Pitchfork's 20 Best Rock Albums of 2016
Radiohead, David Bowie, Savages and the other artists who made waves this year
Published: December 07, 2016 06:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | MY WOMAN | Angel Olsen | Sep-02-2016, Indie Rock |
| #2 | 22, A Million | Bon Iver | Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #3 | Teens Of Denial | Car Seat Headrest | May-20-2016, Indie Rock |
| #4 | Mangy Love | Cass McCombs | Aug-26-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #7 | I Had a Dream That You Were Mine | Hamilton Leithauser, Rostam | Sep-23-2016, Chamber Pop |
| #8 | Singing Saw | Kevin Morby | Apr-15-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | Oct-21-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | Puberty 2 | Mitski | Jun-17-2016, Indie Rock |
| #11 | Skeleton Tree | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Sep-09-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | Human Performance | Parquet Courts | Apr-08-2016, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Cardinal | Pinegrove | Feb-12-2016, Indie Rock |
| #14 | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead | May-08-2016, Art Pop |
| #15 | Adore Life | Savages | Jan-22-2016, Post-Punk |
| #17 | Goodness | The Hotelier | May-27-2016, Indie Rock |
| #18 | Front Row Seat to Earth | Weyes Blood | Oct-21-2016, Baroque Pop |
| #19 | Paradise | White Lung | May-06-2016, Punk Rock |
| #20 | Light Upon the Lake | Whitney | Jun-03-2016, Indie Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | MY WOMAN | Angel Olsen | Album, Sep-02-2016, Indie Rock |
| #2 | 22, A Million | Bon Iver | Album, Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #3 | Teens Of Denial | Car Seat Headrest | Album, May-20-2016, Indie Rock |
| #4 | Mangy Love | Cass McCombs | Album, Aug-26-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Album, Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #7 | I Had a Dream That You Were Mine | Hamilton LeithauserRostam | Album, Sep-23-2016, Chamber Pop |
| #8 | Singing Saw | Kevin Morby | Album, Apr-15-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | Album, Oct-21-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | Puberty 2 | Mitski | Album, Jun-17-2016, Indie Rock |
| #11 | Skeleton Tree | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Album, Sep-09-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | Human Performance | Parquet Courts | Album, Apr-08-2016, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Cardinal | Pinegrove | Album, Feb-12-2016, Indie Rock |
| #14 | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead | Album, May-08-2016, Art Pop |
| #15 | Adore Life | Savages | Album, Jan-22-2016, Post-Punk |
| #17 | Goodness | The Hotelier | Album, May-27-2016, Indie Rock |
| #18 | Front Row Seat to Earth | Weyes Blood | Album, Oct-21-2016, Baroque Pop |
| #19 | Paradise | White Lung | Album, May-06-2016, Punk Rock |
| #20 | Light Upon the Lake | Whitney | Album, Jun-03-2016, Indie Rock |