Remember when every playlist felt like a mood and every song was an event? When Drake had the world doing the “One Dance,” Beyoncé dropped Lemonade and broke the internet, and Frank Ocean’s Blonde made us feel all the feelings at once? When Chance The Rapper brought gospel to the charts and Rihanna had us work work working it? Ten years later, Zillennials are getting nostalgic for 2016, the last time music felt personal, powerful, and full of hope before the world got complicated. Let’s take a trip back to the albums and hits that defined a year we still can’t stop playing.

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Albums That Defined 2016

Drake – ‘Views’

Beyoncé – ‘Lemonade’

Frank Ocean – ‘Blonde’

Chance The Rapper – ‘Coloring Book’

Bon Iver – ‘22, A Million’

Kendrick Lamar – ‘untitled unmastered.’

Rihanna – ‘ANTI’

David Bowie – ‘Blackstar’

Hits That Still Hit Different

“One Dance” – Drake

“Closer” – The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey

“Work” – Rihanna ft. Drake

“Work From Home” – Fifth Harmony

“24K Magic” – Bruno Mars

“Can’t Stop the Feeling!” – Justin Timberlake

“Starboy” – The Weeknd

“I Took A Pill In Ibiza” – Mike Posner

“Hello” – Adele 

“Broccoli” – DRAM ft. Lil Yachty

“Here” – Alessia Cara

“Sorry” – Justin Bieber