Lists

10 Best Country Collaborations of 2016

From Kacey Musgraves and Miguel to Dierks Bentley and Elle King

4 hours ago

10 Biggest Sports Busts of 2016

Filled with epic losses, fumbles and disappointments, past year kept fans and players in suspense

7 hours ago

Rob Sheffield's Top 25 Songs of 2016

Beyoncé's ultimate kiss-off, Rae Sremmurd's sublime Beatles ode and other standout tracks from the year that was

9 hours ago

40 Best Rap Albums of 2016

Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, Danny Brown and more in the year in rhymes

11 hours ago

15 Best Country Christmas Duets

From Kacey Musgraves and Willie Nelson's whimsy to Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's warmth

1 day ago

Readers' Poll: 10 Best Movies of 2016

See what movie managed to top 'La La Land,' 'Hell or High Water,' 'Moonlight' and 'Deadpool'

1 day ago

10 Best Music Books of 2016

From the stage to the page: The year's best memoirs, essay collections and more

1 day ago

10 Best WWE Wrestlers of 2016

From Seth Rollins to Sasha Banks, we rank the best pro wrestlers of the year

1 day ago

Rob Sheffield's Top 20 Albums of 2016

Beyoncé, 'Blackstar' and other favorites from a trying year

1 day ago

10 Best Music Videos of 2016

Beyoncé, David Bowie and a dancing robot highlight the year in visuals

2 days ago

David Fricke on 2016's 10 Best Reissues

The year's best archival sets – from Pink Floyd's early odyssey to Bob Dylan's greatest tour, from deep funk to outlaw country

2 days ago

15 Great Country and Americana Albums You Didn't Hear in 2016

From Mark Chesnutt's country tradition to Wheeler Walker Jr.'s country crass, 15 albums that flew under the radar

3 days ago

20 Best Pop Albums of 2016

Rihanna, Gaga, the 1975 and more of the year in hooks

3 days ago

20 Best TV Characters of 2016

From bat-wielding bad guys to hipster-stoner sidekicks, these were the small-screen heroes and villains that made our year

3 days ago

15 Great Albums You Didn't Hear in 2016

Rolling Stone critics choose LPs that flew under the radar

December 16, 2016