Les Inrocks' 50 Best Albums of 2016

Une liste très convaincante cette année.

Published: December 15, 2016 10:02 Source

# 1

Blackstar by David Bowie

Album • Jan 08 / 2016 Art Rock

# 2

Mystère by La Femme

Album • Sep 02 / 2016 French Pop Indie Pop

# 3

Blonde by Frank Ocean

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

# 4

Do Hollywood by The Lemon Twigs

Album • Oct 14 / 2016 Psychedelic Pop

# 5

Dans la légende by PNL

Album • Sep 16 / 2016 Cloud Rap French Hip Hop

# 6

The Life Of Pablo by Kanye West

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

# 7

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Album • Oct 21 / 2016 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk

# 8

Views by Drake

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

# 9

Jumping The Shark by Alex Cameron

Album • Aug 19 / 2016 Minimal Synth

# 10

Skeleton Tree by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Album • Sep 09 / 2016 Singer-Songwriter Art Rock

# 11

The Hope Six Demolition Project by PJ Harvey

Album • Apr 15 / 2016 Art Rock Alternative Rock

# 12

22, A Million by Bon Iver

Album • Sep 30 / 2016 Art Pop Folktronica

# 13

Human Performance by Parquet Courts

Album • Apr 08 / 2016 Indie Rock

# 14

You & I by ALA.NI

Album • Jun 09 / 2017 Vocal Jazz Soul Jazz

# 15

MY WOMAN by Angel Olsen

Album • Sep 02 / 2016 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 16

Love & Hate by Michael Kiwanuka

Album • Jul 15 / 2016 Soul Singer-Songwriter

# 17

Starboy by The Weeknd

Album • Nov 25 / 2016 Alternative R&B Electropop

# 18

Mémoires vives by Grand Blanc

Album • Feb 19 / 2016 Coldwave Electropop Post-Punk Alternative Rock

# 19

Front Row Seat to Earth by Weyes Blood

Album • Oct 21 / 2016 Baroque Pop Psychedelic Folk

# 20

Soft Hair by Soft Hair

Album • Oct 28 / 2016 Hypnagogic Pop Synthpop

# 21

Freetown Sound by Blood Orange

Album • Jun 28 / 2016 Alternative R&B Synth Funk

# 22

The Colour In Anything by James Blake

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

# 23

Carrément Carrément by The Pirouettes

Album • Sep 16 / 2016 French Pop Electropop

# 24

Palermo Hollywood by Benjamin Biolay

Album • Apr 22 / 2016 Nouvelle chanson française Chamber Pop Latin Alternative

# 25

JEFFERY by Young Thug

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

# 26

HOPELESSNESS by ANOHNI

Album • May 06 / 2016 Art Pop Electropop Deconstructed Club

# 27

Primitives by Bayonne

Album • May 13 / 2016 Ambient Pop

# 28

Orphée by Jóhann Jóhannsson

Album • Sep 16 / 2016 Modern Classical

# 29

Woman by Justice

Album • Nov 18 / 2016 French Electro Electro House Nu-Disco

# 30

Echo by Lescop

Album • Oct 21 / 2016 New Wave Nouvelle chanson française

# 31

A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead

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

# 32

New Misery by Cullen Omori

Album • Mar 18 / 2016 Psychedelic Pop Indie Pop

# 33

Arbina by Noura Mint Seymali

Album • Sep 16 / 2016 Moorish Music Psychedelic Rock

# 34

A Seat at the Table by Solange

Album • Sep 30 / 2016 Neo-Soul

# 36

Commontime by Field Music

Album • Feb 05 / 2016 Progressive Pop Art Pop New Wave

# 37

Blank Face LP by ScHoolboy Q

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

# 38

ANTI by Rihanna

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

# 39

& by Julien Doré

Album • Oct 14 / 2016 Indie Pop French Pop Nouvelle chanson française

# 40

Songs for Our Mothers by Fat White Family

Album • Jan 22 / 2016 Psychedelic Rock Art Punk

# 41

Moriarty & Friends Presents: Zanz in lanfér by Wati Watia Zorey Band

Album • Jun 24 / 2016

# 42

Introducing Karl Blau by Karl Blau

Album • May 13 / 2016 Alt-Country Country Soul

# 43

Sirens by Nicolas Jaar

Album • Sep 30 / 2016 Ambient Pop Art Pop Electronic

# 44

AIM by M.I.A.

Album • Sep 09 / 2016 UK Hip Hop Political Hip Hop Electropop

# 45

Is the Is Are by DIIV

Album • Feb 05 / 2016 Dream Pop Post-Punk Indie Surf

# 46

Recto Verso by Paradis

Album • Sep 23 / 2016 Synthpop French Pop Deep House

# 47

Tropix by Céu

Album • Mar 25 / 2016 Art Pop Synthpop

# 48

Les Filles de Illighadad by Fatou Seidi Ghali + Alamnou Akrouni

Album • Feb 24 / 2016

# 49

Spiritual Songs for Lovers to Sing by Lost Under Heaven

Album • May 06 / 2016 Art Pop

# 50

Radiant by DJ Pone

Album • Oct 21 / 2016 Downtempo