NME's Best Debut Albums of 2016

Which were the best debut albums of the year? Here's NME's pick of the new acts that won 2016

Published: December 12, 2016 13:28 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Blossoms Blossoms Aug-05-2016, Indie Pop
#2 Chaleur Humaine Christine and the Queens Jun-02-2014, Electropop
#3 99.9% KAYTRANADA May-06-2016, Alternative R&B
#4 I, Gemini Let's Eat Grandma Jun-17-2016, Art Pop
#5 Midwest Farmers Daughter Margo Price Mar-25-2016, Country
#6 For All We Know Nao Jul-29-2016, Alternative R&B
#7 Cut and Paste Oscar Scheller May-13-2016, Indie Pop
#8 Never Enough Public Access T.V. Sep-30-2016, Indie Rock
#9 Body War Show Me the Body Jul-08-2016, Post-Hardcore
#10 Soft Hair Soft Hair Oct-28-2016, Hypnagogic Pop
#11 Human Ceremony Sunflower Bean Feb-05-2016, Neo-Psychedelia
#12 Cashmere Swet Shop Boys Oct-14-2016, Conscious Hip Hop
#13 Do Hollywood The Lemon Twigs Oct-14-2016, Psychedelic Pop
#14 Light Upon the Lake Whitney Jun-03-2016, Indie Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Blossoms | Blossoms | Album, Aug-05-2016, Indie Pop |
| #2 | Chaleur Humaine | Christine and the Queens | Album, Jun-02-2014, Electropop |
| #3 | 99.9% | KAYTRANADA | Album, May-06-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #4 | I, Gemini | Let's Eat Grandma | Album, Jun-17-2016, Art Pop |
| #5 | Midwest Farmers Daughter | Margo Price | Album, Mar-25-2016, Country |
| #6 | For All We Know | Nao | Album, Jul-29-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #7 | Cut and Paste | Oscar Scheller | Album, May-13-2016, Indie Pop |
| #8 | Never Enough | Public Access T.V. | Album, Sep-30-2016, Indie Rock |
| #9 | Body War | Show Me the Body | Album, Jul-08-2016, Post-Hardcore |
| #10 | Soft Hair | Soft Hair | Album, Oct-28-2016, Hypnagogic Pop |
| #11 | Human Ceremony | Sunflower Bean | Album, Feb-05-2016, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #12 | Cashmere | Swet Shop Boys | Album, Oct-14-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #13 | Do Hollywood | The Lemon Twigs | Album, Oct-14-2016, Psychedelic Pop |
| #14 | Light Upon the Lake | Whitney | Album, Jun-03-2016, Indie Rock |