Exclaim!'s Top 27 Albums of 2016 So Far

As June turns to July and summer enters full swing, we're taking a chance to look back on what's been an insane year not just for music, but...

Published: June 28, 2016 12:00 Source

# 1
Album • May 27 / 2016 Pop Rap Conscious Hip Hop
# 2
Album • May 06 / 2016 Alternative R&B Funky House
# 3
Album • Jan 08 / 2016 Art Rock
# 4
Album • May 08 / 2016 Art Pop Art Rock Chamber Pop
# 5
Album • Apr 23 / 2016 Contemporary R&B Pop
# 6
Album • Jan 15 / 2016 Neo-Soul
# 7
Album • Apr 15 / 2016 Country Soul Alt-Country Progressive Country
# 8
Album • Jun 10 / 2016 Pop Rap Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop
# 9
Album • May 20 / 2016 Chamber Pop Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
# 10
Album • May 27 / 2016 Post-Hardcore Pop Punk
# 11
Album • May 05 / 2016 Alternative R&B Art Pop
# 12
Album • May 06 / 2016 Pop Rap Contemporary R&B
# 13
Album • Feb 19 / 2016 Modern Classical
# 14
Album • Mar 04 / 2016 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop
# 15
Album • May 13 / 2016 Indie Rock Emo
# 16
Album • Mar 25 / 2016 Future Garage UK Bass
# 17
Album • Mar 04 / 2016 Art Pop Progressive Electronic
# 18
Album • May 06 / 2016 Art Pop Electropop Deconstructed Club
# 19
Album • May 06 / 2016 Punk Rock
# 20
Album • Jun 03 / 2016 Indie Rock Indie Folk
# 21
Album • Feb 12 / 2016 Grindcore Powerviolence
# 22
Album • Mar 04 / 2016 Art Pop Indie Pop
# 23
Album • Feb 19 / 2016 Contemporary R&B
# 24
Album • May 20 / 2016 Indie Rock
# 25
Album • Apr 22 / 2016 Brutal Death Metal
# 26
Album • May 27 / 2016 Microhouse IDM
# 27
Album • Mar 27 / 2016 Alternative R&B