The 50 Best Songs of 2016 Ranking Page by Genius Lyrics
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Top 100 ranking based on Google form vote:
1. Kanye West - "Ultralight Beam"
2. Beyoncé - "FORMATION"
3. Frank Ocean - "Nikes"
4. Young Thug & Travis Scott - "Pick Up the Phone"
5. D.R.A.M. - "Broccoli" ft. Lil Yachty
6. The Avalanches - "Frankie Sinatra"
7. Chance the Rapper - "No Problem" ft. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
8. Frank Ocean - "Nights"
9. Rihanna - "Needed Me"
10. The Weeknd - "Reminder"
11. David Bowie - "Blackstar"
12. Schoolboy Q - "THat Part"
13. Kanye West - "Real Friends"
14. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - "Jesus Alone"
15. Rae Sremmurd - "Black Beatles"
16. James Blake - "f.o.r.e.v.e.r."
17. The Avalanches - "Subways"
18. Childish Gambino - "Redbone"
19. A Tribe Called Quest - "We The People..."
20. Danny Brown - "Really Doe" ft. Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Earl Sweatshirt
21. Rihanna - "Work" ft. Drake
22. Kendrick Lamar - "untitled 02 | 06.23.2014."
23. David Bowie - "Lazarus"
24. YG - "FDT" ft. Nipsey Hussle
25. Bon Iver - "8 (circle)"
26. Frank Ocean - "Solo (Reprise)"
27. Solange - "Mad"
28. Kanye West - "No More Parties In LA"
29. Chance the Rapper - "Blessings (Reprise)"
30. ANOHNI - "Drone Bomb Me"
31. Danny Brown - "Dance In the Water"
32. Vic Mensa - "16 Shots"
33. Mac Miller - "Dang!" ft. Anderson .Paak
34. Solange - "Cranes In the Sky"
35. Beyoncé - "Hold Up"
36. The Weeknd - "Starboy" ft. Daft Punk
37. Travis Scott - "goosebumps" ft. Kendrick Lamar
38. Desiigner - "Panda"
39. Childish Gambino - "Me and Your Mama"
40. The 1975 - "Somebody Else"
41. Mitski - "Your Best American Girl"
42. Vince Staples - "Smile"
43. Hamilton Leithauser & Rostam - "A 1000 Times"
44. Anderson .Paak - "The Bird"
45. Noname - "Diddy Bop"
46. Tegan & Sara – “Dying To Know”
47. Young M.A - "OOOUUU"
48. Kaytranada - "Glowed Up" ft. Anderson .Paak
49. Schoolboy Q - "Groovy Tony / Eddie kane"
50. Isaiah Rashad - "Free Lunch"
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52. Car Seat Headrest - "The Ballad of the Costa Concordia"
53.
54. Travis Scott - "Through the Late Night" ft. Kid Cudi
55. Aminé - "Caroline"
56. Denzel Curry - "ULTIMATE"
57. Dumbfoundead - "Harambe"
58. DNCE - "Cake by the Ocean"
59.
60. Animal Collective - "Floridada"
61. Danny Brown - "Tell Me What I Don't Know"
62. Hamilton Leithauser & Rostam - "In A Black Out"
63. Kendrick Lamar - "untitled 03 | 05.28.2013."
64. L'Orange & Mr. Lif - "A World Without Music"
65. PUP - "If This Tour Doesn't Kill You Then I Will"
66. Blood Orange - "Chance"
67. Car Seat Headrest - "(Joe Gets Kicked Out Of School For Doing) Drugs With Friends (But Says This Isn't A Problem)"
68. DJ Khaled - "I Got the Keys" ft. Jay Z, Future
69. Emeli Sandé - "Garden"
70. Glass Animals - "The Other Side of Paradise"
71. Joey Purp - "Winner's Circle"
72. Young Thug - "Fuck Cancer" ft. Quavo
73. 2 Chainz - "Big Amount"
74. Bon Iver - "29 #Stafford APTS"
75. DJ Khaled - "For Free" ft. Drake
76. Drake - "Controlla"
77. James Blake - "Timeless" ft. Vince Staples
78. Run the Jewels - "Talk to Me"
79. The 1975 - "The Sound"
80. Royce da 5'9" - "Tabernacle"
81. Kevin Gates - "Two Phones"
82. Lil Uzi Vert - "Money Longer"
83. Madeintyo - "Uber Everywhere"
84. Rihanna - "Consideration" ft. SZA
85. Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad - "Bulletproof Love" ft. Method Man
86. Banks - "Trainwreck"
87. Desiigner - "Timmy Turner"
88. DJ Shadow - "Nobody Speak" ft. Run the Jewels
89. Elzhi - "Hello!!!!!"
90. Kemba - "The New Black Theory"
91. Apollo Brown & Skyzoo - "Care Packages"
92. Phantogram – “You Don’t Get Me High Any More”
93.
