Newsweek's Top 10 Albums of 2016

Big names like David Bowie, Beyoncé and Radiohead may have released our favorite albums of the year, but they were far from the only artists we were impressed with in 2016.

Published: December 07, 2016 19:31 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Blackstar David Bowie Jan-08-2016, Art Rock
#2 Lemonade Beyoncé Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B
#3 Skeleton Tree Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Sep-09-2016, Singer-Songwriter
#4 99.9% KAYTRANADA May-06-2016, Alternative R&B
#5 A Moon Shaped Pool Radiohead May-08-2016, Art Pop
#6 We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service A Tribe Called Quest Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop
#7 A Seat at the Table Solange Sep-30-2016, Neo-Soul
#8 Masterpiece Big Thief May-27-2016, Indie Rock
#9 22, A Million Bon Iver Sep-30-2016, Art Pop
#10 MY WOMAN Angel Olsen Sep-02-2016, Indie Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Album, Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #2 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Album, Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #3 | Skeleton Tree | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Album, Sep-09-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | 99.9% | KAYTRANADA | Album, May-06-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #5 | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead | Album, May-08-2016, Art Pop |
| #6 | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Album, Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #7 | A Seat at the Table | Solange | Album, Sep-30-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #8 | Masterpiece | Big Thief | Album, May-27-2016, Indie Rock |
| #9 | 22, A Million | Bon Iver | Album, Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #10 | MY WOMAN | Angel Olsen | Album, Sep-02-2016, Indie Rock |