Exclaim's Best Pop & Rock Albums of 2016
Today (November 30), we roll out our first in a series of lists of the best albums of the year, by genre, starting with the first 10 of our...
Published: November 30, 2016 13:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead | May-08-2016, Art Pop |
| #2 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #3 | Freetown Sound | Blood Orange | Jun-28-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #4 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | 22, A Million | Bon Iver | Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #6 | MY WOMAN | Angel Olsen | Sep-02-2016, Indie Rock |
| #7 | The Party | Andy Shauf | May-20-2016, Chamber Pop |
| #8 | Puberty 2 | Mitski | Jun-17-2016, Indie Rock |
| #9 | The Colour In Anything | James Blake | May-05-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | Oct-21-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | Retribution | Tanya Tagaq | Oct-21-2016, Experimental Rock |
| #12 | Teens Of Denial | Car Seat Headrest | May-20-2016, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Skeleton Tree | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Sep-09-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | The Dream Is Over | PUP | May-27-2016, Post-Hardcore |
| #15 | Light Upon the Lake | Whitney | Jun-03-2016, Indie Rock |
| #16 | HOPELESSNESS | ANOHNI | May-06-2016, Art Pop |
| #17 | Paradise | White Lung | May-06-2016, Punk Rock |
| #18 | Secret Path | Gord Downie | Oct-25-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | Cardinal | Pinegrove | Feb-12-2016, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Is the Is Are | DIIV | Feb-05-2016, Dream Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead | Album, May-08-2016, Art Pop |
| #2 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Album, Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #3 | Freetown Sound | Blood Orange | Album, Jun-28-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #4 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Album, Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | 22, A Million | Bon Iver | Album, Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #6 | MY WOMAN | Angel Olsen | Album, Sep-02-2016, Indie Rock |
| #7 | The Party | Andy Shauf | Album, May-20-2016, Chamber Pop |
| #8 | Puberty 2 | Mitski | Album, Jun-17-2016, Indie Rock |
| #9 | The Colour In Anything | James Blake | Album, May-05-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | Album, Oct-21-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | Retribution | Tanya Tagaq | Album, Oct-21-2016, Experimental Rock |
| #12 | Teens Of Denial | Car Seat Headrest | Album, May-20-2016, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Skeleton Tree | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Album, Sep-09-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | The Dream Is Over | PUP | Album, May-27-2016, Post-Hardcore |
| #15 | Light Upon the Lake | Whitney | Album, Jun-03-2016, Indie Rock |
| #16 | HOPELESSNESS | ANOHNI | Album, May-06-2016, Art Pop |
| #17 | Paradise | White Lung | Album, May-06-2016, Punk Rock |
| #18 | Secret Path | Gord Downie | Album, Oct-25-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | Cardinal | Pinegrove | Album, Feb-12-2016, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Is the Is Are | DIIV | Album, Feb-05-2016, Dream Pop |