Ten best songs of 2016

"Ivy," Frank Ocean
"22(OVER SiiN)," Bon Iver
"Move," Saint Motel
"Fountain of Youth," Local Natives
"Frankie Sinatra," the Avalanches
"Ain't No Man," the Avett Brothers
"California Kids," Weezer
"Gardenia," Iggy Pop
"Go Robot," Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Almost Makes Me Wish for Rain," Lucius

Ten best local songs of 2016

"Boyish," Hippo Campus
"Ringo," Atmosphere
"Good as Hell," Lizzo
"Congratulations," Dessa
"Quiet Corners & Empty Spaces," the Jayhawks
"Figure You Out," Farewell Milwaukee
"Heaven," Mason Jennings
"Roll a Stone," Communist Daughter
"Aerial Ocean," the Pines
"California at Dawn," Sleeping Jesus

The Current Hosts' and Staffers' Top 89 of 2016

Brett Baldwin • Bill DeVille • Jay Gabler • Leah Garaas • Jade • Cecilia Johnson • Lindsay Kimball • Mary Lucia • Jim McGuinn • Sean McPherson • Shelley Miller • Dan Nass • Mike Novitzki • Matt Perkins • Brian Oake • Jill Riley • Jake Rudh • Nate Ryan • David Safar • Derrick Stevens • Andrea Swensson • Luke Taylor • Anna Reed • Mark Wheat • Mac Wilson