Here is the recap for the Top 40 of 2016
1 // Selena Gomez // Hands to Myself
2 // Carrie Underwood / Church Bells
3 // Ariana Grande / Into You
4 // Carrie Underwood / Dirty Laundry
5 // Britney Spears f/ Tinashe / Slumber Party
6 // Britney Spears f/ G-Eazy / Make Me...
7 // Lady Gaga / Perfect Illusion
8 // Taylor Swift / New Romantics
9 // Sia / Cheap Thrills
10 // Luke Bryan / Move
11 // Rihanna / Kiss It Better
12 // Calvin Harris f/ Rihanna / This Is What You Came For
13 // Adele / Water Under the Bridge
14 // Chris Young f/ Cassadee Pope / Think of You
15 // Taylor Swift / Out of the Woods
16 // Ellie Goulding / Something in the Way You Move
17 // Ariana Grande / Dangerous Woman
18 // Adele / Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
19 // Beyoncé / Formation
20 // Keith Urban / Wasted Time
21 // Charlie Puth f/ Selena Gomez / We Don't Talk Anymore
22 // Artists of Then, Now & Forever / Forever Country
23 // Calvin Harris / My Way
24 // Ellie Goulding / Still Falling for You
25 // Little Big Town / Better Man
26 // Beyoncé / Hold Up
27 // Fifth Harmony / That's My Girl
28 // Kelsea Ballerini / Peter Pan
29 // Lady Gaga / Million Reasons
30 // Maren Morris / 80s Mercedes
31 // Beyoncé / Sorry
32 // Ellie Goulding / Army
33 // Maren Morris / My Church
34 // Rihanna / Love on the Brain
35 // Carrie Underwood / Chaser
36 // Selena Gomez / Kill Em With Kindness
37 // Keith Urban / Blue Ain't Your Color
38 // Ariana Grande f/ Nicki Minaj / Side to Side
39 // Adele / When We Were Young
40 // Luke Bryan / Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day
Last year, there was a non countdown to celebrate the artists of the year. This year it has been brought to a countdown. Before we begin that countdown, let us recap the artists of 2015. The artists portion begins tomorrow, Dec. 19.
Whitney Houston
Taylor Swift
Shania Twain
Carrie Underwood
TLC
Britney Spears
Selena Gomez
Adele
Ellie Goulding - ARTIST OF THE YEAR