Pitchfork's 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2016

Aphex Twin, the Avalanches, Marie Davidson, and the other artists who led the charge this year

Published: December 08, 2016 06:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Cheetah Aphex Twin Jul-08-2016,
#3 Open Your Eyes DJ Earl Aug-19-2016, Footwork
#4 After Hours Jubilee Oct-21-2016, Electronic Dance Music
#5 The Bells Kornél Kovács Aug-26-2016, Deep House
#6 Rojus (Designed to Dance) Leon Vynehall Apr-02-2016, Deep House
#7 Adieux Au Dancefloor Marie Davidson Oct-21-2016, Minimal Synth
#8 Body Wash Mndsgn Sep-16-2016, Synth Funk
#9 DJ-Kicks (Moodymann) (Mixed Tracks) Moodymann Feb-19-2016,
#10 Motion Graphics Motion Graphics Aug-26-2016, Glitch Pop
#11 Outer Acid Mr. Fingers Feb-29-2016, Deep House
#12 Sirens Nicolas Jaar Sep-30-2016, Ambient Pop
#13 Nite-Funk Nite-Funk, DāM-FunK Jul-01-2016, Synth Funk
#16 Shy Layers Shy Layers Jan-02-2015, Balearic Beat
#18 Wildflower The Avalanches Jul-08-2016, Plunderphonics
#19 Potential The Range Mar-25-2016, Future Garage
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cheetah | Aphex Twin | EP, Jul-08-2016,  |
| #3 | Open Your Eyes | DJ Earl | Album, Aug-19-2016, Footwork |
| #4 | After Hours | Jubilee | Album, Oct-21-2016, Electronic Dance Music |
| #5 | The Bells | Kornél Kovács | Album, Aug-26-2016, Deep House |
| #6 | Rojus (Designed to Dance) | Leon Vynehall | EP, Apr-02-2016, Deep House |
| #7 | Adieux Au Dancefloor | Marie Davidson | Album, Oct-21-2016, Minimal Synth |
| #8 | Body Wash | Mndsgn | Album, Sep-16-2016, Synth Funk |
| #9 | DJ-Kicks (Moodymann) (Mixed Tracks) | Moodymann | Album, Feb-19-2016,  |
| #10 | Motion Graphics | Motion Graphics | Album, Aug-26-2016, Glitch Pop |
| #11 | Outer Acid | Mr. Fingers | EP, Feb-29-2016, Deep House |
| #12 | Sirens | Nicolas Jaar | Album, Sep-30-2016, Ambient Pop |
| #13 | Nite-Funk | Nite-FunkDāM-FunK | EP, Jul-01-2016, Synth Funk |
| #16 | Shy Layers | Shy Layers | Album, Jan-02-2015, Balearic Beat |
| #18 | Wildflower | The Avalanches | Album, Jul-08-2016, Plunderphonics |
| #19 | Potential | The Range | Album, Mar-25-2016, Future Garage |