FACT's 50 Best Albums of 2016
No Radiohead. No Frank Ocean. So what did make the cut in our rundown of the best releases of the year?
Published: December 13, 2016 15:30
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Blood Bitch | Jenny Hval | Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #2 | Bird Sound Power | Equiknoxx | Aug-12-2016, |
| #3 | Atrocity Exhibition | Danny Brown | Sep-27-2016, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #4 | Persona | Lorenzo Senni | Nov-11-2016, Trance |
| #5 | Puberty 2 | Mitski | Jun-17-2016, Indie Rock |
| #6 | A Good Night in the Ghetto | Kamaiyah | Mar-23-2016, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | Strands | Steve Hauschildt | Oct-28-2016, Progressive Electronic |
| #8 | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #9 | In Drum Play | Pangaea | Oct-14-2016, Techno |
| #10 | A Seat at the Table | Solange | Sep-30-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #11 | Oh No | Jessy Lanza | May-13-2016, UK Bass |
| #12 | No One Deserves Happiness | The Body | Mar-18-2016, Drone Metal |
| #13 | ANTI | Rihanna | Jan-28-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #14 | Still Brazy (Deluxe) | YG | Jun-14-2016, |
| #15 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #17 | Caramel | Konx-Om-Pax | Jul-08-2016, Progressive Electronic |
| #18 | "б" | Bjarki | Jun-17-2016, Techno |
| #19 | JEFFERY | Young Thug | Aug-26-2016, Trap |
| #20 | Controlling Body | Peder Mannerfelt | Apr-18-2016, Post-Industrial |
| #21 | Skeleton Tree | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Sep-09-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Wonderland | Demdike Stare | Dec-02-2016, UK Bass |
| #23 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #24 | Body Work | Neggy Gemmy | Sep-23-2016, House |
| #25 | The Life Of Pablo | Kanye West | Jun-10-2016, Pop Rap |
| #26 | Singulacra | Sophia Loizou | Feb-26-2016, Ambient |
| #27 | Notu_Uronlineu | DVA | Oct-07-2016, |
| #28 | From Patterns to Details | FIS | Sep-23-2016, Noise |
| #29 | If I Can't Handle Me at My Best, Then You Don't Deserve You at Your Worst | Helena Celle | Jun-17-2016, Electronic |
| #30 | Sport | Powell | Oct-14-2016, Industrial Techno |
| #31 | MY WOMAN | Angel Olsen | Sep-02-2016, Indie Rock |
| #33 | Acid Park | Ohal | May-27-2016, Art Pop |
| #34 | Malibu | Anderson .Paak | Jan-15-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #35 | Stranger Things, Vol. 2 (A Netflix Original Series Soundtrack) | Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein | Aug-19-2016, |
| #36 | Stranger Things, Vol. 1 (A Netflix Original Series Soundtrack) | Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein | Aug-12-2016, |
| #37 | PRINCESS | ABRA | Jul-15-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #38 | Second Woman | Second Woman | May-27-2016, Glitch |
| #39 | Hyper Light Drifter | Disasterpeace | Apr-12-2016, Ambient |
| #40 | Deepak Verbera | Botany | Oct-14-2016, Ambient |
| #41 | FRKWYS Vol. 13: Sunergy | Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Suzanne Ciani | Sep-16-2016, Progressive Electronic |
| #43 | Mandatory Check | Mozzy | Jun-10-2016, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #44 | The Human Pet | Elon Katz | May-12-2016, Deconstructed Club |
| #45 | Too | Klara Lewis | May-27-2016, Dark Ambient |
| #46 | Monda | Cousin Stizz | Aug-05-2016, Trap |
| #47 | Airport Music for Black Folk | Chino Amobi | Aug-10-2016, Epic Collage |
| #48 | Things Our Bodies Used to Have | Good Willsmith | Feb-19-2016, Drone |
| #49 | blisters | serpentwithfeet | Sep-02-2016, Art Pop |
| #50 | Lil Uzi Vert vs. The World | Lil Uzi Vert | May-27-2016, Trap |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Blood Bitch | Jenny Hval | Album, Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #2 | Bird Sound Power | Equiknoxx | Album, Aug-12-2016, |
