This year brought loads of amazing songs.  When I make this list, I always try to choose a single song per album.  Many of the respective albums have multiple songs that would make this list, though.  Here are my favorite songs of 2016.

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25. Mantra Vega – “Veil of Ghosts”

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24. Statua – “Sculpted in Stone”

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23. Blacklands – “Still Bleeding”

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22. Anima Mundi – “The Chimney, the Wheel, and the War”

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21. Hostsonaten – “Love Scene”

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20. Imminent Sonic Destruction – “The Crashing Waves”

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19. Meller Gołyźniak Duda – “Tattoo”

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18. Hemina – “Expect the Unexpected”

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17. Maschine – “Make Believe”

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16. Isgaard – “Whiteout”

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15. Evergrey – “Distance”

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14. Thence – “Pursue”

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13. The Pineapple Thief – “In Exile”

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12. Airbag – “Broken”

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11. Frost* – “Towerblock”

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10. Odd Logic – “The Traveler”

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9. Iamthemorning – “Too Many Years”

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8. Haken – “The Architect”

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7. We Are Kin – “…goodbye”

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6. Frequency Drift – “Last Photo”

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5. Cyril – “Scarlet Walking”

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4. Riverside – “Where the River Flows”

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3. Javier Sepúlveda – “Waves of Energy”

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2. Oddland – “Faraway”

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1. Georgius – “Little Ant”

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