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21.

Run The Jewels 3 

 Run The Jewels

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"There were a tale of three wise men who each brought gold, frankincense and myrrh. But, none have spoken about the other two very wise men who JUST DROPPED RTJ3, MOTHERFUCKERS"  Reply

- HazeyTwilight | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful) 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.

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

288 charts

Rank Score:

1,444

Rank in 2016:

21

Rank in 2010s:

174

Overall Rank:

1,212

Average Rating:

 81 (412 votes)

Comments:

30

22.

Wildflower 

 The Avalanches

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"My favourite thing about this album is that you can tell it took 16 years by the sound of some of the tracks. 'If I Was a Folkstar' for example sounds like an early-00's Daft Punk track, 'The Wozard of Iz' also sounds like it was from about the same time. Despite the fact that some tracks may sou...""My favourite thing about this album is that you can tell it took 16 years by the sound of some of the tracks. 'If I Was a Folkstar' for example sounds like an early-00's Daft Punk track, 'The Wozard of Iz' also sounds like it was from about the same time. Despite the fact that some tracks may sound 'old', it still comes together because that's exactly the feeling the album is going for. This whole album feels like a huge, joyful nostalgia trip, even though it's only a couple of weeks old."  [+]  Reply

- Jordbord | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful) 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.

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

282 charts

Rank Score:

1,366

Rank in 2016:

22

Rank in 2010s:

190

Overall Rank:

1,274

Average Rating:

 76 (401 votes)

Comments:

27

23.

Bottomless Pit 

 Death Grips

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"I don't think there is a single weak track on this album, although there are certainly plenty of stand-out tracks. Giving Bad People Good Ideas rivals Get Got and Beware for the title of "best opener to a Death Grips album". The well-sung female vocals counter Ride's outbursts and the extremely a...""I don't think there is a single weak track on this album, although there are certainly plenty of stand-out tracks. Giving Bad People Good Ideas rivals Get Got and Beware for the title of "best opener to a Death Grips album". The well-sung female vocals counter Ride's outbursts and the extremely aggressive instrumentation brilliantly. Hot Head has been significantly improved from its relatively primitive earlier release, mostly down to a stronger intro and the bassline added to the main body of the song. Spikes is one of the album's bangers, and carries one of the catchiest hooks on any Death Grips track since The Fever (Aye Aye). The track Houdini is a fine showcase of Flatlander's impressive production ability. In addition, Ride's mutterings of "three, four, fuck you baby, disjointed Houdini baby" are very hard to resist muttering along to. Three Bedrooms In A Good Neighborhood is perhaps my favourite track on the entire album. The beat is absolutely killer and many of the best lyrical features on the album can be found herein. Finally, the title track closes the album with one of the most aggressive and oppressive songs Death Grips have every released, and Ride's threats of "I'll fuck you in half" somehow come off as terrifying and amusing at the same time. Bottomless Pit represents the strongest and most cohesive set of tracks the band have released since The Money Store. 86/100."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

225 charts

Rank Score:

1,289

Rank in 2016:

23

Rank in 2010s:

199

Overall Rank:

1,327

Average Rating:

 80 (432 votes)

Comments:

21

24.

Anti 

 Rihanna

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"ANTi is Rihanna's 8th album, and although it started off with low sales, it eventually went on to be a #1 album and spend 33 weeks inside the top ten of the Billboard 200, longer than any other black female album since 1994! The highlights of the album include "Same Ol' Mistakes", "Woo", and "Kis...""ANTi is Rihanna's 8th album, and although it started off with low sales, it eventually went on to be a #1 album and spend 33 weeks inside the top ten of the Billboard 200, longer than any other black female album since 1994! The highlights of the album include "Same Ol' Mistakes", "Woo", and "Kiss it Better"."  [+]  Reply

- janetjakcson | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (4 helpful | 1 unhelpful) 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.

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

207 charts

Rank Score:

1,088

Rank in 2016:

24

Rank in 2010s:

246

Overall Rank:

1,580

Average Rating:

 71 (293 votes)

Comments:

12

25.

Coloring Book 

 Chance The Rapper

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"Definitely disappointed. Although this is pretty good pop rap, this isn't exactly where I wanted Chance's music to go. Singles like 'Angels' got me hoping for a mixtape with that tropical type sound and some gospel 'Ultralight Beam' stuff mixed in. Chance went for a very mainstream pop-rap sound ...""Definitely disappointed. Although this is pretty good pop rap, this isn't exactly where I wanted Chance's music to go. Singles like 'Angels' got me hoping for a mixtape with that tropical type sound and some gospel 'Ultralight Beam' stuff mixed in. Chance went for a very mainstream pop-rap sound here and even makes some party songs. I think the feature list is terrible and I never thought I would see Future or Young Thug on a Chance mixtape. Maybe I was hoping he would stay in his druggy phase forever, which probably led to my disappointment even more. It definitely seems as though Chance is maturing, which is good since he is now a father. I do however enjoy some moments on here quite a bit. All We Got, Summer Friends, Blessings, and Angels are the high points for me. Maybe it's a grower and overtime I'll learn to love it. It'll be interesting to see where Chance goes from here, whether he'll go back to his prior sounds or continue to dig deeper into the mainstream. "  [+]  Reply

- travelful | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (2 helpful | 1 unhelpful) 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.

