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Pigeons & Planes: 50 Best Albums of 2016

25 December 2016

Blond - Frank Ocean

Pigeons & Planes: 50 Best Albums of 2016

[see also 2017 • 2015]

  1. Blond
    Frank Ocean
  2. Malibu
    Anderson .Paak
  3. A Seat at the Table
    Solange
  4. Coloring Book
    Chance The Rapper
  5. Telefone
    Noname
  6. The Life of Pablo
    Kanye West
  7. Lemonade
    Beyoncé
  8. Slime Season 3
    Young Thug
  9. We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service
    A Tribe Called Quest
  10. Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
    Travis Scott
  11. Starboy
    The Weeknd
  12. 99.9%
    KAYTRANADA
  13. Savage Mode
    21 Savage & Metro Boomin
  14. Anti
    Rihanna
  15. Blank Face LP
    Schoolboy Q
  16. 22, A Million
    Bon Iver
  17. Atrocity Exhibition
    Danny Brown
  18. Leave Me Alone
    Hinds
  19. Yes Lawd!
    NxWorries
  20. Freetown Sound
    Blood Orange
  21. Big Baby D.R.A.M.
    D.R.A.M.
  22. A Moon Shaped Pool
    Radiohead
  23. Untitled Unmastered
    Kendrick Lamar
  24. Lil Boat
    Lil Yachty
  25. The Sun’s Tirade
    Isaiah Rashad
  26. The Colour in Anything
    James Blake
  27. Hotel Paranoia
    Jazz Cartier
  28. Landlord
    Giggs
  29. Nothing’s Real
    Shura
  30. Welcome to GAZI
    A.CHAL
  31. Still Brazy
    YG
  32. My Woman
    Angel Olsen
  33. Imperial
    Denzel Curry
  34. Konnichiwa
    Skepta
  35. A Good Night in the Ghetto
    Kamaiyah
  36. Blackstar
    David Bowie
  37. Stillness in Wonderland
    Little Simz
  38. FREE 6LACK
    6LACK
  39. American Boyfriend: A Suburban Love Story
    Kevin Abstract
  40. Northern Lights
    Allan Kingdom
  41. Shade Trees
    Trapo
  42. Negus
    Kemba
  43. Awaken, My Love!
    Childish Gambino
  44. Bucket List Project
    Saba
  45. Arcade
    Topaz Jones
  46. Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin’
    Kid Cudi
  47. Nat Love
    Kweku Collins
  48. Farewell, Starlite!
    Francis and the Lights
  49. Monda
    Cousin Stizz
  50. Stoney
    Post Malone

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