Spectrum Culture's Top 20 Albums of 2016

Spectrum Culture's Top 20 albums of 2016.

Published: December 23, 2016 06:03 Source

# 1

Blackstar by David Bowie

Album • Jan 08 / 2016 Art Rock

# 2

Lemonade by Beyoncé

Album • Apr 23 / 2016 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 3

Blonde by Frank Ocean

Album • Aug 20 / 2016 Alternative R&B Art Pop Neo-Soul

# 4

We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service by A Tribe Called Quest

Album • Nov 11 / 2016 Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Jazz Rap

# 5

Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper

Album • May 27 / 2016 Pop Rap Conscious Hip Hop

# 6

Skeleton Tree by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Album • Sep 09 / 2016 Singer-Songwriter Art Rock

# 7

A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead

Album • May 08 / 2016 Art Pop Art Rock Chamber Pop

# 8

A Seat at the Table by Solange

Album • Sep 30 / 2016 Neo-Soul

# 9

Teens Of Denial by Car Seat Headrest

Album • May 20 / 2016 Indie Rock

# 10

untitled unmastered. by Kendrick Lamar

Album • Mar 04 / 2016 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop

# 11

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Album • Oct 21 / 2016 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk

# 12

Blank Face LP by ScHoolboy Q

Album • Jul 08 / 2016 Gangsta Rap West Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 13

Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown

Album • Sep 27 / 2016 Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 14

Freetown Sound by Blood Orange

Album • Jun 28 / 2016 Alternative R&B Synth Funk

# 15

I Had a Dream That You Were Mine by Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam

Album • Sep 23 / 2016 Chamber Pop Indie Rock

# 16

Puberty 2 by Mitski

Album • Jun 17 / 2016 Indie Rock

# 17

American Band by Drive-By Truckers

Album • Sep 30 / 2016 Alt-Country Southern Rock

# 18

case/lang/veirs by case/lang/veirs

Album • Jun 17 / 2016

# 19

Centres by Ian William Craig

Album • Jul 08 / 2016 Ambient

# 20

The Sun's Tirade by Isaiah Rashad

Album • Sep 02 / 2016 Southern Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop Jazz Rap

# 21

The Life Of Pablo by Kanye West

Album • Jun 10 / 2016 Pop Rap Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop