it's time for Your Favorite Songs 2026

Can't believe it—year FOUR of the I Enjoy Music "Listening To Your Favorite Songs of [Whatever Year It Is]" end of year bonanza.

Here was last year's...

listening to Your Favorite Songs 2025, part 15

WE DID IT! part 1 here. part 2 here. part 3 here. part 4 here. part 5 here. part 6 here. part 7 here. part 8 here. part 9 here. part 10 here. part 11 here. part 12 here. part 13 here. part 14 here. scroll to the bottom for

i enjoy musicMolly Mary O'Brien

...and here was 2024...

listening to Your Favorite Songs 2024, part 15

A marathon post to wrap up this series! Yeehaw! Part one, part two, part three, part four, part five, part six, part seven, part eight, part nine, part ten, part eleven, part twelve, part thirteen, part fourteen. "Life Is" - Jessica Pratt from Patrick Mahan (Carefully Curated) "I was floored when

i enjoy musicMolly Mary O'Brien

...and here was 2023!

listening to Your Favorite Songs 2023, part 10 aka FINALE

(Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9) Oh my goodness, this series is at last coming to an end. I listened to 6 hours and 30 minutes of music, and wrote almost 14,000 words about it. Through this

i enjoy musicMolly Mary O'Brien

We're doing it again. By we I mean me. This series has brought me so much good music, much of which I missed during the year, because holy good goddamn there's so much music being released. That's right, music is not dead. It is aliiiive. For each garbage patch of AI-generated sonic nonsense floating out there, there are so many more raw, real, weird, cool songs made by special people all over the world. And it is my privilege to listen to them. Oh what a joy it is to LISTEN.

Here is an example of how powerful this end of year vibe is—I think in 2023 someone told me their favorite song was "The Trench Coat Museum" by Yard Act. In 2024 I went to see Yard Act play. And this year I interviewed Yard Act for ANTICS Magazine. All because someone took the time to tell me they liked the song.

I want to know about your singular favorite song released in 2026. And the only difference from last year's rules and regulations is you HAVE to tell me why you like it. Doesn't have to be a long "why." Just a sentence or even a phrase will do. Last year I think someone said "because it slaps" as their reason. But I do need something to bounce off of. Everyone is a blogger, after all, even if you don't think you are.

Here is a link to the submission form.

I Enjoy Music Enjoys Your Favorite Song of 2026

I want to know about your favorite song of 2026, because I am going to listen to as many as possible for my end of year fiesta on I Enjoy Music. With this form, you may submit your song! The song must have been released in 2026, and please only share one song. Thank you!

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YOU HAVE UNTIL 12/1 TO SUBMIT.

I'm bursting with excitement, brimming with enthusiasm, exploding with energy and positively pixelated with passion. Can't wait to hear the tunes you dug this year.

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