Billboard Top 50 Hot AC songs 1996-2016 RD: Due March 15

[Mr. Thonk Eyes]

Nearly two years ago, Billboard celebrated the 20th anniversary of their Hot AC chart by releasing their list of the top 50 songs of the format from 1996-2016. With rankdowns becoming popular ever since, it is now time for this list to have its own rankdown. PM me your ranking of the songs numbered 1 through 50, with 1 being your favorite and 50 being your least favorite. Send your lists by March 11th at 11:59 PM Pacific!

1. Santana featuring Rob Thomas - Smooth
2. Train - Drops of Jupiter
3. The Calling - Wherever You Will Go
4. The Fray - How to Save a Life
5. OneRepublic - Counting Stars
6. Matchbox Twenty - Unwell
7. Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
8. Lifehouse - You and Me
9. Sister Hazel - All for You
10. Lifehouse - Hanging By a Moment
11. WALK THE MOON - Shut Up and Dance
12. Colbie Caillat - Bubbly
13. Train - Hey, Soul Sister
14. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
15. The Lumineers - Ho Hey
16. The Fray - You Found Me
17. Goo Goo Dolls - Slide
18. American Authors - Best Day of My Life
19. Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
20. Santana featuring Alex Band or Chad Kroeger - Why Don't You & I
21. Sara Bareilles - Love Song
22. Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want
23. 3 Doors Down - Here Without You
24. Kings of Leon - Use Somebody
25. Nickelback - Photograph
26. John Mayer - Waiting On the World to Change
27. Hoobastank - The Reason
28. Matchbox Twenty - If You're Gone
29. Adele - Rolling in the Deep
30. No Doubt - Don't Speak
31. The Script - Breakeven
32. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
33. Maroon 5 - This Love
34. Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved
35. The Fray - Over My Head (Cable Car)
36. P!nk featuring Nate Ruess - Just Give Me a Reason
37. Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
38. Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing
39. Gotye featuring Kimbra - Somebody That I Used to Know
40. Avril Lavigne - Complicated
41. Matchbox Twenty - 3AM
42. Daughtry - It's Not Over
43. Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
44. The Wallflowers - One Headlight
45. P!nk - Who Knew
46. Phillip Phillips - Home
47. Daniel Powter - Bad Day
48. Passenger - Let Her Go
49. Nickelback - Gotta Be Somebody
50. Matchbox Twenty - Bent

Preference Revealer Friendly List:

Smooth
Drops of Jupiter
Wherever You Will Go
How to Save a Life
Counting Stars
Unwell
I'm Yours
You and Me
All for You
Hanging By a Moment
Shut Up and Dance
Bubbly
Hey, Soul Sister
Chasing Cars
Ho Hey
You Found Me
Slide
Best Day of My Life
Iris
Why Don't You & I
Love Song
Everything You Want
Here Without You
Use Somebody
Photograph
Waiting On the World to Change
The Reason
If You're Gone
Rolling in the Deep
Don't Speak
Breakeven
Torn
This Love
She Will Be Loved
Over My Head (Cable Car)
Just Give Me a Reason
Shake It Off
Barely Breathing
Somebody That I Used to Know
Complicated
3AM
It's Not Over
Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
One Headlight
Who Knew
Home
Bad Day
Let Her Go
Gotta Be Somebody
Bent

Spotify Playlist:



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[Pollen]

This should be easy. I'm in.

[castleoblivion26]

I know every song but 1 so this shouldn't be too hard to do

[SHOOTER]

In.

[jtd Thee Stallion]

My 50 is easy, the rest not so much

[Cody Wants Out...]

I think I can do this; I'm also working on lots of other rankdowns though.

[Leo ✔]

in

[MoD]

I will do this
So many songs here that I love

[Az Paynter]

Not gonna super tank it I don't think, but 'Smooth' has had its turn so I can move on. #Justice4NatalieImbruglia maybe?

[Deleted]

Smooth, Counting Stars, Shut Up And Dance, Rolling In The Deep, Don't Speak, This Love, Who Knew, these songs have all won a Rankdown. The winner will probably be 1 of these 7.

[Daryl the Beryl]

Would be interesting to see how this fares as compared to the DZ we did on this earlier.

[Deleted]

Definitely in, this list is STACKED! Except I better not accidentally think All for You is Janet’s song and rank it wrong, like I did in the Spotify rankdown.

[Mr. Thonk Eyes]

Feb 19, 2018 12:02:12 GMT -5 @pjscott11 said:

Definitely in, this list is STACKED! Except I better not accidentally think All for You is Janet’s song and rank it wrong, like I did in the Spotify rankdown.

You can always put the list with artists in the Preference Revealer without any issue. :)

[born]

Please keep tagging :)

[samo🦕]

Definitely want to do this one. Please tag me so I don't forget.

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

I’ll play!

[Cody Wants Out...]

Almost done with my list; should have it in your inbox tomorrow evening!

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

This has some crazy good song sin here. Count me in.

[someguy]

I'm trying to do this, but I like pretty much everything. My #40 could easily be my #10, lol.

[Cody Wants Out...]

SENT!

This was, like, really, REALLY tough. Love everything except my bottom three or so.

[Deleted]

Sent not too long ago, and holy crap I liked every song in this. Hell my #50 is only 6.5/10.

Also if you guys tank my #2, which is my favorite song of the pre-new millennium, you will be cut.

[born]

Wow, I'm halfway through the playlist and I wanna cry. Nostalgia will be the main factor in my rankings. I love about EVERY song here.

[craziaskowboi]

I submitted a list before the deadline, so I hope it gets included.

[Mr. Thonk Eyes]

Mini Extension:

I am not ready to present, so you'll have another 2 or 3 days. Try to get them in by Wednesday night, but Thursday might also work.

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[zaclord 🌈]

Somehow completely forgot about this. I’ll send my list tonight. Don’t let me forget Jt!

[SHOOTER]

Done!

[samo🦕]

Sorry, I probably won't be able to do this one, though I'll try. Could you tag me in the results?

[Mr. Thonk Eyes]

FINAL REMIDNER:

For those of you who haven't sent, you have until 11:59 PM Pacific tonight to send. I'll let you slide if you slip it in slightly past that Time, but this is the final extension. Reveals to start tomorrow.

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[Ice Cream 15 (Broccoli 2018)]

I'll pass

[CF15]

Submitted. This is such a great set of songs; I love more than three-quarters of the songs! The only thing is... I still don't get how songs like "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", with 11 weeks at #1 and almost the whole year on the chart, and "How You Remind Me", with 19 weeks at #2 and a similar run to "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", did not make the cut, while songs like "Shake It Off" and "Best Day of My Life" made it, with seemingly weaker runs than the aforementioned two songs. I'm thinking it may have been Billboard overcompensating for a methodology change in 2014? Something strange must have gone on there, IMO. Anyways, I can't wait for the reveals! :)