Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2016 (an annual poll of critics, published by The Village Voice)
[see also 2018 • 2017 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]
Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2016 (an annual poll of critics, published by The Village Voice)
[see also 2018 • 2017 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]
Jordan Cronk: 30 Favorite Albums of 2016, as posted to Twitter
[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2019 • 2018 • 2017]
Tiny Mix Tapes: 51 Favorite Music Releases of 2016
[see also 2010s • 2018 • 2017 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]
gal-dem: Best Albums of 2016, in chronological order