TOP 100 FAVORITE SONGS OF 2016 1. HE IS (Ghost) 2. WAITING TABLES (Don Henley) 3. TAKE ME BACK (The Defiants) 4. A NIGHT TO REMEMBER (Khymera) 5. ON MY OWN (Dare) 6. BENNETT BUILT A TIME MACHINE (Spock's Beard) 7. LOVE AND BULLETS (The Defiants) 8. DELUSION RAIN (Mystery) 9. SQUARE HAMMER (Ghost) 10. HUMBLE AND KIND (Tim McGraw) 11. FOREVER COUNTRY (Artists of Then, Now & Forever) 12. THIS AIN'T JUST A SONG (Alabama) 13. DAYS OF SUMMER (Dare) 14. WICHITA LINEMAN (Restless Heart) 15. NEVER GIVE UP ON YOU (Khymera) 16. HUNTIN' FISHIN' AND LOVIN' EVERY DAY (Luke Bryan) 17. ONE FROM THE HEART (Dakota) 18. PART OF ME (Palace) 19. IN THE NOW (Barry Gibb) 20. CAKE BY THE OCEAN (DNCE) 21. WITH THIS HEART (Kansas) 22. EDGE OF LOVE (Rob Moratti) 23. WASTED TIME (Keith Urban) 24. NOWHERE TO HIDE (Find Me) 25. ALL YOUR OWN WAY (Rage of Angels) 26. INFERNO (Treat) 27. HOW I'LL ALWAYS BE (Tim McGraw) 28. BACK OF MY CHEVROLET (Shotgun Shane) 29. MAY WE ALL (Florida Georgia Line feat. Tim McGraw) 30. THE SOUND OF SILENCE (Disturbed) 31. THESE EYES (Dakota) 32. I BELIEVE (Khymera) 33. RISK EVERYTHING (Peterik Scherer) 34. LOVE GETS THROUGH (First Signal feat. Harry Hess) 35. TOUCH (Drive, She Said) 36. MIDNIGHT MEMORIES (Find Me) 37. CASTAWAY (Zac Brown Band) 38. MACHINERY OF FATE (Downes Braide Association) 39. DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT (Sing Street) 40. FOREVER (Find Me) 41. HOME ALONE TONIGHT (Luke Bryan feat. Karen Fairchild) 42. CHANCE OF A LIFETIME (Peterik Scherer) 43. REACH (Tyketto) 44. BLEED IN THE RAIN (Find Me) 45. ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO GO (Santana) 46. PRAYING FOR RAIN (Don Henley) 47. SURRENDER MY HEART (White Widdow) 48. WEIGHT ME IN (First Signal feat. Harry Hess) 49. THIS HOUSE IS NOT FOR SALE (Bon Jovi) 50. DEJA VU (Wigelius) 51. DANGEROUS (Def Leppard) 52. 21 SUMMER (Brothers Osborne) 53. MAJESTY (Ghost) 54. SAY WHAT YOU WANT (Khymera) 55. KNOWING (Anderson/Stolt) 56. I KNOW SOMEBODY (Locash) 57. TIME GOES FAST (Downes Braide Association) 58. MAN ENOUGH (Def Leppard) 59. FALLING FOR FOREVER (Spock's Beard) 60. H.O.L.Y. (Florida Georgia Line) 61. DESTINY (Reckless Love) 62. HURTIN' (Loverboy) 63. DOIN' IT TO COUNTRY SONGS (Blake Shelton feat. The Oak Ridge Boys) 64. MOVE (Luke Bryan) 65. INTO THE FIRE (Stage Dolls) 66. THE GIFT OF MUSIC (Dream Theater) 67. HEAD OVER HEELS (Sunstrike) 68. HOW LONG IS A MOMENT (Peterik Scherer) 69. YOUNG GUN (Roth Brock Project) 70. THAT AIN'T COUNTRY (Aaron Lewis) 71. LIGHT THIS PARTY UP (Rick Springfield) 72. DROP 'EM OUT (Wheeler Walker Jr.) 73. I WANNA BE THERE (Alabama) 74. THE SILENT GIANT (Magic Pie) 75. WATERFALL (Neal Morse Band) 76. BLUE JEAN EYES (Stardust) 77. REDNECK SHIT (Wheeler Walker Jr.) 78. I STAND BY YOU (Sunstrike) 