Best Albums of 2016
Explore the best albums of 2016, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts.
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"I'm no Radiohead stan (I loved OK Computer when I was 13, but it's largely lost its lustre over the years; I think Kid A is really cool but still vastly overrated; I found their last album to be a total chore; all that said, I have lots and lots of love for Amnesiac, The Bends, and particularly I..." [+] Reply
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Skinny | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +14 votes (14 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Even if this wasn't Bowie's swan song and he was still with us, this is still an achingly beautiful, stark and poetic album released by one of the greatest musicians that ever lived, and now my new favourite Bowie album. R.I.P. David Bowie, we'll miss you." Reply
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HazeyTwilight | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +15 votes (15 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"God. I was never really crazy about Channel Orange. But this record was divine. Some people would say Frank was the modern Prince. But honestly with this record, Frank took the qualities that made George Michael, Bjork and Boards of Canada some of my all time favorite acts in music. Being an incr..." [+] Reply
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"got the recalled version on vinyl but couldn't bring myself to open the precious. so I bought another one so that I could have my sealed recalled copy and listen to it too. but I can't bring myself to open this one either.... ?????? ....my preciouses...." Reply
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"Danny Brown is officially a legend with this album." Reply
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jlancast1996 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Wow. In a year with so many great emotionally driven albums (A Moon Shaped Pool, Blackstar, Lemonade), Nick Cave somehow managed to top them all (though I'll have to keep listening to see if that opinion stands). Just an absolutely gut-wrenching album from beginning to end. The last three tracks ..." [+] Reply
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louisjwyatt | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"A few times in, and Im still in a bit of a hung-jury bewilderment. While I think it's certainly an interesting foray into the increasingly trendy world of folk-y-tronica and in many ways an expected and more organic than not next step for Vernon, I think it at times focuses a bit too much on the ..." [+] Reply
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cestuneblague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This album is IN-SANE!!! I get it now. I finally get it. This thing is incredible. I wish this album was a hat so I could wear it and have it warm my cold head. I wish this album was weed so I could smoke it. It might as well be drugs because it gets me high as a cloud, man." Reply
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"I've never been a Beyoncé fan but this album is freakin' great! Every track commands attention and is musically exciting and lyrically poignant." Reply
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Freddie55 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (10 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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"Who else can go away 18 years and come back with a classic?" Reply
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joannajewsom | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100
Best Albums of 2016 composition
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| Various Artists | 10 | 1% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 0% | |
| Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein | 2 | 0% | |
| Oh Sees | 2 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 0% | |
| Nicolas Jaar | 2 | 0% | |
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452 | 45% | |
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176 | 18% | |
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53 | 5% | |
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51 | 5% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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29 | 3% | |
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25 | 3% | |
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Best Albums of 2016 chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 3 from 34th to 31st |
Up 3 from 29th to 26th |
Up 2 from 63rd to 61st |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 2 from 77th to 79th |
Down 1 from 2nd to 3rd |
Down 1 from 26th to 27th |
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