Best Albums of 2016

Listed below are the best albums of 2016 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 4 hours ago).
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2016 year summaryThe best artists of 2016 were Radiohead, David Bowie, Frank Ocean, Car Seat Headrest, Danny Brown, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Nick Cave, Bon Iver, Kanye West and Beyoncé.
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"This might be their best so far. Really opened up for the trumpets, Derek Trucks' heavenly guitar play is less prominent with respect to their previous albums, but still present when it needs to."  Reply
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"This is the debut LP from Northwestern Illinois to Margo Price. Her album was released on Jack White's label so it's received some attention. Listening to it I hear an artist that is still emerging. She has some strong songwriting skills but she still needs to find her voice and find footing. I'l..."  [+]  Reply
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"I think the band hyped this one up a little too much. Seems like an album made of lots of bits of music thrown together without much regard for cohesion or seamless transitions. Some great, really great in fact, but some pretty average. Also, too much lyrical emphasis here, with music seeming to ..."  [+]  Reply
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