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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 35,000 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, Danny Brown, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, A Tribe Called Quest, Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar.

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Album

Artist

A Moon Shaped Pool

Radiohead

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	937 charts
Rank in 2016:	1	Rank Score:	17,922
Rank in 2010s	6	Overall Rank:	143
Average Rating: 88/100 (1,462 votes)
Comments: 223 comments

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★ (Blackstar)

David Bowie

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	771 charts
Rank in 2016:	2	Rank Score:	10,603
Rank in 2010s	18	Overall Rank:	256
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,139 votes)
Comments: 108 comments

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Blonde

Frank Ocean

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	451 charts
Rank in 2016:	3	Rank Score:	10,097
Rank in 2010s	20	Overall Rank:	269
Average Rating: 84/100 (628 votes)
Comments: 56 comments

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Teens Of Denial

Car Seat Headrest

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	463 charts
Rank in 2016:	4	Rank Score:	7,913
Rank in 2010s	32	Overall Rank:	346
Average Rating: 83/100 (549 votes)
Comments: 43 comments

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22, A Million

Bon Iver

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	326 charts
Rank in 2016:	5	Rank Score:	4,020
Rank in 2010s	58	Overall Rank:	616
Average Rating: 79/100 (498 votes)
Comments: 58 comments

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Atrocity Exhibition

Danny Brown

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	322 charts
Rank in 2016:	6	Rank Score:	3,978
Rank in 2010s	60	Overall Rank:	624
Average Rating: 83/100 (427 votes)
Comments: 35 comments

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Skeleton Tree

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	372 charts
Rank in 2016:	7	Rank Score:	3,764
Rank in 2010s	64	Overall Rank:	656
Average Rating: 83/100 (481 votes)
Comments: 35 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:	258 charts
Rank in 2016:	8	Rank Score:	2,650
Rank in 2010s	85	Overall Rank:	909
Average Rating: 82/100 (382 votes)
Comments: 21 comments

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The Life Of Pablo

Kanye West

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	306 charts
Rank in 2016:	9	Rank Score:	2,521
Rank in 2010s	89	Overall Rank:	947
Average Rating: 74/100 (683 votes)
Comments: 93 comments

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10.

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Compilation

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	300 charts
Rank in 2016:	10	Rank Score:	2,492
Rank in 2010s	90	Overall Rank:	957
Average Rating: 80/100 (615 votes)
Comments: 39 comments

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Best Albums of 2016 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Lil Peep	3	0%
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	3	0%
Bob Dylan	2	0%
Venetian Snares	2	0%
Eric Clapton	2	0%
Thee Oh Sees	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	460	46%
	195	20%
	59	6%
	37	4%
	33	3%
	29	3%
	21	2%
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