Barack Obama Shares His Favourite Songs of 2021

Like you, he listened to Mitski, the War on Drugs and Lil Nas X

BY Alex HudsonPublished Dec 17, 2021

Following yesterday's list of top movies, former US president Barack Obama has now shared a list of his favourite songs of 2021.

His faves of 2021 include the War on Drugs, Mitski, Mdou Moctar, Lil Nas X, Little Simz, Lizzo, Nas and Courtney Barnett. There's also one Canadian: Allison Russell, whose "Nightflyer" made the cut. See the list below.
 
Several of Obama's picks appeared on Exclaim!'s lists of the best albums and best songs of 2021.

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