2019 in review: The music that rocked the year, from Taylor Swift to Billie Eilish

Here are the best albums and singles of 2019, featuring Solange, Beyonce, and the miracle that is 'Old Town Road'.

For an almost-five-month stretch this year, no musician over the age of 22 could lay claim to the top spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 – one reason it’s easy to view pop right now as a young person’s game.

But if streaming has shortened the gap between starting out and breaking through, it’s also encouraged older artistes to think deep and stretch out.