Pop music's best wasted no time getting into formation this year, with major releases from a galaxy of our brightest stars cluttering the calendar's opening months. But even with so many established huge names taking up space on the marquee, what really made the last twelve months in pop special was how they also found room for the lesser-known little guys; a Desiigner for every Drake, a Kiiara for every Kanye. Soundtracking a period of seemingly limitless real-world disagreement and strife, these artists big and small provided us with rare moments of much-needed unity, ones we all would've actually wanted to freeze time on. Here are the pop songs that pulled us closer in Note: Songs were considered eligible for this list if they were either released in or peaked on the Hot during that time — unless they already appeared on our list. After decades of men singing to women they know "want it" on the dance floor, Meghan Trainor hits the club and K. Flume feat. Kai, "Never Be Like You". Amber Coffman, "All to Myself". Becoming one of the underground's most familiar and comforting voices thanks to her work in art-pop collective Dirty Projectors and guest turns on singles by EDM maestros Rusko and Diplo , Amber Coffman finally achieved the titular independence with the gorgeous nu-wop of her solo debut "All to Myself.


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The song has always been the cornerstone of country music, but in recent years some have felt as sturdy as a straw house. That changed in , with mainstream artists in particular sidestepping the formulaic to find or write songs with real weight behind them. Jon Pardi reinvented the country-boy love song; Chris Janson praised his wife and kids; and Kelsea Ballerini called out guys who have failed to launch into adulthood. Here are the best songs of the year. On their debut single, Runaway June provide an invigorating antidote to heartbreak, a country take on what the pop star Sia calls the "victim-to-victory" trajectory. Everything here is pitched for encouragement: choppy, no-nonsense guitar; reckless fiddle; snappy beat; bountiful harmonies. Runaway June tie the track neatly together with a smoothly changing color theme: starting with black tears, moving to smeared red lipstick, and ending with a dream man who appears out of the blue. It's tough to listen to Jamie Kent's optimistic "All American Mutt" in the wake of a divisive election and not feel like the melting pot he praises is increasingly in peril — but that's exactly why we should. Packed with a funky vamp, splashes of fast-picking twang and a pop sensibility that Jason Mraz would admire, Kent focuses on the differences that describe but don't define us.
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