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The Best Music of 2016
Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 2016. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.
For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 2016, check out this list.
Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
A Tribe Called Quest | We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | ☆ |
Beyoncé | Lemonade | ☆ |
Bon Iver | 22, A Million | ☆ |
Bruno Mars | 24k Magic | ☆ |
Chance The Rapper | Coloring Book | ☆ |
Childish Gambino | Awaken My Love! | ☆ |
Danny Brown | Atrocity Exhibition | ☆ |
David Bowie | Blackstar | ☆ |
Dinosaur Jr. | Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not | ☆ |
Drive-By Truckers | American Band | ☆ |
Fitz & The Tantrums | Fitz & The Tantrums | ☆ |
Frank Ocean | Blonde | ☆ |
Iggy Pop | Post Pop Depression | ☆ |
Kanye West | The Life of Pablo | ☆ |
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard | Nonagon Infinity | ☆ |
Leonard Cohen | You Want It Darker | ☆ |
Lucinda Williams | The Ghosts of Highway 20 | ☆ |
Megadeth | Dystopia | ☆ |
Metallica | Hardwired...to Self-Destruct | ☆ |
Miranda Lambert | The Weight of These Wings | ☆ |
Mitski | Puberty 2 | ☆ |
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds | Skeleton Tree | ☆ |
Opeth | Sorceress | ☆ |
Paul Simon | Stranger to Stranger | ☆ |
Radiohead | A Moon Shaped Pool | ☆ |
Red Hot Chili Peppers | The Getaway | ☆ |
Rihanna | ANTI | ☆ |
Solange | A Seat at the Table | ☆ |
Sturgill Simpson | A Sailor's Guide to Earth | ☆ |
The Avett Brothers | True Sadness | ☆ |
The Claypool Lennon Delirium | Monolith of Phobos | ☆ |
The Head And The Heart | Signs Of Light | ☆ |
The Monkees | Good Times! | ☆ |
The Weeknd | Starboy | ☆ |
Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
A Tribe Called Quest | We The People | ☆ |
Angel Olsen | Shut Up Kiss Me | ☆ |
Ariana Grande | Dangerous Woman | ☆ |
Beyonce | Formation | ☆ |
Bruno Mars | 24K Magic | ☆ |
Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna | This is What You Came For | ☆ |
Childish Gambino | Redbone | ☆ |
Fitz & The Tantrums | Roll Up | ☆ |
Fitz And The Tantrums | HandClap | ☆ |
Frank Ocean | Ivy | ☆ |
Frank Ocean | Nights | ☆ |
Ghost | Square Hammer | ☆ |
Justin Timberlake | Can't Stop the Feeling! | ☆ |
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard | Rattlesnake | ☆ |
Lady Gaga | Million Reasons | ☆ |
Leonard Cohen | You Want It Darker | ☆ |
Lizzo | Good As Hell | ☆ |
Metallica | Moth into Flame | ☆ |
Mitski | Your Best American Girl | ☆ |
Norah Jones | And Then There Was You | ☆ |
Radiohead | Burn The Witch | ☆ |
Red Hot Chili Peppers | Dark Necessities | ☆ |
Rihanna | Love on the Brain | ☆ |
Rihanna feat. Drake | Work | ☆ |
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone | City of Stars | ☆ |
Sia featuring Sean Paul | Cheap Thrills | ☆ |
Solange | Cranes in the Sky | ☆ |
Sturgill Simpson | Call To Arms | ☆ |
Sturgill Simpson | Brace for Impact (Live a Little) | ☆ |
The Avett Brothers | True Sadness | ☆ |
The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey | Closer | ☆ |
The Weeknd & Daft Punk | Starboy | ☆ |
Thee Oh Sees | The Dream | ☆ |
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