Members of the NPR Music team share their personal picks for the best songs or albums from 2021 that didn't make our final lists.

1. dodie: "Hate Myself," from Build a Problem
2. Tōth: "Turnaround (Cocaine Song)," from You And Me And Everything
3. Flock of Dimes: "Price of Blue," from Head of Roses
4. Blu DeTiger: "Vintage," from How Did We Get Here?
5. doechii: "TRUTH," From Bra-Less
6. girl in red: "Did You Come?" from if i could make it go quiet
7. Moin: "Crappy Dreams Count," from Moot!
8. Limp Bizkit: "Dad Vibes," from STILL SUCKS
9. Madi Diaz: "Nervous," from History of a Feeling
10. Tré Burt: "Funny Story (Song for Eva)," from You, Yeah, You
11. Normani (feat. Cardi B): "Wild Side" (Single)
12. Sarah Kinsley: "The King," from The King (EP)
13. NIKARA: "Thick Girls," from NIKARA presents Black Wall Street
14. Draco Rosa: "El Amor de Borikén," from Sound Healing 1:11
15. Morgen Wurde feat. Maria Estrella: "Weiht," from Pop Ambient 2022

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