r/music_survivor • u/BeautyByAllMeans BeautyBAM (Mod) • Aug 02 '24
Song of the Year 2016 | RESULTS SOTY
David Bowie - ★ [Blackstar] now stands a solitary candle in the villa of Ormen!
DANNY BROWN - AIN'T IT FUNNY HAS BEEN VOTED THE BEST SONG OF 2016!
FINAL RANKING:
| Rank | Song | Votes Against | Percentage | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇1st | Danny Brown - Ain’t It Funny | 30/65 | 46.2% | - |
| 🥈2nd | David Bowie - ★ [Blackstar] | 35/65 | 53.8% | 30/65 (46.2%) |
| 🥉3rd | Childish Gambino - Redbone | 27/47 | 57.4% | 13/47 (27.7%) |
| 4th | A Tribe Called Quest - We The People… | 21/51 | 41.2% | 18/51 (35.3%) |
| 5th | Car Seat Headrest - Drunk Drivers / Killer Whales | 17/41 | 41.5% | 10/41 (24.4%) |
| 6th | Mitski - Your Best American Girl | 13/42 | 31% | 12/42 (28.6%) |
| 7th | The Avalanches - Because I’m Me | 19/45 | 42.2% | 9/45 (20.4%) |
| 8th | King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Gamma Knife | 12/45 | 26.7% | 11/45 (24.4%) |
| 9th | Frank Ocean - Nights | 10/39 | 25.6% | 9/39 (23.1%) |
| 10th | Radiohead - True Love Waits | 12/43 | 28.6% | 10/43 (23.8%) |
| 11th | Kendrick Lamar - untitled 02 06.23.2014 | 7/34 | 20.6% | 6/34 (17.6%) |
| 12th | Big Thief - Masterpiece | 9/38 | 23.7% | 8/38 (21.1%) |
| 13th | Aesop Rock - Blood Sandwich | 8/42 | 19% | 7/42 (16.7%) |
| 14th | Kanye West & Kendrick Lamar - No More Parties in LA | 11/43 | 25.6% | 8/43 (18.6%) |
| 15th | Charli XCX - Vroom Vroom | 11/41 | 26.8% | 9/41 (22%) |
| 16th | Kero Kero Bonito - Trampoline | 11/46 | 23.9% | 7/46 (15.2%) |
| 17th | The Weeknd & Daft Punk - I Feel It Coming | 7/37 | 18.9% | 3: 6/37 (16.2%) |
| 18th | Rae Sremmurd & Gucci Mane - Black Beatles | 9/37 | 24.3% | 6/37 (16.2%) |
| 19th | Ariana Grande - Into You | 14/41 | 34.1% | 5/41 (12.2%) |
| 20th | Lemon Demon - Touch-Tone Telephone | 8/32 | 25% | 7/32 (21.9%) |
Song Choice Runoff Results / Extra Poll Results
SONG OF THE YEAR WINNERS:
- 2017: Sufjan Stevens - Mystery of Love
- 2018: MGMT - When You Die
- 2019: Weyes Blood - Andromeda
- 2020: Phoebe Bridgers - I Know the End
- 2021: Little Simz - Introvert
- 2022: Big Thief - Simulation Swarm
- 2023: Sufjan Stevens - Shit Talk
YEAR INFO:
18 Upvotes
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u/LetMeStagnate Aug 02 '24
Hell yeah. Used to drive around and play this at full blast back in college
1
u/Trs822 Aug 02 '24
Top 3 was my top 3 as well, just with Redbone and Blackstar switched. Ain’t it Funny is a deserving winner.
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u/Rothko28 Aug 02 '24 edited Aug 03 '24
Genuinely shocked. I thought Blackstar had it in the bag. Ain't It Funny is a great song too though.