Like You, Barack Obama Was Very Into Lizzo, DaBaby, And Rosalía This Year

Former President Barack Obama tells the world every year of the movies, books, and music that he's been a fan of for that period. Today (December 30), he's released the list of his preference songs of 2019 plus it as a ton of surprises. Not only was he a fan of songs like Lizzo's "Juice," Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus's "Old Town Road (Remix)," and DaBaby's "Suge," however he also admired some of the year's lowkey smashes like Dominic Fike's "3 Nights," Solange's "Binz," and thus much more. This vast and varied list stretches across genres and makes the case for the former Commander-In-Chief to be a playlist curator of sorts if he ever wanted to.


Obama's 35-song list stretches across countless genres. You'll find R&B tunes like Summer Walker's "Playing Games," Snoh Aalegra's "I Want You Around," Beyoncé's "Mood 4 Eva," and others. Then, you'll find Reggaeton tunes like Ozuna, Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Farruko, and Anuel AA's "Baila Baila Baila (Remix)" and Rosalía's "Con Altura" mixed in as well.  Rap songs like J. Cole's "Middle Child" and Migos (and Mustard)'s "Pure Water" appear as well next to option songs like Big Thief's "Not," Maggie Rogers' pop smash, "Burning," and much more. There's music for each person here. What draws each song with each other through a connecting thread is how they resemble what was best about this year in music.


In August, Obama released his playlist of songs that he loved from the summer. It featured music from Ella Mai, SZA, Drake, and more. And of course it also featured Lizzo's "Juice."


Check out Obama's full list of preference 2019 songs up above.