Variety's 10 Best Albums of 2016

Here are the ten albums from the past year that stuck with one of our music writers the most.

Published: December 20, 2016 23:31 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service A Tribe Called Quest Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop
#2 A Seat at the Table Solange Sep-30-2016, Neo-Soul
#3 Blackstar David Bowie Jan-08-2016, Art Rock
#4 The Weight of These Wings Miranda Lambert Nov-18-2016, Contemporary Country
#5 Malibu Anderson .Paak Jan-15-2016, Neo-Soul
#6 MY WOMAN Angel Olsen Sep-02-2016, Indie Rock
#7 Hero (Deluxe Edition) Maren Morris Jun-03-2016,
#8 Dissociation The Dillinger Escape Plan Oct-14-2016, Mathcore
#9 Jackie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Mica Levi Dec-02-2016, Film Score
#10 Still Brazy (Deluxe) YG Jun-14-2016,
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Album, Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | A Seat at the Table | Solange | Album, Sep-30-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #3 | Blackstar | David Bowie | Album, Jan-08-2016, Art Rock |
| #4 | The Weight of These Wings | Miranda Lambert | Album, Nov-18-2016, Contemporary Country |
| #5 | Malibu | Anderson .Paak | Album, Jan-15-2016, Neo-Soul |
| #6 | MY WOMAN | Angel Olsen | Album, Sep-02-2016, Indie Rock |
| #7 | Hero (Deluxe Edition) | Maren Morris | Album, Jun-03-2016,  |
| #8 | Dissociation | The Dillinger Escape Plan | Album, Oct-14-2016, Mathcore |
| #9 | Jackie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Mica Levi | Album, Dec-02-2016, Film Score |
| #10 | Still Brazy (Deluxe) | YG | Album, Jun-14-2016,  |