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Hit List of 2016

Emma Barnett presents 5 live's rundown of the top 40 news, politics, sport and showbiz stories across 2016 that are made the biggest impact across social media and online.

Emma Barnett presents 5 live's rundown of the top 30 news, politics, sport and showbiz stories across 2016 that made the biggest impact across social media and online. She is joined by the Comedian Tom Price and the Daily Telegraph's Tim Stanley.

This year's chart:
30 Pop royalty Prince dies aged 57 after overdosing on painkillers
29 Children dress up for World Book Day?
28 Hurricane Matthew, the worst for a decade, devastates Haiti
27 Terror strikes in Nice, as 86 people are killed by a lorry driven into crowds celebrating Bastille Day
26 Beyonce album, "Lemonade"
25 Brangelina uncouple to become plain old Brad and Angelina once again
24 Channel 4 get their hands on the recipe for the Great British Bake Off, but forget some key ingredients
23 Denver win the Superbowl, Beyonce wins half-time
22 ParalympicsGB exceed all expectations in Rio
21 The iPhone7 and its headphones
20 Kim Kardashian is robbed at gunpoint in Paris
19 Britain mourns the death of Alan Rickman
18 Pok茅mon Go is the biggest craze of 2016
17 Tricky GCSE and A-Levels exam questions
16 Black Lives Matter
15 The #OscarsSoWhite controversy overshadows Leonardo Di Caprio's long-awaited first Oscar
14 Andy Murray wins his second Wimbledon title
13 Labour has a leadership election, and ends up with the same leader
12 Adele hits a rare bum note at the Grammys
11 Game of Thrones breaks records at the Emmys
10 The Hillsborough inquests find that 96 football fans were unlawfully killed at the FA Cup semi-final in 1989
9 The final bell rang for the "Greatest" as Muhammed Ali died at the age of 74
8 Beyonce hits the bulls eye at the VMA'S
7 The Panama Papers - the biggest data leak in history reveals how the rich avoid paying their taxes
6 Gene Wilder dies at 83
5 Wales and Iceland win hearts at Euro 2016 - Portugal win the trophy
4 TeamGB leave Rio with a sackful of medals after Britain's most successful modern Olympics
3 David Bowie's death in January shocks the world, coming just two days after the release of his new album "Blackstar"
2 It's Brexit - Britain votes by 52% to 48% to leave the European Union
1 Donald J Trump wins the American Presidential election.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

New Year's Day 2017 01:00

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  • Christmas Day 2016 16:30
  • New Year's Day 2017 01:00