Best Albums of 2016

Listed below are the best albums of 2016 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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2016
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Buy album United States
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2016
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18
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2016
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18
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2016
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18
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Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2016
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Rank Score:
18
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2016
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18
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Best Albums of 2016 composition

Country Albums %


United States 461 46%
United Kingdom 179 18%
Canada 51 5%
Mixed Nationality 44 4%
Australia 37 4%
Germany 27 3%
Sweden 25 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 982 98%
Yes 19 2%
Live? Albums %
No 979 98%
Yes 22 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 992 99%
Yes 9 1%
Best Albums of 2018
1. Twin Fantasy (Face To Face) by Car Seat Headrest
2. Kids See Ghosts by Kids See Ghosts
3. Joy As An Act Of Resistance. by Idles
4. 7 by Beach House
5. You Won't Get What You Want by Daughters
6. Wide Awake! by Parquet Courts
7. Little Dark Age by MGMT
8. Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino by Arctic Monkeys
9. Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves
10. Some Rap Songs by Earl Sweatshirt
11. Be The Cowboy by Mitski
12. Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe
13. Daytona by Pusha T
14. A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships by The 1975
15. TA13OO by Denzel Curry
16. Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides by SOPHIE
17. Aviary by Julia Holter
18. Double Negative by Low
19. 2012-2017 by Against All Logic
20. Veteran by JPEGMAFIA
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