Friday 9 December 2016

Wet Thud's Top 100 Songs of 2016 (#25 - #1)





025. Rostam "Gravity Don't Pull Me" (XL)


024. Michael Kiwanuka "Black Man In A White World" (Polydor)


023. Mykki Blanco f. Woodkid "High School Never Ends" (!K7)


022. Rihanna "Love On The Brain" (Westbury Road/Roc Nation)


021. The Weeknd f. Daft Punk "Starboy" (XO/Republic)


020. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds "I Need You" (Bad Seed Ltd.)


019. Sampha "Blood On Me" (Young Turks)


018. Swet Shop Boys "Tiger Hologram" (Customs)

017. Portishead "S.O.S." 


016. Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam "A 1000 Times" (Glassnote)


015. David Bowie "Dollar Days" (ISO/RCA/Columbia/Sony)


014. Alex Lahey "You Think You Don't Like People Like Me" (self-released)


013. Cullen Omori "Cinnamon" (Sub Pop)


012. The xx "On Hold" (Young Turks)


011. Ariana Grande "Into You" (Republic)


010. Jessy Lanza "It Means I Love You" (Hyperdub)


009. Solange f. Sampha "Don't Touch My Hair" (Saint/Columbia)


008. ANOHNI "Drone Bomb Me" (Secretly Canadian/Rough Trade)


007. Radiohead "Burn The Witch" (XL)


006. A Tribe Called Quest "We The People..." (Epic)


005. Jagwar Ma "Give Me A Reason" (Marathon/Mom + Pop)


004. Car Seat Headrest "Fill In The Blank" (Matador)


003. Beyoncé "Formation" (Parkwood/Columbia)


002. Anderson .Paak "Come Down" (Steel Wool/OBE/Art Club/Empire)


001. Beyoncé f. Kendrick Lamar "Freedom" (Parkwood/Columbia)




Here's a somewhat anti-climactic* reverse order playlist of all the songs from the Top 100 that are available on Spotify. Enjoy. (*Queen Bey still hasn't allowed the Lemonade album on Spotify.)






*****text-only version of the list*****


Wet Thud's Top 100 Songs of 2016

###. Artist "Song Title" (Record Label)


