The 30 Songs I Digged Most In 2016

After a two-year hiatus, here is my list of The 30 Best Songs of 2016.

Of course, this is subjective.  I only considered songs released in 2016 that were included in the 190, or so, postings on this blog.  Although I had no set "evaluation criteria," songwriting, performance, and how much I dig the tune were undoubtably considered.

Every year, I miss dozens of great songs.  If you have any recommendations, please leave a comment or shoot me a note.  I always appreciate it.

Anyhow, here is this year's list...

1.  Black Man In A White World - Michael Kiwanuka

2.  You Want It Darker - Leonard Cohen

3.  I Don't Want To Be Funny Anymore - Lucy Dacus

4.  Dance Like Fire - Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

5.  Drag - Cat's Eyes

6.  To All The Cowboys - Ariel Bui

7.  Girl In Amber - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

8.  Berlin Got Blurry - Parquet Courts

9.  Dorothy - Kevin Morby

10.  Romantic - Mannequin Pussy

11.  St. Anne's Parade - Shovels & Rope

12.  Since You Put Me Down - Margo Price

13.  One Vicious Disco (Meridian Brothers Mix) - A Love Electric

14.  I Have Some Business Out West - Hookworms

15.  Working Poor - Fantastic Negrito

16.  Whatever That Girl Wants - Tijuana Panthers

17.  The Wheel - PJ Harvey

18.  T.I.W.Y.G. - Savages

19.  First World Problem - Unknown Mortal Orchestra

20.  Leaving The Monsters Behind - The Jayhawks

21.  Nothing More To Say - The Frightnrs

22.  A Life Worth Living - Quantic

23.  Ain't Who I Was - Bonnie Bishop

24.  I Won't Cry For You - La Santa Cecilia

25.  Noam Chomsky Is A Soft Revolution - Foy Vance

26.  Lead Light - Julia Jacklin

27.  Love Don't Let Me Down - Hayes Carll

28.  Murdered Out - Kim Gordon

29.  Space To Bakersfield - Black Mountain

30.  Changes - Charles Bradley


Thank you for reading this blog.  I hope that these songs help make your life a bit richer.  See you next year...