Time Out New York's Best Albums of 2016

We all need a little pick-me-up. These upbeat songs are a ray of sunshine aimed directly at your playlist.

Published: July 04, 2022 23:00 Source

# 1
Album • May 27 / 2016 Pop Rap Conscious Hip Hop
# 2
Album • Sep 30 / 2016 Neo-Soul
# 3
Album • Jun 10 / 2016 Pop Rap Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop
# 4
Album • Jan 08 / 2016 Art Rock
# 5
Album • Jun 17 / 2016 Indie Rock
# 6
Album • Jan 28 / 2016 Alternative R&B Contemporary R&B
# 7
Album • Jun 28 / 2016 Alternative R&B Synth Funk
# 8
Album • Apr 23 / 2016 Contemporary R&B Pop
# 9
Album • Jul 31 / 2016 Conscious Hip Hop Jazz Rap
# 10
Album • Sep 02 / 2016 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 11
Album • Nov 11 / 2016 Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Jazz Rap
# 13
Album • May 06 / 2016 Alternative R&B Funky House
# 14
Album • Sep 16 / 2016 Industrial Hip Hop Political Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 15
Album • Jun 03 / 2016 American Primitivism
# 16
Album • Apr 08 / 2016 Ambient Glitch
# 17
Album • Mar 11 / 2016 ECM Style Jazz
# 18
Album • Oct 21 / 2016 Baroque Pop Psychedelic Folk
# 19
Album • May 06 / 2016 Ambient Ambient Pop
# 20
Album • Feb 01 / 2016 Ambient Techno
# 21
Album • Apr 01 / 2016 Nu Jazz Space Rock Jazz Fusion
# 22
Album • Jun 10 / 2016
# 23
Album • May 05 / 2016 Alternative R&B Art Pop
# 24
Album • Oct 14 / 2016 Deep House
# 25
Album • May 06 / 2016 Art Pop Electropop Deconstructed Club