With July in full swing, playlists are a hot commodity. Road trips, pool parties, drinking cold stuff outside in 90+ degree weather — all of these simple summer pleasures are infinitely better if you have the right music.
Lucky you, we’ve been chomping at the bit to interrupt whatever conversation you were having to prematurely shout out the best songs of 2016.
With hip-hop (Kanye and Drake galore), pop (hey, ), folk (), prim indie anthems (Wye Oak, Andy Shauf), instrumental ballads (William Tyler) and so many other far-flung genres, it’s an omnivore’s smorgasbord, but might only really work to score the most eclectic of barbecues. (We’re talking churro-hotdogs-with-a-side-of-baked-jelly-beans eclectic.)
But don’t let that dissuade you: Grab your friend’s auxiliary cord and blast the playlist for Reverb’s own “Now That’s What I Call 2016 (So Far)” via Spotify , or below.
The best songs of 2016 so far
10) Andy Shauf, “Quite Like You”
9) Sia, “Reaper”
8) Wye Oak, “Watching the Waiting”
7) Angel Olsen, “Shut Up Kiss Me”
6) Whitney, “No Matter Where We Go”
5) Chance the Rapper, “Summer Friends”
4) Anderson Paak, “Come Down”
3) Kanye West, “Ultralight Beam”
2) Radiohead, “Decks Dark”
1) Drake, “One Dance”
John Wenzel
10) Motel Beds, “Dorm Police”
9) William Tyler, “Gone Clear”
8) David Bazan, “Little Motor”
7) John Carpenter, “Distant Dream”
6) Wye Oak, “If You Should See”
5) Radiohead, “Decks Dark”
4) Guided by Voices, “Please Be Honest”
3) Nada Surf, “Friend Hospital”
2) Bleached, “Keep On Keepin’ On”
1) David Bowie, “Lazarus”
Marc Hobelman
10) Angel Olsen, “Intern”
9) Bully, “Trying”
8) Lucius, “Born Again Teen”
7) Rihanna, “Work”
6) ANOHNI, “Drone Bomb Me”
5) Savages, “Shut Up”
4) Chairlift, “Romeo”
3) Dressy Bessy, “Lady Liberty”
2) Kanye West, “Ultralight Beam”
1) G.L.O.S.S., “Give Violence A Chance”
Ru Johnson
10) Rihanna, “Work”
9) Chance The Rapper, “No Problem”
8) Drake, “Controlla”
7) Tory Lanez, “Luv”
6) Beyonce, “Sorry”
5) Kanye West, “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1”
4) Anderson Paak, “Come Down”
3) French Montana, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, “All the Way Up”
2) DJ Khaled, Drake, “For Free”
1) Drake, “One Dance”
Ian Gassman
10) Mayer Hawthorne, “Love Like That”
9) White Lung, “Hungry”
8) The Lumineers, “Cleopatra”
7) Twin Peaks, “Walk To the One You Love”
6) Frightened Rabbit, “Get Out”
5) Radiohead, “Daydreaming”
4) The Strokes, “OBLIVIUS”
3) David Bowie, “‘Tis A Pity She Was A Whore”
2) Whitney, “No Woman”
1) Flume, “Smoke & Retribution”
Julio Enríquez
10 Laura Mvula, “Wonderful Woman”
9) Prince Rama, “Your Life in the End”
8) PJ Harvey, “The Wheel”
7) Wolf Parade, “Mr. Startup”
6) Santigold, “Chasing Shadows”
5) Operators, “Cold Light”
4) Kanye West, “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1”
3) Wye Oak,”Watching the Waiting”
2) Radiohead, “True Love Waits”
1) Drake, “One Dance”
Bethany Ao
10) dvsn, “Hallucinations”
9) Ariana Grande, “Into You”
8) Flume, “Say It”
7) Anderson Paak, “Am I Wrong”
6) Radiohead, “Daydreaming”
5) Chance The Rapper, “No Problem”
4) Mitski, “Your Best American Girl”
3) Rihanna, “Work”
2) Kanye West, “Famous”
1) Beyonce, “Formation”
