100 Greatest Albums of 2016
Criteria: These music albums from the year 2016 were chosen for their initial and lasting popularity and their influence and impact on rock music in general. Also considered is critical acclaim. The list includes rock and roll and related genres that were influential on rock music.
Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'. Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'. Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
1. Lemonade
Beyoncé
2. Blonde
Frank Ocean
3. Blackstar
David Bowie
4. ANTI
Rihanna
5. A Seat at the Table
Solange
6. Starboy
The Weeknd
7. Views
Drake
8. A Moon Shaped Pool
Radiohead
9. Coloring Book
Chance the Rapper
10. We Got It From Here...Thank You 4 Your Service
A Tribe Called Quest
11. Dangerous Woman
Ariana Grande
12. 24k Magic
Bruno Mars
13. The Life of Pablo
Kanye West
14. 22, A Million
Bon Iver
15. Malibu
Anderson .Paak
16. Awaken, My Love!
Childish Gambino
17. Puberty 2
Mitski
18. A Sailor's Guide to Earth
Sturgill Simpson
19. Skeleton Tree
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
20. Stoney
Post Malone
21. Teens of Denial
Car Seat Headrest
22. My Woman
Angel Olsen
23. I Like It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It
The 1975
24. You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
25. Run the Jewels 3
Run the Jewels
26. This is Acting
Sia
27. Midwest Farmer's Daughter
Margo Price
28. Atrocity Exhibition
Danny Brown
29. Freetown Sound
Blood Orange
30. Untitled Unmastered
Kendrick Lamar
31. Nonagon Infinity
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
32. Post Pop Depression
Iggy Pop
33. The Hope Six Demolition Project
PJ Harvey
34. Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
Travis Scott
35. The Weight of These Wings
Miranda Lambert
36. Hoplessness
Anohni
37. Human Performance
Parquet Courts
38. case/lang/veirs
case/lang/veirs
39. Jeffery
Young Thug
40. Emily's D+Evolution
Esperanza Spalding
41. American Band
Drive-By Truckers
42. blackSUMMERS'night
Maxwell
43. Stranger to Stranger
Paul Simon
44. Schmilco
Wilco
45. Hero
Maren Morris
46. Sremmlife 2
Rae Sremmurd
47. 99.9%
Kaytranada
48. Goodness
The Hotelier
49. Love & Hate
Michael Kiwanuka
50. No Burden
Lucy Dacus
51. Joanne
Lady Gaga
52. Worry.
Jeff Rosenstock
53. Let Them Eat Chaos
Kae Tempest
54. Blank Face LP
Schoolboy Q
55. SVIIB
School of Seven Bells
56. Psychopomp
Japanese Breakfast
57. HEAVN
Jamila Woods
58. Blue & Lonesome
The Rolling Stones
59. Blood Bitch
Jenny Hval
60. The Colour in Anything
James Blake
61. A Weird Exits
Thee Oh Sees
62. We Are KING
We Are KING
63. Weezer (The White Album)
Weezer
64. The Ghosts of Highway 20
Lucinda Williams
65. I Had A Dream You Were Mine
Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam
66. Konnichiwa
Skepta
67. Bottomless Pit
Death Grips
68. Wildflower
The Avalanches
69. Blue Mountain
Bob Weir
70. The Dream is Over
PUP
71. Hardwired...to Self-Destruct
Metallica
72. Still Brazy
YG
73. Wonderful Crazy Night
Elton John
74. Moth
Chairlift
75. Gore
Deftones
76. Death of a Bachelor
Panic! at the Disco
77. Good Times!
The Monkees
78. Magma
Gojira
79. Patch the Sky
Bob Mould
80. Holy Ghost
Modern Baseball
81. Front Row Seat to Earth
Weyes Blood
82. Big Day in a Small Town
Brandy Clark
83. Islah
Kevin Gates
84. Light Upon the Lake
Whitney
85. Sirens
Nicolas Jaar
86. Full Circle
Loretta Lynn
87. The Divine Feminine
Mac Miller
88. Adore Life
Savages
89. various artists
La La Land soundtrack
90. Illuminate
Shawn Mendes
91. Telefone
Noname
92. Bonito Generation
Kero Kero Bonito
93. Dig In Deep
Bonnie Raitt
94. Changes
Charles Bradley
95. Masterpiece
Big Thief
96. Various artists
Moana soundtrack
97. Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future