79. BREAK UP IN A SMALL TOWN (Sam Hunt) 80. ALL THE TEARS THAT SHINE (Toto) 81. THE CENTER LINE (Spock's Beard) 82. TWO OR MORE (Snoop Dogg) 83. BUY YOU A BEER (Ashley Clark) 84. PAY IT FORWARD (Rick Springfield) 85. LET IT GO (Mecca) 86. ENDANGERED (Treat) 87. NEVER ENDERS (Lonestar) 88. POWER OF POSITIVE DRINKIN' (Chris Janson) 89. SUBURBAN GHOSTS PT. III (Downes Braide Association) 90. EVERY LITTLE MONSTER (Vega) 91. BABY I'M YOURS (Rob Moratti) 92. HEAD OVER BOOTS (Jon Pardi) 93. COUNTRY NATION (Brad Paisley) 94. IF YOU SEE HER (Mystery) 95. WITHOUT A FIGHT (Brad Pailsey feat. Demi Lovato) 96. THE SOUND OF GOODBYE (Sunstorm) 97. ALL EYES ON YOU (Dante Fox) 98. BEER, WEED, COOCHES (Wheeler Walker Jr.) 99. WORDS CAN BREAK YOUR HEART (Don Henley feat. Trisha Yearwood) 100. THE TASTE OF A CHAMPION (Brother Firetribe) TOP 40 ALBUMS OF 2016 1. SACRED GROUND (Dare) 2. THE GRAND DESIGN (Khymera) 3. THE PRELUDE IMPLICIT (Kansas) 4. MELIORA (Ghost) 5. REDNECK SHIT (Wheeler Walker Jr.) 6. GHOST OF GRACELAND (Treat) 7. DARK ANGEL (Find Me) 8. ROTH BROCK PROJECT (Roth Brock Project) 9. THE SIMILITUDE OF A DREAM (Neal Morse Band) 10. THE DEFIANTS (The Defiants) 11. THE OBLIVION PARTICLE (Spock's Beard) 12. ONE STEP OVER THE LINE (First Signal) 13. MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE (Palace) 14. SOUTHERN DRAWL (Alabama) 15. 24K MAGIC (Bruno Mars) 16. TRANSCENDENT (Rob Moratti) 17. THE DEVIL'S NEW TRICKS (Rage of Angels) 18. TABULA RASA (Wigelius) 19. POPESTAR (EP) (Ghost) 20. SILHOUETTE (White Widdow) 21. SINNER (Aaron Lewis) 22. CASS COUNTY (Don Henley) 23. RISK EVERYTHING (Peterik Scherer) 24. RIPCHORD (Keith Urban) 25. REACH (Tyketto) 26. DELUSION RAIN (Mystery) 27. IV (Santana) 28. CRUZH (Cruzh) 29. DAMN COUNTRY MUSIC (Tim McGraw) 30. IN THE NOW (Barry Gibb) 31. THIS HOUSE IS NOT FOR SALE (Bon Jovi) 32. LONG ROAD HOME (Dakota) 33. SUBURBAN GHOSTS (Downes Braide Association) 34. ROCKET SCIENCE (Rick Springfield) 35. LEAP OF FAITH (Timothy B. Schmit) 36. INVENTION OF KNOWLEDGE (Anderson/Stolt) 37. THE ASTONISHING (Dream Theater) 38. BLACKSTAR (David Bowie) 39. I KINDA LIKE IT WHEN A LOT OF PEOPLE DIE (George Carlin) 40. GOOD TIMES (The Monkees) TOP AOR/MELODIC HARD ROCK SONGS 1. TAKE ME BACK (The Defiants) 2. A NIGHT TO REMEMBER (Khymera) 3. ON MY OWN (Dare) 4. LOVE AND BULLETS (The Defiants) 5. DAYS OF SUMMER (Dare) 6. NEVER GIVE UP ON YOU (Khymera) 7. ONE FROM THE HEART (Dakota) 8. PART OF ME (Palace) 9. EDGE OF LOVE (Rob Moratti) 10. NOWHERE TO HIDE (Find Me) 11. ALL YOUR OWN WAY (Rage of Angels) 12. INFERNO (Treat) 13. THESE EYES (Dakota) 14. I BELIEVE (Khymera) 15. RISK EVERYTHING (Peterik Scherer) 16. LOVE GETS THROUGH (First Signal feat. Harry Hess) 17. TOUCH (Drive, She Said) 18. MIDNIGHT MEMORIES (Find Me) 