You can view or listen to the song by clicking the song title below. Also, please provide your comments regarding the countdown below. What is your favourite song or video? The comments section is located at the end of this page.
ABOUT MY PERSONAL COUNTDOWN
Below is 200 songs that appeared on my countdown since January 1, 2016. My weekly chart is based on how many times I hear a song on my iPhone or PC.
My iTunes provides a total count of plays for each song that I listened to. I take those numbers on a weekly basis and place each song in order based on the most plays for that week. This determines the weekly chart that I send out each Friday.
To be able to provide my personal top songs for 2016, I tracked all songs on an Excel spreadsheet. On a weekly basis, each song will be assigned points, which is based on the position it had reached. The higher a song ranked, the higher the points that song will have.
The points are assigned based on what appeared on the January 1, 2016 countdown and onward. No additional points are given to any songs that debut in 2015 and also appeared in any of 2016 charts. (For example, Adele’s song “Hello” debut in October 2015. No points were assigned to the song from October – December 2015. It only began when the song still appeared in all of the 2016 charts.)
I hope you enjoy my personal selection of the best songs of 2016. Happy New Year to everyone.
| CHART # | HIT SINGLE | ARTIST | Highest Peak | Total Weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOOPS | THE RUBENS |  |
1 | 18 |
| 2 | DO YOU REMEMBER | JARRYD JAMES |  |
1 | 19 |
| 3 | HEARTLINES | BROODS |  |
1 | 16 |
| 4 | CAKE BY THE OCEAN | DNCE |  |
1 | 18 |
| 5 | STRESSED OUT | TWENTY ONE PILOTS |  |
1 | 21 |
| 6 | JUST LIKE FIRE | P!NK |  |
1 | 18 |
| 7 | SEND MY LOVE (TO YOUR NEW LOVER) | ADELE |  |
1 | 17 |
| 8 | CLOSER | THE CHAINSMOKERS (feat. HALSEY) |  |
1 | 12 |
| 9 | WHEN WE WERE YOUNG | ADELE |  |
1 | 17 |
| 10 | HEY STAY | KIERAN MERCER |  |
1 | 18 |
| 11 | GOODBYE | WHO IS FANCY |  |
1 | 18 |
| 12 | YOU DON’T OWN ME | GRACE (feat. G-EASY) |  |
1 | 15 |
| 13 | THE WAY YOU WANT ME | LUCKY ROSE (feat. YAN ETCHEVARY) |  |
1 | 17 |
| 14 | CHEAP THRILLS | SIA |  |
2 | 16 |
| 15 | REGARDLESS | JARRYD JAMES (feat. JULIA STONE) |  |
1 | 17 |
| 16 | DIVE | SALVATORE feat. ENYA & ALEX ARIS |  |
1 | 18 |
| 17 | IT JUST HAPPENS | ROXETTE |  |
1 | 15 |
| 18 | WALK AWAY BLUES | M83 (feat. JORDON LAWLOR) |  |
1 | 18 |
| 19 | HANDCLAP | FITZ & THE TANTRUMS |  |
1 | 16 |
