BEST OF 2016
Welcome to my annual year-end countdown! This will be the 5th countdown I have done on ATRL since joining in late 2010. The first few years I put 50000% effort into these, will tacky MS Paint made graphics, 150 song countdowns, and a plan I actually stuck to. As I've grown older, I have less free time to spend on making my lists so they will not have fancy graphics, and I'll only be able to rank about 25 songs and 5 albums, with a few random categories like Best New Artist to my library, Most Played Artists and worst songs of the year.
CATEGORIES
-TOP 25 SONGS OF THE YEAR
-TOP 5 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
-BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
-BEST NEW ARTIST TO MY LIBRARY
-MOST PLAYED ARTISTS
-WORST SONGS / MOST OVERPLAYED SONGS OF THE YEAR
List of albums/singles that qualified for my countdown this year.
Sia - This is Acting
Rihanna - ANTI
David Bowie - Blackstar
Kanye West - The Life of Pablo
Simple Plan - Taking One for the Team
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Unruly Mess I've Made
Gwen Stefani - This is What the Truth Feels Like
Zayn - Mind of Mine
Lukas Graham - Lukas Graham
Beyonce - Lemonade
Drake - Views
BTS - The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever
Mike Posner - At Night, Alone
Meghan Trainor - Thank You
Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman
Fifth Harmony - 7/27
Christina Aguliera - Change (Single)
Rihanna - Sledgehammer (Single)
Tegan and Sara - Love You to Death
Nick Jonas - Last Year was Complicated
Frank Ocean - Blonde
Britney Spears - Glory
Jay Park & Ugly Duck - Scene Stealers
Carly Rae Jepsen - Emotion: Side B
Celine Dion - Encore un Soir
M.I.A. - AIM
Usher - Hard II Love
Shawn Mendes - Illuminate
Solange - A Seat at the Table
JoJo - Made Love
BTS - Wings
Lady Gaga - Joanne
The Weeknd - Starboy
Bruno Mars - 24k Magic
Jay Park - Everything You Wanted
SHINee - 1 of 1
Katy Perry - Rise (Single)
DNCE - DNCE
Crayon Pop - Doo Doom Chit
Red Velvet - Russian Roulette
Note: This list could still be updated as I know I missed a few.
Just like last year, there is a happy blend of Korean and English songs on my countdown. So I hope you enjoy my countdown and I can't wait to see all of yours!
RECAP FROM THE LAST FEW YEARS
Previous #1 songs/albums
2011 - Album: Evanescence - Evanescence // Song: Lady Gaga - The Edge of Glory
2012 - Album: Marina & The Diamonds - Electra Heart // Song: Florence & the Machine - Breath of Life
2013 - Album: Beyonce - BEYONCE // Song: Lady Gaga - Gypsy
2014 - Album: Jay Park - Evolution // Song: Jay Park - So Good
2015 - Album: Jay Park - Worldwide // Song: Jay Park - Seattle 2 Seoul