19. FOREVER (Find Me) 20. CHANCE OF A LIFETIME (Peterik Scherer) TOP AOR/MELODIC ALBUMS 1. SACRED GROUND (Dare) 2. THE GRAND DESIGN (Khymera) 3. GHOST OF GRACELAND (Treat) 4. DARK ANGEL (Find Me) 5. ROTH BROCK PROJECT (Roth Brock Project) 6. THE DEFIANTS (The Defiants) 7. ONE STEP OVER THE LINE (First Signal) 8. MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE (Palace) 9. TRANSCENDENT (Rob Moratti) 10. THE DEVIL'S NEW TRICKS (Rage of Angels) TOP MODERN ROCK SONGS 1. THE SOUND OF SILENCE (Disturbed) 2. DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT (Sing Street) 3. BOYFRIEND (Tegan & Sara) 4. HOLD ON (THE BREAK) (Walk Off The Earth) 5. THE LIGHT (Disturbed) 6. UPSIDE DOWN & INSIDE OUT (OK Go) 7. KING OF THE WORLD (Weezer) 8. LAZARUS (David Bowie) 9. EMPTY (Garbage) 10. RX (Saliva) MODERN ROCK ALBUMS 1. BLACKSTAR (David Bowie) 2. SING STREET SOUNDTRACK (Various Artists) 3. WEEZER (2016) (Weezer) 4. IMMORTALIZED (Disturbed) 5. STRANGE LITTLE BIRDS (Garbage) TOP COUNTRY SONGS 1. HUMBLE AND KIND (Tim McGraw) 2. FOREVER COUNTRY (Artists of Then, Now & Forever) 3. THIS AIN'T JUST A SONG (Alabama) 4. WICHITA LINEMAN (Restless Heart) 5. HUNTIN', FISHIN' AND LOVIN' EVERY DAY (Luke Bryan) 6. WASTED TIME (Keith Urban) 7. HOW I'LL ALWAYS BE (Tim McGraw) 8. BACK OF MY CHEVROLET (Shotgun Shane) 9. MAY WE ALL (Florida Georgia Line feat. Tim McGraw) 10.CASTAWAY (Zac Brown Band) 11. HOME ALONE TONIGHT (Luke Bryan feat. Karen Fairchild) 12. 21 SUMMER (Brothers Osborne) 13. I KNOW SOMEBODY (Locash) 14. H.O.L.Y. (Florida Georgia Line) 15. DOIN' IT TO COUNTRY SONGS (Blake Shelton feat. The Oak Ridge Boys) 16. MOVE (Luke Bryan) 17. THAT AIN'T COUNTRY (Aaron Lewis) 18. DROP 'EM OUT (Wheeler Walker Jr.) 19. I WANNA BE THERE (Alabama) 20. REDNECK SHIT (Wheeler Walker Jr.) TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS 1. REDNECK SHIT (Wheeler Walker Jr.) 2. SOUTHERN DRAWL (Alabama) 3. SINNER (Aaron Lewis) 4. CASS COUNTRY (Don Henley) 5. RIPCHORD (Keith Urban) 6. DAMN COUNTRY MUSIC (Tim McGraw) 7. FIGHTERS (Locash) 8. GUNSLINGER (Garth Brooks) 9. IF I'M HONEST (Blake Shelton) 10. NEVER ENDERS (Lonestar) TOP HIP/HOP/RAP/R&B SONGS 1. TWO OR MORE (Snoop Dogg) 2. THE RIGHT TIME (Tuxedo) 3. MONA LISA (The Lonely Island) 4. CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! (Justin Timberlake) 5. WORK FROM HOME (Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla $ign) TOP HIP/HOP/RAP/R&B ALBUMS 1. 