The year-end Top 100 songs of 2016, based on an inverse point system employed to the Top 25 Music Countdown in which weeks spent on the chart and peak position greatly influence a song’s ranking. Basically, the more I listened to a song that year – be it through radio airplay, watching the music video, listening to it in my personal music collection, etc. – the higher it is on the year-end chart.
#1) “Lights”
Ellie Goulding
#2) “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
Kelly Clarkson
#3) “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
Taylor Swift
#4) “Somebody That I Used to Know”
Gotye (feat. Kimbra)
#5) “New Horizons”
Flyleaf
#6) “Domino”
Jessie J
#7) “Call Me Maybe”
Carly Rae Jepsen
#8) “Pontoon”
Little Big Town
#9) “Good Girl”
Carrie Underwood
#10) “Die Young”
Ke$ha
#11) “Diamonds”
Rihanna
#12) “Wide Awake”
Katy Perry
#13) “Some Nights”
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#14) “Give Your Heart A Break”
Demi Lovato
#15) “We Are Young”
fun. (feat. Janelle Monae)
#16) “Eighteen Inches”
Lauren Alaina
#17) “50 Ways To Say Goodbye”
Train
#18) “Love U Betta”
Neon Hitch
#19) “Anything Could Happen”
Ellie Goulding
#20) “Safe & Sound”
Taylor Swift (feat. The Civil Wars)
#21) “Oh Well, Oh Well”
Mayday Parade
#22) “N*ggas In Paris”
Jay-Z & Kanye West
#23) “Ours”
Taylor Swift
#24) “Shake It Out”
Florence + The Machine
#25) “Houdini”
Foster The People
#26) “Burn It Down”
Linkin Park
#27) “This Little Girl”
Cady Groves
#28) “Blown Away”
Carrie Underwood
#29) “Set Fire To The Rain”
Adele
#30) “Georgia Peaches”
Lauren Alaina
#31) “Put The Gun Down”
ZZ Ward
#32) “Liar Liar”
Christina Grimmie
#33) “Enough Of No Love”
Keyshia Cole (feat. Lil Wayne)
#34) “DoYaThing”
Gorillaz (feat. Andre 3000 & James Murphy)
#35) “9th Inning”
Missy Elliott (feat. Timbaland)
#36) “Bad Girls”
M.I.A.
#37) “Sleazy Remix 2.0”
Kesha (feat. Wiz Khalifa, Andre 3000, T.I. & Lil Wayne)
#38) “Starships”
Nicki Minaj
#39) “Heartbeat”
Childish Gambino
#40) “Hello”
Karmin
#41) “Better Dig Two”
The Band Perry
#42) “Bangarang”
Skrillex (feat. Sirah)
#43) “Ass Back Home”
Gym Class Heroes (feat. Neon Hitch)
#44) “Drive By”
Train
#45) “Tornado”
Little Big Town
#46) “Both Of Us”
B.o.B (feat. Taylor Swift)
#47) “Music Sounds Better WIth U”
Big Time Rush (feat. Mann)
#48) “Heavy Prey”
Lacey Sturm (feat. Geno Lenardo)
#49) “Eyes Open”
Taylor Swift
#50) “Sandpaper”
Fozzy (feat. M. Shadows)
#51) “Let It Go”
Cherri Bomb
#52) “Take Care”
Drake (feat. Rihanna)
#53) “Adorn”
Miguel
#54) “Want U Back”
Cher Lloyd
#55) “Party On Fifth Ave.”
Mac Miller
#56) “Everybody Talks”
Neon Trees
#57) “Gangnam Style”
PSY
#58) “How We Do (Party)”
Rita Ora
#59) “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
P!nk
#60) “Rumour Has It”
Adele
#61) “Disaster”
JoJo
#62) “It Will Rain”
Bruno Mars
#63) “You”
The Pretty Reckless
#64) “Cruise”
Florida Georgia Line
#65) “All Your Life”
The Band Perry
#66) “Beekeeper’s Daughter”
The All-American Rejects
#67) “Love After War”
Robin Thicke
#68) “Call You Out”
Flyleaf
#69) “I Knew You Were Trouble.”
Taylor Swift
#70) “Crash Your Party”
Karmin
#71) “Tonight Is The Night”
Outasight
#72) “Mind Your Manners”
Chiddy Bang (feat. Icona Pop)
#73) “Gold On The Ceiling”
The Black Keys
#74) “Put It Down”
Brandy (feat. Chris Brown)
#75) “Catch My Breath”
Kelly Clarkson
#77) “Part Of Me”
Katy Perry
#78) “Adrenaline”
Shinedown
#79) “Time Travel”
Never Shout Never
#80) “Blackout”
Breathe Carolina
#81) “Fallout”
Marianas Trench
#82) “Mirror”
Lil Wayne (feat. Bruno Mars)
#83) “Summer Paradise”
Simple Plan (feat. Sean Paul)
#84) “Over You”
Miranda Lambert
#85) “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go”
Miley Cyrus (feat. Johnzo West)
#86) “Work Out”
J. Cole
#87) “Heart Skips a Beat”
Olly Murs (feat. Chiddy Bang)
#88) “Grave”
Stitched Up Heart
#89) “1991”
Azealia Banks
#90) “Love This Life”
T.I.
#91) “Locked Out Of Heaven”
Bruno Mars
#92) “Mr. Know It All”
Kelly Clarkson
#93) “Glad You Came”
The Wanted
#94) “Free”
Haley Reinhart
#95) “Skyfall“
Adele
#96) “Too Many Faces”
Cherri Bomb
#97) “True Love”
Destinee & Paris
#98) “Figure 8”
Ellie Goulding
#99) “Springsteen”
Eric Church
#100) “Gold”
Neon Hitch (feat. Tyga)
YEAR-END AWARDS:
Top Solo Artist Song Of The Year: “Lights” by Ellie Goulding
Top Group Song Of The Year: “New Horizons” by Flyleaf
Top Collaboration Of The Year: “Somebody That I Used To Know” by Gotye (feat. Kimbra)
Top Pop Song Of The Year: “Lights” by Ellie Goulding
Top Hip-Hop Song Of The Year: “N*ggas In Paris” by Jay-Z & Kanye West
Top Alternative Song Of The Year: “Somebody That I Used To Know” by Gotye (feat. Kimbra)
Top Hard Rock Song Of The Year: “New Horizons” by Flyleaf
Top R&B Song Of The Year: “Diamonds” by Rihanna
Top Country Song Of The Year: “Pontoon” by Little Big Town
Top First-Timer Song Of The Year: “Lights” by Ellie Goulding
Top Returning Year-End Song: “Ours” by Taylor Swift [#51 for 2011, #23 for 2012]
Year-End Top 100 MVP: Taylor Swift (6 Appearances On The Year-End List)
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