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WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2016

The year-end countdown (2016) from WFUV in New York, NY ranks 90 songs, with “Wow” by Beck at number one. The list features 73 different artists; Michael Kiwanuka has the most entries with four songs.

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# Song ListsBest
1 Wow Beck 7 #1
2 Lazarus David Bowie 5 #2
3 Love and Hate Michael Kiwanuka 3 #3
4 Ain't No Man Avett Brothers 6 #4
5 You Want It Darker Leonard Cohen 5 #5
6 Older And Taller Regina Spektor 2 #6
7 Off the Ground The Record Company 3 #7
8 Best Kept Secret case/lang/veirs 3 #8
9 Call Off Your Dogs Lake Street Dive 1 #9
10 Wristband Paul Simon 1 #10
11 Gardenia Iggy Pop 3 #11
12 Radio Sylvan Esso 2 #12
13 True Sadness Avett Brothers 1 #13
14 Burn The Witch Radiohead 8 #11
15 Rita Mae Young The Record Company 2 #15
16 Quiet Corners and Empty Spaces The Jayhawks 3 #16
17 Atomic Number case/lang/veirs 1 #17
18 New Song Warpaint 2 #18
19 Red Earth & Pouring Rain Bear's Den 1 #19
20 Rhythm & Blues The Head and the Heart 1 #20
21 Shut Up Kiss Me Angel Olsen 5 #7
22 Surrender Under Protest Drive-By Truckers 2 #22
23 Mess Around Cage The Elephant 6 #11
24 When the Tequila Runs Out Dawes 2 #24
25 You And I Margaret Glaspy 2 #25
26 Casual Party Band of Horses 4 #19
27 Don't Need It Seratones 1 #27
28 Real Love Baby Father John Misty 2 #25
29 Only a River Bob Weir 1 #29
30 Ophelia Lumineers 7 #2
31 33 God Bon Iver 3 #31
32 A Wonderful Life Brian Fallon 1 #32
33 Easier Said Sunflower Bean 1 #33
34 Get Out Frightened Rabbit 2 #34
35 I'm Still Here Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings 2 #35
36 Voices in My Head Bob Mould 2 #36
37 All We Ever Knew The Head and the Heart 5 #6
38 Bring My Baby Back Dr. Dog 1 #38
39 Cold To See Clear Nada Surf 2 #39
40 Every Songbird Says Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop 1 #40
41 I Wish I Was Sober Frightened Rabbit 1 #41
42 I'm In Love Teenage Fanclub 1 #42
43 Mistakes Lake Street Dive 1 #43
44 White Flag Joseph 4 #10
45 A 1000 Times Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam 2 #45
46 A Litte Crazy Nicole Atkins 1 #46
47 Anyhow Tedeschi Trucks Band 2 #47
48 Black Man in a White World Michael Kiwanuka 4 #48
49 Madness Lucius 1 #49
50 Tiny Dinosaur Jr. 1 #50
51 Hey, No Pressure Ray LaMontagne 1 #51
52 Blackstar David Bowie 5 #30
53 Let Me Get By Tedeschi Trucks Band 1 #53
54 Tachycardia Conor Oberst 1 #54
55 Dis Generation A Tribe Called Quest 1 #55
56 Vaporize Amos Lee 1 #56
57 Classic Masher The Pixies 1 #57
58 Can't Get Enough Of Myself Santigold 1 #58
59 Cautionary Tale Dylan LeBlanc 1 #59
60 Life Itself Glass Animals 6 #9
61 Cold Little Heart Michael Kiwanuka 8 #10
62 I Am Chemistry Yeasayer 1 #62
63 Okkervil River R.I.P. Okkervil River 1 #63
64 One More Night Michael Kiwanuka 3 #64
65 Fountain of Youth Local Natives 3 #31
66 Same Old Lie Jim James 1 #66
67 Steve McQueen Brian Fallon 1 #67
68 The Trapper and the Furrier Regina Spektor 1 #68
69 Water Ra Ra Riot 1 #69
70 Wish I knew You The Revivalists 7 #2
71 Ain't It a Sin Charles Bradley 2 #61
72 Alaska Maggie Rogers 5 #64
73 Best To You Blood Orange 1 #73
74 Beauty Of Your Smile Alejandro Escovedo 1 #74
75 Holy Commotion The Pretenders 1 #75
76 Biloxi Hiss Golden Messenger 1 #76
77 Dead Alive The Shins 1 #77
78 Brace for Impact (Live a Little) Sturgill Simpson 3 #73
79 Blessings (Reprise) Chance The Rapper 1 #79
80 Here In Spirit Jim James 1 #80
81 Brazil Declan McKenna 5 #2
82 Capsized Andrew Bird 2 #77
83 Silly Me Yeasayer 1 #83
84 Cranes in the Sky Solange 5 #50
85 Confession M. Ward 1 #85
86 I Can't Stop Thinking About You Sting 1 #86
87 Hurtin' (On the Bottle) Margo Price 3 #44
88 I Know Shovels and Rope 1 #88
89 Bleeding Heart Regina Spektor 2 #41
90 Running Out Of Time Amos Lee 1 #90

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About this countdown

WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2016 was voted by WFUV’s listeners (New York, NY) in 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: WFUV, "Best of 2016: Listener Poll Results".

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