Top 100 Music Albums of 2016
by 
travelful 
2016 snapshot
Every album I listen to will be included on here, even if I hated it. You may also notice some higher rated albums in the comments, while some albums I hated are still featured in the chart. This is because I create my yearly charts as "snapshots" of the music scene from that year. From these I create my decade charts, where you will find no filler. Basically anything rated 60% or higher I recommend depending on your tastes.
other projects heard in 2016:
2 Chainz - COLLEGROVE - 5/10
6LACK - 'Free 6LACK' - 6/10
Animal Collective - Painting With' - 4/10
American Football - 'American Football (2016)' - 5/10
Anohni - 'Hopelessness' - 5/10
Aphex Twin - 'Cheetah EP' - 6/10
Arca - 'Entrañas' - 4/10
Ariana Grande - 'Dangerous Woman' - 4/10
A$ap Mob = 'Cozy Tapes Vol.1: Friends' - 6/10
Black Mountain - 'IV' - 6/10
Bruno Mars - '24k Magic' - 1/10
Bladee - 'Eversince' - 6.5/1
Common - 'Black America Again' - 6/10
D.R.A.M - 'Big Baby D.R.A.M.' - 5/10
Emily Jane White - 'They Moved In Shadow All Together' - 6.5/10
Emma Ruth Rundle - 'Marked For Death' - 6/10
Explosions In The Sky - 'The Wilderness' - 5.5/10
아버지 [father] - 'Reflection' - 6.5/10
Flume - 'Skin' - 5/10
Gidge - 'Lulin' - 5/10
Gucci Mane - 'WOPTOBER' - 7/10
Gucci Mane - 'The Return of East Atlanta Santa' - 7/10
haircuts for men - '大理石のファンタジー' - 6/10
Huerco S. - For Those of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have) - 6/10
青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba] - 'マホロボシヤ (Mahoroboshiya)' - 7/10
Jay Som - 'Turn Into' - 6/10
Joey Purp - ;iiiDrops' - 5.5/10
Leon Vynehall - 'Rojus (Designed to Dance)' - 6/10
Local Natives - 'Sunlit Youth' - 5/10
Logic - 'Bobby Tarantino' - 3/10
Matt Elliot - 'The Calm Before' - 6.5/10
MIA - 'AIM' - 3.5/10
Mr. Fingers - 'Outer Acid EP' - 7/10
NxWorries - 'Yes Lawd!' - 6.5/10
Nicolas Jaar - 'Sirens' - 6/10
PJ Harvey - 'The Hope Six Demolition Project' - 5.5/10
Preoccupations - 'Preoccupations' - 6/10
Red Hot Chili Peppers - 'The Getaway' - 6/10
Regina Spektor - 'Remember Us To Life' - 7.5/10
Saba -'Bucket List Project' - 6.5/10
Sims - 'More Than Ever' - 7.5/10
Ski Mask the Slump God - 'Drown-in-Designer' - 6/10
$uicideBoys$ - 'Dark Side Of The Clouds' - 7.5/10
The Drones - 'Feelin Kinda Free' - 7/10
The Dwarfs of East Agouza - 'Bes' - 6.5/10
The Field - 'The Follower' - 5/10
The Frightnrs - 'Nothing More to Say' - 6.5/10
The Lumineers - 'Cleopatra' - 4/10
The Underachievers - 'It Happened In Flatbush' - 6.5/10
Weezer - '(The White Album)' - 6.5/10
Wilco - Schmilco - 6/10
Wiz Khalifa - 'Khalifa' - 3/10
Woods - 'City Sun Eater In The River Of Light' - 7/10
Young Thug - 'Slime Season 3' - 7/10
Yussef Kamaal - 'Black Focus' - 5.5/10
Yves Tumor - 'Serpent Music' - 6/10
- Chart updated: 03/14/2025 19:15
- (Created: 12/15/2017 03:31).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Art rock, chamber pop
10 [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
10 [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
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2016
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14,814
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Experimental hip hop, hardcore hip hop
10 [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
10 [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
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2016
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5,551
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East coast, boom bap, abstract hip-hop
HBO is Mach-Hommy's second project under Griselda Records (the other being 'Don't Get Scared Now'), and his only solo album released with the label. Mach-Hommy had quietly been arguably the most talented member on Griselda Records while he was apart of it. However, up until this release we were lucky to even get a feature from him. HBO is the next "big" Griselda release after Westside Gunn's 'FLYGOD' album earlier in the year. Similar to 'FLYGOD', Mach-Hommy has a larger list of producers for this project, totaling six. However, out of the 18 tracks, August Fanon (A fresh name producing for Griselda at this time) produces 11 of them. Mach-Hommy is the most out-of-place rapper with Griselda as he doesn't rap about gangsta stories and his Boom Bap beats aren't always grimy and dark. He is taking the Griselda sound in a much more abstract and "artsy" lane with this release. Lyrically, Mach-Hommy's pen is up there with the best in the game and he displays his talent on this project. His lyrics cannot be found anywhere online and he will have them removed if they're posted anywhere, so you will have to listen for yourself to decipher them. Overall this is the best Griselda release to date and one of the best albums of 2016. A must listen.
