The 25 Best Pop Songs of 2016: Ranking & Writing Lyrics

Current top 25:
1. "Sorry" – Beyoncé
2. "Hold Up" – Beyoncé
3. "I Feel It Coming" – The Weeknd
4. "Needed Me" – Rihanna
5. "Formation" – Beyoncé
6. "Gold" – Kiiara
7. "Trust Nobody" – Cashmere Cat
8. "24K Magic" – Bruno Mars
9. "After the Afterparty" – Charli XCX
10. "Cold Water" – Major Lazer
11. "I Hate U, I Love U" – Gnash
12. "Close" – Nick Jonas
13. "Into You" – Ariana Grande
14. "Never Be Like You" – Flume
15. "Lifted" – CL
16. "Store" – Carly Rae Jepsen
17. "Blow Your Mind" – Dua Lipa
18. "Atlantis" – Bridgit Mendler
19. "Deja Vu" – Post Malone
20. "Let Me Love You" – Ariana Grande
21. "Rockin'" – The Weeknd
22. "Work" – Rihanna
23. "Cake By The Ocean" – DNCE
24. "Million Reasons" – Lady Gaga
25. "Side to Side" – Ariana Grande

How to Format Lyrics:

  • Type out all lyrics, even repeating song parts like the chorus
  • Lyrics should be broken down into individual lines
  • Use section headers above different song parts like [Verse], [Chorus], etc.
  • Use italics (<i>lyric</i>) and bold (<b>lyric</b>) to distinguish between different vocalists in the same song part
  • If you don’t understand a lyric, use [?]

To learn more, check out our transcription guide or visit our transcribers forum

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Welcome to the ranking & writing page for the 25 best pop songs of 2016! This is the last page before the finalized product goes live!

Here, we have our top 25 with four empty slots! Make an annotation or leave a comment on whether you think the list is fair or not and leave a comment below about a song you think should make the list to maybe get it there!

Writeups will also be assigned on this page. If you want one, PM me (babuc) or just leave a comment and you’ll be assigned one if it isn’t already assigned! Writeups for the songs are only on the top 10.

The page is set to be uploaded on December 19th, so all write-ups are due by Saturday, December 17th. If you get it in by Sunday, that’s OK, but if you cannot get it in by Sunday at the latest, do not sign up for a write-up!

Check out the preparation thread here.

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December 1, 2016
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