Each Year’s Best Song from the Past 40 Years

The Best Song of 1981: “In The Air Tonight” by Phil Collins

“If you told me you were drowning, I would not lend a hand”

Phil Collins’ Face Value album cover, edited with Prisma

As I celebrated my 40th birthday this year, I wanted to write about the best song from each of the past 40 years. These songs are chosen based on a combination of…