100. Chromatics "Dear Tommy" (Italians Do It Better)
099. Danny Brown f. Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul & Earl Sweatshirt "Really Doe" (Warp)
098. Santigold "Chasing Shadows" (Atlantic)
097. Frankie Cosmos "On The Lips" (Bayonet)
096. The Avalanches "Frankie Sinatra" (Modular/Astralwerks/XL/EMI)
095. The Last Shadow Puppets "Bad Habits" (Domino)
094. Drake f. Rihanna "Too Good" (Young Money/Cash Money/Republic)
093. Parquet Courts "Human Performance" (Rough Trade)
092. Preoccupations "Anxiety" (Flemish Eye)
091. M83 "Do It, Try It" (Naïve)
090. Porches "Be Apart" (Domino)
089. Iggy Pop "Gardenia" (Loma Vista)
088. FKA twigs "Good To Love" (Young Turks)
087. Father John Misty "Real Love Baby" (Sub Pop)
086. Ola Kvernberg "The Mechanical Fair (Todd Terje remix)" (Olsen)
085. Cass McCombs "Opposite House" (Anti-)
084. Lush "Out Of Control" (Edamame)
083. M.I.A. f. Zayn "Freedun" (Interscope/Polydor)
082. A.K. Paul "Landcruisin'" (self-released)
081. DJDS "You Don't Have To Be Alone (Charlie Wilson version)" (Loma Vista)
080. A Tribe Called Red f. Black Bear "Stadium Pow Wow" (Radicalized/Pirates Blend)
079. Kanye West f. Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream "Ultralight Beam" (GOOD)
078. RJD2 f. Jordan Brown "Peace Of What" (RJ's Electrical Connections)
077. Bon Iver "33 'GOD'" (Jagjaguwar)
076. D.R.A.M. "Cute" (Atlantic/Empire)
075. Yumi Zouma "Short Truth" (Cascine)
074. Leonard Cohen "You Want It Darker" (Columbia)
073. Fifth Harmony f. Ty Dolla $ign "Work From Home" (Syco/Epic)
072. Minor Victories "Hundred Ropes" (PIAS)
071. KAYTRANADA f. Anderson .Paak "Glowed Up" (HW&W)
070. Postiljonen "How Can Our Love Be Blind" (Hybris/Best Fit)
069. Chance The Rapper f. Knox Fortune "All Night" (self-released)
068. Primal Scream f. Sky Ferreira "Where The Light Gets In" (First International/Ignition)
067. DJDS "I Don't Love You" (Loma Vista)
066. Beyoncé "Hold Up" (Parkwood/Columbia)
065. Teenage Fanclub "I'm In Love" (PeMa)
064. Kelly Lee Owens "CBM" (Smalltown Supersound)
063. Drugdealer f. Weyes Blood "Suddenly" (Weird World)
062. DIANA "What You Get" (Culvert)
061. Sia "Cheap Thrills" (Inertia/Monkey Puzzle/RCA)
060. James Blake "Modern Soul" (Polydor)
059. Jagwar Ma "OB1" (Marathon/Mom + Pop)
058. Frank Ocean "Ivy" (Boys Don't Cry)
057. Angel Olsen "Shut Up Kiss Me" (Jagjaguwar)
056. NAO "Girlfriend" (Little Tokyo)
055. Rae Sremmurd f. Gucci Mane "Black Beatles" (EarDrummers/Interscope)
054. Kanye West f. Rihanna "Famous" (GOOD)
053. dvsn "Hallucinations" (OVO Sound/Warner Bros.)
052. Cat's Eyes "Drag" (Kobalt Label Services)
051. Jamila Woods f. Noname "VRY BLK" (Closed Sessions)
050. Mick Jenkins f. BADBADNOTGOOD "Drowning" (Cinematic)
049. Lust For Youth "Sudden Ambitions" (Sacred Bones)
048. Warpaint "New Song" (Rough Trade)
047. Danny L Harle f. Carly Rae Jepsen "Super Natural" (PC Music/Columbia)
046. Keznamdi "Nuh Skylarking" (self-released)
045. Skepta f. Novelist "Lyrics" (Boy Better Know)
044. Blood Orange "Augustine" (Domino)
043. Moonface w/Siinai "Ugly Flower Pretty Vase" (Paper Bag)
042. Charles Bradley "Changes" (Daptone/Dunham)
041. Massive Attack f. Young Fathers "Voodoo In My Blood" (Virgin)
040. Frank Ocean f. Andre 3000 "Solo (reprise)" (Boys Don't Cry)
039. Mitski "Your Best American Girl" (Dead Oceans)
038. Maxwell "Lake By The Ocean" (Columbia)
037. Michael Kiwanuka "Love And Hate" (Polydor)
036. Kevin Morby "I Have Been To The Mountain" (Dead Oceans)
035. Topaz Jones "Powerball" (New Funk Academy)
034. PJ Harvey "The Wheel" (Island)
033. Tegan And Sara "Boyfriend" (Vapor/Warner Bros.)
032. Holy Fuck "Xed Eyes" (Innovative Leisure)
031. Run The Jewels "Talk To Me" (Mass Appeal)
030. Kanye West f. Post Malone & Ty Dolla $ign "FADE" (GOOD)
029. Joey Purp "Photobooth" (self-released)
028. The Range "Florida" (Domino)
027. Rihanna f. Drake "Work" (Westbury Road/Roc Nation)
026. Chance The Rapper f. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz "No Problem" (self-released)
025. Rostam "Gravity Don't Pull Me" (XL)
024. Michael Kiwanuka "Black Man In A White World" (Polydor)
023. Mykki Blanco f. Woodkid "High School Never Ends" (!K7)
022. Rihanna "Love On The Brain" (Westbury Road/Roc Nation)
021. The Weeknd f. Daft Punk "Starboy" (XO/Republic)
020. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds "I Need You" (Bad Seed Ltd.)
019. Sampha "Blood On Me" (Young Turks)
018. Swet Shop Boys "Tiger Hologram" (Customs)
017. Portishead "S.O.S."
016. Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam "A 1000 Times" (Glassnote)
015. David Bowie "Dollar Days" (ISO/RCA/Columbia/Sony)
014. Alex Lahey "You Think You Don't Like People Like Me" (self-released)
013. Cullen Omori "Cinnamon" (Sub Pop)
012. The xx "On Hold" (Young Turks)
011. Ariana Grande "Into You" (Republic)
010. Jessy Lanza "It Means I Love You" (Hyperdub)
009. Solange f. Sampha "Don't Touch My Hair" (Saint/Columbia)
008. ANOHNI "Drone Bomb Me" (Secretly Canadian/Rough Trade)
007. Radiohead "Burn The Witch" (XL)
006. A Tribe Called Quest "We The People..." (Epic)
005. Jagwar Ma "Give Me A Reason" (Marathon/Mom + Pop)
004. Car Seat Headrest "Fill In The Blank" (Matador)
003. Beyoncé "Formation" (Parkwood/Columbia)
002. Anderson .Paak "Come Down" (Steel Wool/OBE/Art Club/Empire)
001. Beyoncé f. Kendrick Lamar "Freedom" (Parkwood/Columbia)

Wet Thud's Top 100 Songs of 2016


This is what 2016 sounded like according to Wet Thud.

