2016 Music - Year-End Lists

2016

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Blackstar - David Bowie

Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2016

Goodness - The Hotelier

Jordan Cronk: 30 Favorite Albums of 2016

“BBF” Hosted By DJ Escrow - Babyfather

Tiny Mix Tapes: 51 Favorite Music Releases of 2016

I Had A Dream That You Were Mine - Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam

Austin Town Hall: Top 50 Albums of 2016

Blond - Frank Ocean

Uproxx: 20 Best Albums of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

Drowned in Sound: 16 Favourite Albums of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

Jeremy D. Larson: Favorite Albums of 2016

We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service - A Tribe Called Quest

gal-dem: Best Albums of 2016

No Burden - Lucy Dacus

Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2016

We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service - A Tribe Called Quest

Hanif Abdurraqib: 40 Favorite Albums Of 2016

Slate: Carl Wilson: The Best Albums of 2016

Blond - Frank Ocean

Pigeons & Planes: 50 Best Albums of 2016

Sasha Frere-Jones: 100 Favorite Albums of 2016

I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It - The 1975

NME: 50 Best Albums of 2016

Lemonade - Beyoncé

Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

Q: Top 50 Albums Of 2016

Blond - Frank Ocean

Vulture: Craig Jenkins: 15 Best Albums of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2016

My Woman - Angel Olsen

Brooklyn Vegan: Top Albums of 2016

NPR Music: Ann Powers: 10 Favorite Albums of 2016

Stranger to Stranger - Paul Simon

No Depression: Favorite Albums of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

DIY: 16 Albums That Shaped 2016

A Seat at the Table - Solange

Clash: Albums of the Year 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2016

Lemonade - Beyoncé

Pretty Much Amazing: 60 Best Albums of 2016

The Gospel - Årabrot

Quietus: Top 100 Albums of 2016

A Seat at the Table - Solange

Pitchfork: 50 Best Albums of 2016

Blood Bitch - Jenny Hval

Fact: 50 Best Albums of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2016

A Seat at the Table - Solange

Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

A.V. Club: 21 Best Albums of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

Mojo: 50 Best Albums of 2016

Skeleton Tree - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Flood: The Best Records of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2016

Blond - Frank Ocean

The Skinny: Top 50 Albums of 2016

Adore Life - Savages

Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: Best Albums of 2016

Lemonade - Beyoncé

Entertainment Weekly: 50 Best Albums of 2016

AllMusic: 48 Best Albums of 2016

A Moon Shaped Pool - Radiohead

Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

Treble: The Top 50 Albums of 2016

A Seat at the Table - Solange

NPR Music: Best 50 Albums of 2016

Lemonade - Beyoncé

Observer: Kitty Empire: Top 10 Albums of 2016

Lemonade - Beyoncé

Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2016

We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service - A Tribe Called Quest

Gorilla vs. Bear: 60 Favorite Albums of 2016

Lemonade - Beyoncé

Stereogum: 50 Best Albums of 2016

My Woman - Angel Olsen

American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

Les Inrocks: 50 Best Albums of 2016