Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 by 
RockyRaccoon 
Also check out my 2016 Honorable Mentions chart: http://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=30948
- Chart updated: 07/11/2023 16:15
- (Created: 01/08/2016 15:21).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Nels Cline is one of my favorite guitarists. I had the good fortune to see him live with Wilco and he was an absolute revelation. His work with Wilco is great, but his work on his own is fantastic as well, and this album is one of his most enjoyable and straightforward projects to date. Over the course of an hour, he tackles some old standards and peppers in some original compositions that makes for a relaxing, encapsulating listen. At its most basic, listening to Nels Cline's pure talent on guitar is just mind-blowing, and if you can't appreciate the music, you can definitely appreciate his skill. His playing is effortless, and it's that ease that makes this album move so smoothly.
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Natasha Khan takes on a really difficult subject on this album. The Bride is a concept album that tells the story of a woman whose soon-to-be husband dies in a car accident on his way to their wedding. It chronicles the happiness she feels before the wedding, the confusion and shock of hearing about the accident, the devastation afterwards, and her attempt at recovering from it. It's not easy to depict that level of grief as accurately as Khan does. Through her music, lyrics, and delivery, she's able to take you inside the head of this woman who has suffered such an unimaginable tragedy. One of the themes is the idea that this woman sees everything as belonging to her late husband. She's riding home in his car, with his empty seat, she lies in his bed. No matter what she's doing, she's constantly thinking of him, missing him, dealing with this horrible loss. It's a tragically beautiful album, and one that ends with a little bit of hope that one day, she'll love again.
[First added to this chart: 09/14/2016]
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James Vincent McMorrow is really good at vocal arrangements. We saw that with Post-Tropical, which was a fantastic album, and he continues it in We Move. This isn't as good as Post-Tropical, but it's still a very good album. McMorrow comes from the same ilk as musicians like Bon Iver, the falsetto, quiet music type (well, maybe not 2016 Bon Iver). There's a hint of hip-hop on this album that blends well with McMorrow's acoustic arrangements and ends up mixing together to make a really interesting album. If you liked Post-Tropical, you'll likely enjoy this too.
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You can always tell a Grouplove album, and mostly that's because of Christian Zucconi's ridiculously high voice. This album is pretty much what you'd expect from Grouplove, a fun, catchy album full of hippie dance tunes. They do what they do really well. Songs like "Do You Love Someone" and "Welcome To Your Life" will get stuck in your head forever. There's not a ton of lyrical depth to them, but it's just downright fun.
[First added to this chart: 12/23/2016]
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Gojira has been around forever and have established themselves as one of the greatest bands in metal, but even a band that's been around a long time can change things up once in awhile, and Gojira does a bit. They went for a more contemplative feel on some of the tracks here, rather than the typical high-energy approach they go for. It's clear that the Duplantier brothers poured all the pain and anguish they felt from losing their mother into this album, it's an emotional album, and as such, it's powerful. Technically speaking, it's impressive, and that should really come as no surprise from Gojira. The guitar solos at the end of Silvera are enough to drop any guitarists jaw. Overall, it's a really well-done album, and another addition to the fantastic discography that is Gojira's.
[First added to this chart: 09/08/2016]
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Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 composition
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| Flight Feathers | 1 | 1% | |
| Oranssi Pazuzu | 1 | 1% | |
| The Wretched End | 1 | 1% | |
| Wussy | 1 | 1% | |
| Brood Ma | 1 | 1% | |
| Karl Blau | 1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 chart changes
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| Down 1 from 87th to 88th The Grander Voyage by Netherbird |
| Down 1 from 88th to 89th Telefone by Noname |
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93/100 (from 24 votes)
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100/100  | 04/21/2024 20:36 |  HoldenM | | 95/100 |
90/100 | 04/21/2024 11:02 |  Tamthebam | | 85/100 |
90/100 | 04/21/2024 10:10 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
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100/100
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ForegroundNoise 02/17/2020 08:20
ForegroundNoise 02/17/2020 08:20
Comprehensive, detailed, varied. It boggles my mind how a single person can know a year so intimately. This is more than just an assembled list; each album has clearly been given due attention before its placement. There's just the right balance of familiar and obscure too, a surprise from someone whose overall chart has a fair bit of classic rock. This might as well be from a one-man music publication - I'll be sure to pay your charts more attention in future!
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95/100
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JulianR 03/09/2018 08:10
JulianR 03/09/2018 08:10
What a fantastic chart!
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Daydreamer 04/14/2017 15:08
Daydreamer 04/14/2017 15:08
This is great, I love the fact that you rate acclaimed and famous albums and the unknown ones the same. I hope to learn from your charts since I've never heard about a bit portion of stuff here.
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95/100
From AMBNTnoises 11/11/2016 14:59
There are a lot of fantastic albums on this chart, and a lot that I have to go listen to. Based on the albums that I have listened to on this chart, I'm excited to check out the other bands listed.
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100/100
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Graeme2 10/12/2016 07:09
Graeme2 10/12/2016 07:09
Plenty to check. Very handy with the all the info too. Good stuff.
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70/100
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mickilennial 06/10/2016 14:57
mickilennial 06/10/2016 14:57
"This is an album that sounds like maybe it's at peace with itself" - probably because it's Richmond Fontaine final album? :F
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70/100
From mickilennial 06/07/2016 18:10
mickilennial 06/07/2016 18:10
There's a lot here for me to look into, and already a bit I disagree with. Seems like it could be particularly interesting how this shifts as the second half of the year comes through. Will be looking through this lots.
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From RockyRaccoon 05/05/2016 14:53
RockyRaccoon 05/05/2016 14:53
@dbz - dude that's awesome, lucky you.
And yes you need to check out that BJ Chicago Kid album, I'm interested to see what you think.
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From RockyRaccoon 03/24/2016 18:16
RockyRaccoon 03/24/2016 18:16
u da best apple
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100/100
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Applerill 03/24/2016 13:41
Applerill 03/24/2016 13:41
y r u so smrat :'(
I was originally rating this so you could eventually rate my 2016 chart, but your comments once again show that I'm not worthy. Amazing job, Rocky, especially as your picks are just as extraordinary as what you write about them.
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