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: 3 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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"Songs are a little to rigid for my taste. Not in sound but in structure. If the songs were a little more organic, this would be a whirlwind of a record. Lots of distortion. Drums have an oomph about them and they're crispy has all hell. Can't really speak on the songwriting as of right now. Decen..."  [+]  Reply
- JoshuaTilly | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"This is a beautiful, piano led album that goes alongside perfectly with the film it was made for. The emotion this record can create is nothing short of staggering as I always find myself getting lost in the music. This is mainly due to the delicate and fantastic instrumentation, such as the pian..."  [+]  Reply
- Untitled | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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