94. Sia – “Cheap Thrills”
95. Chairlift – “Ch-Ching”
96. Christine and the Queens – “Pardis perdus”
97. Maggie Rogers - "Alaska"
98.
99. Skepta - "Man"
100. Young Thug - "Harambe"Notable songs released after voting closed:
The Weeknd - "Sidewalks"
The Weeknd - "Die For You"
The Weeknd - "Secrets"
A Tribe Called Quest - "Whateva Will Be"
A Tribe Called Quest - "Kids"Song graveyard:
Frank Ocean - "White Ferrari"
Frank Ocean - "Seigfried"
Frank Ocean - "Self Control"
Beyoncé - "Freedom"
Beyoncé - "Don't Hurt Yourself"
Kanye West - "FML"
Kanye West - "Waves"
Kanye West - "Fade"
Kanye West - "Wolves"
Kanye West - "Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1"
James Blake - "I Need A Forest Fire" ft. Bon Iver
Future - "Low Life" ft. The Weeknd
Schoolboy Q - "THat Part (Black Hippy Remix)"
Drake - "Summer Sixteen"
Drake - "One Dance" ft. WizKid, Kyla
Maggie Rogers - "Loser"
Danny Brown - "Ain't It Funny"
Chance the Rapper - "How Great"
Pusha T - "Drug Dealers Anonymous" ft. Jay Z
A$AP Mob - "Telephone Calls" ft. Yung Gleesh, Playboi Carti, Tyler, the Creator, A$AP Rocky
DJ Khaled - "Nas Album Done" ft. Nas
Frank Ocean - "Pink + White"
Beyoncé - "Sorry"
Kanye West - "Famous"
Artist - "Song"
Top 100 ranking based on Google form vote:
1. Kanye West - "Ultralight Beam"
2. Beyoncé - "FORMATION"
3. Frank Ocean - "Nikes"
4. Young Thug & Travis Scott - "Pick Up the Phone"
5. D.R.A.M. - "Broccoli" ft. Lil Yachty
6. The Avalanches - "Frankie Sinatra"
7. Chance the Rapper - "No Problem" ft. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
8. Frank Ocean - "Nights"
9. Rihanna - "Needed Me"
10. The Weeknd - "Reminder"
11. David Bowie - "Blackstar"
12. Schoolboy Q - "THat Part"
13. Kanye West - "Real Friends"
14. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - "Jesus Alone"
15. Rae Sremmurd - "Black Beatles"
16. James Blake - "f.o.r.e.v.e.r."
17. The Avalanches - "Subways"
18. Childish Gambino - "Redbone"
19. A Tribe Called Quest - "We The People..."
20. Danny Brown - "Really Doe" ft. Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Earl Sweatshirt
21. Rihanna - "Work" ft. Drake
22. Kendrick Lamar - "untitled 02 | 06.23.2014."
23. David Bowie - "Lazarus"
24. YG - "FDT" ft. Nipsey Hussle
25. Bon Iver - "8 (circle)"
26. Frank Ocean - "Solo (Reprise)"
27. Solange - "Mad"
28. Kanye West - "No More Parties In LA"
29. Chance the Rapper - "Blessings (Reprise)"
30. ANOHNI - "Drone Bomb Me"
31. Danny Brown - "Dance In the Water"
32. Vic Mensa - "16 Shots"
33. Mac Miller - "Dang!" ft. Anderson .Paak
34. Solange - "Cranes In the Sky"
35. Beyoncé - "Hold Up"
36. The Weeknd - "Starboy" ft. Daft Punk
37. Travis Scott - "goosebumps" ft. Kendrick Lamar
38. Desiigner - "Panda"
39. Childish Gambino - "Me and Your Mama"
40. The 1975 - "Somebody Else"
41. Mitski - "Your Best American Girl"
42. Vince Staples - "Smile"
43. Hamilton Leithauser & Rostam - "A 1000 Times"
44. Anderson .Paak - "The Bird"
45. Noname - "Diddy Bop"
46. Tegan & Sara – “Dying To Know”
47. Young M.A - "OOOUUU"
48. Kaytranada - "Glowed Up" ft. Anderson .Paak
49. Schoolboy Q - "Groovy Tony / Eddie kane"
50. Isaiah Rashad - "Free Lunch"
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51.
