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Barack Obama has revealed his 35 favourite songs of 2019 , highlighting a variety of artists from Lizzo to Lil Nas X and Bruce Springsteen .
It’s a tradition for Mr Obama to share lists of his cultural favourites as the year draws to a close – a ritual he’s once again observing as 2020 approaches.
The former president shared the list of his favourite tunes on Monday, after unveiling his favourite books as well as favourite movies and TV shows .
Click through the gallery below to see his favourite songs of 2019:
Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019Show all 35 1 /35Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Playing Games' – Summer Walker Summer Walker performs onstage at the Bowery Ballroom on 26 March 2019 in New York City.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Not' – Big Thief Big Thief performs onstage during the 2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on 21 April 2018 in Indio, California.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Go DJ' – Kaytranada ft SiR Kaytranada performs on 1 September 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Juice' – Lizzo Lizzo performs during the Z100's iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York on 13 December 2019.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Redesigning Women' – The Highwomen Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Amanda Shires and Natalie Hemby of The Highwomen pose after performing live in New York City on 31 July 2019.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Anybody' – Burna Boy Burna Boy poses for a portrait during the BET Awards 2019 at Microsoft Theater on 23 June 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Burning' – Maggie Rogers Maggie Rogers performs at Bridgestone Arena on 25 October 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Baila Baila Baila (Remix)' – Ozuna feat Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Farruko and Anuel AA J Balvin, Ozuna, Daddy Yankee and Anuel AA perform during the 2019 Billboard Latin Music Awards at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on 25 April 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Different Kind of Love' – Adia Victoria Adia Victoria performs during the 2019 Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival on 22 September 2019 in Franklin, Tennessee.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Change' – Mavis Staples Mavis Staples onstage during the 2019 Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on 11 September 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Toast' – Koffee Singer Koffee in the music video of her song 'Toast'.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Oblivions' – The National Guitarists Bryce Dessner and Aaron Dessner, bassist Scott Devendorf, singer Matt Berninger, and drummer Bryan Devendorf of The National pose backstage on 25 January 2018 in New York City.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Binz' – Solange Solange Knowles performs during the Kenzo Menswear Spring Summer 2020 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on 23 June 2019 in Paris, France.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Seventeen' – Sharon Van Etten Sharon Van Etten performs at the ACL Music Festival at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas on 6 October 2018.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Middle Child' – J Cole Rapper J Cole performs during halftime of the 68th NBA All-Star Game on 17 February 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Jícama' – Angelica Garcia Angelica Garcia at an event on 10 May 2019 in Washington, DC.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Go' – The Black Keys Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys perform at Barclays Center on 15 October 2019 in New York City.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'La Vida Es Un Carnaval (Rollo Tomasi Remix)' – Angélique Kidjo Angélique Kidjo performs during the 32nd Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert & Gala at Carnegie Hall on 7 February 2019 in New York City.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Show Me Love' – Alicia Keys feat Miguel Alicia Keys and Miguel perform during the 20th annual Latin Grammy Awards on 14 November 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Joke Ting' – Goldlink feat Ari Pensmith Goldlink perfoms during the 30th Eurockeennes rock music festival on 5 July 2018 in Belfort, France.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Old Town Road (Remix)' – Lil Nas X feat Billy Ray Cyrus Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus in the press room of the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on 13 November 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'cold/mess' – Patreek Kuhad Singer Patreek Kuhad performs in a YouTube video.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Suge' – DaBaby DaBaby performs on 26 October 2019 in Newark, New Jersey.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Hello Sunshine' – Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen performs at Madison Square Garden on 4 November 2019 in New York City.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'In My Room' – Frank Ocean Frank Ocean arrives for the 2019 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 6 May 2019, in New York City.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Iron Man' – Rema Rema in the music video for the song 'Iron Man'.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'The London' – Young Thug feat J Cole and Travis Scott Young Thug performs during the Astroworld Festival at NRG Stadium on 9 November 2019 in Houston, Texas.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Raleighwood Hills' – LesTheGenius feat Sonny Miles and Jaxson Free LesTheGenius in a music video.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Pure Water' – Mustard feat Migos Record producer Mustard at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards on 1 May 2019, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 '3 Nights' – Dominic Fike Dominic Fike performs on 9 October 2019 in Melbourne, Australia.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'The Fact of Love' – Joe Henry Joe Henry performs on 12 December 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Con Altura' – Rosalía Rosalía performs onstage on 12 December 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'I Want You Around' – Snoh Aalegra Snoh Aalegra performs at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on 23 October 2018 in New York City.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'On Chill' – Wale feat Jeremih Wale arrives for the 2019 NBA Awards at Barker Hangar on 24 June 2019 in Santa Monica, California.
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Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2019 'Mood 4 Eva' – Beyoncé Beyoncé arrives for the world premiere of Disney's 'The Lion King' at the Dolby theatre on 9 July 2019 in Hollywood.
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“From hip-hop to country to The Boss, here are my songs of the year,” he wrote.
“If you’re looking for something to keep you company on a long drive or help you turn up a workout, I hope there’s a track or two in here that does the trick.”
Among the titles highlighted by the former POTUS is Lizzo’s “Juice” as well as “Old Town Road”, a collaboration between Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus.
Follow the playlist below:
Springsteen’s “Hello Sunshine”, from the album Western Stars , also made the list. The musician received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Obama in 2016.
Obama also gave shout-outs to Mavis Staples , Maggie Rogers , The National , Solange , The Black Keys , Alicia Keys , DaBaby , Frank Ocean and Beyonc é , among others.
Click through the gallery to browse all of Obama’s favourite songs of 2019:
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