Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Album, Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #2 | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead | Album, May-08-2016, Art Pop |
| #3 | Skeleton Tree | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Album, Sep-09-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | Album, Oct-21-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Golden Sings That Have Been Sung | Ryley Walker | Album, Aug-19-2016, Chamber Folk |
| #6 | The Hope Six Demolition Project | PJ Harvey | Album, Apr-15-2016, Art Rock |
| #7 | A Sailor's Guide to Earth | Sturgill Simpson | Album, Apr-15-2016, Country Soul |
| #8 | HOPELESSNESS | ANOHNI | Album, May-06-2016, Art Pop |
| #9 | Here | Teenage Fanclub | Album, Sep-09-2016, Jangle Pop |
| #10 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Album, Apr-23-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #11 | A Weird Exits | Thee Oh Sees | Album, Aug-12-2016, Psychedelic Rock |
| #12 | The Ship | Brian Eno | Album, Apr-29-2016, |
| #13 | American Band | Drive-By Truckers | Album, Sep-30-2016, Alt-Country |
| #14 | 22, A Million | Bon Iver | Album, Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #15 | Schmilco | Wilco | Album, Sep-06-2016, Indie Rock |
| #16 | Heart Like a Levee | Hiss Golden Messenger | Album, Oct-07-2016, Americana |
| #17 | void beats/invocation trex | Cavern of Anti-Matter | Album, Feb-19-2016, Krautrock |
| #18 | A Seat at the Table | Solange | Album, Sep-30-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #19 | FLOTUS | Lambchop | Album, Nov-04-2016, Indietronica |
| #20 | MY WOMAN | Angel Olsen | Album, Sep-02-2016, Indie Rock |
| #21 | Modern Country | William Tyler | Album, Jun-03-2016, American Primitivism |
| #22 | Wildflower | The Avalanches | Album, Jul-08-2016, Plunderphonics |
| #23 | Midwest Farmers Daughter | Margo Price | Album, Mar-25-2016, Country |
| #24 | Stranger To Stranger | Paul Simon | Album, Jun-03-2016, Art Pop |
| #25 | Post Pop Depression | Iggy Pop | Album, Jan-22-2016, Alternative Rock |
| #26 | Crab Day | Cate Le Bon | Album, Apr-15-2016, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #27 | Lodestar | Shirley Collins | Album, Nov-04-2016, English Folk Music |
| #28 | case/lang/veirs | case/lang/veirs | Album, Jun-17-2016, |
| #29 | untitled unmastered. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Mar-04-2016, Jazz Rap |
| #30 | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Album, Aug-20-2016, Alternative R&B |
| #31 | Mangy Love | Cass McCombs | Album, Aug-26-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #32 | Wood / Metal / Plastic / Pattern / Rhythm / Rock | 75 Dollar Bill | Album, Jun-02-2016, Psychedelic Rock |
| #33 | Nonagon Infinity | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Album, Apr-29-2016, Psychedelic Rock |
| #34 | The Ghosts of Highway 20 | Lucinda Williams | Album, Feb-05-2016, Americana |
| #35 | New View | Eleanor Friedberger | Album, Jan-22-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #36 | Blood Bitch | Jenny Hval | Album, Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #37 | Love Streams | Tim Hecker | Album, Apr-08-2016, Ambient |
| #38 | The Rarity of Experience | Chris ForsythThe Solar Motel Band | Album, Mar-04-2016, Psychedelic Rock |
| #39 | Little Seeds | Shovels & Rope | Album, Oct-07-2016, Alt-Country |
| #40 | I, Gemini | Let's Eat Grandma | Album, Jun-17-2016, Art Pop |
| #41 | Varmints | Anna Meredith | Album, Mar-04-2016, Art Pop |
| #42 | Brigid Mae Power | Brigid Mae Power | Album, Jun-10-2016, Contemporary Folk |
| #43 | Take Her Up to Monto | Róisín Murphy | Album, Jun-10-2016, |
| #44 | Away | Okkervil River | Album, Sep-09-2016, Indie Folk |
| #45 | We Are KING | We Are KING | Album, Feb-05-2016, Contemporary R&B |
| #46 | The Glowing Man | Swans | Album, Jun-17-2016, Post-Rock |
| #47 | Unseen | The Handsome Family | Album, Sep-16-2016, Alt-Country |
| #48 | Konnichiwa | Skepta | Album, May-06-2016, Grime |
| #49 | Chaleur Humaine | Christine and the Queens | Album, Jun-02-2014, Electropop |
| #50 | Singing Saw | Kevin Morby | Album, Apr-15-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