| 20 | CAN I GET A WITNESS | SONREAL |  |
1 | 17 |
| 21 | ANGELS BY MY SIDE | RICK ASTLEY |  |
1 | 17 |
| 22 | REBEL HEART | MADONNA |  |
1 | 17 |
| 23 | CAN’T STOP THE FEELING | JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE |  |
1 | 15 |
| 24 | WAY DOWN WE GO | KALEO |  |
1 | 16 |
| 25 | GENGHIS KHAN | MIIKE SNOW |  |
2 | 15 |
| 26 | TILTED | CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS |  |
1 | 16 |
| 27 | I TOOK A PILL IN IBIZA | MIKE POSNER |  |
1 | 16 |
| 28 | HELLO | ADELE |  |
2 | 25 |
| 29 | I WISH (MY TAYLOR SWIFT) | THE KNOCKS & MATTHEW KOMA |  |
2 | 19 |
| 30 | FADED | ALAN WALKER |  |
2 | 17 |
| 31 | YOUTH | TROYE SIVAN |  |
2 | 19 |
| 32 | MAGNETS | DISCLOSURE (feat. LORDE) |  |
1 | 20 |
| 33 | CAPSIZE | FRENSHIP & EMILY WARREN |  |
1 | 12 |
| 34 | RUN (BEAUTIFUL THINGS) | AWOLNATION |  |
3 | 15 |
| 35 | SECOND HAND HEART | BEN HAENOW (feat. KELLY CLARKSON) |  |
3 | 20 |
| 36 | LOSE CONTROL | HEDLEY |  |
2 | 16 |
| 37 | BE THE ONE | DUA LIPA |  |
2 | 18 |
| 38 | LET IT ALL GO | BIRDY AND RHODES |  |
2 | 15 |
| 39 | FINAL SONG | MØ |  |
2 | 17 |
| 40 | IN MY BLOOD | THE VERONICAS |  |
2 | 15 |
| 41 | CAN’T STAND STILL | ALPHACUB |  |
2 | 17 |
| 42 | KEEP TALKING | CYRUS |  |
2 | 16 |
| 43 | HEATHENS | TWENTY ONE PILOTS |  |
3 | 12 |
| 44 | REALITY | LOST FREQUENCIES (feat. JANIECK DEVY) |  |
3 | 21 |
| 45 | TURN THE MUSIC LOUDER (RUMBLE) | KDA (feat. TINIE TEMPAH & KATY B) |  |
2 | 19 |
| 46 | SUGAR | ROBIN SCHULZ (feat. FRANCESCO YATES) |  |
3 | 18 |
| 47 | FREE | BROODS |  |
2 | 12 |
| 48 | DESSERT | DAWIN (feat. SILENTO) |  |
3 | 14 |
| 49 | HURT ME | LåPSLEY |  |
3 | 17 |
| 50 | THE SOUND OF SILENCE | DISTURBED |  |
4 | 15 |
| 51 | TEAM | IGGY AZALEA |  |
3 | 14 |
| 52 | TAKE ME HOME | JESS GLYNN |  |
4 | 19 |
| 53 | GIVE ME SOMETHING | JARRYD JAMES |  |
4 | 16 |
| 54 | STAND BY YOU | RACHEL PLATTEN |  |
5 | 15 |
| 55 | SHAMELESS | TYLER GLEN |  |
4 | 10 |
| 56 | GIRLS LIKE | TINIE TEMPAH (feat. ZARA LARRSON) |  |
4 | 15 |
| 57 | ROCK BOTTOM | HAILEE (feat. DNCE) |  |
4 | 16 |
| 58 | BEAUTIFUL DRUG | ZAC BROWN BAND |  |
5 | 14 |
| 59 | PLEASE DON’T GO | JOEL ADAMS |  |
6 | 16 |
| 60 | FAST CAR | JONAS BLUE (feat. DAKOTA) |  |
5 | 17 |
| 61 | PROMISELAND | [SEBELL] | ![[SEBELL]](https://timelord1970.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/sebell.jpg?w=672) |
6 | 15 |
| 62 | OCEAN DRIVE | DUKE DERMONT |  |
3 | 21 |
| 63 | ROSES | THE CHAINSMOKERS (feat. ROZES) |  |
6 | 15 |
| 64 | ALL FOUR WALLS | GORGAN CITY (feat. VAULTS) |  |
