We’re counting down 88 of the year’s best songs. From favourites via the likes of Arkells, Red Hot Chili Peppers, July Talk, Metric, and Lizzo, to cuts from breakout artists like Aysanabee, Talk, Turnstile, and more… we’ve got something for everybody.

It’s the Great 88, counting down your favourite songs of the year, airing Boxing Day to New Years Day on Indie88.

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SCHEDULE

• Dec 26 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Dec 26 5 p.m. – Midnight
• Dec 30 5 p.m. – Midnight
• Dec 31 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
•  Dec 31 5 p.m. – Midnight
• Jan 1 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Jan 1 5 p.m. – Midnight

1. Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Black Summer”
2. July Talk – “I Am Water”
3. Bob Moses – “Love Brand New”
4. The Black Keys – “Wild Child”
5. Harry Styles – “As It Was”
6. Portugal. The Man – “What, Me Worry?”
7. Florence and the Machine – “My Love”
8. COIN – “Chapstick”
9. Alexisonfire – “Sans Soleil”
10. Metric – “All Comes Crashing”
11. Foo Fighters – “Love Dies Young”
12. Arkells – “Past Life ft. Cold War Kids”
13. Weezer – “A Little Bit of Love”
14. Mother Mother – “Hayloft II”
15. The Beaches – “I’ll Grow Up Tomorrow”
16. The Lumineers – “Where We Are”
17. Gorillaz – “Cracker Island ft. Thundercat”
18. Anyway Gang – “Reckless Reckless”
19. Death Cab For Cutie – “Here To Forever”
20. The Interrupters – “In The Mirror”
21. Dear Rouge – “Gimme Spirit”
22. Lil Nas X – “That’s What I Want”
23. Alvvays – “Easy On Your Own”
24. Liam Gallagher – “Everything’s Electric”
25. The Rural Alberta Advantage – “Candu”
26. The Black Keys – “It Ain’t Over”
27. The Killers – “Boy”
28. Turnstile – “Mystery”
29. Gayle – “ABCDEFU ft. The Serpent”
30. Vance Joy – “Clarity”
31. Weezer – “Records”
32. Milky Chance – “Synchronize”
33. Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
34. Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Tippa My Tongue”
35. Monowhales – “CTRL”
36. Talk – “Run Away to Mars”
37. Blink-182 – “Edging”
38. Harry Styles – “Late Night Talking”
39. New West – “Those Eyes”
40. Jimmy Eat World – “Something Loud”
41. Ruby Waters – “Open Arms”
42. Metric – “False Dichotomy”
43. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Burning”
44. Imagine Dragons – “Enemy ft. JID”
45. Boy Golden – “A Little Space”
46. Wet Leg – “Wet Dream”
47. Beach Weather – “Sex, Drugs, Etc.”
48. COIN – “Brad Pitt”
49. Georgia Harmer – “All In My Mind”
50. Twenty One Pilots – “The Outside”
51. Maggie Rogers – “Want Want”
52. PUP – “Matilda”
53. The Weeknd – “Sacrifice”
54. Marcus Mumford – “Grace”
55. Aysanabee – “Nomads”
56. Paramore – “This Is Why”
57. Bedouin Soundclash – “Shine On ft. The Skints”
58. Arkells – “Reckoning”
59. Phoenix – “Tonight ft. Ezra Koenig”
60. Tim Baker – “Some Day”
61. July Talk – “Certain Father”
62. Harry Styles – “Music For a Sushi Restaurant”
63. Spoon – “Wild”
64. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – “I’m On Your Side”
65. The Darcys – “Washed Away”
66. Boywithuke – “Toxic”
67. Sloan – “Scratch The Surface”
68. Aviv – “You Feel Like Depression”
69. The Interrupters – “Raised By Wolves”
70. Imagine Dragons – “Bones”
71. Phoenix – “Alpha Zulu”
72. Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit”
73. Dear Rouge – “Meet Me At The Rio”
74. Rufus Du Sol – “On My Knees”
75. AJR – “I Won’t”
76. Blonde Diamond – “Red Flags”
77. Dan Mangan – “Fire Escape”
78. Ellevator – “Slip”
79. Panic! At The Disco – “Viva Las Vengeance”
80. Anyway Gang – “Alternate View”
81. The Lumineers – “A.M. Radio”
82. Anna Sofia – “Cruel World”
83. Bedouin Soundclash – “Walk Through Fire ft. Aimee Interrupter”
84. Stars – “Pretenders”
85. Rosa Linn – “Snap”
86. Dan Mangan – “All Roads”
87. NOBRO – “Julia”
88. U.S. Girls – “So Typically Now”