24K MAGIC (Bruno Mars) 2. TUXEDO (Tuxedo) 3. COOLAID (Snoop Dogg) TOP PROG ROCK ALBUMS 1. THE PRELUDE IMPLICIT (Kansas) 2. MELIORA (Ghost) 3. THE SIMILITUDE OF A DREAM (Neal Morse Band) 4. THE OBLIVION PARTICLE (Spock's Beard) 5. DELUSION RAIN (Mystery) 6. INVENTION OF KNOWLEDGE (Anderson/Stolt) 7. THE ASTONISHING (Dream Theater) 8. THE FIRST TWENTY YEARS (Spock's Beard) 9. VALLEY OF THE WINDMILL (Circa) 10. KING FOR A DAY (Magic Pie) TOP CANADIAN CONTENT 1. DELUSION RAIN (Mystery) 2. EDGE OF LOVE (Rob Moratti) 3. HURTIN' (Loverboy) 4. BABY I'M YOURS (Rob Moratti) 5. IF YOU SEE HER (Mystery) TOP MOVIES 1. DON'T BREATHE 2. THE CONJURING 2 3. DEADPOOL 4. SING STREET 5. EYE IN THE SKY 6. LIGHTS OUT 7. CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR 8. MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN 9. GREEN ROOM 10. 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE TOP TV SHOWS 1. THE WALKING DEAD 2. GAME OF THRONES 3. HOUSE OF CARDS 4. HELL ON WHEELS 5. VIKINGS 6. ZOO 7. HOMELAND 8. THE AMERICANS 9. BLACK SAILS 10. PENNY DREADFUL TOP CD REISSUES ZAHALAN (Zahalan) MUSIC PERSON OF THE YEAR: GORD DOWNIE & DAVID BOWIE (tie) MOST DISAPPOINTING CDs OF THE YEAR 1. MEATLOAF (Braver Than We Are) 2. MAGNUM (Sacred Blood, Divine Lines) 3. PAUL SIMON (Stranger to Stranger) TOP COMEBACK ARTISTS 1. KANSAS 2. BARRY GIBB 3. DAKOTA 4. MONKEES 5. LITTLE TEXAS TOP NEW/BREAKTHROUGH ARTISTS 1. WHEELER WALKER JR. 2. THE DEFIANTS 3. ROTH BROCK PROJECT 4. PALACE 5. CRUZH TOP COMEDY ALBUMS 1. REDNECK SHIT (Wheeler Walker Jr.) NO. 1 SINGLES OF 2016 A NIGHT TO REMEMBER (Khymera) (4) NOWHERE TO HIDE (Find Me) (2) DELUSION RAIN (Mystery) (3) HE IS (Ghost) (5) BENNETT BUILT A TIME MACHINE (Spock's Beard) (3) ALL YOUR OWN WAY (Rage of Angels) (1) NEVER GIVE UP ON YOU (Khymera) (1) LOVE AND BULLETS (The Defiants) (3) INFERNO (Treat) (1) THIS AIN'T JUST A SONG (Alabama) (2) HUMBLE AND KIND (Tim McGraw) (1) WAITING TABLES (Don Henley) (4) WICHITA LINEMAN (Restless Heart) (1) TAKE ME BACK (The Defiants) (4) EDGE OF LOVE (Rob Moratti) (1) ON MY OWN (Dare) (3) ONE FROM THE HEART (Dakota) (1) PART OF ME (Palace) (1) WITH THIS HEART (Kansas) (1) SQUARE HAMMER (Ghost) (3) FOREVER COUNTRY (Artists of Then, Now & Forever) (2) IN THE NOW (Barry Gibb) (1) DAYS OF SUMMER (Dare) (1) 24K MAGIC (Bruno Mars) (6^) NO. 1 ALBUMS OF 2016 THE GRAND DESIGN (Khymera) (5) DARK ANGEL (Find Me) (1) TABULA RASA (Wigelius) (3) MELIORA (Ghost) (3) (16) THE DEVIL'S NEW TRICKS (Rage of Angels) (4) THE OBLIVION PARTICLE (Spock's Beard) (1) (2) IV (Santana) (1) THE DEFIANTS (The Defiants) (1) GHOST OF GRACELAND (Treat) (3)* REDNECK SHIT (Wheeler Walker Jr.) (4)* SOUTHERN DRAWL (Alabama) (1) TRANSCENDENT (Rob Moratti) (2) ONE STEP OVER THE LINE (First Signal) (1) SACRED GROUND (Dare) (7) MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE (Palace) (2) POPESTAR (EP) (Ghost) (3) THE PRELUDE IMPLICIT (Kansas) (7) ROTH BROCK PROJECT (Roth Brock Project) (4) THE SIMILITUDE OF A DREAM (Neal Morse Band) (3) 24K MAGIC (Bruno Mars) (1)   *- inconsective weeks. 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