2016 saw a wealth of incredible country music get released as singles, EPs and albums. We had several Number One hits sit at the top of the charts for multiple weeks including Thomas Rhett’s ‘Die A Happy Man,’ Cole Swindell’s ‘You Should Be Here,’ and Luke Bryan’s ‘Move’ among others. Below if the list of NECM’s 20 Favorite Country Songs of 2016- all of these songs were either released as a single in 2016 or were part of an album that was released in 2016.
20.) ‘Today’ – Brad Paisley
You can get ‘Today’ on iTunes here.
19.) ‘It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To’ – Billy Currington
You can get ‘It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To’ on iTunes here.
18.) ‘I Know Somebody’ – LOCASH
You can get ‘I Know Somebody’ on iTunes here.
17.) ‘Humble And Kind’ – Tim McGraw
You can get ‘Humble And Kind’ on iTunes here.
16.) ‘Lights Come On’ – Jason Aldean
You can get ‘Lights Come On’ on iTunes here.
15.) ‘Different For Girls’ – Dierks Bentley featuring Elle King
You can get ‘Different For Girls’ on iTunes here.
14.) ‘Think of You’ – Chris Young featuring Cassadee Pope
You can get ‘Think of You’ on iTunes here.
13.) ‘Somewhere On A Beach’ – Dierks Bentley
You can get ‘Somewhere On A Beach’ on iTunes here.
12.) ‘Dirty Laundry’ – Carrie Underwood
You can get ‘Dirty Laundry’ on iTunes here.
11.) ‘Wanna Be That Song’ – Brett Eldredge
You can get ‘Wanna Be That Song’ on iTunes here.
10.) ‘Rock On’ – Tucker Beathard
You can get ‘Rock On’ on iTunes here.
9.) ‘Record Year’ – Eric Church
You can get ‘Record Year’ on iTunes here.
8.) ‘Peter Pan’ – Kelsea Ballerini
You can get ‘Peter Pan’ on iTunes here.
7.) ‘Wasted Time’ – Keith Urban
You can get ‘Wasted Time’ on iTunes here.
6.) ‘Sleep Without You’ – Brett Young
You can get ‘Sleep Without You’ on iTunes here.
5.) ‘Vice’ – Miranda Lambert
You can get ‘Vice’ on iTunes here.
4.) ‘May We All’ – Florida Georgia Line featuring Tim McGraw
You can get ‘May We All’ on iTunes here.
3.) ‘Song For Another Time’ – Old Dominion
You can get ‘Song For Another Time’ on iTunes here.
2.) ‘Setting The World On Fire’ – Kenny Chesney
You can get ‘Setting The World On Fire’ on iTunes here.
1.) ‘My Church’ – Maren Morris
You can get ‘My Church’ on iTunes here.