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Best Albums of 2016

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 2016 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 29,000 greatest album charts.

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2016 year summaryThe best artists of 2016 were Radiohead, David Bowie, Frank Ocean, Car Seat Headrest, Bon Iver, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Danny Brown, Beyoncé , A Tribe Called Quest and Kendrick Lamar.

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Album

Artist

A Moon Shaped Pool

Radiohead

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	698 charts
Rank in 2016:	1	Rank Score:	11,919
Rank in 2010s	10	Overall Rank:	202
Average Rating: 88/100 (1,129 votes)
Comments: 200 comments

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★ (Blackstar)

David Bowie

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	579 charts
Rank in 2016:	2	Rank Score:	6,469
Rank in 2010s	31	Overall Rank:	361
Average Rating: 85/100 (907 votes)
Comments: 87 comments

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Blonde

Frank Ocean

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	298 charts
Rank in 2016:	3	Rank Score:	5,611
Rank in 2010s	36	Overall Rank:	413
Average Rating: 83/100 (454 votes)
Comments: 41 comments

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Teens Of Denial

Car Seat Headrest

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	312 charts
Rank in 2016:	4	Rank Score:	4,134
Rank in 2010s	48	Overall Rank:	544
Average Rating: 82/100 (396 votes)
Comments: 36 comments

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22, A Million

Bon Iver

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	255 charts
Rank in 2016:	5	Rank Score:	2,750
Rank in 2010s	67	Overall Rank:	786
Average Rating: 79/100 (388 votes)
Comments: 51 comments

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Skeleton Tree

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	274 charts
Rank in 2016:	6	Rank Score:	2,662
Rank in 2010s	70	Overall Rank:	809
Average Rating: 83/100 (382 votes)
Comments: 31 comments

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Atrocity Exhibition

Danny Brown

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	219 charts
Rank in 2016:	7	Rank Score:	2,625
Rank in 2010s	73	Overall Rank:	821
Average Rating: 83/100 (300 votes)
Comments: 27 comments

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Lemonade

Beyoncé

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	190 charts
Rank in 2016:	8	Rank Score:	1,730
Rank in 2010s	106	Overall Rank:	1,200
Average Rating: 76/100 (323 votes)
Comments: 31 comments

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We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service

A Tribe Called Quest

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	169 charts
Rank in 2016:	9	Rank Score:	1,601
Rank in 2010s	111	Overall Rank:	1,268
Average Rating: 83/100 (272 votes)
Comments: 19 comments

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10.

Untitled Unmastered.
Compilation

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	227 charts
Rank in 2016:	10	Rank Score:	1,524
Rank in 2010s	118	Overall Rank:	1,327
Average Rating: 80/100 (509 votes)
Comments: 36 comments

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Best Albums of 2016 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
King Crimson	3	0%
Thee Oh Sees	2	0%
The Rolling Stones	2	0%
Austin Findley	2	0%
Gov't Mule	2	0%
Nicolas Jaar	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	472	47%
	200	20%
	53	5%
	45	5%
	37	4%
	32	3%
	17	2%
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