Best Albums of 2016

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Listed below are the best albums of 2016 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2016 year summaryThe best artists of 2016 were Radiohead, Frank Ocean, David Bowie, Car Seat Headrest, Danny Brown, Bon Iver, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Nick Cave, Kanye West and Beyoncé.

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Touch

July Talk

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2016

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3 charts

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Flight 314

Jungle Brown

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2016

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1 chart

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Blind Spot

Lush

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2016

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8 charts

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844.

Episodic

Field Mouse

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2016

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Ansa Woar

Voodoo Jürgens

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2016

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5 charts

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Live From A&R Studios, New York, August 26, 1971
Live

The Allman Brothers Band

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2016

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6 charts

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Talk Tight

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

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2016

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14 charts

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Offenbach: Les Contes D'Hoffmann

Various Artists

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2016

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Landscape With Three People, Snow, The Storm Cloud, Cat Songs 1-2

Elena Langer

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2016

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4 charts

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Landlord

Giggs

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2016

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Best Albums of 2016 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	9	1%
The Rolling Stones	3	0%
Gov't Mule	2	0%
David Bowie	2	0%
Van Morrison	2	0%
Clipping.	2	0%
Nicolas Jaar	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	459	46%
	180	18%
	51	5%
	45	5%
	37	4%
	27	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	978	98%
Yes	22	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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