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
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #2 | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead | May-08-2016, Art Pop |
| #3 | MY WOMAN | Angel Olsen | Sep-02-2016, Indie Rock |
| #4 | Cardinal | Pinegrove | Feb-12-2016, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Goodness | The Hotelier | May-27-2016, Indie Rock |
| #6 | Paradise | White Lung | May-06-2016, Punk Rock |
| #7 | Coloring Book | Chance the Rapper | May-27-2016, Pop Rap |
| #8 | Puberty 2 | Mitski | Jun-17-2016, Indie Rock |
| #9 | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Aug-20-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | Cody | Joyce Manor | Oct-07-2016, Power Pop |
| #11 | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | Oct-21-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | Eric Bachmann | Eric Bachmann | Mar-25-2016, Contemporary Folk |
| #13 | A Seat at the Table | Solange | Sep-30-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #14 | Holy Ghost | Modern Baseball | May-13-2016, Indie Rock |
| #15 | Real | Lydia Loveless | Aug-19-2016, Alt-Country |
| #16 | You Will Never Be One of Us | Nails | Jun-17-2016, Grindcore |
| #17 | Stage Four (Deluxe Edition) | Touché Amoré | Sep-16-2016, Post-Hardcore |
| #18 | The Life Of Pablo | Kanye West | Jun-10-2016, Pop Rap |
| #19 | Teens Of Denial | Car Seat Headrest | May-20-2016, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Blisters in the Pit of My Heart | Martha | Jul-01-2016, Pop Punk |
| #21 | I Had a Dream That You Were Mine | Hamilton Leithauser, Rostam | Sep-23-2016, Chamber Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Album, Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #2 | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead | Album, May-08-2016, Art Pop |
| #3 | MY WOMAN | Angel Olsen | Album, Sep-02-2016, Indie Rock |
| #4 | Cardinal | Pinegrove | Album, Feb-12-2016, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Goodness | The Hotelier | Album, May-27-2016, Indie Rock |
| #6 | Paradise | White Lung | Album, May-06-2016, Punk Rock |
| #7 | Coloring Book | Chance the Rapper | Album, May-27-2016, Pop Rap |
| #8 | Puberty 2 | Mitski | Album, Jun-17-2016, Indie Rock |
| #9 | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Album, Aug-20-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | Cody | Joyce Manor | Album, Oct-07-2016, Power Pop |
| #11 | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | Album, Oct-21-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | Eric Bachmann | Eric Bachmann | Album, Mar-25-2016, Contemporary Folk |
| #13 | A Seat at the Table | Solange | Album, Sep-30-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #14 | Holy Ghost | Modern Baseball | Album, May-13-2016, Indie Rock |
| #15 | Real | Lydia Loveless | Album, Aug-19-2016, Alt-Country |
| #16 | You Will Never Be One of Us | Nails | Album, Jun-17-2016, Grindcore |
| #17 | Stage Four (Deluxe Edition) | Touché Amoré | Album, Sep-16-2016, Post-Hardcore |
| #18 | The Life Of Pablo | Kanye West | Album, Jun-10-2016, Pop Rap |
| #19 | Teens Of Denial | Car Seat Headrest | Album, May-20-2016, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Blisters in the Pit of My Heart | Martha | Album, Jul-01-2016, Pop Punk |
| #21 | I Had a Dream That You Were Mine | Hamilton LeithauserRostam | Album, Sep-23-2016, Chamber Pop |