Daily Newsletter, December 4, 1014

The 118 songs submitted this week had some real gems. Kim Deals new album, Nancy Sanchez’s coming home song, and some heavy death metal from Judas Priestess and Militia Vox. Plus Meovv from K…

Welcome to Stereogum’s inaugural Best Songs Of The Year list. Typically in December, our staff members share 10 personal favorite tracks each — which we will still be doing, don’t worry — but after 23 years, we felt it was time to do a collective countdown. This year was stacked with memorable releases: legendary rappers dropped exciting records fueled by heated feuds, beloved bands returned with game-changing singles, and once-underrated pop singers became cultural fixtures with irresistible earworms. We had opinions and, since we kept track of the the best songs every week, we were prepared.

When voting for which act has had the best year in rock ‘n roll, many people would agree that it would be The Beatles in 1964. The Fab Four spearheaded

The Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' is afforded an unparalleled reputation as an early concept album, but The Kinks are equally as worthy.

The classic rock masterpieces that could have been.

And we still don't have personal jetpacks

It’s one of the defining hits of that decade, but it didn’t come easy

Indie pop has always been great, but here are some great albums from the last five years.

The year's best music-related reads include bios and memoirs associated with Van Halen, Paul McCartney, Cher, Jim Gordon, Elton John and others.