Playlist Picks

10 Songs That Sound Like Summer 2000

Summer 2000 had a strange, perfect mix: teen-pop at full blast, R&B running radio, Latin-pop still glowing from its late-’90s breakthrough, post-grunge crossing into the mainstream, and hip-hop preparing to take over the decade.

May 29, 2026

Throwback Features

Ricky Martin’s No. 1 Debut Turned Latin Pop Into the Center of the Room

On this day in 1999, Ricky Martin’s self-titled English-language debut bowed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, turning a months-long wave of momentum into one of the defining pop breakthroughs of the late ’90s.

May 29, 2026

Throwback Features

N.W.A’s Efil4zaggin Hit No. 1 and Turned Rap’s Mainstream Moment Into a Flashpoint

On this day in 1991, N.W.A released Niggaz4Life — also known by its backwards cover title Efil4zaggin — a hard-edged follow-up to Straight Outta Compton that became one of the most controversial rap records to top the American album chart.

May 28, 2026