Today we follow up our albums of 2016 list with the much more interesting list of our 101 favorite songs of the year. Featuring a couple of inventive flips of Shangaan Electro and Tropicália samples in the top 3, the powerful opening missive from A Tribe Called Quest's first album in nearly 20 years, an old Radiohead love song, multiple jams each from Frank Ocean, Danny Brown, and Carly Rae, undeniable breakthrough singles from Whitney, Mitski, Maggie Rogers, and The Homie, another strong showing from TX's own S U R V I V E boys (whose massive year culminated this morning in 2 Grammy noms in the same category), and many more incredible and essential tracks that helped us all make it through this pathetic excuse for a year. Hit play on that 6 hour spotify playlist + check the full list below:

101 LÅPSLEY | Operator (DJ Koze's disco edit)

100 LUH | Future Blues

99 CAFE LANAI | Here 4 U

98 A.K. PAUL | Landcruisin'

97 DÆVA | Dream

96 BALTRA | Tears Drop

95 THE TRACKS | Go Out Tonight

94 TIFFANY | I Just Wanna Dance

93 GHETTO VANESSA | Yuh Live Nice

92 ANNA OF THE NORTH | Baby

91 BEVERLY | Victoria

90 SCRAPS | Touch Blue

89 SOPHIA LOIZOU | Genesis 92: The Awakening

88 TERROR JR | Trippin

87 CRYING | Children of the Wind

86 MALL GRAB x YAEJI | Mountain

85 HAERTS | Eva

84 MERELY | Limestone Corridor

83 CROSS RECORD | The Depths

82 HUNDRED WATERS | Forgive Me for Giving Up

81 FELIX SNOW x SZA | Lies

80 KATIE DEY | Fear o' the Light

79 PARTS | Pieces

78 FOG LAKE | Rattlesnake

77 BLEACHED | Wednesday Night Melody

76 ERYKAH BADU | Trill Friends

75 CASS MCCOMBS | Bum Bum Bum

74 ABRA | Crybaby

73 DJ TAYE | Burnin Ya Boa

72 HELENA DELAND | Baby

71 DENT MAY | Face Down in the Gutter of Your Love

70 JAMES BLAKE | Always

69 JIM-E STACK | Deadstream

68 EXIT SOMEONE | Sydney, the List Goes On

67 CHROMATICS | Dear Tommy

66 MAMIFFER | Mara

65 NEWMAN WOLF | Please Keep Talking

64 MARISSA NADLER | Janie in Love

63 NV | Kata

62 ANGEL OLSEN | Sister

61 MARIA USBECK | Uno De Tus Ojos

60 FRANK OCEAN | Solo (reprise feat. Andre 3000)

59 MORLY | The Choir

58 ZOEE | Betcha

57 BONNIE BANANE | Statue

56 CHARLIE HILTON | Funny Anyway

55 KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH | Existence in the Unfurling

54 HAMILTON LEITHAUSER + ROSTAM | In a Black Out

53 KATIE GATELY | Tuck

52 LEON VYNEHALL | Blush

51 HOOPS | Gemini

50 KRISTIN KONTROL | x-communicate

49 WHITE LUNG | Below

48 CHARLI XCX | Paradise (feat. Hannah Diamond)

47 S U R V I V E | Copter

46 JULIANNA BARWICK | Nebula

45 FORT ROMEAU | Secrets & Lies

44 TROLLER | Storm Maker

43 ANDY SHAUF | Quite Like You

42 ANTWON | 100K

41 JENN CHAMPION | No One

40 KERO KERO BONITO | Lipslap

39 MERCHANDISE | Lonesome Sound

38 DRUGDEALER | Suddenly (feat. Weyes Blood)

37 NICOLAS JAAR | Wildflowers

36 SKEPTA | Lyrics

35 BOYBOY | Boy

34 VESUVIO SOLO | Flakes

33 NITE JEWEL | Boo Hoo

32 DANNY L HARLE x CARLY RAE JEPSEN | Supernatural

31 YUMI ZOUMA | Short Truth

30 DJDS | You Don't Have To Be Alone (Charlie Wilson version)

29 BURIAL | Young Death

28 KENDRICK LAMAR | Untitled 06

27 WHITE DENIM | Take It Easy (Ever After Lasting Love)

26 DANNY BROWN | Really Doe







25 KEDR LIVANSKIY | Razrushitelniy Krug (Destructive Cycle)







24 KORNÉL KOVÁCS | The Bells







23 DIANA | Moment of Silence







22 FUTURE | Inside the Mattress







21 JAPANESE BREAKFAST | The Woman That Loves You







20 NICE AS FUCK | Door







19 FRANK OCEAN | Ivy







18 FEAR OF MEN | Sane







17 BEYONCÉ | All Night







16 JENNY HVAL | Conceptual Romance







15 KANYE WEST | Ultralight Beam







14 CARLY RAE JEPSEN | Higher







13 DANNY BROWN | Ain't It Funny







12 RAE SREMMURD | Black Beatles (feat. Gucci Mane)







11 KYLE DIXON + MICHAEL STEIN | Stranger Things theme





10 MAGGIE ROGERS | Alaska







09 THE HOMIE | Too Late







08 ARIANA GRANDE | Into You







07 VINCE STAPLES | War Ready







06 RADIOHEAD | True Love Waits







05 MITSKI | Your Best American Girl







04 WHITNEY | No Woman







03 KAYTRANADA | Lite Spots







02 A TRIBE CALLED QUEST | The Space Program







01 JESSY LANZA | It Means I Love You