A.V. Club's 20 Best Albums of 2016

There’s no easy way to summarize the year in music given how much of it took us by surprise. High-profile albums would be announced with little warning, arriving on streaming services in a flash, and dominate the cultural conversation until the next one came along. Similarly, some of the most innovative names in music…

Published: December 12, 2016 06:00 Source

# 1
Album • Jan 08 / 2016 Art Rock
# 2
Album • May 08 / 2016 Art Pop Art Rock Chamber Pop
# 3
Album • Sep 02 / 2016 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 4
Album • Feb 12 / 2016 Indie Rock
# 5
Album • May 27 / 2016 Indie Rock Emo
# 6
Album • May 06 / 2016 Punk Rock
# 7
Album • May 27 / 2016 Pop Rap Conscious Hip Hop
# 8
Album • Jun 17 / 2016 Indie Rock
# 9
Album • Aug 20 / 2016 Alternative R&B Art Pop Neo-Soul
# 10
Album • Oct 07 / 2016 Power Pop Indie Rock
# 11
Album • Oct 21 / 2016 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk
# 12
Album • Mar 25 / 2016 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 13
Album • Sep 30 / 2016 Neo-Soul
# 14
Album • May 13 / 2016 Indie Rock Emo
# 15
Album • Aug 19 / 2016 Alt-Country Pop Rock
# 16
Album • Jun 17 / 2016 Grindcore
# 17
Album • Sep 16 / 2016 Post-Hardcore Emo
# 18
Album • Jun 10 / 2016 Pop Rap Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop
# 19
Album • May 20 / 2016 Indie Rock
# 20
Album • Jul 01 / 2016 Pop Punk Indie Rock Power Pop
# 21
Album • Sep 23 / 2016 Chamber Pop Indie Rock