Complex's Best Albums of 2016 (So Far)

The Best Albums of 2016 includes projects from Chance the Rapper to Anderson .Paak to Drake to Rihanna to Beyonce to Esperanza Spalding but who's No. 1?

Published: December 05, 2016 16:45 Source

# 1
Album • Apr 23 / 2016 Contemporary R&B Pop
# 2
Album • Jun 10 / 2016 Pop Rap Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop
# 3
Album • May 27 / 2016 Pop Rap Conscious Hip Hop
# 4
Album • Jan 28 / 2016 Alternative R&B Contemporary R&B
# 5
Album • Mar 04 / 2016 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop
# 6
Album • Mar 27 / 2016 Alternative R&B
# 7
Album • May 05 / 2016 Alternative R&B Art Pop
# 8
Album • Mar 25 / 2016 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 9
Album • Dec 11 / 2015
# 10
Album • May 06 / 2016 Pop Rap Contemporary R&B
# 11
Album • Jan 15 / 2016 Neo-Soul
# 12
Album • May 06 / 2016 Alternative R&B Funky House
# 13
Album • Apr 06 / 2016 Alternative R&B Contemporary R&B
# 14
Album • Mar 23 / 2016 West Coast Hip Hop Ratchet Music
# 15
Aa by Baauer
Album • Mar 18 / 2016 Trap [EDM] Wonky
# 16
Album • Jul 05 / 2016 Trap Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop
# 17
Album • Jun 22 / 2016 Pop Rap Trap East Coast Hip Hop
# 18
Album • May 08 / 2016 Art Pop Art Rock Chamber Pop
# 19
Album • Mar 03 / 2016 Southern Hip Hop
# 20
Album • May 27 / 2016 Trap Pop Rap
# 21
Album • Feb 05 / 2016 Electropop Alternative R&B
# 22
Album • May 06 / 2016 Grime UK Hip Hop
# 23
Album • May 20 / 2016 Contemporary R&B Dance-Pop
# 24
Album • Feb 26 / 2016 Synthpop Pop Rock
# 26
Album • Jan 01 / 2016 Jazz Fusion Art Pop Progressive Pop
# 27
Album • Mar 25 / 2016 West Coast Hip Hop Jazz Rap
# 28
Album • Jan 17 / 2016 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 29
Album • Feb 03 / 2016 Trap Cloud Rap
# 30
Album • Feb 05 / 2016 Contemporary R&B Psychedelic Soul
# 31
Album • Apr 15 / 2016 Hardcore Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 32
Album • Jan 08 / 2016 Art Rock
# 33
Album • May 12 / 2017 Hardcore Hip Hop
# 34
Album • Jan 16 / 2016 Pop Rap East Coast Hip Hop
# 35
Album • Apr 08 / 2016 Contemporary R&B Hip Hop
# 36
EP • Apr 01 / 2016 Hip Hop
# 37
Skin by Flume
Album • May 27 / 2016 Future Bass Wonky Glitch Pop
# 38
Album • Mar 04 / 2016 Trap Abstract Hip Hop
# 39
Album • Apr 08 / 2016 Hip Hop
# 40
Album • Mar 25 / 2016