Skip to content

We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away.

Hi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online a lot; that's great! It's a little awkward to ask, but we need your help. If you have already donated, we sincerely thank you. We're not salespeople, but we depend on donations averaging $14.76 and fewer than 1% of readers give. If you donate just $5.00, the price of your coffee, Catholic Online School could keep thriving. Thank you.

Help Now >

The votes have been cast! - What 2016 radio songs are most popular in YOUR state?

Free World Class Education
FREE Catholic Classes
iHeartMedia reveals the top songs in each state and what songs were most popular according to age.

Technology has granted the public more and more power to control the way businesses work with something as simple as a truthful Yelp! review or "thumbs up" through apps - which is exactly what radio giant iHeartMedia took advantage of.

Highlights

By Nikki Crawford (CALIFORNIA NETWORK)
CALIFORNIA NETWORK (https://www.youtube.com/c/californianetwork)
12/5/2016 (7 years ago)

Published in Music

Keywords: iHeartMedia, music, radio, app

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Several great songs were released this year, prompting several friendly arguments over which are the best.

Luckily, iHeartMedia - which controls over 850 radio stations - made use of its "thumbs up" option in its app to reveal the top U.S. songs.


For the under 34 crowd, Drake's One Dance" was the top song for 2016. From ages 35-44, Ed Sheeran's "Thinking out Loud" won by a landslide, while audiences older than 45-years-old, the rock classic "Hotel California" by the Eagles was placed as the best song of the year.

The list below reveals the top seven songs across the United States:

  • "Stressed Out" - Twenty One Pilots
  • "One Dance" - Drake
  • "Thinking Out Loud" - Ed Sheeran
  • "My House" - Flo Rida
  • "2 Phones" - Kevin Gates
  • "The Sound of Silence" - Disturbed

The following list reveals which song was the top according to state - so which song did your state love the most?

  1. AK: "Stressed Out"
  2. AL: "Jumpman
  3. AR: "Thinking out Loud"
  4. AZ: "One Dance"
  5. CA: "One Dance"
  6. CO: "Stressed Out"
  7. CT: "One Dance"
  8. DC: "One Dance"
  9. DE: "One Dance"
  10. FL: "One Dance"
  11. GA: "Jumpman"
  12. HI: "Thinking Out Loud"
  13. IA: "My House"
  14. ID: "Stressed Out"
  15. IL: "One Dance"
  16. IN: "Jumpman"
  17. KS: "Stressed Out"
  18. KY: "Stressed Out"
  19. LA: "2 Phones"
  20. MA: "One Dance"
  21. MD: "One Dance"
  22. ME: "The Sound of Silence"
  23. MI: Jumpman"
  24. MN: "My House"
  25. MO: "Jumpman"
  26. MS: "2 Phones"
  27. MT: "Thinking Out Loud"
  28. NC: "One Dance"
  29. ND: "The Sound of Silence"
  30. NE: "My House"
  31. NH: "The Sound of Silence"
  32. NJ: "One Dance"
  33. NM: "One Dance"
  34. NV: "One Dance"
  35. NY: "One Dance"
  36. OH: "Stressed Out"
  37. OR: "Stressed Out"
  38. PA: "One Dance"
  39. RI: One Dance"
  40. SC: Jumpman"
  41. SD: "Stressed Out"
  42. TN: "Jumpman"
  43. TX: "One Dance"
  44. UT: "Stressed Out"
  45. VA: "One Dance"
  46. VT: "The Sound of Silence"
  47. WA: "One Dance"
  48. WI: "My House"
  49. WV: "Stressed Out"
  50. WY: "Stressed Out"


Was your favorite song not mentioned on the list? Tell us what you think the best song of 2016 is in the comments below!

Check out our other lists on:
12 Advent prayers,
How to spread the love,
How you're sabotaging your marriage and how to change,
How to stay at peace during Election Day,
Horror stories in the Bible,
Important scriptures for your spouse,
Scriptures for ultimate marriage blessings,
How kids remind us to love ,
Goals all Catholics should have,
Christian Olympians,
Catholicism in Hollywood,
Healthy snacks for summer,
Amazing Biblical fathers,
Angel facts straight from the Bible,
Mothers from the Bible,
Bible Verses for Mom,
Things Catholics should NEVER do in their marriage,
Hilarious dog memes,
Inspirational Bible verses when life is falling apart,
Thought-provoking Easter quotes,
How to combat the 7 deadly sins,
3 beautiful Holy Islands you MUST visit soon,
How people celebrate St. Patrick's Day around the world!,
10 important things to consider during Lent,
The top 10 places Christians are persecuted,
Classic movies every Catholic teen should watch,
5 New Year's resolutions all Catholics should aspire to,
Christmas Trees Around the World,
sex,
lifting your spirits,
dealing with anger,
love,
common misquotes,
how to give,
healing and
10 very interesting facts about the Catholic Church you probably didn't know.

---

The California Network is the Next Wave in delivery of information and entertainment on pop culture, social trends, lifestyle, entertainment, news, politics and economics. We are hyper-focused on one audience, YOU, the connected generation. JOIN US AS WE REDEFINE AND REVOLUTIONIZE THE EVER-CHANGING MEDIA LANDSCAPE.

Join the Movement
When you sign up below, you don't just join an email list - you're joining an entire movement for Free world class Catholic education.

Catholic Online Logo

Copyright 2024 Catholic Online. All materials contained on this site, whether written, audible or visual are the exclusive property of Catholic Online and are protected under U.S. and International copyright laws, © Copyright 2024 Catholic Online. Any unauthorized use, without prior written consent of Catholic Online is strictly forbidden and prohibited.

Catholic Online is a Project of Your Catholic Voice Foundation, a Not-for-Profit Corporation. Your Catholic Voice Foundation has been granted a recognition of tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Federal Tax Identification Number: 81-0596847. Your gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law.