Mach-Hommy's artistic direction ultimately led to his departure from Griselda Records shortly after this project. From what I understand him and Westside Gunn had differing opinions artistically and it led to some sort of beef between the two. This was recently assumed to be squashed and at the time of writing this its been rumored WSG and Mach have been making music together.
decent 9 [First added to this chart: 03/24/2021]
HBO is Mach-Hommy's second project under Griselda Records (the other being 'Don't Get Scared Now'), and his only solo album released with the label. Mach-Hommy had quietly been arguably the most talented member on Griselda Records while he was apart of it. However, up until this release we were lucky to even get a feature from him. HBO is the next "big" Griselda release after Westside Gunn's 'FLYGOD' album earlier in the year. Similar to 'FLYGOD', Mach-Hommy has a larger list of producers for this project, totaling six. However, out of the 18 tracks, August Fanon (A fresh name producing for Griselda at this time) produces 11 of them. Mach-Hommy is the most out-of-place rapper with Griselda as he doesn't rap about gangsta stories and his Boom Bap beats aren't always grimy and dark. He is taking the Griselda sound in a much more abstract and "artsy" lane with this release. Lyrically, Mach-Hommy's pen is up there with the best in the game and he displays his talent on this project. His lyrics cannot be found anywhere online and he will have them removed if they're posted anywhere, so you will have to listen for yourself to decipher them. Overall this is the best Griselda release to date and one of the best albums of 2016. A must listen.
Mach-Hommy's artistic direction ultimately led to his departure from Griselda Records shortly after this project. From what I understand him and Westside Gunn had differing opinions artistically and it led to some sort of beef between the two. This was recently assumed to be squashed and at the time of writing this its been rumored WSG and Mach have been making music together.
decent 9 [First added to this chart: 03/24/2021]
Hardcore hip-hop
decent 9 [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
decent 9 [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
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2016
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1,451
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Alt r&b, art pop, neo-soul
light - decent 9 [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
light - decent 9 [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
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2016
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12,367
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Singer/songwriter, chamber folk
light - decent 9 [First added to this chart: 04/15/2019]
light - decent 9 [First added to this chart: 04/15/2019]
Year of Release:
2016
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1,692
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Pop, contemporary r&b
light - decent 9 [First added to this chart: 04/27/2019]
light - decent 9 [First added to this chart: 04/27/2019]
Year of Release:
2016
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3,747
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East coast, gangsta rap
light - decent 9 [First added to this chart: 05/04/2021]
light - decent 9 [First added to this chart: 05/04/2021]
East coast, jazz rap, conscious hip-hop
light 9 [First added to this chart: 04/04/2019]
light 9 [First added to this chart: 04/04/2019]
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2016
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3,406
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Country, americana, singer/songwriter
light 9 [First added to this chart: 03/14/2025]
light 9 [First added to this chart: 03/14/2025]
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Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 composition
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| Frank Ocean | 2 | 2% | |
| Michael Kiwanuka | 1 | 1% | |
| DIIV | 1 | 1% | |
| Lil Uzi Vert | 1 | 1% | |
| Ka | 1 | 1% | |
| Aesop Rock | 1 | 1% | |
| Chance The Rapper | 1 | 1% | |
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60 | 60% | |
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11 | 11% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 34th to 35thEverybody Looking by Gucci Mane |
| Down 1 from 35th to 36th2 The Sky by DJ Metatron |
| Down 1 from 36th to 37thJeffery by Young Thug |
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| In The Night by Charley Crockett |
| Leavers |
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| Splendor & Misery by Clipping. |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 11/30/2025 00:19 |  Purplepash | 1,738 | 88/100 | |
| 02/12/2021 20:17 | DJENNY | 4,338 | 100/100 | |
| 12/22/2020 19:53 |  Repo | 579 | 100/100 |
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Repo 12/22/2020 19:54 | #263080
Yikes! That's a lot of killer hip hop! I may have to vote for you! lol.
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