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100 Best Songs of 2016

By Variance Magazine

The best, brightest and most alluring sounds from a bizarre, rollercoaster year.

99 songs

  1. 1.
    Higher LoveAlex Vargas • Higher Love
    3:360:30
  2. 2.
    Think About YouLÉON • Think About You
    3:210:30
  3. 3.
    Shadow Man (feat. Phoelix, Smino & Saba)Noname , Phoelix , Smino , Saba • Telefone
    5:110:30
  4. 4.
    FDTYG , Nipsey Hussle • Still Brazy (Deluxe)
    3:460:30
  5. 5.
    Maybe IDKJon Bellion • The Human Condition
    3:530:30
  6. 6.
    X (feat. Future)21 Savage , Metro Boomin , Future • Savage Mode
    4:180:30
  7. 7.
    Ultralight BeamKanye West • The Life Of Pablo
    5:200:30
  8. 8.
    Lake By the OceanMaxwell • blackSUMMERS'night (2016)
    3:580:30
  9. 9.
    Best to YouBlood Orange • Freetown Sound
    3:450:30
  10. 10.
    Drone Bomb MeANOHNI • HOPELESSNESS
    4:100:30
  11. 11.
    Too Many YearsKodak Black , PnB Rock • Lil Big Pac
    3:160:30
  12. 12.
    SaltRY X • Dawn
    5:240:30
  13. 13.
    AlaskaMaggie Rogers • Now That The Light Is Fading
    3:090:30
  14. 14.
    HumanRag'n'Bone Man • Human (Deluxe)
    3:200:30
  15. 15.
    I Need A Forest FireJames Blake , Bon Iver • The Colour In Anything
    4:170:30
  16. 16.
    War ReadyVince Staples • Prima Donna
    2:350:30
  17. 17.
    Night SwimJosef Salvat • Night Swim (Deluxe)
    5:040:30
  18. 18.
    Old FriendsPinegrove • Cardinal
    3:270:30
  19. 19.
    I'm OnKamaiyah • A Good Night in the Ghetto
    3:290:30
  20. 20.
    Love & HateMichael Kiwanuka • Love & Hate
    7:070:30
  21. 21.
    ManSkepta • Konnichiwa
    3:340:30
  22. 22.
    Can’t You TellHow To Dress Well • Care
    4:330:30
  23. 23.
    24K MagicBruno Mars • 24K Magic
    3:450:30
  24. 24.
    See Her Out (That's Just Life)Francis and the Lights • See Her Out (That's Just Life)
    3:300:30
  25. 25.
    Killing Me To Love YouVancouver Sleep Clinic • Killing Me To Love You
    3:220:30
  26. 26.
    Seeking ClosureDVTCH NORRIS • Seeking Closure
    3:190:30
  27. 27.
    California HeavenJAHKOY , ScHoolboy Q • Foreign Water
    4:020:30
  28. 28.
    Love$ick (feat. A$AP Rocky)Mura Masa , A$AP Rocky • Mura Masa
    3:120:30
  29. 29.
    Blood on MeSampha • Process
    4:060:30
  30. 30.
    I Get It NowFjord • Textures
    3:270:30

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