NOW Magazine's Top Albums of 2016

It's been an emotional year. Accordingly, the albums on our critics' collaborative list of the year's best are a bit anxious, a bit political, a bit gospel, a bit cosmic and a lot existential.

Published: December 16, 2016 14:26 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Blackstar David Bowie Jan-08-2016, Art Rock
#2 A Seat at the Table Solange Sep-30-2016, Neo-Soul
#3 The Party Andy Shauf May-20-2016, Chamber Pop
#4 The Life Of Pablo Kanye West Jun-10-2016, Pop Rap
#5 Front Row Seat to Earth Weyes Blood Oct-21-2016, Baroque Pop
#6 HOPELESSNESS ANOHNI May-06-2016, Art Pop
#7 22, A Million Bon Iver Sep-30-2016, Art Pop
#8 Coloring Book Chance the Rapper May-27-2016, Pop Rap
#9 Blonde Frank Ocean Aug-20-2016, Alternative R&B
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Album, Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #2 | A Seat at the Table | Solange | Album, Sep-30-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #3 | The Party | Andy Shauf | Album, May-20-2016, Chamber Pop |
| #4 | The Life Of Pablo | Kanye West | Album, Jun-10-2016, Pop Rap |
| #5 | Front Row Seat to Earth | Weyes Blood | Album, Oct-21-2016, Baroque Pop |
| #6 | HOPELESSNESS | ANOHNI | Album, May-06-2016, Art Pop |
| #7 | 22, A Million | Bon Iver | Album, Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #8 | Coloring Book | Chance the Rapper | Album, May-27-2016, Pop Rap |
| #9 | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Album, Aug-20-2016, Alternative R&B |