For much of 13 Reasons Why [1], Clay Jensen (Dylan Minnette [2]) spends his time walking around the halls of his high school with a pair of headphones and a cassette player, listening to the 13 tapes left behind by Hannah Baker [3] (Katherine Langford), a former classmate who had committed suicide [4] a few weeks earlier. After finishing the series, the first thing we wanted to do was reach for our own headphones, because the show's soundtrack could not be more perfect. With a great mix of indie hits (like Lord Huron's "The Night We Met," which plays at the school dance [5]), pop covers (Selena Gomez's "Only You" [6]), and vintage classics (get ready for The Cure and Joy Division), the dark drama becomes that much more hauntingly memorable. Minnette actually picked out many of the tracks himself [7], so you have him to thank while you enjoy the next 36 songs.

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