The Times / The Sunday Times 40 Best Albums of 2016
POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR1 Radiohead A Moon Shaped Pool (XL) Reworked, updated ideas and songs from years ago jostling with newly minted tracks, lyrics mired in the break-up of Thom Yorke’s relationship
Published: December 04, 2016 00:01
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead | May-08-2016, Art Pop |
| #2 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #3 | 22, A Million | Bon Iver | Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #4 | Skeleton Tree | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Sep-09-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #6 | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | Oct-21-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | A Seat at the Table | Solange | Sep-30-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #8 | ANTI | Rihanna | Jan-28-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #9 | I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it | The 1975 | Feb-26-2016, Synthpop |
| #10 | Chaleur Humaine | Christine and the Queens | Jun-02-2014, Electropop |
| #11 | HOPELESSNESS | ANOHNI | May-06-2016, Art Pop |
| #12 | Ruminations | Conor Oberst | Oct-14-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Views | Drake | May-06-2016, Pop Rap |
| #15 | and the Anonymous Nobody... | De La Soul | Aug-26-2016, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #16 | 99.9% | KAYTRANADA | May-06-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #17 | FLOTUS | Lambchop | Nov-04-2016, Indietronica |
| #18 | Konnichiwa | Skepta | May-06-2016, Grime |
| #19 | Blood Bitch | Jenny Hval | Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #20 | The Hope Six Demolition Project | PJ Harvey | Apr-15-2016, Art Rock |
| #21 | Black America Again | Common | Nov-04-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #22 | Zanaka (Deluxe) | Jain | Nov-25-2016, Alt-Pop |
| #23 | Oh No | Jessy Lanza | May-13-2016, UK Bass |
| #24 | blackSUMMERS'night (2016) | Maxwell | Jul-01-2016, |
| #25 | For All We Know | Nao | Jul-29-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #26 | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #27 | Coloring Book | Chance the Rapper | May-27-2016, Pop Rap |
| #28 | SEPT. 5TH | dvsn | Mar-27-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #29 | This Is Acting | Sia | Jan-29-2016, Electropop |
| #30 | Post Pop Depression | Iggy Pop | Jan-22-2016, Alternative Rock |
| #31 | 2013 | Meilyr Jones | Mar-18-2016, Art Pop |
| #32 | I, Gemini | Let's Eat Grandma | Jun-17-2016, Art Pop |
| #33 | The Dreaming Room | Laura Mvula | Jun-17-2016, Art Pop |
| #34 | Lil Empire | Petite Meller | Sep-16-2016, Dance-Pop |
| #35 | Nothings Real | Shura | Jul-08-2016, Synthpop |
| #36 | Retribution | Tanya Tagaq | Oct-21-2016, Experimental Rock |
| #37 | The Bride | Bat for Lashes | Jul-01-2016, Art Pop |
| #38 | MY WOMAN | Angel Olsen | Sep-02-2016, Indie Rock |
| #39 | Meet The Humans | Steve Mason | Feb-26-2016, Indie Rock |
| #40 | The Life Of Pablo | Kanye West | Jun-10-2016, Pop Rap |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead | Album, May-08-2016, Art Pop |
| #2 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Album, Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #3 | 22, A Million | Bon Iver | Album, Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #4 | Skeleton Tree | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Album, Sep-09-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Album, Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #6 | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | Album, Oct-21-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | A Seat at the Table | Solange | Album, Sep-30-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #8 | ANTI | Rihanna | Album, Jan-28-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #9 | I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it | The 1975 | Album, Feb-26-2016, Synthpop |
| #10 | Chaleur Humaine | Christine and the Queens | Album, Jun-02-2014, Electropop |
| #11 | HOPELESSNESS | ANOHNI | Album, May-06-2016, Art Pop |
| #12 | Ruminations | Conor Oberst | Album, Oct-14-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Views | Drake | Album, May-06-2016, Pop Rap |
| #15 | and the Anonymous Nobody... | De La Soul | Album, Aug-26-2016, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #16 | 99.9% | KAYTRANADA | Album, May-06-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #17 | FLOTUS | Lambchop | Album, Nov-04-2016, Indietronica |
| #18 | Konnichiwa | Skepta | Album, May-06-2016, Grime |
| #19 | Blood Bitch | Jenny Hval | Album, Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #20 | The Hope Six Demolition Project | PJ Harvey | Album, Apr-15-2016, Art Rock |
| #21 | Black America Again | Common | Album, Nov-04-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #22 | Zanaka (Deluxe) | Jain | Album, Nov-25-2016, Alt-Pop |
| #23 | Oh No | Jessy Lanza | Album, May-13-2016, UK Bass |
| #24 | blackSUMMERS'night (2016) | Maxwell | Album, Jul-01-2016, |
| #25 | For All We Know | Nao | Album, Jul-29-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #26 | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Album, Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #27 | Coloring Book | Chance the Rapper | Album, May-27-2016, Pop Rap |
| #28 | SEPT. 5TH | dvsn | Album, Mar-27-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #29 | This Is Acting | Sia | Album, Jan-29-2016, Electropop |
| #30 | Post Pop Depression | Iggy Pop | Album, Jan-22-2016, Alternative Rock |
| #31 | 2013 | Meilyr Jones | Album, Mar-18-2016, Art Pop |
| #32 | I, Gemini | Let's Eat Grandma | Album, Jun-17-2016, Art Pop |
| #33 | The Dreaming Room | Laura Mvula | Album, Jun-17-2016, Art Pop |
| #34 | Lil Empire | Petite Meller | Album, Sep-16-2016, Dance-Pop |
| #35 | Nothings Real | Shura | Album, Jul-08-2016, Synthpop |
| #36 | Retribution | Tanya Tagaq | Album, Oct-21-2016, Experimental Rock |
| #37 | The Bride | Bat for Lashes | Album, Jul-01-2016, Art Pop |
| #38 | MY WOMAN | Angel Olsen | Album, Sep-02-2016, Indie Rock |
| #39 | Meet The Humans | Steve Mason | Album, Feb-26-2016, Indie Rock |
| #40 | The Life Of Pablo | Kanye West | Album, Jun-10-2016, Pop Rap |