Posted December 4, 20168 yr Decided to jump aboard the Countdown thread and reveal my favourite songs of 2016! Only gonna do a Top 50 because of time constraints and want to give the songs I choose justice. Will get the first few up very soon. Any predictions?!
December 4, 20168 yr Author Songs that banged, but didn't make the Top 50: 24k Magic - Bruno Mars Again - Fetty Wap Angels - Chance the Rapper Black Beatles - Rae Sremmurd Blue Lights - Jorja Smith Can't Go Wrong - Wiley Crick Neck - Sean Paul ft. Chi Ching Ching Cruel - Snakehips ft. ZAYN Dessert - Dawin ft. Silento Different Kind - Frisco ft. Shakka Drifting - G-Eazy ft. Chris Brown & Tory Lanez Everybody Needs Love - Zak Abel Fade - Kanye West ft. Post Malone & Ty Dolla Sign Flatline - Wilkinson ft. Wretch 32 Girls @ - Joey Purp ft. Chance the Rapper Gossip - Fekky ft. Giggs Got It Good - Kaytranada ft. Craig David Gyal You A Party Animal - Charly Black Holding Back - SG Lewis ft. Gallant Hurts - Emeli Sande I Got The Keys - DJ Khaled ft. Jay Z & Future Liar Liar - Mostack Liberation - Wretch 32 Mamacita - Tinie Tempah ft. WizKid Man (Gang) - Skepta Me, Myself & I - G-Eazy ft. Bebe Raxha Might Not - Belly ft. The Weeknd No Limit - Usher ft. Young Thug No Problem - Chance the Rapper ft. Lil Wayne & 2Chainz Often - The Weeknd One More Time - Craig David One Take Freestyle - Stormzy Only U - PARTYNEXTDOOR Ova Dweet - Popcaan Pick Up The Phone - Young Thug & Travis Scott Playing Sports - J Hus Run - Tiggs da Author ft. Lady Leshurr She Don't - Ella Mai ft. Ty Dolla Sign Skwod - Nadia Rose Social - WSTRN Something About You - Majid Jordan Take My Number - Yungen ft. Angel Thinking Of You - Mabel Tiimmy Turner - Desiigner Too Good - Drake ft. Rihanna Wanna Know (Remix) - Dave ft. Drake We Can - Kranium ft. Tory Lanez What If I Go - Mura Masa ft. Bonzai Why You Always Hatin' - YG ft. Drake & Kamiyah Your Number (Remix) - Ayo Jay ft. Chris Brown & Kid Ink
December 4, 20168 yr this should be good! my faves from the first section: 24k Magic - Bruno Mars Black Beatles - Rae Sremmurd Fade - Kanye West ft. Post Malone & Ty Dolla Sign Hurts - Emeli Sande Might Not - Belly ft. The Weeknd Too Good - Drake ft. Rihanna Wanna Know (Remix) - Dave ft. Drake What If I Go - Mura Masa ft. Bonzai
December 4, 20168 yr 24k Magic - Bruno Mars Again - Fetty Wap Black Beatles - Rae Sremmurd Blue Lights - Jorja Smith Can't Go Wrong - Wiley Crick Neck - Sean Paul ft. Chi Ching Ching Fade - Kanye West ft. Post Malone & Ty Dolla Sign Girls @ - Joey Purp ft. Chance the Rapper Holding Back - SG Lewis ft. Gallant Hurts - Emeli Sande Man (Gang) - Skepta No Problem - Chance the Rapper ft. Lil Wayne & 2Chainz What If I Go - Mura Masa ft. Bonzai ^ these are all great! could see some of them featuring in my own EOY
December 4, 20168 yr Author 50. Shakka - Don't Call Me Peak Month: December Only a Soundcloud version of this one for now, as it's so new but has made significant impact on me already! Shakka is one of those artists blessed with a rich, expressive voice which is fairly unique in the UK music scene right now. Been around for a few years, even made a chart appearance singing on Wretch 32's 'Blackout' in 2013. 'Say Nada' is still surprisingly popular too and was a favourite of mine towards the end of 2015. This song here is a great 'moving-on' anthem with an empowering chorus to fill the listener with defiance.
December 4, 20168 yr Author 49. Majid Jordan - Make It Work Peak Month: July uURh5fY4_Ro Majid Jordan you may remember from featuring on Drake's mammoth hit 'Hold On, We're Coming Home', one of my favourites of the decade, and the released their self-titled debut album at the start of the year. Initially, my attention was drawn to the Drake-featuring 'My Love' and the ultra smooth 'Something About You', but after hearing this on the radio during the summer I was instantly hooked! Takes a little while to build, but again this is a song to fill you with defiance and hope and responsibility as the lyrics portray the need to work on a failing relationship. Deceptively good.
December 4, 20168 yr Really like Cruel and absolutely adore Hurts from that section :wub: The latter is definitely contending for my top 10 of the year! Looking forward to your countdown!
December 4, 20168 yr Author 48. Yungen - Comfy Peak Month: March 0d9PJ5tCcQY After being signed to a major label at the end of last year, Yungen has had a big year this 2016. Summer anthem 'Take My Number' features the buttery vocals of Angel, although my major memories of that song include May showers and attending the last game at Upton Park! While less mainstream the song I've picked, 'Comfy', is an intoxicating grime track that is great to work out too. Think this was originally intended as a Chip diss track before taking on a life of it's own. All the best grime songs have a chantable chorus too, which Comfy undeniably has. Essential UK track from what has been another impressive year for the grime genre.
