The Roots Music Report's
Top World Song Chart
for the Year of 2016
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name | Sub Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wristband | Paul Simon | World |
| 2 | Life is What You Make It | The SoulJazz Orchestra | World |
| 3 | It's Gonna Rain | The SoulJazz Orchestra | World |
| 4 | All My Tears | The Frightnrs | World |
| 5 | Smile More | Deap Vally | World |
| 6 | Darkness Darkness (feat. Moira Smiley) | Solas | World |
| 7 | Home | The Movement | World |
| 8 | Blowin' in the Wind | Sultans of String | World |
| 9 | We Walk in the Sahara | Modou Toure | World |
| 10 | Cangote | Ceu | World |
| 11 | Rescue | The Movement | World |
| 12 | A Life Worth Living (feat. Flowering Inferno, U-Roy & Alice Russell) | Quantic | World |
| 13 | Ngizohamba | Suzanne Dean | African |
| 14 | Nlele Kalusimbiko | Konono N°1 | World |
| 15 | Fulani Rock | Baaba Maal | World |
| 16 | I Love You Madly | Black Masala | World |
| 17 | Tamiditine Tarhanam | Bombino | World |
| 18 | Xi'an Medley | Mei Han and Red Chamber | World |
| 19 | Tahabort | Imarhan | World |
| 20 | Son De La Toloache | Mariachi Flor De Toloacche | World |
| 21 | Poze | Lakou Mizik | World |
| 22 | Ashuhada | Bombino | World |
| 23 | Peze Kafe | Lakou Mizik | World |
| 24 | Parenn Legba | Lakou Mizik | World |
| 25 | I Put a Spell on You (feat. Iulian Canaf) | Fanfare Ciocarlia | World |
| 26 | Yambadi Mama | Konono N°1 | World |
| 27 | Tokolanda | Konono N°1 | World |
| 28 | Atwer Abroba | Ebo Taylor | World |
| 29 | Shuffle Them Shoes (feat. Flowering Inferno & Hollie Cook) | Quantic | World |
| 30 | O Que Você Sabe | Sonzeira | World |
| 31 | Mãos à Obra (feat. Moses Boyd) | Sonzeira | World |
| 32 | You Are Not Alone (feat. Karan Casey) | Solas | World |
| 33 | Sixteen Come Next Sunday (feat. Karan Casey) | Solas | World |
| 34 | Supernatural Love | Sidestepper | World |
| 35 | Samba De Pirâmide | Sonzeira | World |
| 36 | Love is a Rebel | Ziggy Marley | World |
| 37 | Desolate | Midival Punditz | World |
| 38 | O Baixo Do Kassin (feat. Kassin) | Sonzeira | World |
| 39 | River | Ibeyi | World |
| 40 | Gilli Men | Baaba Maal | World |
| 41 | Umkhumbi Ka Noah | Afrika Mamas | World |
| 42 | Magangué | Sidestepper | World |
| 43 | Panama’m Tonbe | Lakou Mizik | World |
| 44 | Tanbou’n Frape | Lakou Mizik | World |
| 45 | Timbalaye | Los Hacheros | World |
| 46 | It's Time | Alma Afrobeat Ensemble | World |
| 47 | Kuna America | Konono N°1 | World |
| 48 | Smoke | The Movement | World |
| 49 | El Punto Cubano | Eliades Ochoa | World |
| 50 | What's New Pussycat? | The Wailers | World |
| 51 | Afro Blues | Mamadou Barry & Afro Groove Gang | World |
| 52 | Mansa | Djelimady Tounkara | World |
| 53 | Spring Tank Fire (feat. Flowering Inferno) | Quantic | World |
| 54 | Ikey's Vibe (feat. Flowering Inferno) | Quantic | World |
| 55 | El Disorden (feat. Flowering Inferno) | Quantic | World |
| 56 | Humble (feat. Jesse Royal) | Raging Fyah | World |
| 57 | Sa (Live) | Söndörgő | World |
