20 best albums of 2016
by The A.V. Club (2016) 
The A.V. Club is an American online newspaper and entertainment website. It was created in 1993 as a supplement to its satirical parent publication, The Onion. These are their best albums of 2016.
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Total albums: 21. Page 1 of 3
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20 best albums of 2016 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 1 | 5% | |
| Solange | 1 | 5% | |
| Angel Olsen | 1 | 5% | |
| Modern Baseball | 1 | 5% | |
| Pinegrove | 1 | 5% | |
| Lydia Loveless | 1 | 5% | |
| The Hotelier | 1 | 5% | |
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Other 2016 year charts
A total of 137 charts from recognised sources are available for 2016, with the 3 most prominent highlighted below. Additionally, there are 491 user submitted charts covering this period.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 15 Best Albums of 2016 | Cosmopolitan | 2016 year chart | 2016 | |
| Our Favorite Albums of 2016 | Newsweek | 2016 year chart | 2016 | |
| Top 10 Albums of 2016 | People | 2016 year chart | 2016 | |
Other charts by The A.V. Club
A total of 22 charts from The A.V. Club are available; the 3 most recent of this type are highlighted below.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 25 best albums of 2024 | The A.V. Club | 2024 year chart | 2024 | |
| The 27 best albums of 2023 | The A.V. Club | 2023 year chart | 2023 | |
| The 30 best albums of 2022 | The A.V. Club | 2022 year chart | 2022 | |
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| 08/10/2025 17:14 | Johnnyo | 2,607 | 80/100 |
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From Johnnyo 08/10/2025 17:14 | #310501
Very nice chart.
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