5 | 15 |
| 65 | PERFECT | ONE DIRECTION |  |
5 | 18 |
| 66 | REMIND ME | CONRAD SEAWELL |  |
5 | 14 |
| 67 | WILD HORSES | BIRDY |  |
6 | 15 |
| 68 | HOME | TOPIC (feat. NICO SANTOS) |  |
7 | 15 |
| 69 | PIECE BY PIECE | KELLY CLARKSON |  |
5 | 15 |
| 70 | STAY | KYGO (feat. MATY NOYES) |  |
8 | 15 |
| 71 | RIDE | TWENTY ONE PILOTS |  |
5 | 12 |
| 72 | CLOSE | NICK JONAS (feat. TOVE LO) |  |
5 | 16 |
| 73 | 7 YEARS | LUKAS GRAHAM |  |
7 | 15 |
| 74 | CHILLS | LADYHAWKE |  |
8 | 16 |
| 75 | SO ALIVE | THE GOO GOO DOLLS |  |
7 | 15 |
| 76 | GOT YOUR NUMBER | SERENA RYDER |  |
6 | 10 |
| 77 | WASTED TIME | KEITH URBAN |  |
7 | 14 |
| 78 | THE SHOW MUST GO ON | CELINE DION (feat. LINDSAY STERLING) |  |
8 | 13 |
| 79 | GREAT NIGHT | NEEDTOBREATH (feat. SHOVELS & ROPE) |  |
9 | 15 |
| 80 | WILDEST DREAMS | TAYLOR SWIFT |  |
4 | 20 |
| 81 | OUT OF THE WOODS | TAYLOR SWIFT |  |
8 | 11 |
| 82 | THE HUMMING | ENYA |  |
8 | 15 |
| 83 | WTF (WHERE THEY FROM) | MISSY ELLIOT (feat. PHARRELL WILLIAMS) |  |
8 | 13 |
| 84 | THIS WHEEL’S ON FIRE | KYLIE MINOGUE |  |
8 | 13 |
| 85 | CRAZY FOR YOU | MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD |  |
8 | 13 |
| 86 | SAME OLD LOVE | SELENA GOMEZ |  |
8 | 18 |
| 87 | SET THE WORLD ON FIRE | KENNY CHESNEY (feat. P!NK) |  |
8 | 11 |
| 88 | WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE | ADELE |  |
5 | 10 |
| 89 | WATER | RA RA RIOT & ROSTRAM |  |
9 | 14 |
| 90 | BREATHE | ERIC PRYDZ (feat. ROB SWIRE) |  |
10 | 15 |
| 91 | ALL I WANT | THE HEIST |  |
8 | 15 |
| 92 | SUPERSTITIOUS | MKTO |  |
10 | 15 |
| 93 | JITTER | GRACE MITCHELL |  |
8 | 13 |
| 94 | KISS ME | OLLY MURS |  |
10 | 17 |
| 95 | DON’T LET ME DOWN | THE CHAINSMOKERS (feat. DAYA) |  |
8 | 14 |
| 96 | YOU DON’T KNOW LOVE | OLLY MURS |  |
9 | 12 |
| 97 | GIRL NEXT DOOR | BRANDY CLARK |  |
10 | 16 |
| 98 | WICKED | TYLER SHAW |  |
9 | 13 |
| 99 | DON’T BE SO SHY | IMANY |  |
10 | 13 |
| 100 | ELECTRICITY | ALPHANAUT |  |
9 | 17 |
| 101 | WIDE OPEN | THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS |  |
10 | 15 |
| 102 | HEY EVERYBODY | 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER |  |
10 | 16 |
| 103 | BLOW YOUR MIND (MWAH) | DUA LIPA |  |
7 | 7 |
| 104 | LITTLE LIES | HILARY DUFF |  |
14 | 15 |
| 105 | WHAT YOU WANTED | ANDREW ALLEN |  |
12 | 13 |
| 106 | ALL MY FRIENDS | SNAKESHIPS (feat. TINASHE & CHANCE THE RAPPER) |  |
17 | 14 |
| 107 | GOOD GRIEF | BASTILLE |  |
12 | 15 |
| 108 | WAKE UP | THE VAMPS |  |
10 | 16 |
| 109 | ON MY MINE | ELLIE GOULDING |  |