| 58 | Sans Commentaire | Vieux Kante | World |
| 59 | Bilongo | Richard Bona & Mandekan Cubano | World |
| 60 | Nós Precisamos De Você (feat. Moses Boyd) | Sonzeira | World |
| 61 | Nothing More to Say | The Frightnrs | World |
| 62 | Ajmo | Džambo Aguševi Orchestra | World |
| 63 | Lovely Day Inside | Mo' Horizons | World |
| 64 | Alright | SoulChillaz | World |
| 65 | Playa Del Chill | SoulChillaz | World |
| 66 | Here with You | SoulChillaz | World |
| 67 | Oj U Poli Mohyla (Rise Ashen Club Mix) | Paris to Kyiv | World |
| 68 | Addounia Azdjazzaqat | Imarhan | World |
| 69 | Wandering Aengus (feat. Noriana Kennedy) | Solas | World |
| 70 | 1000 Watts (feat. Flowering Inferno & Christopher Ellis) | Quantic | World |
| 71 | Dancing Drums | Ananda Shankar | World |
| 72 | Toumast Tincha | Tinariwen | African |
| 73 | Gwindingew Rine Shumba | Thomas Mapfumo | World |
| 74 | Bhangra Ramo | Black Masala | World |
| 75 | Jam Jam | Baaba Maal | World |
| 76 | Peace | Baaba Maal | World |
| 77 | The Living Waters | Sweet Honey in the Rock | World |
| 78 | Tout Pitit | RAM | World |
| 79 | Hebu-Mataro | Inti-Illimani | World |
| 80 | Hovavni Romni | Eva Salina | World |
| 81 | Lema Lema | Eva Salina | World |
| 82 | Kènia | Rokia Traore | World |
| 83 | Come See Us Play | Sidestepper | World |
| 84 | Neneyo | Maria Pomianowska | World |
| 85 | Hegebe | Max-Hoba | World |
| 86 | Marlène | 17 Hippies | World |
| 87 | Song for the Sinner | Sidestepper | World |
| 88 | Rock Jumper | Cocek! Brass Band | World |
| 89 | Boat to Nowhere | Anoushka Shankar | World |
| 90 | El Wad | Aziza Brahim | World |
| 91 | Li Bellizzi | Officina Zoe | World |
| 92 | Timidiwa | Bombino | World |
| 93 | La Mélodie Des Choses | Las Hermanas Caronni | World |
| 94 | Anba Siklòn | Lakou Mizik | World |
| 95 | Pran Ka Mwen | Lakou Mizik | World |
| 96 | Kana Maloundi | Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze | World |
| 97 | Yes We Can Can (feat. Bilal) | Sachal Ensemble | World |
| 98 | Kinsumba | Konono N°1 | World |
| 99 | 5th Dimension Dub | Natty Nation | World |
| 100 | Amaechi's Blues | Fela Ransome Kuti And His Koola Lobitos | World |
| 101 | Mystic Eternity | Rahim Alhaj & Amjad Ali Khan | World |
| 102 | Djely Blues | Djelimady Tounkara | World |
| 103 | Ziryab Y La Gacela | La Banda Morisca | World |
| 104 | Hausjärvi Beat | Pare | World |
| 105 | Karhunpeijaispolska/voi Minuu, Polone Poiga | Pare | World |
| 106 | Salilento | Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra | World |
| 107 | Tuareg Dance | Leni Stern | World |
| 108 | Homeward Bound (feat. Flowering Inferno) | Quantic | World |
| 109 | Chambacú (feat. Flowering Inferno) | Quantic | World |
| 110 | Night Shade (feat. Flowering Inferno) | Quantic | World |
| 111 | Striding on Grand St (feat. Flowering Inferno) | Quantic | World |
| 112 | Bye Bye Brasil | Bossacucanova | World |
| 113 | Ready for Love | Raging Fyah | World |
| 114 | Getting Dread | Raging Fyah | World |
| 115 | Hulusi (Live) | Söndörgő | World |
