Esquire's (UK) 20 Best Albums of 2016
From Bon Iver to DJ Shadow, the tracks you've been humming for the past 12 months - and some you may have missed
Published: November 17, 2016 17:41
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #2 | 22, A Million | Bon Iver | Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #3 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #4 | Familiar Touch | DIANA | Nov-18-2016, Synthpop |
| #5 | The Mountain Will Fall | DJ Shadow | Jun-24-2016, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #6 | All I Need (Deluxe) | Foxes | Feb-05-2016, |
| #7 | Post Pop Depression | Iggy Pop | Jan-22-2016, Alternative Rock |
| #8 | Phase | Jack Garratt | Feb-19-2016, Electropop |
| #9 | The Colour In Anything | James Blake | May-05-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | Don't Let The Kids Win | Julia Jacklin | Oct-07-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | Let Them Eat Chaos | Kae Tempest | Oct-07-2016, UK Hip Hop |
| #12 | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | Oct-21-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | AIM | M.I.A. | Sep-09-2016, UK Hip Hop |
| #14 | Junk | M83 | Apr-08-2016, Synthpop |
| #15 | Under The Sun | Mark Pritchard | May-13-2016, Ambient |
| #16 | Summer 08 | Metronomy | Jul-01-2016, Synthpop |
| #17 | Hamburg Demonstrations | Peter Doherty | Dec-02-2016, Indie Rock |
| #18 | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead | May-08-2016, Art Pop |
| #19 | Night Thoughts | Suede | Jan-22-2016, Britpop |
| #20 | Everything You've Come To Expect (Deluxe Edition) | The Last Shadow Puppets | Dec-02-2016, |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Album, Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #2 | 22, A Million | Bon Iver | Album, Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #3 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Album, Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #4 | Familiar Touch | DIANA | Album, Nov-18-2016, Synthpop |
| #5 | The Mountain Will Fall | DJ Shadow | Album, Jun-24-2016, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #6 | All I Need (Deluxe) | Foxes | Album, Feb-05-2016, |
| #7 | Post Pop Depression | Iggy Pop | Album, Jan-22-2016, Alternative Rock |
| #8 | Phase | Jack Garratt | Album, Feb-19-2016, Electropop |
| #9 | The Colour In Anything | James Blake | Album, May-05-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | Don't Let The Kids Win | Julia Jacklin | Album, Oct-07-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | Let Them Eat Chaos | Kae Tempest | Album, Oct-07-2016, UK Hip Hop |
| #12 | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | Album, Oct-21-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | AIM | M.I.A. | Album, Sep-09-2016, UK Hip Hop |
| #14 | Junk | M83 | Album, Apr-08-2016, Synthpop |
| #15 | Under The Sun | Mark Pritchard | Album, May-13-2016, Ambient |
| #16 | Summer 08 | Metronomy | Album, Jul-01-2016, Synthpop |
| #17 | Hamburg Demonstrations | Peter Doherty | Album, Dec-02-2016, Indie Rock |
| #18 | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead | Album, May-08-2016, Art Pop |
| #19 | Night Thoughts | Suede | Album, Jan-22-2016, Britpop |
| #20 | Everything You've Come To Expect (Deluxe Edition) | The Last Shadow Puppets | Album, Dec-02-2016, |