Best Albums of 2016 : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of 2016

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Listed below are the best albums of 2016 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 39,000 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, Kanye West, A Tribe Called Quest and Beyoncé.

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Puberty 2

Mitski

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

154 charts

Rank Score:

1,082

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261

Overall Rank:

2,094

Average Rating:

76 (210 votes)

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56.

Sirens

Nicolas Jaar

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

361

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767

Overall Rank:

4,913

Average Rating:

77 (97 votes)

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63.

La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Various Artists

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

309

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899

Overall Rank:

5,581

Average Rating:

77 (64 votes)

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118.

Earth

Neil Young And Promise Of The Real

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

167

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157.

Mariner

Cult Of Luna & Julie Christmas

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

134

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158.

Remember Us To Life

Regina Spektor

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

133

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193.

Hella Personal Film Festival

Open Mike Eagle & Paul White

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

112

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231.

Trance Frendz

Ólafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm

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2016

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14 charts

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238.

Santana IV

Santana

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

19 charts

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271.

Jesu / Sun Kil Moon

Jesu & Sun Kil Moon

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2016

Appears in:

39 charts

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Best Albums of 2016 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	8	1%
Lil Peep	3	0%
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	3	0%
Frank Ocean	2	0%
Bob Dylan	2	0%
Eric Clapton	2	0%
The Rolling Stones	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	459	46%
	189	19%
	57	6%
	38	4%
	37	4%
	31	3%
	21	2%
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