Top 100 Songs of 2016
A ranking of the top 100 songs of 2016, based exclusively on chart performance on the Billboard Hot 100, from Joel Whitburn's book "Top Pop Annual 1955-2016." Songs are listed in descending order, with songs that hit #1 listed first, followed by songs that hit #2, then #3 and so on; songs are then ranked based on number of weeks at their peak position, then by weeks charted overall, weeks in the top 40, and finally weeks in the top 10. The top-ranked song on this list, "Closer", spent 12 weeks at #1; the lowest-ranked song, "My Way," peaked at #24.
avg. score: 27 of 100 (27%)
required scores: 1, 7, 19, 30, 49
