From left, St. Vincent, Nathaniel Rateliff and Japanese Breakfast. Renee Klahr/NPR hide caption toggle caption Renee Klahr/NPR World Cafe Heavy Rotation: Public Radio's Most Popular Songs Of 2021 December 14, 2021 Leon Bridges, Helado Negro and Japanese Breakfast all landed on this list of the most-played songs on public radio stations across the country.
alt-J's "U&ME" is featured in October's edition of Heavy Rotation. Rosie Matheson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Rosie Matheson/Courtesy of the artist World Cafe Heavy Rotation: 8 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing October 30, 2021 NPR member stations share a mix of popular songs playing on their airwaves in October, including music from alt-J, Anderson .Paak, The Killers and more.
Mikel Cee Karlsson/Courtesy of the artist World Cafe Heavy Rotation: 9 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing October 2, 2021 NPR member stations share a mix of popular songs playing on their airwaves in September, including music from Clairo, Leon Bridges, The War on Drugs, and more.
Lord Huron's "Not Dead Yet" is featured in August's edition of Heavy Rotation. Anthony Wilson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Anthony Wilson/Courtesy of the artist Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing September 1, 2021 This August, NPR member stations bring you a mix of the most popular songs on their airwaves, featuring music from Arlo Parks, Japanese Breakfast, Lucy Dacus and more.
Jensen McRae's "Starting to Get to You" is featured in March's edition of Heavy Rotation. Joe Robles/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Joe Robles/Courtesy of the artist World Cafe Heavy Rotation: 16 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing March 31, 2021 NPR member stations share a mix of the most popular songs on their airwaves this month, including music from CHAI, Joe Chambers, serpentwithfeet and more.
Sofía Valdés' song "Handful of Water" is featured in February's edition of Heavy Rotation. Val Schnack/Courtesy of Warner Records hide caption toggle caption Val Schnack/Courtesy of Warner Records World Cafe Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing February 26, 2021 NPR member stations share a mix of the most popular songs on their airwaves this month, including music from Amythyst Kiah, Sofia Valdes, The Weather Station and more.
"This Time" by Ana Egge is featured in January's edition of Heavy Rotation. Rolf Jørgensen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Rolf Jørgensen/Courtesy of the artist World Cafe Heavy Rotation: 20 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing January 30, 2021 This January, NPR member stations share a mix of the most popular songs on their airwaves, including music from The Avalanches, Jade Bird, Madlib, Run the Jewels and more.
"The Steps" by HAIM lands at No. 9 on public radio's most-played songs of 2020. Reto Schmid hide caption toggle caption Reto Schmid World Cafe Heavy Rotation: Public Radio's Most Popular Songs Of 2020 December 14, 2020 Phoebe Bridgers, Tame Impala, Black Pumas and many more of your favorites landed on this list of the most-played songs on public radio stations across the country.
Sharon Van Etten's "Let Go" is featured in October's edition of Heavy Rotation. Ryan Pfluger hide caption toggle caption Ryan Pfluger World Cafe Heavy Rotation: 9 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing October 31, 2020 This October, NPR member stations bring you a mix of the most popular songs on their airwaves, including music from Nilüfer Yanya, Sierra Ferrell, Sharon Van Etten, Ani DiFranco and more.
Mastodon's "A Spoonful Weighs a Ton" is featured in September's edition of Heavy Rotation. Jimmy Hubbard hide caption toggle caption Jimmy Hubbard Heavy Rotation: 15 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing September 30, 2020 NPR member stations bring you a mix of the most popular songs on their airwaves, including music from Janelle Monáe, Labrinth, SAULT, Omar Apollo, New Order and more.
Yebba's "Distance" is featured in August's edition of Heavy Rotation. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist World Cafe Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing August 31, 2020 NPR member stations bring you a mix of the most popular songs on their airwaves, including music from Sylvan Esso, Little Simz, SAULT, Paul Weller, Afel Bocoum and more.
Jorja Smith's cover of the song "Rose Rouge" is featured in July's edition of Heavy Rotation. Rashidi Noah/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Rashidi Noah/Courtesy of the artist World Cafe Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing August 1, 2020 This month, NPR member stations bring you a mix of the most popular songs playing on their airwaves, featuring music from Jorja Smith, Taylor Swift, Fontaines D.C. and more.
Jay Blakesberg/Courtesy of the artist World Cafe Heavy Rotation: Public Radio's Favorite Songs Of 2020 (So Far) July 1, 2020 What's your public radio station's top song of the year? Read on to find out.
Hear the new Real Estate track "Paper Cup" and more on this month's Heavy Rotation. Jake Michaels/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Jake Michaels/Courtesy of the artist World Cafe Heavy Rotation: 8 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing May 9, 2020 From Amber Mark's exquisite cover of Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" to the sparkling first track from Real Estate's upcoming album, these are public radio's most-loved songs of April.
Neon Indian is featured on this month's Heavy Rotation. Karo Cantú/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Karo Cantú/Courtesy of the artist World Cafe Heavy Rotation: 11 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing April 1, 2020 Hear a selection of our member stations' favorite songs from the month by Childish Gambino, Hamilton Leithauser, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Waxahatchee and more.
Caroline Rose is featured on this month's Heavy Rotation. Cara Robbins/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption toggle caption Cara Robbins/Courtesy of the Artist World Cafe Heavy Rotation: 8 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing February 29, 2020 This month, NPR member stations bring you a mix of songs, featuring music from Green Day, Caroline Rose and North Carolina rapper Lute.
Kaytranada's song "What You Need" is featured in this month's edition of Heavy Rotation. Brian Ach/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brian Ach/Getty Images World Cafe Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing February 1, 2020 Hear the latest from Doja Cat, Tame Impala, a collaboration between Leon Bridges and Khruangbin and more.
Cameron Pollack/NPR World Cafe Heavy Rotation: Public Radio's Most Popular Songs Of 2019 December 11, 2019 The Black Keys, Sturgill Simpson and Mavis Staples all landed on this list of the most-played songs on public radio stations across the country.
Rapper Sampa the Great is featured on this month's edition of Heavy Rotation. Wami Aluko/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption toggle caption Wami Aluko/Courtesy of the Artist World Cafe Heavy Rotation: 9 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing November 2, 2019 From Frank Ocean's latest to Hiss Golden Messenger's tribute to North Carolina educators, these are public radio's most-loved songs of October.
The Deer Letitia Smith/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Letitia Smith/Courtesy of the artist Heavy Rotation: September Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing September 28, 2019 This month's list of songs includes upbeat folk from Gruff Rhys, an electronica cut from Octo Octa, and a new track from Cigarettes After Sex.
Veronica Swift's "Forget About the Boy" is included in this month's Heavy Rotation. Bill Westmoreland/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Bill Westmoreland/Courtesy of the artist World Cafe Heavy Rotation: Summer Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing August 31, 2019 On this month's Heavy Rotation, hear music from Raphael Saadiq, Nick Lowe, Veronica Swift and more.
Duo Ohmme. Maren Celest/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Maren Celest/Courtesy of the artist Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing July 27, 2019 There are some new-comers on the music scene, and our NPR Music member stations have curated a list of some highlights for your playlists.
REYNA. Ariel Kassulke/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Ariel Kassulke/Courtesy of the artist Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing June 29, 2019 Check out fresh new sounds from Johnny Polygon, Lana Del Rey, The Suitcase Junket and more.