130 Best Songs of 2016 (So Far) by Female Artists

We're only halfway through the year and 2016 is already shaping up to be yet another banner year for both male and female artist alike. There are have been so many new artists who have all been releasing some pretty great music, however unlike other mid-year best of lists that you'll find on other music blogs, we here at WS headquarters have decided to instead highlight not 10, not 25, not 50, not even 100 but 130 of our favorite songs of the year so far by female artists or female fronted bands. All these songs are one that we fell in love with upon first listen. Hopefully in this list you will find some new songs to fall in love with too.

1. The Aces - "Stuck"
2. Actor - "Girls Do"
3. Alice Jemima - "Liquorice"
4. Allie X - "Too Much To Dream"
5. Allie & Ivy - "Get Hi"
6. Amy Guess - "10 Times Out Of 10"
7. Anna of the North - "Baby"
8. Annabel Jones - "IOU"
9. Anteros - "Breakfast"
10. Astrid S - "Hurts So Good"



11. BAER - "Wild Kids"
12. Betsy - "Time"
13. Billie Eilish - "Six Feet Under"
14. Bishop Briggs - "The Way I Do"
15. Brika - "You"
16. Brooke Aulani - "Bedroom Music"
17. Bloodboy - "Human Female"
18. CAPPA - "I'm Good"
19. Carmody - "For Desire"
20. Cardiknox - "Into The Night"



21. Casi - "Lion"
22. Catey Shaw - "The Ransom"
23. Charli XCX - "Vroom Vroom"
24. Charlotte Cardin (feat. Husser) - "Like It Doesn't Hurt"
25. Charlotte Day Wilson - "Work"
26. Chelsea Lankes - "Bullet"
27. Chløë Black - "Groupie"
28. Clare Maguire - "Elizabeth Taylor"
29. Clara Mae - "Strip"
30. Coco Morier - "No Pressure"



31. Cocovan - "Chic (Someone To Love)"
32. Colette Carr - "Play House"
33. Cruel Youth - "Mr. Watson"
34. Deidre and the Dark - "Boss Lady"
35. Dominique - "Good Girl"
36. Dotter - "Creatures of the Sun"
37. Dua Lipa - "Hotter Than Hell"
38. Dyson - "Up All Night"
39. Ekkah - "Small Talk"
40. Elle Watson - "Losing Any Sleep"



41. Elohim - "Sensations"
42. EMI - "Phantom" *
43. Emily Vaughn - "What Do You Want"
44. Espa - "141"
45. FKA twigs - "Good To Love"
46. Fletcher - "Avalanche"
47. Gabriela Geneva - "In The Dark"
48. Georgia Mae - "Time With You"
49. GG Ramirez - "Cheerleader"
50. Ghostly Kisses - "Roses"



51. Gina Kushka - "Hurtproof"
52. GIRLI - "Girls Get Angry Too"
53. Grace Lightman - "Faultless"
54. Hana - "Underwater"
55. Hannah Jane Lewis - "Why Start A War"
56. HOWLOW - "Can't Have This"
57. Iris Gold - "Steve McQueen"
58. Jerry Williams - "Mother"
59. Jojee - "Low Key"
60. Julie Bergan - "Arigato"



61. K.Flay - "FML"
62. Kassandra - "Delete"
63. Kehlani - "24/7"
64. Kenzie May - "Never Find Another"
65. Kiiara - "Hang Up Tha Phone"
66. KING - "Promise" *
67. King Deco - "Castaway"
68. Lao Ra - "Tell Me Why"
69. Lara Maxen - "Man Up"
70. LAYNE - "Good"



71. Liyv - "Heat" *
72. Lizzo - "Good As Hell"
73. Lola Coca - "GQ"
74. Luna Shadows - "Cry Wolf"
75. Lyves - "Darkest Hour"
76. Mabel - "Thinking Of You"
77. Margaret Berger - "Apologize"
78. Martin Solveig (feat. Tkay Maidza) - "Do It Right"
79. Merrily James - "Sticky Fingers"
80. Micky Blue - "Little White Lies"



81. MØ - "Final Song"
82. Monogem - "Take It Slow"
83. MOONZz - "Deja Vu"
84. Nakita - "Where Are You"
85. Naomi Pilgrim - "Sink Like A Stone"
86. ODA - "So High"
87. Ofelia K - "Bad Boys"
88. Ohlayindigo - "Lullaby"
89. Olivia - " Golden Plate"
90. Olivia Noelle - "Faking It"



91. Olivia Sebastianelli - "Lighting Fires"
92. Paperwhite - "Unstoppable"
93. Phoebe Ryan - "Boyz n Poizn"
94. The Queen And King - "Fractions"
95. Rainbow Chan - "Nest"
96. RALPH - "Cold To The Touch"
97. RÉN - "Into The Unknown"
98. Ren Farren - "Sweetheart" *
99. REYNA - "Spill Your Colors"
100. Rihanna - "Kiss It Better"



101. Rosemary Fairweather - "Chemicals"
102. Rosie Lowe - "Woman"
103. Ryder - "Fade Away"
104. Sabrina Claudio - "Orion's Belt" *
105. Sara Hartman - "Monster Lead Me Home"
106. Saya - "Wet Dreams"
107. Shells - "Gold"
108. Shura - "What's It Gonna Be?"
109. Simone - "Ghost"
110. Sizzy Rocket - "Dazed & High"



111. Skye Daru - "Camouflage"
112. Sody - "Sorry"
113. SOFI TUKKER - "Déjà Vu Affair"
114. Soleima - "Wasted"
115. Sophie Beem (feat. Fetty Wap) - "I Got It"
116. Stalking Gia - "Second Nature"
117. SUMif - "Every Ring (Zombie Love)"
118. Tegan and Sara - "Boyfriend"
119. Tess - "Love Gun"
120. Terror Jr - "3 Strikes"



121. Tessa Rae - "Seventeen"
122. Tiggi Hawke - "In The Wild"
123. Totemo - "Hits"
124. Tsörf - "Can I Be Close 2U?"
125. Tzlil - "Oh My Love"
126. VÉRITÉ - "Underdressed"
127. Violet Days - "Your Girl"
128. Willa - "Dreamers"
129. Zealyn - "Sleep On It"
130. Zoey Lily - "Edges"