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The Current's Mac Wilson shares his top songs of 2016.
The Current's Mac Wilson shares his top songs of 2016.MPR graphic

by Mac Wilson

December 06, 2016

Top 10 Songs of 2016

Sequenced as a 10-song mixtape, as per usual.

1. Radiohead – "Burn the Witch"
2. PJ Harvey – "The Wheel"
3. Margaret Glaspy – "You and I"
4. Whitney – "No Matter Where We Go"
5. The Jayhawks – "Quiet Corners and Empty Spaces"
6. Olympia – "Smoke Signals"
7. Warpaint – "New Song"
8. Lucius – "Something About You"
9. Bon Iver – "33 'GOD'"
10. The Pines – "Aerial Ocean"

Bonus EP

1. Mitski – "Your Best American Girl"
2. Patience – "The Church"
3. Emma Ruth Rundle – "Medusa"
4. School of Seven Bells – "Ablaze"
5. Weyes Blood – "Do You Need My Love"

The Current Hosts' and Staffers' Top 89 of 2016

Brett BaldwinBill DeVilleJay GablerLeah GaraasJadeCecilia JohnsonLindsay KimballMary LuciaJim McGuinnSean McPhersonShelley MillerDan NassMike NovitskiMatt PerkinsBrian OakeJill RileyJake RudhNate RyanDavid SafarDerrick StevensAndrea SwenssonLuke TaylorAnna ReedMark WheatMac Wilson