Look for a Spotify playlist of the whole Top 100 following #1

100. Chromatics "Dear Tommy" (Italians Do It Better)
096. The Avalanches "Frankie Sinatra" (Modular/Astralwerks/XL/EMI)
094. Drake f. Rihanna "Too Good" (Young Money/Cash Money/Republic)
092. Preoccupations "Anxiety" (Flemish Eye)
091. M83 "Do It, Try It" (Naïve)
090. Porches "Be Apart" (Domino)
089. Iggy Pop "Gardenia" (Loma Vista)
088. FKA twigs "Good To Love" (Young Turks)
084. Lush "Out Of Control" (Edamame)
083. M.I.A. f. Zayn "Freedun" (Interscope/Polydor)
082. A.K. Paul "Landcruisin'" (self-released)
080. A Tribe Called Red f. Black Bear "Stadium Pow Wow" (Radicalized/Pirates Blend)
078. RJD2 f. Jordan Brown "Peace Of What" (RJ's Electrical Connections)
077. Bon Iver "33 'GOD'" (Jagjaguwar)
076. D.R.A.M. "Cute" (Atlantic/Empire)
075. Yumi Zouma "Short Truth" (Cascine)
068. Primal Scream f. Sky Ferreira "Where The Light Gets In" (First International/Ignition)
067. DJDS "I Don't Love You" (Loma Vista)
066. Beyoncé "Hold Up" (Parkwood/Columbia)
064. Kelly Lee Owens "CBM" (Smalltown Supersound)
062. DIANA "What You Get" (Culvert)
061. Sia "Cheap Thrills" (Inertia/Monkey Puzzle/RCA)
059. Jagwar Ma "OB1" (Marathon/Mom + Pop)
058. Frank Ocean "Ivy" (Boys Don't Cry)
056. NAO "Girlfriend" (Little Tokyo)
055. Rae Sremmurd f. Gucci Mane "Black Beatles" (EarDrummers/Interscope)
053. dvsn "Hallucinations" (OVO Sound/Warner Bros.)
052. Cat's Eyes "Drag" (Kobalt Label Services)
051. Jamila Woods f. Noname "VRY BLK" (Closed Sessions)

050. Mick Jenkins f. BADBADNOTGOOD "Drowning" (Cinematic)


049. Lust For Youth "Sudden Ambitions" (Sacred Bones)


048. Warpaint "New Song" (Rough Trade)
047. Danny L Harle f. Carly Rae Jepsen "Super Natural" (PC Music/Columbia)


046. Keznamdi "Nuh Skylarking" (self-released)


045. Skepta f. Novelist "Lyrics" (Boy Better Know)



044. Blood Orange "Augustine" (Domino)


043. Moonface w/Siinai "Ugly Flower Pretty Vase" (Paper Bag)


042. Charles Bradley "Changes" (Daptone/Dunham)


041. Massive Attack f. Young Fathers "Voodoo In My Blood" (Virgin)


040. Frank Ocean f. Andre 3000 "Solo (reprise)" (Boys Don't Cry)


039. Mitski "Your Best American Girl" (Dead Oceans)


038. Maxwell "Lake By The Ocean" (Columbia)


037. Michael Kiwanuka "Love And Hate" (Polydor)


036. Kevin Morby "I Have Been To The Mountain" (Dead Oceans)


035. Topaz Jones "Powerball" (New Funk Academy)


034. PJ Harvey "The Wheel" (Island)


033. Tegan And Sara "Boyfriend" (Vapor/Warner Bros.)


032. Holy Fuck "Xed Eyes" (Innovative Leisure)


031. Run The Jewels "Talk To Me" (Mass Appeal)


030. Kanye West f. Post Malone & Ty Dolla $ign "FADE" (GOOD)


029. Joey Purp "Photobooth" (self-released)


028. The Range "Florida" (Domino)


027. Rihanna f. Drake "Work" (Westbury Road/Roc Nation)


026. Chance The Rapper f. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz "No Problem" (self-released)