Carte Blanche Top 2016
Is there a better way to introduce myself and this new music blog than via a year-end chart? Last year in my Carte Blanche radio show I played over 800 new tracks, all of which you can find in this 2016 container playlist (subject to availability). Only 100 of them made it to the Carte Blanche Top 2016.
Some random statistics:
- After the usual suspects – Great-Britain (34) and United States (19) – the Netherlands deliver most entries (9), followed by Sweden (8), Belgium (6), Australia (5), Norway and France (4 each)
- 42% of all lead vocals are sung by women, which is unique compared to other radio stations
- There are more rock tracks in (the upper regions of) the Carte Blanche Top 2016 than in your average year-end chart
- The same goes for acts that were already successful 10, 20, even 30 years ago, proving they are still relevant today
If you want, you can listen to my radio show (in Dutch) containing the Top 30 of my year-end chart. Meanwhile you can browse through the complete list below. Enjoy!
- Dua Lipa – Blow Your Mind (Mwah) (W)
- Don Broco – Everybody (W)
- Dagny – Backbeat (W)
- Pixies – Talent (W)
- Primal Scream (feat. Haim) – 100% Or Nothing (W)
- Rat Boy – Get Over It (W)
- M83 feat. Mai Lan (& Steve Vai) – Go! (Album Edit) (W)
- Get Well Soon – It’s Love (Radio Edit) (W)
- Makola – This Is London (W)
- Noémie Wolfs – Lost In Love (W)
- Vant – Fly-By Alien (W)
- Heidi Maree – Caterpillar Shoes (W)
- Artificial Pleasure – I’ll Make It Worth Your While (W)
- The Griswolds feat. Lizzo – YDLM (*) (W)
- The Brahms – Backseat (W)
- Mylène Farmer – City Of Love (Radio Edit) (W)
- Admiral Freebee – Kim Basinger
- Liv – Wings Of Love (W)
- Model Depose – Particles (New Mix) (W)
- Estrons – Drop
- Zak Abel – Everybody Needs Love (W)
- Röyksopp feat. Susanne Sundfør – Never Ever (Radio Edit)
- Smoove & Turrell – Given It All (*) (W)
- Nelou – Echo
- Tegan & Sara – U-Turn
- Moddi – A Matter Of Habit
- Bent van Looy – My Escape (Radio Version)
- Rita Zipora – Tik De Box (W)
- Pitbull feat. Robin Thicke, Joe Perry & Travis Barker – Bad Man (W)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers – Go Robot (W)
- Hooverphonic – You
- Yello – Limbo (W)
- Zucchero ‘Sugar’ Fornaciari – 13 Buone Ragioni (W)
- Alma – Karma (W)
- Fripps & Fripps – Get Your End Wet (Werner Edit) (W)
- Noonie Bao – Sorry Not Sorry
- The Divine Comedy – Catherine The Great (W)
- Pussy Riot – Make America Great Again
- Shinedown – How Did You Love
- Zuco 103 – Yara
- Royal Republic – Uh-Huh
- Charli XCX – Explode
- The 1975 – She’s American (W)
- Skott – Amelia (RS)
- Robbie Williams – Heavy Entertainment Show (*) (W)
- Black Honey – Hello Today
- Chvrches feat. Hayley Williams – Bury It (Single Version) (W)
- Pop Cult – Sunday Mourning
- Britney Spears – Do You Wanna Come Over?
- Sting – I Can’t Stop Thinking About You
- OK Go feat. Perfume – I Don’t Understand You
- Sunset Sons – On The Road (W)
- Halsey – Castle (The Huntsman: Winter’s War Version) (W)
- Moby & The Void Pacific Choir – Are You Lost In The World Like Me?
- Death Team – Gold (RS)
- Nothing But Thieves – Excuse Me (Edit) (W)
- Álvaro Soler (feat. Paty Cantú) – Libre
- Delv!s – Come My Way (Edit)
- Saint Motel – Move
- Maggie Rogers – Alaska (W)
- Art Felixx – High On Love
- Scarlett Johansson – Set It All Free
- Carnival Youth – Seagulls On Bicycles
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Wild Forever (Radio Edit)
- Tom Odell – Here I Am
- Stevie Wonder feat. Ariana Grande – Faith
- Black M – Je Suis Chez Moi (Album Edit)
- Andrew Bird – Roma Fade
- The Last Shadow Puppets – Aviation (W)
- Pet Shop Boys – Say It To Me (New Radio Mix)
- Miike Snow – My Trigger
- Olsson (feat. Mapei) – Hold On
- Kings Of Leon – Find Me
- Bells Of Youth – Running (Radio Edit)
- Guy Garvey – Open The Door (Werner Edit) (W)
- twenty | one | pilots – Stressed Out
- Suede – Like Kids
- The Pretty Reckless – Take Me Down
- Peter, Björn & John – What You Talking About?
- Loyle Carner – Ain’t Nothing Changed (Edit) (W)
- Ariana Grande – Jason’s Song (Gave It Away)
- Temples – Certainty
- Lossy – You Who’s Guiding Me
- Johnossi – Air Is Free
- Pixie Geldof – Sweet Thing
- Sundara Karma – She Said
- Twin Atlantic – The Chaser
- Tokyo Police Club – Not My Girl
- Matt & Kim – Let’s Run Away
- Sløtface – Take Me Dancing
- Puggy – Soul
- Lush – Out Of Control
- Fil Bo Riva – Franzis
- Hannah Grace – Mustang
- De Staat – Make The Call, Leave It All (W)
- Sväva – Only U (W)
- MiAmigo – What I Want (W)
- Izzy Bizu – White Tiger (Single Version)
- Sigma feat. Birdy – Find Me (Radio Edit)
- Tosso – Baby
(W) = ex Wildcard
(*) = album track
Further listening:
Carte Blanche Top 2015
Carte Blanche Top 2014
Carte Blanche Top 2013
Carte Blanche Top 2012
Carte Blanche Top 2011
Carte Blanche Top 2010

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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