Here we go again. This was a hard list to put together... I'm sure I'll probably regret some choices in the next few days, but here it is for 2016!

(Songs are in no particular order!)



10. Love on the Brain
Rihanna


This song has been in my head since I first heard it on the Grey's finale. This is Rihanna at her absolute best and I'm sure in years to come this will still be legendary. I just love it, her vocals are raw and the instrumental is strong. I feel like ANTI Rihanna is my favourite Rihanna of all. Close To You was so close to making the list.

9. Cool Girl
Tove Lo


Probably my favourite dance track of the year, and it was so underplayed on the radio for the likes of The Chainsmokers. Urgh.

8. Dangerous Woman
Ariana Grande


The vocals on this are gorgeous - I don't care what anyone says! And like the Tove Lo song, Dangerous Woman was overshadowed by Ariana's follow ups, Into You and Side to Side.

7. Million Reasons
Lady Gaga


Lady Gaga is never better than when she's playing an instrument and stripped back, this song is raw, beautiful, and a change of pace from the pop drivel that has been shat out in 2016.

6, 5. All Night and Formation
Beyonce


I mean, this whole list could have just been Beyonce to be honest. With Lemonade, Yonce broke all the rules yet again and delivered undoubtedly the album of the year. Every song on this album is golden, but I picked my two favourites to make the cut. Formation is amazing as a hip hop heavy Beyonce track, and All Night is the Beyonce that we know and love. Lemonade received so much criticism - and what did Beyonce do? She twirled on those haters and didn't even give a single solitary smurf. The video/movie/phenomenon Lemonade is so visually stunning... I could go on and on and on about this, but... I have to stop somewhere!


4. Stand By Me
Florence and The Machine


I don't think I've ever had a cover song on my list, but this was too nice not to make my favourites for this year. It's so Florence and the Machine. Enchanting, ethereal, and melodic. I love the original song anyway, so Flo covering this was a bit of a dream come true honestly.

3. Perm
Bruno Mars


24k was okay, but Perm is the Bruno I love. It's cheeky, funky, and if you don't want to boogie to it, there's something wrong with you. Bruno is one cool smurfer.

2. Can't Stop the Feeling
Justin Timberlake


You know, sooo many critics have this on their worst songs list. I don't care, I love this song, it make me smile. It's in the same class as Uptown Funk and Happy in my opinion, it's polarising for sure, but I'm on the side of loving it.

1. Sledgehammer
Rihanna


Another Rihanna ballad makes the list. I've just loved Rihanna this year. She's gone kind of weird, doesn't give a smurf, is singing the best she's ever sang... She's been memeworthy all year long. She's flawless.