Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2016
Rolling Stone's best albums of the year list: The 50 best albums of 2016.
Published: November 28, 2016 14:40
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #2 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #3 | Coloring Book | Chance the Rapper | May-27-2016, Pop Rap |
| #4 | Teens Of Denial | Car Seat Headrest | May-20-2016, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Aug-20-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead | May-08-2016, Art Pop |
| #7 | Blue & Lonesome | The Rolling Stones | Dec-02-2016, Blues Rock |
| #8 | The Life Of Pablo | Kanye West | Jun-10-2016, Pop Rap |
| #9 | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | Oct-21-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | JEFFERY | Young Thug | Aug-26-2016, Trap |
| #11 | A Seat at the Table | Solange | Sep-30-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #12 | Stranger To Stranger | Paul Simon | Jun-03-2016, Art Pop |
| #13 | Hero (Deluxe Edition) | Maren Morris | Jun-03-2016, |
| #14 | Revolution Radio | Green Day | Oct-07-2016, Pop Punk |
| #15 | Return to Love | LVL UP | Sep-23-2016, Indie Rock |
| #16 | The Weight of These Wings | Miranda Lambert | Nov-18-2016, Contemporary Country |
| #17 | Human Performance | Parquet Courts | Apr-08-2016, Indie Rock |
| #18 | I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it | The 1975 | Feb-26-2016, Synthpop |
| #19 | Atrocity Exhibition | Danny Brown | Sep-27-2016, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #20 | Skeleton Tree | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Sep-09-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #21 | Midwest Farmers Daughter | Margo Price | Mar-25-2016, Country |
| #22 | 22, A Million | Bon Iver | Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #23 | Puberty 2 | Mitski | Jun-17-2016, Indie Rock |
| #24 | American Band | Drive-By Truckers | Sep-30-2016, Alt-Country |
| #25 | ANTI | Rihanna | Jan-28-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #26 | A Sailor's Guide to Earth | Sturgill Simpson | Apr-15-2016, Country Soul |
| #27 | Big Day in a Small Town | Brandy Clark | Jun-10-2016, Contemporary Country |
| #28 | Freetown Sound | Blood Orange | Jun-28-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #29 | 2 | Mudcrutch | May-20-2016, Country Rock |
| #30 | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #31 | Paradise | White Lung | May-06-2016, Punk Rock |
| #32 | HERE | Alicia Keys | Nov-04-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #33 | 57th & 9th | Sting | Nov-11-2016, Pop Rock |
| #34 | MY WOMAN | Angel Olsen | Sep-02-2016, Indie Rock |
| #35 | HOPELESSNESS | ANOHNI | May-06-2016, Art Pop |
| #36 | Hardwired…To Self-Destruct | Metallica | Nov-18-2016, Heavy Metal |
| #37 | Dig In Deep | Bonnie Raitt | Feb-26-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #38 | Lady Wood | Tove Lo | Oct-28-2016, Electropop |
| #39 | Wonderful Crazy Night (Deluxe) | Elton John | Feb-05-2016, |
| #40 | blackSUMMERS'night (2016) | Maxwell | Jul-01-2016, |
| #41 | Schmilco | Wilco | Sep-06-2016, Indie Rock |
| #42 | Views | Drake | May-06-2016, Pop Rap |
| #43 | EVOL | Future | Apr-13-2016, Trap |
| #44 | Good Times! | The Monkees | May-27-2016, Sunshine Pop |
| #45 | Post Pop Depression | Iggy Pop | Jan-22-2016, Alternative Rock |
| #46 | Day Breaks | Norah Jones | Oct-07-2016, Jazz Pop |
| #47 | Stranger Things, Vol. 2 (A Netflix Original Series Soundtrack) | Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein | Aug-19-2016, |
| #48 | Emily’s D+Evolution | Esperanza Spalding | Jan-01-2016, Jazz Fusion |
| #49 | We're All Gonna Die | Dawes | Sep-16-2016, Pop Rock |
| #50 | Bottomless Pit | Death Grips | May-06-2016, Industrial Hip Hop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Album, Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #2 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Album, Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #3 | Coloring Book | Chance the Rapper | Album, May-27-2016, Pop Rap |
