For The Win's 50 Best Albums of 2016

The best 50 albums of the year.

Published: December 06, 2016 14:59 Source

# 1

WORRY. by Jeff Rosenstock

Album • Oct 14 / 2016 Power Pop Pop Punk Indie Rock

# 2

Lemonade by Beyoncé

Album • Apr 23 / 2016 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 3

Blonde by Frank Ocean

Album • Aug 20 / 2016 Alternative R&B Art Pop Neo-Soul

# 4

Cardinal by Pinegrove

Album • Feb 12 / 2016 Indie Rock

# 5

Teens Of Denial by Car Seat Headrest

Album • May 20 / 2016 Indie Rock

# 6

We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service by A Tribe Called Quest

Album • Nov 11 / 2016 Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Jazz Rap

# 7

Pretty Years by Cymbals Eat Guitars

Album • Sep 16 / 2016 Indie Rock

# 8

No Burden by Lucy Dacus

Album • Feb 16 / 2016 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 9

The Life Of Pablo by Kanye West

Album • Jun 10 / 2016 Pop Rap Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop

# 10

The Dream Is Over by PUP

Album • May 27 / 2016 Post-Hardcore Pop Punk

# 11

Blackstar by David Bowie

Album • Jan 08 / 2016 Art Rock

# 12

Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper

Album • May 27 / 2016 Pop Rap Conscious Hip Hop

# 13

Goodness by The Hotelier

Album • May 27 / 2016 Indie Rock Emo

# 14

22, A Million by Bon Iver

Album • Sep 30 / 2016 Art Pop Folktronica

# 15

Out of the Garden by Tancred

Album • Apr 01 / 2016 Power Pop Indie Rock

# 16

HOPELESSNESS by ANOHNI

Album • May 06 / 2016 Art Pop Electropop Deconstructed Club

# 17

A Seat at the Table by Solange

Album • Sep 30 / 2016 Neo-Soul

# 18

untitled unmastered. by Kendrick Lamar

Album • Mar 04 / 2016 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop

# 19

Wildflower by The Avalanches

Album • Jul 08 / 2016 Plunderphonics Neo-Psychedelia

# 20

Islah (Deluxe) by Kevin Gates

Album • Dec 11 / 2015

# 21

A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead

Album • May 08 / 2016 Art Pop Art Rock Chamber Pop

# 22

Konnichiwa by Skepta

Album • May 06 / 2016 Grime UK Hip Hop

# 23

MY WOMAN by Angel Olsen

Album • Sep 02 / 2016 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 24

Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown

Album • Sep 27 / 2016 Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 25

A Sailor's Guide to Earth by Sturgill Simpson

Album • Apr 15 / 2016 Country Soul Alt-Country Progressive Country

# 26

Telefone by Noname

Album • Jul 31 / 2016 Conscious Hip Hop Jazz Rap

# 27

Blank Face LP by ScHoolboy Q

Album • Jul 08 / 2016 Gangsta Rap West Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 28

Farewell, Starlite! by Francis and the Lights

Album • Sep 26 / 2016 Alternative R&B Synthpop Indie Pop Alt-Pop

# 29

Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Album • Jan 15 / 2016 Neo-Soul

# 30

ANTI by Rihanna

Album • Jan 28 / 2016 Alternative R&B Contemporary R&B

# 31

Still Brazy (Deluxe) by YG

Album • Jun 14 / 2016

# 32

American Football by American Football

Album • Jan 01 / 1999 Midwest Emo

# 33

American Band by Drive-By Truckers

Album • Sep 30 / 2016 Alt-Country Southern Rock

# 34

Standards by Into It. Over It.

Album • Mar 11 / 2016 Midwest Emo

# 35

Light Upon the Lake by Whitney

Album • Jun 03 / 2016 Indie Rock Indie Folk

# 36

Cashmere by Swet Shop Boys

Album • Oct 14 / 2016 Conscious Hip Hop

# 37

FLOTUS by Lambchop

Album • Nov 04 / 2016 Indietronica

# 38

JEFFERY by Young Thug

Album • Aug 26 / 2016 Trap Southern Hip Hop Pop Rap

# 39

Spiritual Songs for Lovers to Sing by Lost Under Heaven

Album • May 06 / 2016 Art Pop

# 40

Adore Life by Savages

Album • Jan 22 / 2016 Post-Punk

# 41

New Lions & the Not-Good Night by Clair Morgan

Album • May 06 / 2016 Indie Rock

# 42

Views by Drake

Album • May 06 / 2016 Pop Rap Contemporary R&B

# 43

Masterpiece by Big Thief

Album • May 27 / 2016 Indie Rock

# 44

The Diary by J Dilla

Album • Apr 16 / 2016 Hip Hop

# 45

Beyond the Fleeting Gales by Crying

Album • Oct 14 / 2016 Power Pop Progressive Pop Indie Rock

# 46

Spacedust & Ocean Views by Anders Osborne

Album • Mar 18 / 2016 Blues Rock

# 47

The Colour In Anything by James Blake

Album • May 05 / 2016 Alternative R&B Art Pop

# 48

99.9% by KAYTRANADA

Album • May 06 / 2016 Alternative R&B Funky House

# 49

Big Baby DRAM by DRAM

Album • Oct 21 / 2016

# 50

Heart Like a Levee by Hiss Golden Messenger

Album • Oct 07 / 2016 Americana Folk Rock