WERS Top 88 Songs of 2016

Counted down by George Knight over New Year's Weekend; WERS says the list was put together "thanks to your input and support all year". Printed as title - artist from #88 to #1, with some entries wrapped over lines. Corrected: Mumford &Sons + Baaba (82), The Arcs ( Feat. Dan Auerbach (58), "Radio" -> Radiohead (52), War Paint (16), "Neko Cased Lang+ Laura Veirs" (6). Artist credits normalized to the site's format (e.g. "X (ft. Y)" written "X feat. Y").

#	Song	Lists	Best
88	Ablaze School of Seven Bells	1	#88
87	What You Do To My Soul Air Traffic Controller	1	#87
86	Infamous Basia Bulat	2	#86
85	Easier Said Sunflower Bean	3	#33
84	Water Ra Ra Riot	13	#33
83	Don't Need It Seratones	4	#27
82	There Will Be Time Mumford & Sons	2	#74
81	Show Me Kristin Kontrol	1	#81
80	Classic Masher The Pixies	8	#45
79	All For One The Stone Roses	2	#53
78	Space Song Beach House	10	#58
77	Sweep Me Off My Feet Pond	1	#77
76	In a Drawer Band of Horses	15	#10
75	Roma Fade Andrew Bird	3	#75
74	You And I Margaret Glaspy	10	#6
73	All Day All Night River Whyless	1	#73
72	High and Low Empire of the Sun	10	#19
71	Lime Habit Polica	2	#71
70	The Less I Know Tame Impala	1	#70
69	Baby Hold On The James Hunter Six	2	#69
68	Turning Into Water Maybird	6	#36
67	Real Love Baby Father John Misty	18	#7
66	Bouncing off the Wall Green Day	1	#66
65	Born Again Teen Lucius	9	#32
64	Alaska Maggie Rogers	22	#3
63	Welcome to Your Life Grouplove	10	#14
62	American Money Borns	9	#5
61	Rebel Heart The Shelters	7	#6
60	Um Chagga Lagga The Pixies	1	#60
59	Empty Garbage	5	#25
58	Put a Flower in Your Pocket The Arcs	6	#50
57	Gardenia Iggy Pop and Josh Homme	1	#57
56	Holy Commotion The Pretenders	6	#54
55	Can't Get Enough Of Myself Santigold	3	#55
54	Rising Water James Vincent McMorrow	1	#54
53	Wings Of Love LIV	1	#53
52	Present Tense Radiohead	1	#52
51	The Sound 1975	7	#26
50	Worry Jack Garratt	4	#49
49	Rhythm & Blues The Head and the Heart	9	#8
48	I Need Never Get Old Nathaniel Rateliff	2	#35
47	Wide Open The Chemical Brothers	6	#35
46	All I Ever Wonder St. Paul & The Broken Bones	3	#46
45	California Bride Rogue Wave	4	#45
44	Life Itself Glass Animals	16	#1
43	Fountain of Youth Local Natives	9	#30
42	Humbug Mountain Song Fruit Bats	4	#42
41	Something to Believe In Young the Giant	14	#2
40	Bleeding Heart Regina Spektor	5	#35
39	Better Love Hozier	3	#39
38	Call Off Your Dogs Lake Street Dive	12	#8
37	Cleopatra Lumineers	24	#2
36	This Girl Kungs Versus Cookin' on 3 Burners	1	#36
35	White Flag Joseph	15	#7
34	Under The Sun DIIV	1	#34
33	Ain't No Man Avett Brothers	21	#4
32	You Dont Get Me High Anymore Phantogram	17	#4
31	Capsized Andrew Bird	13	#26
30	Wish I knew You The Revivalists	36	#1
29	Better Man Leon Bridges	8	#9
28	Brazil Declan McKenna	18	#2
27	Dark Necessities Red Hot Chili Peppers	23	#5
26	One More Night Michael Kiwanuka	11	#26
25	I Don't Care About You Lake Street Dive	7	#14
24	Casual Party Band of Horses	16	#5
23	Radio Sylvan Esso	12	#12
22	Lazarus David Bowie	18	#1
21	Fill in The Blank Car Seat Headrest	5	#17
20	Love Like That Mayer Hawthorne	1	#20
19	Roller Quilt	1	#19
18	Do It, Try It M83	2	#18
17	Waste a Moment Kings of Leon	24	#2
16	New Song Warpaint	10	#16
15	Shut Up Kiss Me Angel Olsen	12	#7
14	Ophelia Lumineers	39	#1
13	33 God Bon Iver	8	#13
12	Oblivious The Strokes	6	#12
11	Good Grief Bastille	13	#6
10	All We Ever Knew The Head and the Heart	20	#4
9	Silly Me Yeasayer	3	#9
8	Freazy Wolf Alice	1	#8
7	Burn The Witch Radiohead	18	#5
6	Best Kept Secret Neko Case, k.d. lang & Laura Veirs	1	#6
5	Adventure of a Lifetime Coldplay	18	#5
4	Anyhow Tedeschi Trucks Band	14	#4
3	Dancing On Glass St. Lucia	2	#3
2	Unsteady X Ambassadors	14	#2
1	Ghenghis Khan Miike Snow	15	#1