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Best albums of 2016

Released in 2016 · Ranked by critics

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Generationwhy
ZHU
29 July 2016Alternative r&b, dance, deep house
5.9
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Stoney
Post Malone
9 December 2016Cloud rap, contemporary r&b, hip hop
5.9

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Mudcrutch
20 May 2016Classic rock, hard rock, heartland rock
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Notes From New York
Bill Charlap Trio
1 April 2016
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Fitz and the Tantrums

Fitz and the Tantrums

10 June 2016Electropop, pop, pop rock

5.9

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19 August 2016

5.8

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13 May 2016Contemporary r&b, dance-pop, pop

5.6

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156

Primary Colours

1 July 2016Pop

5.5

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157

17 June 2016Blues, folk, pop

5.3

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a girl a bottle a boat

1 January 2016Pop, pop rock, rock

5.0

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Acoustic Classics

26 February 2016Pop, rock

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Lake Street Dive

19 February 2016Pop

7.0

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Does Led Zeppelin II

12 February 2016Arena rock, classic rock, hard rock

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31 December 2016

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The Romantic Violin Concerto, Volume 21: Bruch

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

30 December 2016Classical

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ぶちあげアップデート！

Rolling Contact

29 December 2016

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A Long Way Home

29 December 2016

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GIRLS ALBUM -ONE-

29 December 2016

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KILLOVE FIREPROOF!

29 December 2016

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25 December 2016

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19 December 2016Ambient, berlin school, electronic

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Squirrel Flower

16 December 2016Folk rock, indie rock, pop

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16 December 2016

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13 December 2016Ambient, berlin school, electronic

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I Been Thru Mad Shit

12 December 2016

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11 December 2016Electronic, pop, synth-pop

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9 December 2016

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Is The Meat That Fell Out

9 December 2016Grunge, post-punk, punk

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Homemade Weapons

2 December 2016Drum and bass, electronic

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Tired of Being Alone

1 December 2016Soul

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Cruelty Vomit of Hatred

1 December 2016

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Trust Me / Virtual Aquarium

30 November 2016Electronic

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siCde‐s / C Sides

29 November 2016

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Extra Dimensional

Armand van Helden

25 November 2016Electro, electronic, house

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25 November 2016

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Euclidean Space

25 November 2016

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The Heritage Orchestra

25 November 2016House

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25 November 2016

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24 November 2016Bachata, pop

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creative_reality17

21 November 2016Acid house, breakbeat, chillwave

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Harmless Melodies

18 November 2016Indie pop, pop, rock

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American Boyfriend: A Suburban Love Story

18 November 2016Contemporary r&b, hip hop, indie pop

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The Unborn Capitalist From Limbo

18 November 2016

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18 November 2016

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18 November 2016Hip hop

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Silva canta Marisa

18 November 2016Mpb

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Prayers for the Blessed, Vol. 2

18 November 2016Heavy metal, rock

6.0

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Everything At Once

18 November 2016Ambient, downtempo, electronic

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Music for All Occasions

Robocobra Quartet

18 November 2016Avant-garde, experimental, jazz

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Das goldene Album

18 November 2016Hip hop

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