| 116 | Descarga Soledad | San Lazaro | World |
| 117 | Scorpio | Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band | World |
| 118 | Muntula Moto | Richard Bona & Mandekan Cubano | World |
| 119 | Bade Zile | Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra | World |
| 120 | Around You | Luisa Maita | World |
| 121 | I Am Done with Evil | Zomba Prison Project | World |
| 122 | Maldição | Mariza | World |
| 123 | Maputo Queen | Etienne de la Sayette | World |
| 124 | Manara | Alsarah & The Nubatones | World |
| 125 | Agua | M.A.K.U. SoundSystem | World |
| 126 | Good Boy | Paa Kow | World |
| 127 | Alkher Illa Doffor (Bassnectar Remix) | Cheb I Sabbah | World |
| 128 | 3yan T3ban | Alsarah & The Nubatones | World |
| 129 | Must Be Free | Lee "Scratch Perry | World |
| 130 | Jungle Tongue | Lee "Scratch Perry | World |
| 131 | Lucy Locket’s / the Quiet Pint / the Sleepy Sailors | Solas | World |
| 132 | As I Went out Walking (feat. Moira Smiley) | Solas | World |
| 133 | Cler Achel | Tinariwen | Worldbeat |
| 134 | The Lighthouse Keeper (feat. Diabel Cissokho) | Modou Toure | World |
| 135 | Mai Beqaid (Flamenco) | Vandana Vishwas | World |
| 136 | What Dreams Are Made of | Suzanne Dean | African |
| 137 | Cantaloupe | Baaba Maal | World |
| 138 | Atomizer | Midival Punditz | World |
| 139 | Amatoria (Pablo Anglade Five Days Remix) | Federico Aubele | World |
| 140 | Trans-Siberian Blues (Cayetano Remix) | Paris to Kyiv | World |
| 141 | Waldomiro Pena (Dalata Remix) | Bossacucanova | World |
| 142 | Bacao Suave | Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band | World |
| 143 | Brothers on the Slide | Cymande | World |
| 144 | Yoruba (feat. Fémi Kuti) | Gangbe Brass Band | Afro-beat |
| 145 | Petite Souris (feat. Jean-Philippe Rykiel) | Gangbe Brass Band | Afro-beat |
| 146 | Black Chicken 37 | Buena Vista Social Club | World |
| 147 | Sunshine | Bolo | World |
| 148 | Lon Chaney | Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra | World |
| 149 | Shégué | Mbongwana Star | World |
| 150 | Nah-Ee-Nah | Bolo | World |
| 151 | Greet the Dawn | The SoulJazz Orchestra | World |
| 152 | Kille | Daby Touré | World |
| 153 | Majestic Ganesh | TriBeCaStan | World |
| 154 | Kilopatra | TriBeCaStan | World |
| 155 | Koana | Tal National | World |
| 156 | The Journey | Karavan Sarai | World |
| 157 | Anyplace | Ozere | World |
| 158 | Bamba Na Wili | Vieux Farka Toure | World |
| 159 | Ambienti Más Seletu | Lura | World |
| 160 | Heaven | Elikeh | World |
| 161 | Clouded | Shujaat Husain Khan & Katayoun Goudarzi | World |
| 162 | Devil Sunset | Black Masala | World |
| 163 | Haute Cultura | Black Masala | World |
| 164 | De Mashreq à Maghreb (feat. Mehdi Nassouli) | Titi Robin | World |
| 165 | Sur Tes Pas | Titi Robin | World |
| 166 | Plateau | XIXA | World |
| 167 | Ventania | Bixiga 70 | World |
| 168 | Cortina Motors | Fat Freddy's Drop | World |
| 169 | Grandes Amigos | Carlos Timon | World |
| 170 | Solar Rapé | Carlos Timon | World |
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