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Year-end countdown · The Current · December 31, 2016

The Current Top 89 Songs of 2016

The year-end countdown (December 31, 2016) from The Current in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN ranks 89 songs, with “7” by Catfish and the Bottlemen at number one. The list features 70 different artists; Lizzo has the most entries with three songs.

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# Song ListsBest
89 7 Catfish and the Bottlemen 5 #16
88 Quiet Corners and Empty Spaces The Jayhawks 3 #16
87 A 1000 Times Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam 1 #87
86 These Words The Lemon Twigs 1 #86
85 River Bishop Briggs 7 #4
84 Go! M83 1 #84
83 Smile More Deep Vally 1 #83
82 My Skin Lizzo 1 #82
81 Nobody Speak DJ Shadow 2 #50
80 Voices in My Head Bob Mould 2 #36
79 Don't You Give Up on Me Lissie 2 #79
78 Something About You Lucius 1 #78
77 Capsized Andrew Bird 2 #77
76 Best Kept Secret case/lang/veirs 3 #8
75 Friends Francis and the Lights 1 #75
74 Way Down We Go Kaleo 7 #12
73 Brace for Impact (Live a Little) Sturgill Simpson 3 #73
72 Black Man in a White World Michael Kiwanuka 4 #48
71 Good Girls Elle King 1 #71
70 All We Ever Knew The Head and the Heart 5 #6
69 This Girl (Kungs vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners) Kungs 1 #69
68 Casual Party Band of Horses 4 #19
67 Ringo Atmosphere 1 #67
66 American Money Borns 2 #66
65 White Ferrari Frank Ocean 2 #65
64 untitled 06 06.30.2014 Kendrick Lamar 1 #64
63 Stare Prince 1 #63
62 Frankie Sinatra The Avalanches 2 #28
61 Ain't It a Sin Charles Bradley 2 #61
60 Trouble Cage The Elephant 4 #7
59 Move Saint Motel 1 #59
58 Wedding Polica 1 #58
57 Violet Hippo Campus 1 #57
56 If I Ever Was a Child Wilco 1 #56
55 Through the Ages Cloud Cult 1 #55
54 On Hold The xx 7 #20
53 Hometown Haley Bonar 1 #53
52 Life Itself Glass Animals 6 #9
51 Stoplight Kisses The Cactus Blossoms 2 #51
50 Cranes in the Sky Solange 5 #50
49 When the Tequila Runs Out Dawes 2 #24
48 To the Great Unknown Cloud Cult 1 #48
47 In a Drawer Band of Horses 2 #47
46 Boyish Hippo Campus 1 #46
45 Changes Charles Bradley 5 #45
44 Hurtin' (On the Bottle) Margo Price 3 #44
43 Cleopatra Lumineers 6 #7
42 Surrender Under Protest Drive-By Truckers 2 #22
41 Bleeding Heart Regina Spektor 2 #41
40 Moonbeam Levels Prince 1 #40
39 I Can't Give Everything Away David Bowie 3 #39
38 Emotions and Math Margaret Glaspy 1 #38
37 I'm Still Here Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings 2 #35
36 33 God Bon Iver 3 #31
35 Gardenia Iggy Pop 3 #11
34 All We Got Chance The Rapper 1 #34
33 Radio Sylvan Esso 2 #12
32 Born Again Teen Lucius 3 #32
31 True Love Waits Radiohead 1 #31
30 Blackstar David Bowie 5 #30
29 Three Packs A Day Courtney Barnett 2 #29
28 Ain't No Man Avett Brothers 6 #4
27 Sound & Color Alabama Shakes 6 #27
26 Pink and White Frank Ocean 1 #26
25 Real Love Baby Father John Misty 2 #25
24 Blessings Chance The Rapper 2 #24
23 Youth Without Love Har Mar Superstar 1 #23
22 HandClap Fitz and the Tantrums 5 #5
21 8 (circle) Bon Iver 2 #21
20 The Less I Know the Better Tame Impala 14 #1
19 Don't Hurt Yourself Beyoncé 3 #19
18 Redbone Childish Gambino 8 #5
17 Fill in The Blank Car Seat Headrest 3 #17
16 "22 (Over Soon)" Bob Moses Extended Version Bon Iver 1 #16
15 You Want It Darker Leonard Cohen 5 #5
14 Wasting Time Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 1 #14
13 Angels Chance The Rapper 1 #13
12 You Dont Get Me High Anymore Phantogram 5 #9
11 Burn The Witch Radiohead 8 #11
10 White Flag Joseph 4 #10
9 We the People A Tribe Called Quest 4 #5
8 Ophelia Lumineers 7 #2
7 Shut Up Kiss Me Angel Olsen 5 #7
6 Kismet Kill Haley Bonar 1 #6
5 Drunk Drivers Car Seat Headrest 2 #5
4 Worship Lizzo 2 #4
3 Lazarus David Bowie 5 #2
2 Wow Beck 7 #1
1 Good as Hell Lizzo 4 #1

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About this countdown

The Current Top 89 Songs of 2016 was voted by The Current’s listeners (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN) in December 31, 2016. Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Indie & Adult Alternative rankings.

Source: The Current, "The Current's Top 89 of 2016".

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