Year-End Lists

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2016
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Blackstar - David Bowie

Top 100 Albums of 2016 Pazz & Jop

Goodness - The Hotelier

30 Favorite Albums of 2016 Jordan Cronk

“BBF” Hosted By DJ Escrow - Babyfather

51 Favorite Music Releases of 2016 Tiny Mix Tapes

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

Top 50 Albums of 2016 Austin Town Hall

Blond - Frank Ocean

20 Best Albums of 2016 Uproxx

Blackstar - David Bowie

16 Favourite Albums of 2016 Drowned in Sound

Coloring Book - Chance The Rapper

The Best Albums Of 2016 Coup De Main

Blackstar - David Bowie

Favorite Albums of 2016 Jeremy D. Larson

A Seat at the Table - Solange

Best Albums of 2016 gal-dem

No Burden - Lucy Dacus

Top 25 Albums of 2016 Magnet

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

40 Favorite Albums Of 2016 Hanif Abdurraqib

The Best Albums of 2016 Slate: Carl Wilson

Blond - Frank Ocean

50 Best Albums of 2016 Pigeons & Planes

100 Favorite Albums of 2016 Sasha Frere-Jones

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

50 Best Albums of 2016 NME

Lemonade - Beyoncé

50 Best Albums of 2016 Complex

Blackstar - David Bowie

Top 50 Albums Of 2016 Q

Blond - Frank Ocean

15 Best Albums of 2016 Vulture: Craig Jenkins

Blackstar - David Bowie

Top 30 Albums of 2016 The Wild Honey Pie

My Woman - Angel Olsen

Top Albums of 2016 Brooklyn Vegan

10 Favorite Albums of 2016 NPR Music: Ann Powers

Stranger to Stranger - Paul Simon

Favorite Albums of 2016 No Depression

Tell Me If You Like To - Spring King

16 Albums That Shaped 2016 DIY

A Seat at the Table - Solange

Albums of the Year 2016 Clash

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