Special Programs On New Year’s Eve


On New Year’s Eve, we looked back at the music of 2018. Throughout the day, WTTS Remembered the legends we lost this year. Then at 5pm, Laura Duncan counted down the Top 20 WTTS Songs of 2018.

Here are the top 20 songs of 2018

1. Foster The People – “Sit Next To Me”
2. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Nightsweats – “You Worry Me”
3. Lovelytheband – “Broken”
4. Vance Joy – “Saturday Sun”
5. Alice Merton – “No Roots”
6. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Nightsweats – “A Little Honey”
7. Revivalists – “All My Friends”
8. Death Cab For Cutie – “Gold Rush”
9. Imagine Dragons – “Natural”
10. The Record Company – “Life To Fix”
11. John Mayer – “New Light”
12. Florence & The Machine – “Hunger”
13. Mumford & Sons – “Guiding Light”
14. Rayland Baxter – “Casanova”
15. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Keep A Little Soul”
16. Decemberists – “Sucker’s Prayer”
17. Portugal The Man – “Tidal Wave”
18. Hozier – “Nina Cried Power”
19. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Nightsweats – “Hey Mama”
20. Leon Bridges – “Bad Bad News”

Here is the list of artists we paid tribute to on WTTS Remembers in 2018

Aretha Franklin
Marty Balin (Jefferson Airplane)
Dennis Edwards (The Temptations)
Dolores O’Riordan (The Cranberries)
Yvonne Staples (The Staple Singers)
Ed King (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Scott Hutchison (Frightened Rabbit)
Richard Swift

WTTS Remembers production support provided by:

Alex Bailey, Alex Lester, Christine Brackenhoff and Laura Duncan.

Top 50 WTTS Songs Of 2017

From ‘TTS favorites like Cage The Elephant, Spoon and The Lumineers to new artists like Portugal. The Man, Michael Kiwanuka and LP, 2017 was a memorable year in music. Here are the Top 50 WTTS Songs of 2017.

1. Portugal. The Man – “Feel It Still”


2. The Lumineers – “Angela”

3. The Revivalists – “Keep Going”

4. Chainsmokers & Coldplay – “Something Just Like This”

5. Rag ‘n’ Bone Man – “Human

6. Imagine Dragons – “Believer”

7. Ed Sheeran – “Castle On The Hill”

8. Head & The Heart – “Rhythm & Blues”

9. Cage The Elephant – “Cold Cold Cold”

10. Cold War Kids – “Love Is Mystical”

11. Mondo Cozmo “Shine”
12. James Arthur “Say You Won’t Let Go”
13. Vance Joy “Lay It On Me”
14. Michael Kiwanuka “Cold Little Heart”
15. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Go Robot”
16. Ryan Adams “To Be Without You”
17. U2 “You’re The Best Thing About Me”
18. Kings Of Leon “Reverend”
19. Jack Johnson “My Mind Is For Sale”
20. X Ambassadors “Ahead Of Myself”
21. Beck “Up All Night”
22. Dan Auerbach “Shine On Me”
23. Arcade Fire “Everything Now”
24. Cage The Elephant “Whole Wide World”
25. Spoon “Can I Sit Next To You”
26. Head & The Heart “City Of Angels”
27. Manchester Orchestra “The Gold”
28. Bob Moses “Tearing Me Up”
29. War On Drugs “Holding On”
30. LP “Lost On You”
31. Billy Raffoul “Driver”
32. Spoon “Hot Thoughts”
33. The Shins “Name For You”
34. John Mayer “Love On The Weekend”
35. Real Estate “Darling”
36. The National “The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness”
37. Lord Huron “Night We Met”
38. Band Of Horses “In A Drawer”
39. Phillip Phillips “Miles”
40. Magic Giant “Set On Fire”
41. Michael Kiwanuka “Love & Hate”
42. Moon Taxi “Two High”
43. Cold War Kids “So Tied Up”
44. Anderson East “All On My Mind”
45. Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness “Fire Escape”
46. Jason Isbell “Hope The High Road”
47. Muse “Dig Down”
48. Portugal. The Man “Live In The Moment”
49. Van William “Revolution”
50. Harry Styles “Sign Of The Times”