| #4 | Teens Of Denial | Car Seat Headrest | Album, May-20-2016, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Album, Aug-20-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead | Album, May-08-2016, Art Pop |
| #7 | Blue & Lonesome | The Rolling Stones | Album, Dec-02-2016, Blues Rock |
| #8 | The Life Of Pablo | Kanye West | Album, Jun-10-2016, Pop Rap |
| #9 | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | Album, Oct-21-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | JEFFERY | Young Thug | Album, Aug-26-2016, Trap |
| #11 | A Seat at the Table | Solange | Album, Sep-30-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #12 | Stranger To Stranger | Paul Simon | Album, Jun-03-2016, Art Pop |
| #13 | Hero (Deluxe Edition) | Maren Morris | Album, Jun-03-2016, |
| #14 | Revolution Radio | Green Day | Album, Oct-07-2016, Pop Punk |
| #15 | Return to Love | LVL UP | Album, Sep-23-2016, Indie Rock |
| #16 | The Weight of These Wings | Miranda Lambert | Album, Nov-18-2016, Contemporary Country |
| #17 | Human Performance | Parquet Courts | Album, Apr-08-2016, Indie Rock |
| #18 | I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it | The 1975 | Album, Feb-26-2016, Synthpop |
| #19 | Atrocity Exhibition | Danny Brown | Album, Sep-27-2016, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #20 | Skeleton Tree | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Album, Sep-09-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #21 | Midwest Farmers Daughter | Margo Price | Album, Mar-25-2016, Country |
| #22 | 22, A Million | Bon Iver | Album, Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #23 | Puberty 2 | Mitski | Album, Jun-17-2016, Indie Rock |
| #24 | American Band | Drive-By Truckers | Album, Sep-30-2016, Alt-Country |
| #25 | ANTI | Rihanna | Album, Jan-28-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #26 | A Sailor's Guide to Earth | Sturgill Simpson | Album, Apr-15-2016, Country Soul |
| #27 | Big Day in a Small Town | Brandy Clark | Album, Jun-10-2016, Contemporary Country |
| #28 | Freetown Sound | Blood Orange | Album, Jun-28-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #29 | 2 | Mudcrutch | Album, May-20-2016, Country Rock |
| #30 | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Album, Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #31 | Paradise | White Lung | Album, May-06-2016, Punk Rock |
| #32 | HERE | Alicia Keys | Album, Nov-04-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #33 | 57th & 9th | Sting | Album, Nov-11-2016, Pop Rock |
| #34 | MY WOMAN | Angel Olsen | Album, Sep-02-2016, Indie Rock |
| #35 | HOPELESSNESS | ANOHNI | Album, May-06-2016, Art Pop |
| #36 | Hardwired…To Self-Destruct | Metallica | Album, Nov-18-2016, Heavy Metal |
| #37 | Dig In Deep | Bonnie Raitt | Album, Feb-26-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #38 | Lady Wood | Tove Lo | Album, Oct-28-2016, Electropop |
| #39 | Wonderful Crazy Night (Deluxe) | Elton John | Album, Feb-05-2016, |
| #40 | blackSUMMERS'night (2016) | Maxwell | Album, Jul-01-2016, |
| #41 | Schmilco | Wilco | Album, Sep-06-2016, Indie Rock |
| #42 | Views | Drake | Album, May-06-2016, Pop Rap |
| #43 | EVOL | Future | Album, Apr-13-2016, Trap |
| #44 | Good Times! | The Monkees | Album, May-27-2016, Sunshine Pop |
| #45 | Post Pop Depression | Iggy Pop | Album, Jan-22-2016, Alternative Rock |
| #46 | Day Breaks | Norah Jones | Album, Oct-07-2016, Jazz Pop |
| #47 | Stranger Things, Vol. 2 (A Netflix Original Series Soundtrack) | Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein | Album, Aug-19-2016, |
| #48 | Emily’s D+Evolution | Esperanza Spalding | Album, Jan-01-2016, Jazz Fusion |
| #49 | We're All Gonna Die | Dawes | Album, Sep-16-2016, Pop Rock |
| #50 | Bottomless Pit | Death Grips | Album, May-06-2016, Industrial Hip Hop |