Best Albums of 2016

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Listed below are the best albums of 2016 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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2016 year summaryThe best artists of 2016 were Radiohead, Frank Ocean, David Bowie, Car Seat Headrest, Danny Brown, Bon Iver, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Nick Cave, Kanye West and Beyoncé.

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21.

Puberty 2

Mitski

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

242 charts

Rank Score:

1,506

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Rank in 2010s:

172

Overall Rank:

1,177

Average Rating:

77 (270 votes)

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32.

Hopelessness

Anohni

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

197 charts

Rank Score:

762

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352

Overall Rank:

2,150

Average Rating:

73 (217 votes)

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46.

Sirens

Nicolas Jaar

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

487

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518

Overall Rank:

3,079

Average Rating:

77 (112 votes)

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111.

Case / Lang / Veirs

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

205

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158.

Earth
Live

Neil Young And Promise Of The Real

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

136

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184.

Mariner

Cult Of Luna & Julie Christmas

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

122

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188.

Hella Personal Film Festival

Open Mike Eagle & Paul White

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

119

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198.

Hour Of The Nightingale

Trees Of Eternity

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

109

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233.

Until The Hunter

Hope Sandoval And The Warm Inventions

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

32 charts

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Santana IV

Santana

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

27 charts

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Best Albums of 2016 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	9	1%
The Rolling Stones	3	0%
David Bowie	2	0%
Gov't Mule	2	0%
Clipping.	2	0%
Nicolas Jaar	2	0%
Thee Oh Sees	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	454	45%
	181	18%
	49	5%
	47	5%
	38	4%
	28	3%
	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	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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