Adult Contemporary Songs

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ADULT CONTEMPORARY SONGS

This year's most popular soft rock/adult pop songs, ranked by radio airplay detections as measured by Nielsen Music.

2016
1

STITCHES

Shawn Mendes

Time Machine

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2

LOVE YOURSELF

Justin Bieber

4

HELLO

Adele

6

EX'S & OH'S

Elle King

8

CAN'T STOP THE FEELING!

Justin Timberlake

9

JUST LIKE FIRE

P!nk

11

CAKE BY THE OCEAN

DNCE

12

SEND MY LOVE (TO YOUR NEW LOVER)

Adele

16

WHEN WE WERE YOUNG

Adele

20

SORRY

Justin Bieber

22

LET IT GO

James Bay

25

RENEGADES

X Ambassadors

27

SUGAR

Maroon 5

28

THIS HOUSE IS NOT FOR SALE

Bon Jovi

29

ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME

Coldplay

34

HUMBLE AND KIND

Tim McGraw

35

LOST BOY

Ruth B

40

HONEY, I'M GOOD.

Andy Grammer

46

THIS CHRISTMAS

Seal

48

SLEDGEHAMMER

Rihanna

49

CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE

Haley Reinhart

50

GOOD TO BE ALIVE (HALLELUJAH)

Andy Grammer