9 | 17 |
| 110 | TEARING ME UP | BOB MOSES |  |
11 | 14 |
| 111 | SOMETHING IN THE WAY YOU MOVE | ELLIE GOULDING |  |
14 | 13 |
| 112 | WHEREVER I GO | ONE REPUBLIC |  |
16 | 12 |
| 113 | ARCADIA | WHITE SEA |  |
11 | 12 |
| 114 | THE LOVE WITHIN | BLOC PARTY |  |
15 | 12 |
| 115 | PICKY | JOEY MONTANA (feat. AKON & MOHOMBI) |  |
12 | 12 |
| 116 | THE SOUND | THE 1975 |  |
19 | 12 |
| 117 | MAD WORLD | HARDWELL feat. JAKE REESE |  |
16 | 14 |
| 118 | 1955 | HILLTOPS HOODS (feat. MONTAIGNE & TOM THUM) |  |
13 | 15 |
| 119 | UP AND UP | COLDPLAY |  |
13 | 14 |
| 120 | FRIENDS | RAURY |  |
7 | 18 |
| 121 | NEVER BE LIKE YOU | FLUME (feat. KAI) |  |
13 | 14 |
| 122 | CHARLEMAGNE | BLOSSOMS |  |
15 | 11 |
| 123 | MISERY | GWEN STEFANI |  |
16 | 13 |
| 124 | IF YOU WANT IT | SAM ROBERT’S BAND |  |
17 | 13 |
| 125 | BOYS & GIRLS | WILL.I.AM (feat. MIA PIA) |  |
20 | 12 |
| 126 | STRANGER | SKILLEX (feat. TENNYSON & WHITE SEA) |  |
20 | 13 |
| 127 | DANCING IN THE SKY | DANI AND LIZZY |  |
12 | 10 |
| 128 | OVER AND OVER AGAIN | NATHAN SYKES |  |
22 | 11 |
| 129 | IF TOLD YOU | DARIUS RUCKER |  |
14 | 11 |
| 130 | MACHINE | SCOTT HELMAN |  |
17 | 14 |
| 131 | ONE CALL AWAY | CHARLIE PUTH |  |
23 | 12 |
| 132 | HOME WE GO (TAKE MY HAND) | STEVE AOKI & WALK OFF THE EARTH |  |
20 | 15 |
| 133 | THE SAFETY DANCE | SLEEPING AT LAST |  |
16 | 12 |
| 134 | MAKE ME LIKE YOU | GWEN STEFANI |  |
19 | 13 |
| 135 | ONE WAY TICKET | MIDNIGHT TO MONACO |  |
17 | 9 |
| 136 | WASH OVER ME | MADONNA (feat. AVICII) |  |
16 | 12 |
| 137 | THE TROUBLE WITH US | MARCUS MARR & CHET FAKER |  |
14 | 13 |
| 138 | MAMA SAID | LUKAS GRAHAM |  |
22 | 12 |
| 139 | SOUND OF MY HEART | SHAWN HOOK |  |
9 | 18 |
| 140 | NEW ROMANTICS | TAYLOR SWIFT | |
23 | 11 |
| 141 | BOYZ N POIZN | PHOEBE RYAN |  |
25 | 12 |
| 142 | FAKIN’ IT | KASKADE & FELIX CARTEL (feat. ORFEILA K) |  |
22 | 13 |
| 143 | FRIENDS | ALPHACUB |  |
18 | 8 |
| 144 | LUSH LIFE | ZARA LARSSON |  |
26 | 10 |
| 145 | THINKING OF YOU | AXWELL Λ INGROSSO |  |
26 | 11 |
| 146 | MAKE MY LOVE GO | JAY SEAN (feat. SEAN PAUL) |  |
23 | 10 |
| 147 | LIFE CAN’T GET MUCH BETTER | GOOD CHARLOTTE |  |
22 | 9 |
| 148 | TAKE IT FROM ME | KONGOS |  |
28 | 12 |
| 149 | 1000X | JARRYD JAMES (feat. BROODS) |  |
12 | 6 |
| 150 | WITHOUT YOU | OH WONDER |  |
25 | 11 |
| 151 | 2 HEADS | COLEMEN HELL |  |
26 | 11 |
| 152 | BOYS LIKE YOU | WHO IS FANCY (feat. MEGHAN TRAINOR & ARIANA GRANDE) |  |
27 | 10 |
| 153 | SPIRITS | THE STRUMBELLAS |  |
26 | 10 |
