I love music. I always have. From down-home country to soaring gospel, cheesy pop to gritty rock, I have time for the joy that music brings.
So it seemed natural for me to put together a list of my favourite songs of 2016. Originally I was aiming for a top ten...but that proved too much of an ask. So here are my top 50 songs of the year. You can also listen to the whole eclectic thing over on Spotify!
One quick note - three Beyoncé songs would have made the cut (Sorry, Formation, and Daddy Issues), but as her music isn't available on Spotify where I compiled the main list, she's absent from my rundown. Massive fan of both her and the magic that is Lemonade though, definitely one of the most iconic listens of the year. Viva Queen Bey.
1. My Church - Maren Morris
2. Love Can Go To Hell - Brandy Clark
3. Old Friends - Pinegrove
4. Adore - Savages
5. I Have Been To The Mountain - Kevin Morby
6. No More Parties In LA - Kanye West
7. Cartwheels - Ward Thomas
8. I Can't Give Everything Away - David Bowie
9. Fill In The Blank - Car Seat Headrest
10. Your Best American Girl - Mitski
11. Black Beatles - Rae Srummerd
12. Cranes In The Sky - Solange
13. Love Yourself - Justin Bieber
14. Better Man - Little Big Town
15. Peter Pan - Kelsea Ballerini
16. Record Year - Eric Church
17. Cheap Thrills - Sia ft. Sean Paul
18. Welcome to Earth (Pollywog) - Sturgill Simpson
19. The Wheel - PJ Harvey
20. Conceptual Romance - Jenny Hval
21. 33 "GOD" - Bon Iver
22. Shut Up Kiss Me - Angel Olsen
23. This Is What You Came For - Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna
24. From the Ground Up - Dan + Shay
25. Call To Arms - Sturgill Simpson
26. Die A Happy Man - Thomas Rhett
27. Holdin' Her - Chris Janson
28. Dancing On My Own - Calum Scott
29. Panda - Desiigner
30. Once Dance - Drake ft. Kyla and Wizkid
31. Don't Touch My Hair - Solange
32. We The People.... - A Tribe Called Quest
33. Blue Ain't Your Color - Keith Urban
34. Vice - Miranda Lambert
35. Three Kids No Husband - Brandy Clark
36. Closer - The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey
37. All Night - Chance The Rapper ft. Knox Fortune
38. Nikes - Frank Ocean
39. Work - Rihanna ft. Drake
40. Think of You - Chris Young ft. Cassadee Pope
41. Rich - Maren Morris
42. I'm On - Kamaiyah
43. My Universe - The Shires
44. H.O.L.Y. - Florida Georgis Line
45. In Common - Alicia Keys
46. You Want It Darker - Leonard Cohen
47. I Met A Girl - William Michael Morgan
48. untitled 02 06.23.2014 - Kendrick Lamar
49. Humble and Kind - Tim McGraw
50. Hands of Time - Margo Price
So that's what I've been listening to this year - heavy on country, rap and alternative with a smattering of pop. How about you?