50 Best Albums of 2016
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50. Brandy Clark - Big Day in a Small Town
49. Francis and the Lights - Farewell, Starlite
48. Glass Animals - How to Be a Human Being
47. Isaiah Rashad - The Sun's Tirade
46. Empire of The Sun - Two Vines
45. BRONCHO - Double Vanity
44. Drake - VIEWS
43. River Tiber - Indigo
42. Gallant - Ology
41. The Weeknd - Starboy
40. Wilco - Schmilco
39. Shura - Nothing's Real
38. Travis Scott - Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
37. Noname - Telefone
36. Whitney - Light Upon The Lake
35. NEEDTOBREATHE - H A R D L O V E
34. Rihanna - ANTI
33. BJ The Chicago Kid - In My Mind
32. Pinegrove - Cardinal
31. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
30. How to Dress Well - Care
29. Young Thug - Jeffery
28. Parquet Courts - Human Performance
27. Jamila Woods - HEAVN
26. Skepta - Konnichiwa
25. Nicolas Jaar - Sirens
24. Jon Bellion - The Human Condition
23. Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
22. Margo Price - Midwest Farmer's Daughter
21. Kanye West - The Life of Pablo
20. Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
19. Anderson .Paak - Malibu
18. James Blake - The Colour in Anything
17. KAYTRANADA - 99.9%
16. Maren Morris - Hero
15. Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love!
14. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
13. Miranda Lambert - The Weight of These Wings
12. ANOHNI - Hopelessness
11. Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth
10. The 1975 - I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It
9. Angel Olsen - My Woman
8. Solange - A Seat at the Table
7. Frank Ocean - Blonde
6. A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service
5. Bon Iver - 22, A Million
4. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
3. Beyoncé - Lemonade
2. David Bowie - Blackstar
1. Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book
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