In these 100 songs, you’ll hear lusty dubstep, quietly subversive electronic pop, regional rap bangers, alt-country odysseys, ubiquitous chart-toppers, and much more. We were drawn to songs this year ...

Fort San Lorenzo guarded the mouth of the Chagres River—the “original Panama Canal”—for more than 100 years, though it was sacked several times, including by Henry Morgan. Like an illuminated skyline ...