The Atlantic's 10 Best Albums of 2016
Our critic’s top picks in a year of ingenious releases
Published: December 13, 2016 17:02
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Aug-20-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #2 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #3 | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | Oct-21-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Puberty 2 | Mitski | Jun-17-2016, Indie Rock |
| #5 | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #6 | Coloring Book | Chance the Rapper | May-27-2016, Pop Rap |
| #7 | FLOTUS | Lambchop | Nov-04-2016, Indietronica |
| #8 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #9 | Weval | Weval | Jun-10-2016, Downtempo |
| #10 | A Good Night in the Ghetto | Kamaiyah | Mar-23-2016, West Coast Hip Hop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Album, Aug-20-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #2 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Album, Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #3 | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | Album, Oct-21-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Puberty 2 | Mitski | Album, Jun-17-2016, Indie Rock |
| #5 | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Album, Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #6 | Coloring Book | Chance the Rapper | Album, May-27-2016, Pop Rap |
| #7 | FLOTUS | Lambchop | Album, Nov-04-2016, Indietronica |
| #8 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Album, Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #9 | Weval | Weval | Album, Jun-10-2016, Downtempo |
| #10 | A Good Night in the Ghetto | Kamaiyah | Album, Mar-23-2016, West Coast Hip Hop |