About this episode
Every year, host Greg Kot makes a mixtape of new songs to express his feelings about the past year. Greg shares a selection of that mix and the rest of the show staff look at other top singles of 2023. Plus, the hosts remember a few other musicians we lost in 2023. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnG Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs: Olivia Rodrigo, "Vampire," GUTS, Geffen, 2023 The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967 The Moody Blues, "Go Now!," The Magnificent Moodies, Decca, 1965 The Pogues, "Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl)," If I Should Fall from Grace with God, Warner, 1988 The Del-Lords, "Burning In The Flame Of Love," Frontier Days, EMI, 1984 Dwight Twilley Band, "I'm On Fire," Sincerely, Shelter, 1976 Dua Lipa, "Dance The Night," Barbie The Album, Atlantic, Warner Bros., Mattel, 2023 SZA, "Kill Bill (feat. Doja Cat)," Kill Bill (feat. Doja Cat) (Single), Top Dawg, RCA, 2023 XG, "LEFT RIGHT," SHOOTING STAR - Single, XGALX, 2023 PinkPantheress & Ice Spice, "Boy's a liar, Pt. 2," Boy's a liar, Pt. 2 (Single), Warner Music, 2023 Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, "White Beretta," Weathervanes, Southeastern, Thirty Tigers, 2023 Shame, "Fingers of Steel," Food for Worms, Dead Oceans, 2023 Miley Cyrus, "Flowers," Endless Summer, Columbia, 2023 Ratboys, "Crossed That Line," The Window, Topshelf, 2023 RVG, "Midnight Sun," Brain Worms, Fire, 2023 The Rain Parade, "Last Rays of a Dying Sun," Last Rays of a Dying Sun, Label 51, 2023 Sara Noelle, "Dry the Rain," Dry the Rain (Single), Sara Noelle, 2023 Ladytron, "City of Angels," Time's Arrow, Cooking Vinyl, 2023 Ric Wilson, Chromeo & A-Trak, "Everyone Moves To LA (feat. Felicia Douglass)," CLUSTERFUNK, Free Disco/Empire, 2023 Butcher Brown, "MOVE (RIDE) (feat. Jay Prince)," Solar Music, Concord, 2023 Avalon Emerson, "Sandrail Silouette," & The Charm, Another Dove/One House, 2023 Bob Dylan, "Tangled Up in Blue," Blood on the Tracks, Columbia, 1975 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .