50 Best Albums of 2016 by Rolling Stone (2016) 
Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California. These are their best albums of 2016.
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50 Best Albums of 2016 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Mudcrutch | 1 | 2% | |
| Kanye West | 1 | 2% | |
| Maxwell | 1 | 2% | |
| Danny Brown | 1 | 2% | |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 1 | 2% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 1 | 2% | |
| Wilco | 1 | 2% | |
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Other 2016 year charts
Listed below are 91 charts from recognised sources for 2016. There are also 480 user submitted charts covering this period.
Other charts by Rolling Stone
Year charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| The 100 Best Albums of 2023 | Rolling Stone | 2023 year chart | 2023 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of 2022 | Rolling Stone | 2022 year chart | 2022 | |
| The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | Rolling Stone | 2021 year chart | 2021 | |
| The 50 Best Albums of 2020 | Rolling Stone | 2020 year chart | 2020 | |
| 50 Best Albums of 2019 | Rolling Stone | 2019 year chart | 2019 | |
| 50 Best Albums of 2018 | Rolling Stone | 2018 year chart | 2018 | |
| 50 Best Albums of 2017 | Rolling Stone | 2017 year chart | 2017 | |
| 50 Best Albums of 2016 | Rolling Stone | 2016 year chart | 2016 | |
| 50 Best Albums of 2015 | Rolling Stone | 2015 year chart | 2015 | |
| 50 Best Albums of 2014 | Rolling Stone | 2014 year chart | 2014 | |
| 50 Best Albums of 2013 | Rolling Stone | 2013 year chart | 2013 | |
| Best Albums of 2006 | Rolling Stone | 2006 year chart | 2006 | |
| Best Albums of 2005 | Rolling Stone | 2005 year chart | 2005 | |
Decade charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| 100 Best Albums of the 2010s | Rolling Stone | 2010s decade chart | 2019 | |
| 100 Best Albums of the 2000s | Rolling Stone | 2000s decade chart | 2011 | |
| 100 Best Albums of the Nineties | Rolling Stone | 1990s decade chart | 2010 | |
| 100 Best Albums of the Eighties | Rolling Stone | 1980s decade chart | 1989 | |
Overall charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| Top 500 Albums of All Time | Rolling Stone | 2003 | | |
| Top 500 Albums of All Time | Rolling Stone | 2005 | | |
| Top 500 Albums of All Time | Rolling Stone | 2012 | | |
| The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time | Rolling Stone | 2020 | |
[Rolling Stone was founded in 1967.]
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75/100  | 12/11/2020 08:02 |  pjohnsongolf | | 89/100 |
95/100 | 07/27/2020 14:36 |  Timestarter | | 90/100 |
60/100 | 06/25/2019 19:11 | jpajovich | | 76/100 |
55/100 | 06/15/2019 23:06 |  gidgidi | | 88/100 |
70/100 | 04/29/2019 11:11 | 023927 | | 68/100 |
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