NPR listeners share the one song that hit them the hardest this year, and tell us why they laughed, cried, or simply couldn’t stop listening to it. Featured songs and artists:1. Annie DiRusso: "Back In Town," from Super Pedestrian 2. Tunde Adebimpe: "Drop," from Thee Black Boltz 3. Brandi Carlile: "You Without Me," from Returning To Myself 4. Bad Bunny: "DtMF," from DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS 5. Of Monsters And Men: "The End," from All Is Love And Pain In The Mouse Parade 6. Eph See: "Malachi The Uber Driver" (unreleased single) 7. Audra McDonald: "Rose's Turn," from Gypsy 8. Big Thief: "Los Angeles," from Double Infinity 9. Flock Of Dimes: "Afraid," from The Life You Save 10. Ben Rector: "Forever (Doesn't Quite Seem Long Enough)," from The Richest Man In The World Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-songs-considered/id79687345"target="_blank" > Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/10LYbliXlNZe1VStsTkcC0?si=bb536b16024d42d8"target="_blank" >Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to podcasts.  Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: <a href="mailto:allsongs@npr.org"target="_blank" >allsongs@npr.org</a> Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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