Mashable's Top 10 Albums of 2016

Here are ten albums that got us through the rough times, stopped the world and reminded us that joy still exists.

Published: December 31, 2016 21:26 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 A Seat at the Table Solange Sep-30-2016, Neo-Soul
#2 Puberty 2 Mitski Jun-17-2016, Indie Rock
#3 Lemonade Beyoncé Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B
#4 Blood Bitch Jenny Hval Sep-30-2016, Art Pop
#5 Blonde Frank Ocean Aug-20-2016, Alternative R&B
#6 Blackstar David Bowie Jan-08-2016, Art Rock
#7 ANTI Rihanna Jan-28-2016, Alternative R&B
#8 Coloring Book Chance the Rapper May-27-2016, Pop Rap
#9 HOPELESSNESS ANOHNI May-06-2016, Art Pop
#10 I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it The 1975 Feb-26-2016, Synthpop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A Seat at the Table | Solange | Album, Sep-30-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #2 | Puberty 2 | Mitski | Album, Jun-17-2016, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Album, Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #4 | Blood Bitch | Jenny Hval | Album, Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #5 | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Album, Aug-20-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Album, Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #7 | ANTI | Rihanna | Album, Jan-28-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #8 | Coloring Book | Chance the Rapper | Album, May-27-2016, Pop Rap |
| #9 | HOPELESSNESS | ANOHNI | Album, May-06-2016, Art Pop |
| #10 | I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it | The 1975 | Album, Feb-26-2016, Synthpop |