2016 brought an injection of great new songs to country music, and Pandora listeners liked it, enough to give these 25 tracks a total of 38 MILLION thumbs up.
Chris Stapleton takes the lead, appearing most frequently on our list, with a year for the history books beginning with his November 2015 CMA Awards performance with Justin Timberlake.
Stapleton wasn't the only break-through this year.
The list of top 25 include several new acts who hit it big this year including Cam, Kane Brown, Chris Lane, Jon Pardi and Cassadee Pope.
"Look no further for the year's biggest love songs, break-up songs, drinking songs, and a ray of 'Humble and Kind'-ness, just in time for the holidays," Rachel Whitney, Pandora's Country Curator, said.
| 1. | Die A Happy Man | Thomas Rhett |
| 2. | H.O.L.Y. | Florida Georgia Line |
| 3. | Tennessee Whiskey | Chris Stapleton |
| 4. | You Should Be Here | Cole Swindell |
| 5. | Came Here to Forget | Blake Shelton |
| 6. | T-Shirt | Thomas Rhett |
| 7. | Somewhere on a Beach | Dierks Bentley |
| 8. | Think of You (Feat. Cassadee Pope) | Chris Young |
| 9. | Home Alone Tonight (Feat. Karen Fairchild) | Luke Bryan |
| 10. | Drunk On Your Love | Brett Eldredge |
| 11. | From the Ground Up | Dan + Shay |
| 12. | Head Over Boots | Jon Pardi |
| 13. | Middle of A Memory | Cole Swindell |
| 14. | Different For Girls (Feat. Elle King) | Dierks Bentley |
| 15. | Record Year | Eric Church |
| 16. | Lights Come On | Jason Aldean |
| 17. | Fix | Chris Lane |
| 18. | Church Bells | Carrie Underwood |
| 19. | Snapback | Old Dominion |
| 20. | Parachute | Chris Stapleton |
| 21. | Nobody to Blame | Chris Stapleton |
| 22. | Humble & Kind | Tim McGraw |
| 23. | Used to Love You Sober | Kane Brown |
| 24. | Peter Pan | Kelsea Ballerini |
| 25. | Burning House | Cam |
**Data provided by BB Gun Press