| 154 | STILL FALLING FOR YOU | ELLIE GOULDING | |
26 | 9 |
| 155 | LAY IT ALL ON ME | RUDIMENTAL (feat. ED SHEERAN) |  |
16 | 15 |
| 156 | BANG BANG | KIERAN MERCER |  |
22 | 10 |
| 157 | DIE A HAPPY MAN | THOMAS RHETT |  |
24 | 10 |
| 158 | THIS GIRL | KUNGS & COOKIN’ ON 3 BURNERS |  |
23 | 7 |
| 159 | MY SUNSHINE | MASHAD N KUTCHER |  |
26 | 11 |
| 160 | DUKES | REPARTEE |  |
26 | 7 |
| 161 | SCARS | BOY EPIC |  |
28 | 8 |
| 162 | LONG WAY OUT | ROYAL WOOD |  |
23 | 12 |
| 163 | 11 BLOCKS | WRABEL |  |
13 | 5 |
| 164 | RIVER | BISHOP RIGGS |  |
27 | 8 |
| 165 | NIGHT VISION | STEPDAD |  |
27 | 11 |
| 166 | ABOUT YOU | COLOURING |  |
29 | 7 |
| 167 | KEEP SINGING | RICK ASTLEY |  |
21 | 6 |
| 168 | STITCHES | SHAWN MENDES |  |
18 | 16 |
| 169 | DADDY | PSY |  |
36 | 7 |
| 170 | CHANGES | OLIVER NELSON (feat. RIVER) |  |
30 | 7 |
| 171 | SLAMMING DOORS | BEN HAENOW |  |
33 | 10 |
| 172 | STARBOY | THE WEEKND (feat. DAFT PUNK) |  |
16 | 4 |
| 173 | WILD | TROYE SIVAN | |
17 | 17 |
| 174 | FROM A DISTANCE | ROXETTE |  |
25 | 7 |
| 175 | TRY EVERYTHING | SHAKIRA |  |
38 | 10 |
| 176 | #1 | DEV (feat. NEF THE PHAROAH) |  |
31 | 6 |
| 177 | WALLS | KING OF LEON |  |
22 | 5 |
| 178 | DEAR LIFE | DELTA GOODREM |  |
37 | 8 |
| 179 | PRESSURE OFF | DURAN DURAN |  |
23 | 16 |
| 180 | FRANKIE SINATRA | THE AVALANCHES |  |
35 | 9 |
| 181 | STRANGE HABIT | JULY TALK |  |
35 | 8 |
| 182 | SOLDIER | MYAMI |  |
26 | 15 |
| 183 | DON’T WORRY | MADCON (feat. RAY DALTON) |  |
28 | 17 |
| 184 | I LOVE YOU ALWAYS FOREVER | BETTY WHO |  |
36 | 5 |
| 185 | THE GREATEST | SIA (feat. KENDRICK LAMAR) |  |
37 | 5 |
| 186 | SPARKS | HILARY DUFF | |
29 | 20 |
| 187 | DANCING ON MY OWN | CALUM SCOTT |  |
33 | 3 |
| 188 | WHITE TIGER | IZZY BIZU |  |
39 | 4 |
| 189 | 4000Hz | JADED |  |
41 | 4 |
| 190 | HIGH ON THE BEACH | LANA DEL REY |  |
36 | 17 |
| 191 | NATALIE | MILK & BONE |  |
43 | 4 |
| 192 | SAY YOU WON’T LET GO | JAMES ARTHUR |  |
40 | 3 |
| 193 | DON’T WANT TO KNOW | MAROON 5 (feat. KENDRICK LAMAR) |  |
38 | 2 |
| 194 | THE GOVERNESS | THE METRIC |  |
38 | 1 |
| 195 | FRESH EYES | ANDY GRAMMAR |  |
42 | 2 |
| 196 | DEVIL PRAY | MADONNA | |
2 | 15 |
| 197 | PERFECT STRANGERS | JONAS BLUE (feat. JP COOPER) |  |
44 | 2 |
| 198 | WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE | JAMES TW |  |
48 | 1 |
| 199 | IN THE NAME OF LOVE | MARTIN GARRIX & BEBE REXHA |  |
49 | 1 |
| 200 | SWEET POISON | DRAGONETTE (ft. DADA ANTE PORTAS) |  |
50 | 1 |
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