Billboard's Top 50 Albums of 2016
Here are the top 50 albums of 2016, decided by Billboard staff.
Published: December 12, 2016 17:59
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #2 | The Life Of Pablo | Kanye West | Jun-10-2016, Pop Rap |
| #3 | Coloring Book | Chance the Rapper | May-27-2016, Pop Rap |
| #4 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #5 | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Aug-20-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #7 | A Seat at the Table | Solange | Sep-30-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #8 | I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it | The 1975 | Feb-26-2016, Synthpop |
| #9 | Hero (Deluxe Edition) | Maren Morris | Jun-03-2016, |
| #10 | Malibu | Anderson .Paak | Jan-15-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #11 | ANTI | Rihanna | Jan-28-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #12 | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead | May-08-2016, Art Pop |
| #13 | untitled unmastered. | Kendrick Lamar | Mar-04-2016, Jazz Rap |
| #14 | The Weight of These Wings | Miranda Lambert | Nov-18-2016, Contemporary Country |
| #15 | Puberty 2 | Mitski | Jun-17-2016, Indie Rock |
| #16 | HOPELESSNESS | ANOHNI | May-06-2016, Art Pop |
| #17 | Views | Drake | May-06-2016, Pop Rap |
| #18 | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | Oct-21-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | Ology | Gallant | Apr-06-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #20 | This Is Acting | Sia | Jan-29-2016, Electropop |
| #21 | Starboy | The Weeknd | Nov-25-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #22 | Dangerous Woman | Ariana Grande | May-20-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #24 | Energía | J Balvin | Jun-24-2016, |
| #25 | Stranger To Stranger | Paul Simon | Jun-03-2016, Art Pop |
| #26 | 99.9% | KAYTRANADA | May-06-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #27 | Still Brazy (Deluxe) | YG | Jun-14-2016, |
| #28 | MY WOMAN | Angel Olsen | Sep-02-2016, Indie Rock |
| #29 | 22, A Million | Bon Iver | Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #30 | Islah (Deluxe) | Kevin Gates | Dec-11-2015, |
| #31 | Teens Of Denial | Car Seat Headrest | May-20-2016, Indie Rock |
| #32 | Joanne | Lady Gaga | Oct-21-2016, Pop Rock |
| #33 | Freetown Sound | Blood Orange | Jun-28-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #34 | Junk | M83 | Apr-08-2016, Synthpop |
| #35 | Hardwired…To Self-Destruct | Metallica | Nov-18-2016, Heavy Metal |
| #36 | Lady Wood | Tove Lo | Oct-28-2016, Electropop |
| #37 | Goodness | The Hotelier | May-27-2016, Indie Rock |
| #38 | JEFFERY | Young Thug | Aug-26-2016, Trap |
| #39 | American Band | Drive-By Truckers | Sep-30-2016, Alt-Country |
| #40 | HERE | Alicia Keys | Nov-04-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #41 | Paradise | White Lung | May-06-2016, Punk Rock |
| #42 | Skin | Flume | May-27-2016, Future Bass |
| #43 | iLevitable | iLe | Jun-03-2016, Latin Alternative |
| #44 | Three | Phantogram | Oct-07-2016, Electropop |
| #45 | A Sailor's Guide to Earth | Sturgill Simpson | Apr-15-2016, Country Soul |
| #46 | Telefone | Noname | Jul-31-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #47 | The Dream Is Over | PUP | May-27-2016, Post-Hardcore |
| #48 | Des/Amor | Reik | Jun-17-2016, Latin Pop |
| #49 | Up to Anything | The Goon Sax | Mar-11-2016, Indie Pop |
| #50 | SremmLife 2 | Rae Sremmurd | Aug-12-2016, Pop Rap |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Album, Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #2 | The Life Of Pablo | Kanye West | Album, Jun-10-2016, Pop Rap |
| #3 | Coloring Book | Chance the Rapper | Album, May-27-2016, Pop Rap |
| #4 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Album, Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #5 | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Album, Aug-20-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Album, Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #7 | A Seat at the Table | Solange | Album, Sep-30-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #8 | I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it | The 1975 | Album, Feb-26-2016, Synthpop |
| #9 | Hero (Deluxe Edition) | Maren Morris | Album, Jun-03-2016, |
| #10 | Malibu | Anderson .Paak | Album, Jan-15-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #11 | ANTI | Rihanna | Album, Jan-28-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #12 | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead | Album, May-08-2016, Art Pop |
| #13 | untitled unmastered. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Mar-04-2016, Jazz Rap |
| #14 | The Weight of These Wings | Miranda Lambert | Album, Nov-18-2016, Contemporary Country |
| #15 | Puberty 2 | Mitski | Album, Jun-17-2016, Indie Rock |
| #16 | HOPELESSNESS | ANOHNI | Album, May-06-2016, Art Pop |
| #17 | Views | Drake | Album, May-06-2016, Pop Rap |
| #18 | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | Album, Oct-21-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | Ology | Gallant | Album, Apr-06-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #20 | This Is Acting | Sia | Album, Jan-29-2016, Electropop |
| #21 | Starboy | The Weeknd | Album, Nov-25-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #22 | Dangerous Woman | Ariana Grande | Album, May-20-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #24 | Energía | J Balvin | Album, Jun-24-2016, |
| #25 | Stranger To Stranger | Paul Simon | Album, Jun-03-2016, Art Pop |
| #26 | 99.9% | KAYTRANADA | Album, May-06-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #27 | Still Brazy (Deluxe) | YG | Album, Jun-14-2016, |
| #28 | MY WOMAN | Angel Olsen | Album, Sep-02-2016, Indie Rock |
| #29 | 22, A Million | Bon Iver | Album, Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #30 | Islah (Deluxe) | Kevin Gates | Album, Dec-11-2015, |
| #31 | Teens Of Denial | Car Seat Headrest | Album, May-20-2016, Indie Rock |
| #32 | Joanne | Lady Gaga | Album, Oct-21-2016, Pop Rock |
| #33 | Freetown Sound | Blood Orange | Album, Jun-28-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #34 | Junk | M83 | Album, Apr-08-2016, Synthpop |
| #35 | Hardwired…To Self-Destruct | Metallica | Album, Nov-18-2016, Heavy Metal |
| #36 | Lady Wood | Tove Lo | Album, Oct-28-2016, Electropop |
| #37 | Goodness | The Hotelier | Album, May-27-2016, Indie Rock |
| #38 | JEFFERY | Young Thug | Album, Aug-26-2016, Trap |
| #39 | American Band | Drive-By Truckers | Album, Sep-30-2016, Alt-Country |
| #40 | HERE | Alicia Keys | Album, Nov-04-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #41 | Paradise | White Lung | Album, May-06-2016, Punk Rock |
| #42 | Skin | Flume | Album, May-27-2016, Future Bass |
| #43 | iLevitable | iLe | Album, Jun-03-2016, Latin Alternative |
| #44 | Three | Phantogram | Album, Oct-07-2016, Electropop |
| #45 | A Sailor's Guide to Earth | Sturgill Simpson | Album, Apr-15-2016, Country Soul |
| #46 | Telefone | Noname | Album, Jul-31-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #47 | The Dream Is Over | PUP | Album, May-27-2016, Post-Hardcore |
| #48 | Des/Amor | Reik | Album, Jun-17-2016, Latin Pop |
| #49 | Up to Anything | The Goon Sax | Album, Mar-11-2016, Indie Pop |
| #50 | SremmLife 2 | Rae Sremmurd | Album, Aug-12-2016, Pop Rap |