Best Albums of 2016

Listed below are the best albums of 2016 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 2016 were Radiohead, Frank Ocean, David Bowie, Car Seat Headrest, Danny Brown, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Nick Cave, Bon Iver, Kanye West and Beyoncé.
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Buy album United States
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2016
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Buy album United States
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2016
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18
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Buy album United States
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2016
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2016
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18
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Buy album United States
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2016
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of 2016 composition

Country Albums %


United States 453 45%
United Kingdom 176 18%
Canada 54 5%
Mixed Nationality 49 5%
Australia 37 4%
Germany 29 3%
Sweden 25 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 979 98%
Yes 21 2%
Live? Albums %
No 978 98%
Yes 22 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Albums of 2001
1. Is This It by The Strokes
2. Amnesiac by Radiohead
3. Discovery by Daft Punk
4. Vespertine by Björk
5. Lateralus by Tool
6. The Glow Pt. 2 by The Microphones
7. Origin Of Symmetry by Muse
8. Toxicity by System Of A Down
9. White Blood Cells by The White Stripes
10. The Blueprint by Jay-Z
11. Oh, Inverted World by The Shins
12. Gorillaz by Gorillaz
13. Blackwater Park by Opeth
14. Leaves Turn Inside You by Unwound
15. No More Shall We Part by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
16. Jane Doe by Converge
17. Bleed American by Jimmy Eat World
18. Drukqs by Aphex Twin
19. "Love And Theft" by Bob Dylan
20. The Cold Vein by Cannibal Ox
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