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The 200 greatest songs by 20th Century women+
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Episode 18739
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The 200 greatest songs by 20th Century women+

The song list is part of Turning the Tables, an ongoing project from NPR Music dedicated to recasting the popular music canon in more inclusive – and accurate – ways; With the sale of 20th Century Fox's studio to the Walt Disney Co., film historian and author Leonard Maltin looks at Fox's movie legacy.

Beyoncé has two songs in the top 20 of NPR's list of the 200 greatest songs by women since the year 2000.
Beyoncé has two songs in the top 20 of NPR's list of the 200 greatest songs by 20th Century women+.
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Today's lineup:

Let the debates begin!

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NPR's list, selected by a panel of more than 70 women and non-binary writers, tackles history in the making, celebrating artists whose work is changing this century's sense of what popular music can be. The songs are by artists whose major musical contributions came on or after Jan. 1, 2000, and have shifted attitudes, defied categories and pushed sound in new directions since then. The list includes songs performed by women and non-binary artists. The use of the term "Women+" is part of our engagement in a movement to recognize a wide spectrum of gender identities coming to greater light in the 21st century.

Guest: NPR music critic Ann Powers

RIP, 20th Century Fox movie studio

(Starts at 18:58)

With the sale of Fox's studio to the Walt Disney Co., film historian and author Leonard Maltin looks at Fox's movie legacy.