WCNR Top 106 of 2016

106) DAVID BOWIE –  LAZARUS
105) PRINCE –  MOONBEAM LEVELS
104) GLASS ANIMALS – LIFE ITSELF
103) MUNA – LOUDSPEAKER
102) LISSIE – DON’T YOU GIVE UP ON ME
101) VIOLENT FEMMES – MEMORY
100) PIXIES – CLASSIC MASHER

99) CHVRCHES FEAT. HAYLEY WILLIAMS – BURY IT
98) CAVEMAN – NEVER GOING BACK
97) FATHER JOHN MISTY – REAL LOVE BABY
96) CHARLES BRADLEY – AIN’T IT A SIN
95) ESCONDIDO – APARTMENT
94) MUDCRUTCH – TRAILER
93) LUCY DACUS – I DON’T WANNA BE FUNNY ANYMORE
92) CASE LANG VEIRS – ATOMIC NUMBER
91) ELIOT SUMNER – AFTER DARK
90) FRUITION – LABOR OF LOVE
89) LAKE STREET DIVE – CALL OFF YOUR DOGS
88) JIMMY EAT WORLD – SURE AND CERTAIN
87) DECLAN MCKENNA – BRAZIL
86) AURORA – CONQUEROR
85) SYLVAN ESSO – RADIO
84) ALLEN STONE – PERFECT WORLD
83) SAINT MOTEL – MOVE
82) HOZIER – BETTER LOVE
81) AMOS LEE – VAPORIZE
80) JUDAH AND THE LION – TAKE IT ALL BACK

79) THE AVETT BROTHERS – TRUE SADNESS
78) ELLE KING – GOOD GIRLS
77) GROUPLOVE – WELCOME TO YOUR LIFE
76) ANGEL OLSEN – SHUT UP KISS ME
75) THE WILD FEATHERS – OVERNIGHT
74) BONNIE RAITT – GYPSY IN ME
73) MARIAN HILL – I WANT YOU
72) PHANTOGRAM – YOU DON’T GET ME HIGH ANYMORE
71) RAG’N’BONE MAN – HUMAN
70) MONDO COZMO – SHINE
69) ANDERSON EAST – DEVIL IN ME
68) THE STRUTS – KISS THIS
67) TWENTY-ONE PILOTS – RIDE
66) TOM ODELL – MAGNETISED
65) NORAH JONES – CARRY ON
64) WILCO – IF I EVER WAS A CHILD
63) WARPAINT – NEW SONG
62) STURGILL SIMPSON – BRACE FOR IMPACT (LIVE A LITTLE)
61) MARGARET GLASPY – YOU AND I
60) ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES – ALL I EVER WONDER

59) WHITE DENIM – HA HA HA HA (YEAH)
58) MAGGIE ROGERS – ALASKA
57) STING – I CAN’T STOP THINKING ABOUT YOU
56) MUMFORD & SONS/BAABA MAAL – THERE WILL BE TIME
55) WEEZER – KING OF THE WORLD
54) BLINK 182 – BORED TO DEATH
53) RADIOHEAD – BURN THE WITCH
52) COLDPLAY – UP & UP
51) THE RECORD COMPANY – RITA MAE YOUNG
50) BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS – SHINE
49) PETE YORN – LOST WEEKEND
48) PASSENGER – SOMEBODY’S LOVE
47) RAY LAMONTAGNE – HEY, NO PRESSURE
46) ANDREW BIRD – CAPSIZED
45) NOTHING BUT THIEVES – TRIP SWITCH
44) DAWES – WHEN THE TEQUILA RUNS OUT
43) LEON BRIDGES – BETTER MAN
42) THE PRETENDERS – HOLY COMMOTION
41) NATHANIEL RATELIFF/NIGHT SWEATS – LOOK IT HERE
40) PAUL SIMON – WRISTBAND

39) TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND – ANYHOW
38) CATFISH & THE BOTTLEMEN – SOUNDCHECK
37) THE WIND + THE WAVE – GRAND CANYON
36) SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS – I’M STILL HERE
35) COBI – DON’T YOU CRY FOR ME
34) INGRID MICHAELSON – HELL NO
33) ADELE – WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
32) KUNGS FEAT. COOKIN’ ON 3 BURNERS – THIS GIRL
31) BORNS – AMERICAN MONEY
30) CAGE THE ELEPHANT – TROUBLE
29) EMPIRE OF THE SUN – WALKING ON A DREAM
28) RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS – DARK NECESSITIES
27) FITZ & THE TANTRUMS – HANDCLAP
26) NATHANIEL RATELIFF/NIGHT SWEATS – I NEED NEVER GET OLD
25) X AMBASSADORS – UNSTEADY
24) THE AVETT BROTHERS – AIN’T NO MAN
23) BAND OF HORSES – CASUAL PARTY
22) MICHAEL KIWANUKA – ONE MORE NIGHT
21) LUKAS GRAHAM – 7 YEARS
20) MOON TAXI  – ALL DAY ALL NIGHT