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

279 charts

Rank Score:

1,076

Rank in 2016:

25

Rank in 2010s:

247

Overall Rank:

1,595

Average Rating:

 75 (438 votes)

Comments:

22

26.

I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It 

 The 1975

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"After hearing their first album (which was ok but mostly just felt like a compilation of pop singles), I was pleasantly surprised by this record... In many places, it uses 80s synthpop elements and re-invigorates them with the band's rougher, weirder edges to get a really addicting sound (Love Me...""After hearing their first album (which was ok but mostly just felt like a compilation of pop singles), I was pleasantly surprised by this record... In many places, it uses 80s synthpop elements and re-invigorates them with the band's rougher, weirder edges to get a really addicting sound (Love Me, UGH, Paris) . In addition, there's a lot of atmosphere here -- Lostmyhead and If I Believe You are really spacious songs that grow over time to powerful climaxes. Sometimes, the concept really disappears up its own ass (the title track and Please Be Naked, in particular) and occasionally the slick 80s pop gets a little *too* cheesy (This Must Be My Dream) but overall I was impressed with this record. In its entirety, the record is somewhat of a surrealist blend of atmosphere and pure pop pleasure. Love them or hate them, they're really good at crafting tight and infectious pop tunes. If they'd trimmed off some of the excess, I think this thing could have been even better. Favorite Tracks: Lostmyhead, Paris, If I Believe You, Love Me, Somebody Else Least Favorite: I like it when you sleep for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it "  [+]  Reply

- Cosmo | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) 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.

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

158 charts

Rank Score:

963

Rank in 2016:

26

Rank in 2010s:

277

Overall Rank:

1,774

Average Rating:

 68 (259 votes)

Comments:

16

27.

A Sailor's Guide To Earth 

 Sturgill Simpson

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"The first country album I ever listened to. I love the sound and the passion in it. Sturgill Simpson writes a beautiful letter to his newborn son. It is a brilliant welcome to the world with messages to people of all ages about the world we live in and the best ways to fully experience life. I lo...""The first country album I ever listened to. I love the sound and the passion in it. Sturgill Simpson writes a beautiful letter to his newborn son. It is a brilliant welcome to the world with messages to people of all ages about the world we live in and the best ways to fully experience life. I love the Nirvana cover, it is a fantastic reimagination of a classic song. The sailing themes and sounds tie the album together so it sounds very cohesive. The album flows perfectly. It transitions from slower tempos to fast-paced tracks seamlessly many times, without being jarring or awkward at any times."  [+]  Reply

- slurpdurp | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful) 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.

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

222 charts

Rank Score:

916

Rank in 2016:

27

Rank in 2010s:

293

Overall Rank:

1,851

Average Rating:

 76 (279 votes)

Comments:

19

28.

Light Upon The Lake 

 Whitney

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"Deserves to be rated higher within 2016. Great album with some beautiful songs."  Reply

- Ferrington | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) 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.

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

167 charts

Rank Score:

916

Rank in 2016:

28

Rank in 2010s:

294

Overall Rank:

1,852

Average Rating:

 77 (176 votes)

Comments:

7

29.

The Glowing Man 

 Swans

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"It is the best record of the year. It serves as a great conclusion to the trilogy, particularly in the last two songs. This record is sadder and more contemplative than the other two, seemingly settling the tension and anger found in the previous two records (respectively) with a sense of accepta...""It is the best record of the year. It serves as a great conclusion to the trilogy, particularly in the last two songs. This record is sadder and more contemplative than the other two, seemingly settling the tension and anger found in the previous two records (respectively) with a sense of acceptance and giving up (until the finale). In a sense of lyricism and even emotional resolution, it serves as a great conclusion, however, based off the colors and intensity there is a case to be made that it should have been between the Seer and To Be Kind."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

180 charts

Rank Score:

894

Rank in 2016:

29

Rank in 2010s:

298

Overall Rank:

1,885

Average Rating:

 81 (283 votes)

Comments:

8

30.

Cardinal 

 Pinegrove

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"A heartfelt, passionate album. The songs here each carry serious emotional weight propelled by solid musicianship. There's at least a little something on this record that anyone can relate to"  Reply

- jeremih724 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) 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.

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

130 charts

Rank Score:

794

Rank in 2016:

30

Rank in 2010s:

341

Overall Rank:

2,100

Average Rating:

 76 (173 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2016 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	10	1%
The Rolling Stones	3	0%
David Bowie	3	0%
King Crimson	2	0%
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers	2	0%
Lil Peep	2	0%
Nicolas Jaar	2	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%
	452	45%
	176	18%
	54	5%
	50	5%
	37	4%
	28	3%
	25	3%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	978	98%
Yes	22	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%