The Daily Beast's Best Albums of 2016

It’s been a damn good year when it comes to new music. And by God, we needed it.

Published: December 31, 2016 07:44 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 The Life Of Pablo Kanye West Jun-10-2016, Pop Rap
#2 Lemonade Beyoncé Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B
#3 MY WOMAN Angel Olsen Sep-02-2016, Indie Rock
#4 A Seat at the Table Solange Sep-30-2016, Neo-Soul
#5 Konnichiwa Skepta May-06-2016, Grime
#6 Skeleton Tree Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Sep-09-2016, Singer-Songwriter
#7 We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service A Tribe Called Quest Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop
#8 Viola Beach Viola Beach Jul-29-2016, Indie Pop
#9 Blonde Frank Ocean Aug-20-2016, Alternative R&B
#10 Blood Bitch Jenny Hval Sep-30-2016, Art Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Life Of Pablo | Kanye West | Album, Jun-10-2016, Pop Rap |
| #2 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Album, Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #3 | MY WOMAN | Angel Olsen | Album, Sep-02-2016, Indie Rock |
| #4 | A Seat at the Table | Solange | Album, Sep-30-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #5 | Konnichiwa | Skepta | Album, May-06-2016, Grime |
| #6 | Skeleton Tree | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Album, Sep-09-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Album, Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #8 | Viola Beach | Viola Beach | Album, Jul-29-2016, Indie Pop |
| #9 | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Album, Aug-20-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | Blood Bitch | Jenny Hval | Album, Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |