WASHINGTON – The year was filled with great music, from groundbreaking hip hop to traditional country.

WTOP anchors Shawn Anderson and Hillary Howard spoke with Chris Richards, pop music critic for The Washington Post, to get his picks of the best of 2014.

Click the audio above to listen to the interview, as heard on WTOP.

You can also read more from Chris Richards here.

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