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The 30 Best Songs Of 2016

So many bad things happened in 2016, but at least we had some bops to listen to along the way.

Stef Rosado

Dec 26, 2016

Waterbury, CT

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I think the one thing we can all agree on is that 2016 was a pretty rough year for all of us. From all of the tragic world events to the wildest/worst election in history, at least 2016 provided us with some good music to listen to. I mean it was the least it could do. This is a completely biased list of the best songs of 2016, in no particular order of course.

1. "Work" -Rihanna ft. Drake

*Prays for them to get back together*

2. "Panda" -Desiigner

Can't understand a word he's saying. But the beat is fire

3. "One Dance" -Drake

Bae

4. "Closer" -The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey

Halsey makes this song

5. "Black Beatles" -Rae Sremmurd

*Does mannequin challenge*

6. "Broccoli" -D.R.A.M ft. Lil Yachty

Because we definitely needed a new euphemism for weed

7. "Cheap Thrills" -Sia

This song is great and the remix featured Sean Paul, so that's even greater

8. "Cake by the Ocean" -DNCE

Thankful we still have a Jonas brother to obsess about in 2016

9. "Formation" -Beyonce

Any song that makes Tomi Lahren mad is a great song

10. "Drug Dealers Anonymous" -Pusha T ft. Jay-Z

Jay Z used a soundbite from the Tomi Lauren video (mentioned above) that was aimed at him and then delivered one of his best feature verses in a while... #petty #genius

11. "tHat Part" -Schoolboy Q ft. Kanye West

Schoolboy making TDE proud

12. "Chill Bill" -Rob $tone

Using the whistle from Kill Bill as the beat was I C O N I C

13. "Starboy" -The Weeknd

14. "Million Reasons" -Lady Gaga

Slay queen

15. "Nights" -Frank Ocean

One good thing came out of 2016 and that was Frank finally dropping new music

16. "Child's Play" -Drake

I would never fight with you at Cheesecake, Drake

17. "Goosebumps" -Travis $cott ft. Kendrick Lamar

It's lit!

18. "44 Bars" -Logic

Extremely underrated song from an underrated album by an underrated artist, but a bop, nonetheless

19. "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" -Mike Posner

20. "Work From Home" -Fifth Harmony

This chorus will probably be stuck in my head until 2017

21. "Death of a Bachelor" -Panic! At the Disco

Swooning over Brendon Urie since 2007

22. "Untitled 07/ Levitate" -Kendrick Lamar

Levitate levitate levitate levitate

23. "Father Stretch My Hands Pt.1" -Kanye West

Wondering if Young Metro still trusts Kanye

24. "All The Way Up (Remix)" -Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Jay-Z, French Montana

So great to see Remy making a comeback

25. "Come and See Me" -Partynextdoor ft. Drake

The ultimate break-up song of 2016

26. "Housewives" -Bas

Another great song from another underrated rapper

27. "Immortal" -J. Cole

I wanted to put the entire album on this list to be honest

28. "No Problem" -Chance the Rapper ft. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz

2016 was a HUGE year for Chance

29. "Cranes in the Sky" -Solange

Solange blessing us with that Black Girl Magic

30. "We The People" -A Tribe Called Quest

Always great when hip-hop legends make a come back and this album came out during a time we needed it the most.

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So many bad things happened in 2016, but at least we had some bops to listen to along the way.

1. "Work" -Rihanna ft. Drake

2. "Panda" -Desiigner

3. "One Dance" -Drake

4. "Closer" -The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey

5. "Black Beatles" -Rae Sremmurd

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