52. Car Seat Headrest - "The Ballad of the Costa Concordia"
53.
54. Travis Scott - "Through the Late Night" ft. Kid Cudi
55. Aminé - "Caroline"
56. Denzel Curry - "ULTIMATE"
57. Dumbfoundead - "Harambe"
58. DNCE - "Cake by the Ocean"
59.
60. Animal Collective - "Floridada"
61. Danny Brown - "Tell Me What I Don't Know"
62. Hamilton Leithauser & Rostam - "In A Black Out"
63. Kendrick Lamar - "untitled 03 | 05.28.2013."
64. L'Orange & Mr. Lif - "A World Without Music"
65. PUP - "If This Tour Doesn't Kill You Then I Will"
66. Blood Orange - "Chance"
67. Car Seat Headrest - "(Joe Gets Kicked Out Of School For Doing) Drugs With Friends (But Says This Isn't A Problem)"
68. DJ Khaled - "I Got the Keys" ft. Jay Z, Future
69. Emeli Sandé - "Garden"
70. Glass Animals - "The Other Side of Paradise"
71. Joey Purp - "Winner's Circle"
72. Young Thug - "Fuck Cancer" ft. Quavo
73. 2 Chainz - "Big Amount"
74. Bon Iver - "29 #Stafford APTS"
75. DJ Khaled - "For Free" ft. Drake
76. Drake - "Controlla"
77. James Blake - "Timeless" ft. Vince Staples
78. Run the Jewels - "Talk to Me"
79. The 1975 - "The Sound"
80. Royce da 5'9" - "Tabernacle"
81. Kevin Gates - "Two Phones"
82. Lil Uzi Vert - "Money Longer"
83. Madeintyo - "Uber Everywhere"
84. Rihanna - "Consideration" ft. SZA
85. Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad - "Bulletproof Love" ft. Method Man
86. Banks - "Trainwreck"
87. Desiigner - "Timmy Turner"
88. DJ Shadow - "Nobody Speak" ft. Run the Jewels
89. Elzhi - "Hello!!!!!"
90. Kemba - "The New Black Theory"
91. Apollo Brown & Skyzoo - "Care Packages"
92. Phantogram – “You Don’t Get Me High Any More”
93.
94. Sia – “Cheap Thrills”
95. Chairlift – “Ch-Ching”
96. Christine and the Queens – “Pardis perdus”
97. Maggie Rogers - "Alaska"
98.
99. Skepta - "Man"
100. Young Thug - "Harambe"Notable songs released after voting closed:
The Weeknd - "Sidewalks"
The Weeknd - "Die For You"
The Weeknd - "Secrets"
A Tribe Called Quest - "Whateva Will Be"
A Tribe Called Quest - "Kids"Song graveyard:
Frank Ocean - "White Ferrari"
Frank Ocean - "Seigfried"
Frank Ocean - "Self Control"
Beyoncé - "Freedom"
Beyoncé - "Don't Hurt Yourself"
Kanye West - "FML"
Kanye West - "Waves"
Kanye West - "Fade"
Kanye West - "Wolves"
Kanye West - "Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1"
James Blake - "I Need A Forest Fire" ft. Bon Iver
Future - "Low Life" ft. The Weeknd
Schoolboy Q - "THat Part (Black Hippy Remix)"
Drake - "Summer Sixteen"
Drake - "One Dance" ft. WizKid, Kyla
Maggie Rogers - "Loser"
Danny Brown - "Ain't It Funny"
Chance the Rapper - "How Great"
Pusha T - "Drug Dealers Anonymous" ft. Jay Z
A$AP Mob - "Telephone Calls" ft. Yung Gleesh, Playboi Carti, Tyler, the Creator, A$AP Rocky
DJ Khaled - "Nas Album Done" ft. Nas
Frank Ocean - "Pink + White"
Beyoncé - "Sorry"
Kanye West - "Famous"