Prince, The Beach Boys, and Nas were some of the lucky artists to garner the presidential seal of approval.

Obama is an endless surprise when it comes to his music taste, expressing his love for Finnish heavy metal and Eminem's Lose Yourself. But he does also have a bit of a soft spot for classics by soul sisters Aretha Franklin, Janet Jackson and Mary J. Blige.

Here are some of the tunes that made it onto the President's playlist: