick Lamar – "
Die Hard" •
Vince Staples and
Mustard – "
Magic" •
Kacey Musgraves – "
Keep Lookin Up"
2023 The 2023 playlist, released on July 20, included: •
J Hus – "
Who Told You" (featuring
Drake) • SZA – "
Snooze" •
The Pretenders – "
I'll Stand by You" •
Rosalía and
Rauw Alejandro – "
Vampiros" •
Luke Combs – "
Fast Car" •
2Pac – "
California Love" (featuring
Roger Troutman and
Dr. Dre) • Leonard Cohen – "
Dance Me to the End of Love (Live)" •
Martha and the Vandellas – "
Nowhere to Run" • Nobigdyl. – "Parabolic!" •
Jorja Smith – "
Try Me" • Burna Boy – "
Sittin' on Top of the World" (featuring
21 Savage) • Janet Jackson – "
Got 'til It's Gone" (featuring Q-Tip and Joni Mitchell) •
La Doña – "Penas con Pan" •
The Bangles – "
Walk Like an Egyptian" •
The Beths – "Watching the Credits" •
The War and Treaty – "That's How Love Is Made" • The Rolling Stones – "
Soul Survivor" •
Aretha Franklin – "
Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business)" • John Coltrane – "
Blue Train" •
Ice Spice and
Nicki Minaj – "
Princess Diana" • Toots and the Maytals – "
Funky Kingston" •
The Righteous Brothers – "
Unchained Melody" • Golden Lady – "Stevie Wonder" •
Jackson Browne – "
Doctor, My Eyes" • Ayra Starr – "
Sability" •
Boygenius – "
Not Strong Enough" • Otis Redding – "
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" • Bob Dylan – "
Everything Is Broken" • Ella Fitzgerald – "
Cry Me a River" •
Yng Lvcas and
Peso Pluma – "
La Bebé (Remix)" •
Money Man and
Babyface Ray – "Drums" • Nas – "
The World Is Yours" •
Four Tops – "
Reach Out I'll Be There" •
Pearl Jam – "
Just Breathe" • J'calm – "Tempted" •
Kelela – "
Contact" • Marvin Gaye – "
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" •
Ike & Tina Turner – "
River Deep – Mountain High" • Janelle Monáe – "
Only Have Eyes 42" •
Ashley McBryde – "
The Devil I Know" • Michael Kiwanuka – "
Love & Hate"
2024 The 2024 playlist, released on August 12, included: •
Shaboozey – "
A Bar Song (Tipsy)" •
Charli XCX – "
365" • Billie Eilish – "
Chihiro" • Tems – "
Love Me JeJe" •
Artemas – "
I Like the Way You Kiss Me" •
Tommy Richman – "
Million Dollar Baby" • Hope Tala – "I Can't Even Cry" •
Blackstreet – "
No Diggity" (featuring Dr. Dre and
Queen Pen) •
Enny – "Charge It" •
Carminho – "O Quarto (Soundtrack Version)" • Calimossa – "What's in the Tea?" •
Hubert Sumlin and
Keith Richards – "I Love the Life I Live, I Live the Life I Love" •
PJ Morton and
JoJo – "
Say So" •
Cleo Sol – "Why Don't You" • The Miracles – "
You've Really Got a Hold on Me" • H.E.R. – "Process" • 2Pac – "
How Do U Want It" (featuring
K-Ci & JoJo) •
Sting – "
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" •
Lucinda Williams – "Unsuffer Me" • Jill Scott – "
Golden" • The Rolling Stones – "
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" •
Saweetie – "My Best" • Charles Mingus – "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" •
Norah Jones – "
Come Away with Me" • Common – "
The People" • Etta James – "
Don't Cry Baby" •
Chris Jedi,
Gaby Music, and
Dei V – "Bad Boy" (featuring
Anuel AA and
Ozuna) • Rema – "Yayo" •
Bonny Light Horseman – "Old Dutch" •
Willow – "Symptom of Life" •
Moneybagg Yo – "
Whiskey Whiskey" (featuring
Morgan Wallen) •
Myles Smith – "
Stargazing" •
GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion – "
Wanna Be" •
Tyla,
Gunna, and
Skillibeng – "
Jump" • Bad Bunny and
Feid – "
Perro Negro" •
Paul Russell – "
Lil Boo Thang" •
Digable Planets – "
Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" • Bob Marley and the Wailers – "
Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)" •
Nick Drake – "One of These Things First" • Bob Dylan – "
Silvio" •
Pharoah Sanders – "Love Is Everywhere" •
The Supremes – "
Where Did Our Love Go" • Beyoncé – "
Texas Hold 'Em" •
Samara Joy – "
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