This time of year, my gratitude alights on people. But it also rests upon the songs, albums, books, films and more that kept me feeling human throughout the previous months.
These 40 songs represent an attempt at capturing the soundtrack of my year, from Jason Isbell to Mac Miller, Ethel Cain to Saba, Jessie Murph to Bon Iver.
Here is this year’s Top 40, more or less in order: