Consequence of Sound's Top 25 Albums of 2016 (So Far)

Surprises, both beautiful and heartbreaking, are the story so far this year.

Published: June 01, 2016 14:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Coloring Book Chance the Rapper May-27-2016, Pop Rap
#2 Lemonade Beyoncé Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B
#3 Blackstar David Bowie Jan-08-2016, Art Rock
#4 HOPELESSNESS ANOHNI May-06-2016, Art Pop
#5 Malibu Anderson .Paak Jan-15-2016, Neo-Soul
#6 A Moon Shaped Pool Radiohead May-08-2016, Art Pop
#7 Cardinal Pinegrove Feb-12-2016, Indie Rock
#8 The Colour In Anything James Blake May-05-2016, Alternative R&B
#9 Spiritual Songs for Lovers to Sing Lost Under Heaven May-06-2016, Art Pop
#10 Rot Forever Sioux Falls Feb-19-2016, Midwest Emo
#11 Next Thing Frankie Cosmos Apr-01-2016, Twee Pop
#12 The Wilderness Explosions In the Sky Apr-01-2016, Post-Rock
#13 Standards Into It. Over It. Mar-11-2016, Midwest Emo
#14 Adore Life Savages Jan-22-2016, Post-Punk
#15 Love Streams Tim Hecker Apr-08-2016, Ambient
#16 When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired Mothers Feb-26-2016, Indie Folk
#18 Gore Deftones Apr-08-2016, Alternative Metal
#19 Singing Saw Kevin Morby Apr-15-2016, Singer-Songwriter
#20 Potential The Range Mar-25-2016, Future Garage
#21 Long Way Home Låpsley Mar-04-2016, Alternative R&B
#22 99.9% KAYTRANADA May-06-2016, Alternative R&B
#23 Paradise White Lung May-06-2016, Punk Rock
#24 No One Deserves Happiness The Body Mar-18-2016, Drone Metal
#25 Outer Heaven Greys Apr-22-2016, Post-Hardcore
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Coloring Book | Chance the Rapper | Album, May-27-2016, Pop Rap |
| #2 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Album, Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #3 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Album, Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #4 | HOPELESSNESS | ANOHNI | Album, May-06-2016, Art Pop |
| #5 | Malibu | Anderson .Paak | Album, Jan-15-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #6 | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead | Album, May-08-2016, Art Pop |
| #7 | Cardinal | Pinegrove | Album, Feb-12-2016, Indie Rock |
| #8 | The Colour In Anything | James Blake | Album, May-05-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #9 | Spiritual Songs for Lovers to Sing | Lost Under Heaven | Album, May-06-2016, Art Pop |
| #10 | Rot Forever | Sioux Falls | Album, Feb-19-2016, Midwest Emo |
| #11 | Next Thing | Frankie Cosmos | Album, Apr-01-2016, Twee Pop |
| #12 | The Wilderness | Explosions In the Sky | Album, Apr-01-2016, Post-Rock |
| #13 | Standards | Into It. Over It. | Album, Mar-11-2016, Midwest Emo |
| #14 | Adore Life | Savages | Album, Jan-22-2016, Post-Punk |
| #15 | Love Streams | Tim Hecker | Album, Apr-08-2016, Ambient |
| #16 | When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired | Mothers | Album, Feb-26-2016, Indie Folk |
| #18 | Gore | Deftones | Album, Apr-08-2016, Alternative Metal |
| #19 | Singing Saw | Kevin Morby | Album, Apr-15-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #20 | Potential | The Range | Album, Mar-25-2016, Future Garage |
| #21 | Long Way Home | Låpsley | Album, Mar-04-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #22 | 99.9% | KAYTRANADA | Album, May-06-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #23 | Paradise | White Lung | Album, May-06-2016, Punk Rock |
| #24 | No One Deserves Happiness | The Body | Album, Mar-18-2016, Drone Metal |
| #25 | Outer Heaven | Greys | Album, Apr-22-2016, Post-Hardcore |