Best Albums of 2016
Listed below are the best albums of 2016 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 4 hours ago).
"Oh man the tender, wistful, wondrous beauty of this album is extraordinary. It's done so perfectly that the fact that it's a bit one-note doesn't bother me. All of Obel's albums are soft pools of angelic loveliness, and this may be the best album she's made yet. Check it out, people." Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"A difficult album to get into compared with her debut, but for me this is much more rewarding. Starts out a bit bumpily (VV Violence) but the last three tracks really are exceptional. Won't necessarily suit everyone's tastes but for me this is a stand-out record of 2016." Reply
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SleepDealer | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Scots composer Anna Meredith has been involved in all manner of fun cross-disciplinary projects (including a musical flashmob on a motorway), and her style is similarly all over the shop. Varmints is a very swish example of what she can do. Not a massive fan of the vocals, but that quickly ceases..." [+] Reply
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"A sign of a great band struggling to grow up, as this album sounds more straight-jacketed than full of laid-back maturity" Reply
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cestuneblague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Very good album. The cover is quite stunning. I think that the overall continuity would have been better had all songs been recorded at the same recording studio. Album notes states that this was not the case. As such it does sound like the production is different." Reply
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"I saw this at the record shop... why was I able to automatically buy new albums from nick cave and bon iver w/o even having heard them yet (I want to hear them for the first time on vinyl), but not even consider buying this? why? they were among the best, it's a shame that I have to feel like the..." [+] Reply
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"entertaining album!" Reply
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Leonard | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Best Albums of 2016 composition
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| Various Artists | 10 | 1% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 0% | |
| Van Morrison | 2 | 0% | |
| Marillion | 2 | 0% | |
| Clipping. | 2 | 0% | |
| Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein | 2 | 0% | |
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452 | 45% | |
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176 | 18% | |
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54 | 5% | |
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50 | 5% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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28 | 3% | |
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25 | 3% | |
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| Best Ever Artists | |
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| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana |
