(Illustrated by Mara Ocejo; Photos: Fiona Goodall/Getty Images; Robin Harper; John Jay; Norman Wong; ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) As we mentioned in our midyear albums list, one of the biggest ...

The 1970s was a tumultuous time, full of upheaval on many fronts, from the end of the Vietnam War to the dawn of personal computers. It makes sense that its music had a similar helter-skelter feel.

If you’re like a lot of us, this past year might be one you’re not unhappy to see go. (Maybe you’d even like to see the swinging door slap 2024’s ass on the way out.) But then, also like some of us, ...