Top 10 Songs of 2016

1. David Bowie – "Lazarus"
2. Lissie – "Don't You Give Up on Me"
3. Car Seat Headrest – "Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales"
4. Margaret Glaspy – "You and I"
5. Marian Hill – "I Want You"
6. Black Mountain – "Florian Saucer Attack"*
7. Holy White Hounds – "Switchblade"
8. Haley Bonar – "Kismet Kill"
9. Michael Kiwanuka – "Rule This World"
10. Anderson .Paak feat. The Game and Sonya Elise – "Room in Here"

The great crime of a top 10 list is that there are only 10 slots. In a just (and mathematically fluid) universe, this list would also include songs from:

Polica
Bob Mould
Frank Ocean
case/lang/viers
Grandaddy
Fraea
Phantogram
Catfish and The Bottlemen
Joseph
ZULUZULUU
Bishop Briggs
Fort Wilson Riot
NAF
Ty Segall
Beck
Farewell Milwaukee and/or Ben Lubeck
Warpaint
etc.
etc.
etc...

*For what it's worth, this video from Black Mountain is easily my favorite of the year.

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