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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 QuestWe Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service☆
Angel OlsenMy Woman☆
BeyoncéLemonade☆
Bon Iver22, A Million☆
Brandy ClarkBig Day in a Small Town☆
Bruno Mars24k Magic☆
Chance The RapperColoring Book☆
Childish GambinoAwaken My Love!☆
Danny BrownAtrocity Exhibition☆
David BowieBlackstar☆
Dinosaur Jr.Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not☆
Drive-By TruckersAmerican Band☆
Emma Ruth RundleMarked For Death☆
Fitz & The TantrumsFitz & The Tantrums☆
Frank OceanBlonde☆
Iggy PopPost Pop Depression☆
Kanye WestThe Life of Pablo☆
Kate BushBefore the Dawn☆
King CrimsonRadical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind☆
King Gizzard & The Lizard WizardNonagon Infinity☆
Leonard CohenYou Want It Darker☆
Lucinda WilliamsThe Ghosts of Highway 20☆
MegadethDystopia☆
MetallicaHardwired...to Self-Destruct☆
Miranda LambertThe Weight of These Wings☆
MitskiPuberty 2☆
Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsSkeleton Tree☆
OpethSorceress☆
Paul SimonStranger to Stranger☆
RadioheadA Moon Shaped Pool☆
Red Hot Chili PeppersThe Getaway☆
RihannaANTI☆
Run the JewelsRun the Jewels 3☆
SolangeA Seat at the Table☆
Sturgill SimpsonA Sailor's Guide to Earth☆
The Avett BrothersTrue Sadness☆
The Claypool Lennon DeliriumMonolith of Phobos☆
The Head And The HeartSigns Of Light☆
The MonkeesGood Times!☆
The WeekndStarboy☆
WeezerWeezer (White Album)☆
Songs (?)Wikipedia
A Tribe Called QuestWe The People☆
Angel OlsenShut Up Kiss Me☆
Ariana GrandeDangerous Woman☆
BeyoncéFormation☆
BeyoncéSorry☆
Bruno Mars24K Magic☆
Calvin Harris featuring RihannaThis is What You Came For☆
Childish GambinoRedbone☆
Fitz & The TantrumsRoll Up☆
Fitz And The TantrumsHandClap☆
Frank OceanIvy☆
Frank OceanNights☆
GhostSquare Hammer☆
Justin TimberlakeCan't Stop the Feeling!☆
King Gizzard and the Lizard WizardRattlesnake☆
Lady GagaMillion Reasons☆
Leonard CohenYou Want It Darker☆
LizzoGood As Hell☆
MetallicaMoth into Flame☆
MitskiYour Best American Girl☆
Norah JonesAnd Then There Was You☆
RadioheadBurn The Witch☆
Red Hot Chili PeppersDark Necessities☆
RihannaLove on the Brain☆
Rihanna feat. DrakeWork☆
Ryan Gosling and Emma StoneCity of Stars☆
Sia featuring Sean PaulCheap Thrills☆
SolangeCranes in the Sky☆
Sturgill SimpsonCall To Arms☆
Sturgill SimpsonBrace for Impact (Live a Little)☆
The Avett BrothersTrue Sadness☆
The Chainsmokers feat. HalseyCloser☆
The Weeknd & Daft PunkStarboy☆
Thee Oh SeesThe Dream☆
twenty one pilotsHeathens☆

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