Coldplay's Chris Martin Shares '80s Pop by Chris Martin of Coldplay 364 plays

"Coldplay's synth-powered futurism draws deep from the well of Eighties pop: A-ha, Michael Jackson, Kate Bush. Here, frontman Chris Martin names 10 songs from the decade that shaped the band's tastes."

8 tracks featuring Neneh Cherry, Soul II Soul, Bruce Springsteen, Guns N' Roses, R.E.M., Michael...

Keith Richards' Top 10 Roots and Regg... by Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones 236 plays

"When you're asked to do these sorts of lists, you don't want to come up with the obvious stuff. We know the classics. We've seen thousands of those lists. I was trying to think of stuff that's slipped between the cracks. This list is a mixture, some of the...

10 tracks featuring Jesse Fuller, Erma Franklin, Slim Harpo, Little Walter, Chuck Berry, Elmore J...

Jenny Lewis' Sun-Damaged, '70s Califo... by Jenny Lewis 187 plays

"We'd listen to Little Feat on the way to auditions, Graham Nash on the way to the dentist," says former child actor Lewis of her early exposure to the sun-damaged sounds at the heart of her own music.

9 tracks featuring J.J. Cale, Gram Parsons, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, Jackson Browne, Graham ...

Elton John's New Pop Classics by Elton John 132 plays

"These are great songs, all of them. Songwriting is pretty awful right now. If you're a singer relying on people who write songs for you, you don't have the Holland-Dozier-Hollands or Bacharach-Davids. Look at the quality of songs now and ask if they will b...

9 tracks featuring Rufus Wainwright, Bob Dylan, The Killers, The Shins, Amy Winehouse, Kanye Wes...

Jared Followill's Top Songs of 2010 by Jared Followill of Kings of Leon 126 plays

"In Kings of Leon, bassist Jared Followill is the guy with his ear closest to the ground, always seeking out new music. "One of the other guys will say 'Dude, I just heard this CD that sounds so cool!'" he says. "I'm like, 'Yeah, that's the song you made me...

7 tracks featuring Beach House, Yeasayer, MGMT, Wild Nothing, The Drums, Best Coast, Deerhunter

Songs Endlessly Spinning in 2010 by brittanybf 118 plays

kanye west, deerhunter, robyn, best coast, rick ross, wavves, the drums, beach house, erykah badu, big boi, sleigh bells, dum dum girls, yeasayer, waka flocka flame, lcd soundsystem, tennis, rusko! let's go!

15 tracks featuring Beach House, Yeasayer, Rusko, Dum Dum Girls, Erykah Badu, LCD Soundsystem, Sl...

Sheryl Crow's Favorite '70s Singer-So... by Sheryl Crow 103 plays

Crow broke in the Nineties, but her heart's always been in the Seventies, among the acoustic-strumming, piano-caressing troubadours.

9 tracks featuring James Taylor, Carole King, Janis Ian, Cat Stevens, Loretta Lynn, Elton John, ...

The Best of Sub Pop! by brittanybf 100 plays

The label that introduced the "Seattle Sound" to the masses has stretched its roster to include some of the best in today's indie sounds, from Fleet Foxes to The Shins, and Beach House to Handsome Furs. Of course, it wouldn't be a Sub Pop playlist if Mudhon...

37 tracks featuring Iron & Wine, Low, Fruit Bats, The Postal Service, Sleater-Kinney, Nirvana, Th...

Women Who Rock: Past & Present by brittanybf 93 plays

In honor of women's history month, prepare for some March Badass-ness, and celebrate all the legendary ladies who have given us even more reason to rock.

29 tracks featuring Heart, Hole, Cyndi Lauper, The Go-Go's, PJ Harvey, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sonic You...

Grace Slick's San Francisco Rock Play... by Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane 68 plays

"Trying to define "the San Francisco sound," Slick demurs: "We did what we wanted artistically, and the labels didn't care, because we put asses in the seats!"

10 tracks featuring Big Brother & The Holding Company, The Rolling Stones, Moby Grape, Sly & The ...