Spin:
www.spin.com/featured/the-50-best-albums-of-2016/50. Sturgill Simpson – A Sailor’s Guide to Earth
49. Moodymann – DJ-Kicks
48. Pinegrove – Cardinal
47. Maren Morris – Hero
46. Bat for Lashes – The Bride
45. Oranssi Pazuzu – Värähtelijä
44. Vijay Iyer / Wadada Leo Smith – A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke
43. Marissa Nadler – Strangers
42. Bruno Mars – 24K Magic –
41. Whitney – Light Upon the Lake
40. Miranda Lambert – The Weight of These Wings
39. YG – Still Brazy
38. Maxwell – black SUMMERS’ night
37. White Lung – Paradise
36. The Avalanches – Wildflower – 35. Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Denial
34. dvsn – Sept. 5th
33. Kamaiyah – A Good Night in the Ghetto
32. Parquet Courts – Human Performance
31. The Hotelier – Goodness
30. Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch
29. Cymbals Eat Guitars – Pretty Years
28. Kaytranada – 99.9%
27. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
26. ScHoolboy Q – Blank Face LP
25. Nicolas Jaar – Sirens
24. Anderson .Paak – Malibu
23. Joyce Manor – Cody
22. Kevin Gates – Islah
21. KING – We Are KING
20. Kendrick Lamar – untitled unmastered.
19. ANOHNI – Hopelessness
18. Esperanza Spalding – Emily’s D+Evolution
17. Young Thug – JEFFERY
16. Danny Brown – Atrocity Exhibition
15. Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker
14. Mitski – Puberty 2
13. Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
12. Rihanna – ANTI
11. Blood Orange – Freetown Sound
10. Bon Iver – 22, A Million
9. Angel Olsen – My Woman
8. Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
7. Chance the Rapper – Coloring Book
6. Beyoncé – Lemonade
5. The 1975 – I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it
4. A Tribe Called Quest – We got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your service
3. David Bowie – Blackstar
2. Frank Ocean – Blonde
1. Solange – A Seat at the Table
Pitchfork:
pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9980-the-50-best-albums-of-2016/50. 21 Savage / Metro Boomin – Savage Mode
49. Porches – Pool
48. Frankie Cosmos – Next Thing
47. Kamaiyah – A Good Night in the Ghetto
46. Pinegrove – Cardinal
45. William Tyler – Modern Country
44. Kevin Gates – Islah
43. Weyes Blood – Front Row Seat to Earth
42. Vince Staples – Prima Donna
41. Huerco S – For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have)
40. Vijay Iyer / Wadada Leo Smith – A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke
39. Moodymann – DJ-Kicks
38. Schoolboy Q – Blank Face LP
37. KING – We Are KING
36. Jamila Woods – HEAVN
35. Hamilton Leithauser / Rostam – I Had a Dream That You Were Mine
34. Kevin Morby – Singing Saw
33. Maxwell – blackSUMMERS’night
32. Elza Soares – A Mulher do Fim do Mundo (The Woman at the End of the World)
31. Whitney – Light Upon the Lake
30. Esperanza Spalding – Emily’s D+Evolution
29. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – EARS
28. NxWorries – Yes Lawd!
27. Noname – Telefone
26. Parquet Courts – Human Performance
25. Kaytranada – 99.9%
24. Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Denial
23. Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch
22. YG – Still Brazy
21. Young Thug – JEFFERY
20. Nicolas Jaar – Sirens
19. Rihanna – ANTI
18. Mitski – Puberty 2
17. Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker
16. Kendrick Lamar – untitled unmastered.
15. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
14. Blood Orange – Freetown Sound
13. Anderson .Paak – Malibu
12. Bon Iver – 22, A Million
11. Danny Brown – Atrocity Exhibition
10. Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
9. Angel Olsen – My Woman
8. ANOHNI – Hopelessness
7. A Tribe Called Quest – We got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your service
6. Chance the Rapper – Coloring Book
5. Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
4. David Bowie – Blackstar
3. Beyonce – Lemonade
2. Frank Ocean – Blonde
1. Solange – A Seat at the Table