19) THE LUMINEERS – CLEOPATRA
18) ELLE KING – UNDER THE INFLUENCE
17) BARNS COURTNEY – FIRE
16) THE HEAD AND THE HEART – ALL WE EVER KNEW
15) THE REVIVALISTS – WISH I KNEW YOU
14) TWENTY-ONE PILOTS – HEATHENS
13) BECK – WOW
12) KINGS OF LEON – WASTE A MOMENT
11) BASTILLE – GOOD GRIEF
10) GREEN DAY – STILL BREATHING
9) JACK GARRATT – WORRY
8) BISHOP BRIGGS – RIVER
7) KALEO – WAY DOWN WE GO
6) THE STRUMBELLAS – SPIRITS
5) THE RECORD COMPANY – OFF THE GROUND
4) ADELE – SEND MY LOVE (TO YOUR NEW LOVER)
3) MATT SIMONS – CATCH AND RELEASE
2) JOSEPH – WHITE FLAG
1) THE LUMINEERS – OPHELIA

WCNR Top 106 of 2015

106. Walk Off The Earth – Rule The World
105. Rayland Baxter – Yellow Eyes
104. Catfish & The Bottlemen – Cocoon
103. Twenty-One Pilots – Stressed Out
102. Weezer – Thank God For Girls
101. JR JR – Gone
100. Courtney Barnett – Dead Fox
99. Atlas Genius – Molecules
98. City & Colour – Lover Come Back
97. The Dead Weather – I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)
96. Cold War Kids – First
95. Zella Day – Hypnotic
94. Bully – Trying

93. Houndmouth – Say It
92. Leon Bridges – Smooth Sailin’
91. Mark Ronson feat. Mystikal – Feel Right
90. Big Grams – Lights On
89. JJ Grey & Mofro feat. Derek Trucks – Every Minute
88. Holychild – Running Behind
87. Jarryd James – Do You Remember
86. GEMS – Living As A Ghost
85. Father John Misty – Chateau Lobby #4
84. Nate Ruess – Nothing Without Love
83. Disclosure (feat. Lorde) – Magnets
82. Christine & The Queens – Tilted
81. CHVRCHES – Leave A Trace
80. Holly Miranda – All I Want Is To Be Your Girl
79. Giorgio Moroder feat. Sia – Déjà vu
78. Good Old War – Tell Me What You Want From Me
77. Maia Sharp – Nothing But The Radio
76. Seinabo Sey – Hard Time
75. Foo Fighters – Saint Cecilia
74. Wolf Alice – Moaning Lisa Smile
73. Anderson East – Satisfy Me
72. Coleman Hell – 2 Heads
71. Grace Potter – Empty Heart
70. Walk The Moon – Different Colors
69. Death Cab For Cutie – The Ghosts of Beverly Drive
68. Parachute – Crave

67. New Politics – West End Kids
66. Wilco – Random Name Generator
65. Dawes – Things Happen
64. Meg Mac – Roll Up Your Sleeves
63. Vance Joy – Fire & The Flood
62. Lunchmoney Lewis – Bills
61. Cage the Elephant – Mess Around
60. Of Monsters & Men – Empire
59. The Revivalists – Keep Going
58. Frank Turner – The Next Storm
57. Kaleo – All The Pretty Girls
56. Chris Cornell – Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart
55. Imagine Dragons – Shots
54. Houndmouth – Sedona

53. Death Cab For Cutie – Black Sun
52. My Morning Jacket – Big Decisions
51. Greg Holden – Hold On Tight
50. Hozier – Someone New
49. George Ezra – Blame It On Me
48. Sheppard – Geronimo
47. Muse – Dead Inside
46. Josh Ritter – Getting Ready To Get Down
45. Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do
44. Robert DeLong – Long Way Down
43. Leon Bridges – Coming Home
42. Lord Huron – Fool For Love
41. Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness – Cecilia and the Satellite
40. Florence + The Machine – Ship To Wreck

39. The Lone Bellow – Then Came The Morning
38. Kacey Musgraves – Biscuits
37. Of Monsters & Men – Crystals
36. Catfish & the Bottlemen – Kathleen
35. Decemberists – Make You Better
34. Ryn Weaver – Octahate
33. Twenty-One Pilots – Tear in My Heart
32. The Arcs – Outta My Mind
31. El Vy – Return To The Moon
30. Borns – Electric Love
29. J.D. McPherson – Let the Good Times Roll
28. Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear – Silent Movies
27. Grace Potter – Alive Tonight
26. Mumford & Sons – Believe
25. James Bay – Hold Back The River

24. Imagine Dragons – I Bet My Life
23. Modest Mouse – Lampshades on Fire
22 Jason Isbell – 24 Frames
21. Saint Motel – My Type
20. Kendrick Lamar – i
19. Michael Franti & Spearhead – Once A Day
18. Alessia Cara – Here
17. Coldplay – Adventure of a Lifetime
16. Alabama Shakes – Don’t Wanna Fight
15. Brandi Carlile – Wherever Is Your Heart
14. Marian Hill – One Time
13. Walk The Moon – Shut Up & Dance
12. Ryan Adams – Bad Blood
11. The Avener feat. Phoebe Killdeer – Fade Out Lines
10. X-Ambassadors – Renegades
9. The Struts – Could Have Been Me
8. Dawes – All Your Favorite Bands
7. Mumford & Sons – The Wolf
6. Florence + The Machine – What Kind of Man?
5. Beck – Dreams
4. Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk!
3. Adele – Hello
2. Elle King – Ex’s & Oh’s
1. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – S.O.B.

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