| #3 | Atrocity Exhibition | Danny Brown | Album, Sep-27-2016, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #4 | Persona | Lorenzo Senni | EP, Nov-11-2016, Trance |
| #5 | Puberty 2 | Mitski | Album, Jun-17-2016, Indie Rock |
| #6 | A Good Night in the Ghetto | Kamaiyah | Album, Mar-23-2016, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | Strands | Steve Hauschildt | Album, Oct-28-2016, Progressive Electronic |
| #8 | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Album, Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #9 | In Drum Play | Pangaea | Album, Oct-14-2016, Techno |
| #10 | A Seat at the Table | Solange | Album, Sep-30-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #11 | Oh No | Jessy Lanza | Album, May-13-2016, UK Bass |
| #12 | No One Deserves Happiness | The Body | Album, Mar-18-2016, Drone Metal |
| #13 | ANTI | Rihanna | Album, Jan-28-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #14 | Still Brazy (Deluxe) | YG | Album, Jun-14-2016, |
| #15 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Album, Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #17 | Caramel | Konx-Om-Pax | Album, Jul-08-2016, Progressive Electronic |
| #18 | "б" | Bjarki | Album, Jun-17-2016, Techno |
| #19 | JEFFERY | Young Thug | Album, Aug-26-2016, Trap |
| #20 | Controlling Body | Peder Mannerfelt | Album, Apr-18-2016, Post-Industrial |
| #21 | Skeleton Tree | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Album, Sep-09-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Wonderland | Demdike Stare | Album, Dec-02-2016, UK Bass |
| #23 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Album, Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #24 | Body Work | Neggy Gemmy | Album, Sep-23-2016, House |
| #25 | The Life Of Pablo | Kanye West | Album, Jun-10-2016, Pop Rap |
| #26 | Singulacra | Sophia Loizou | Album, Feb-26-2016, Ambient |
| #27 | Notu_Uronlineu | DVA | Album, Oct-07-2016, |
| #28 | From Patterns to Details | FIS | Album, Sep-23-2016, Noise |
| #29 | If I Can't Handle Me at My Best, Then You Don't Deserve You at Your Worst | Helena Celle | Album, Jun-17-2016, Electronic |
| #30 | Sport | Powell | Album, Oct-14-2016, Industrial Techno |
| #31 | MY WOMAN | Angel Olsen | Album, Sep-02-2016, Indie Rock |
| #33 | Acid Park | Ohal | Album, May-27-2016, Art Pop |
| #34 | Malibu | Anderson .Paak | Album, Jan-15-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #35 | Stranger Things, Vol. 2 (A Netflix Original Series Soundtrack) | Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein | Album, Aug-19-2016, |
| #36 | Stranger Things, Vol. 1 (A Netflix Original Series Soundtrack) | Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein | Album, Aug-12-2016, |
| #37 | PRINCESS | ABRA | EP, Jul-15-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #38 | Second Woman | Second Woman | Album, May-27-2016, Glitch |
| #39 | Hyper Light Drifter | Disasterpeace | Album, Apr-12-2016, Ambient |
| #40 | Deepak Verbera | Botany | Album, Oct-14-2016, Ambient |
| #41 | FRKWYS Vol. 13: Sunergy | Kaitlyn Aurelia SmithSuzanne Ciani | Album, Sep-16-2016, Progressive Electronic |
| #43 | Mandatory Check | Mozzy | Album, Jun-10-2016, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #44 | The Human Pet | Elon Katz | EP, May-12-2016, Deconstructed Club |
| #45 | Too | Klara Lewis | Album, May-27-2016, Dark Ambient |
| #46 | Monda | Cousin Stizz | Album, Aug-05-2016, Trap |
| #47 | Airport Music for Black Folk | Chino Amobi | EP, Aug-10-2016, Epic Collage |
| #48 | Things Our Bodies Used to Have | Good Willsmith | Album, Feb-19-2016, Drone |
| #49 | blisters | serpentwithfeet | EP, Sep-02-2016, Art Pop |
| #50 | Lil Uzi Vert vs. The World | Lil Uzi Vert | Album, May-27-2016, Trap |