December 4, 20168 yr Author 47. Ty Dolla Sign ft. Joe Moses - Wavy Peak Month: March Uc-apOIYbFM Big club song from an artist who appeared to be featuring on every other track coming out of America this year. Produced by DJ Mustard, this is relentlessly catchy and that chorus demands you to break out into a strut, inflating your ego! By March, a DJ Mustard produced track was unlikely to turn any heads for originality and Ty Dolla Sign was featuring on the Fifth Harmony song that blew up but this is nevertheless one for the urban heads to enjoy. Shout out to 'Saved' as well, a video was released for it about this time but alas enjoyed no radio support.
December 4, 20168 yr Author 46. Jeremih - oui Peak Month: January VtcP0PFifpE 129 million views on this video, wasn't expecting that! Familiar to UK audiences for his more clubby R&B tracks (Don't Tell 'Em, Somebody, Freak Of The Week etc..), this was a return to more traditional R&B for Jeremih, released of his Late Nights album at the very start of this year. Didn't hit me as instantly as the aforementioned songs, but it's subtle earworm of a chorus eventually grabbed me and found me singing along as 2015 became 2016. Very sexy song this.
December 4, 20168 yr Hi ML Hammer! Can't say I recognise anything from your top 50 yet but there are plenty of tracks just below that are fantastic. My favourites probably being Often, One More Time, Too Good and Black Beatles. Must admit that I Got the Keys is a bit of a guilty pleasure too :lol: Looking forward to the rest :D
December 4, 20168 yr Author 45. Kid Ink ft. Jeremih & Spice - Nasty Peak Month: June 6pMnj5M-Zfo Not the best song Kid Ink has been associated with (Show Me :wub:) and to the untrained ear this sounds identikit to his previous hits but there was something about this I couldn't stop playing during the early Summer. Perhaps the 'Ohhh's' in the chorus are too catchy to resist or the sweet vocals of Jeremih or the nod to Dancehall with Spice's verse towards the end. Not going to be particularly memorable I'd have thought but a catchy summer song nevertheless.
December 4, 20168 yr Author 44. DJ Khaled ft. Drake - For Free Peak Month: June vwzex56OjJ0 The first appearance here for Drake. As correctly predicted a few posts before he is particularly prominent in this countdown. Not just in terms of appearances but in terms of influence too, his pawprints all over the likes of Bryson Tiller, PARTYNEXTDOOR and Tory Lanez to name a few. Here he is with frequent collaborator DJ Khaled, who creates almost the perfect summer hip hop beat here. One listen and I'm instantly transported to sunnier climes than winter in Manchester. That beat allows Drake to do his thing, even if its a notable departure from his useful sensitive rhymes (which I for one associate with). The main reason this is so high is that beat though to be honest, inspired.
December 5, 20168 yr Shakka I do really like him and I was he was bigger :( need to check out some of these songs such as Majid Jordan :wub: Also from the missout section I like: 24k Magic - Bruno Mars Angels - Chance the Rapper Black Beatles - Rae Sremmurd Blue Lights - Jorja Smith Can't Go Wrong - Wiley Crick Neck - Sean Paul ft. Chi Ching Ching Cruel - Snakehips ft. ZAYN Everybody Needs Love - Zak Abel Fade - Kanye West ft. Post Malone & Ty Dolla Sign Flatline - Wilkinson ft. Wretch 32 Girls @ - Joey Purp ft. Chance the Rapper Got It Good - Kaytranada ft. Craig David Holding Back - SG Lewis ft. Gallant Hurts - Emeli Sande Liberation - Wretch 32 Mamacita - Tinie Tempah ft. WizKid Man (Gang) - Skepta Me, Myself & I - G-Eazy ft. Bebe Raxha Might Not - Belly ft. The Weeknd No Limit - Usher ft. Young Thug No Problem - Chance the Rapper ft. Lil Wayne & 2Chainz One More Time - Craig David Run - Tiggs da Author ft. Lady Leshurr Skwod - Nadia Rose Something About You - Majid Jordan Take My Number - Yungen ft. Angel Thinking Of You - Mabel Too Good - Drake ft. Rihanna Wanna Know (Remix) - Dave ft. Drake What If I Go - Mura Masa ft. Bonzai
December 5, 20168 yr Author 43. Tinie Tempah feat. Zara Larsson - Girls Like Peak Month: April OEiva3cMv6k Probably the first song everyone would recognise in this countdown and the first UK chart hit, dominating the Spring months this year as it did. This didn't quite live up to Not Letting Go in my affections but this is another very infectious effort from Tinie. Produced by KDA, this house song mixed with trap influences sounded a surefire hit, featuring one of 2016's must-haves Zara Larsson on the hook and his signature unique rhyming skills (read: cheesy). My primary memories of this song are of being in the gym or circuit training rather than nights out as you'd expect!
December 5, 20168 yr So many tunes missed out on your top 50. Black Beatles, Fade, Man, Often, Run, Timmy Turner, Too Good & Wanna Know being the biggest of the tunes. :D Comfy: This will probably just miss out on my top 100. I'm not a massive fan of him but this is good. For Free: Such a tune. It's a shame this kinda got overshadowed by the shower of Drake songs this year. It's so catchy. Girls Like: Another decent song from Tinie. He hasn't released a song that I properly love since Till I'm Gone. Excited for the rest of your countdown.
December 5, 20168 yr Hello :D Girls Like is indeed the first one I recognise! It didn't live up to Not Letting Go for me either (which is still such a massive tune, shame it's relatively forgotten) but was still a catchy tune, got bored of it after a little while and the future Zara singles have overshadowed it for me. Hoping for something really good from the upcoming Tinashé collab after the disappointing Mamacita :(
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