Underworld
98. 57th & 9th
Sting
99. Glory
Britney Spears
100. Care
How to Dress Well
Beyoncé
2. Blonde
Frank Ocean
3. Blackstar
David Bowie
4. ANTI
Rihanna
5. A Seat at the Table
Solange
6. Starboy
The Weeknd
7. Views
Drake
8. A Moon Shaped Pool
Radiohead
9. Coloring Book
Chance the Rapper
10. We Got It From Here...Thank You 4 Your Service
A Tribe Called Quest
11. Dangerous Woman
Ariana Grande
12. 24k Magic
Bruno Mars
13. The Life of Pablo
Kanye West
14. 22, A Million
Bon Iver
15. Malibu
Anderson .Paak
16. Awaken, My Love!
Childish Gambino
17. Puberty 2
Mitski
18. A Sailor's Guide to Earth
Sturgill Simpson
19. Skeleton Tree
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
20. Stoney
Post Malone
21. Teens of Denial
Car Seat Headrest
22. My Woman
Angel Olsen
23. I Like It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It
The 1975
24. You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
25. Run the Jewels 3
Run the Jewels
26. This is Acting
Sia
27. Midwest Farmer's Daughter
Margo Price
28. Atrocity Exhibition
Danny Brown
29. Freetown Sound
Blood Orange
30. Untitled Unmastered
Kendrick Lamar
31. Nonagon Infinity
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
32. Post Pop Depression
Iggy Pop
33. The Hope Six Demolition Project
PJ Harvey
34. Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
Travis Scott
35. The Weight of These Wings
Miranda Lambert
36. Hoplessness
Anohni
37. Human Performance
Parquet Courts
38. case/lang/veirs
case/lang/veirs
39. Jeffery
Young Thug
40. Emily's D+Evolution
Esperanza Spalding
41. American Band
Drive-By Truckers
42. blackSUMMERS'night
Maxwell
43. Stranger to Stranger
Paul Simon
44. Schmilco
Wilco
45. Hero
Maren Morris
46. Sremmlife 2
Rae Sremmurd
47. 99.9%
Kaytranada
48. Goodness
The Hotelier
49. Love & Hate
Michael Kiwanuka
50. No Burden
Lucy Dacus
51. Joanne
Lady Gaga
52. Worry.
Jeff Rosenstock
53. Let Them Eat Chaos
Kae Tempest
54. Blank Face LP
Schoolboy Q
55. SVIIB
School of Seven Bells
56. Psychopomp
Japanese Breakfast
57. HEAVN
Jamila Woods
58. Blue & Lonesome
The Rolling Stones
59. Blood Bitch
Jenny Hval
60. The Colour in Anything
James Blake
61. A Weird Exits
Thee Oh Sees
62. We Are KING
We Are KING
63. Weezer (The White Album)
Weezer
64. The Ghosts of Highway 20
Lucinda Williams
65. I Had A Dream You Were Mine
Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam
66. Konnichiwa
Skepta
67. Bottomless Pit
Death Grips
68. Wildflower
The Avalanches
69. Blue Mountain
Bob Weir
70. The Dream is Over
PUP
71. Hardwired...to Self-Destruct
Metallica
72. Still Brazy
YG
73. Wonderful Crazy Night
Elton John
74. Moth
Chairlift
75. Gore
Deftones
76. Death of a Bachelor
Panic! at the Disco
77. Good Times!
The Monkees
78. Magma
Gojira
79. Patch the Sky
Bob Mould
80. Holy Ghost
Modern Baseball
81. Front Row Seat to Earth
Weyes Blood
82. Big Day in a Small Town
Brandy Clark
83. Islah
Kevin Gates
84. Light Upon the Lake
Whitney
85. Sirens
Nicolas Jaar
86. Full Circle
Loretta Lynn
87. The Divine Feminine
Mac Miller
88. Adore Life
Savages
89. various artists
La La Land soundtrack
90. Illuminate
Shawn Mendes
91. Telefone
Noname
92. Bonito Generation
Kero Kero Bonito
93. Dig In Deep
Bonnie Raitt
94. Changes
Charles Bradley
95. Masterpiece
Big Thief
96. Various artists
Moana soundtrack
97. Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future
Underworld
98. 57th & 9th
Sting
99. Glory
Britney Spears
100. Care
How to Dress Well
DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2016
An unheralded great album from 2016
Ryan's choice:
* Designs in Rhythm
Ice Choir
Lew's choice:
* Beautiful Lies
Birdy
Ryan's choice:
* Designs in Rhythm
Ice Choir
Lew's choice:
* Beautiful Lies
Birdy
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Edited By: Ryan
