Best Albums of 2016

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Listed below are the best albums of 2016 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 2016 were Radiohead, Frank Ocean, David Bowie, Car Seat Headrest, Danny Brown, Bon Iver, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Nick Cave, Kanye West and Beyoncé.

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Good Will Come To You

Un Blonde

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2016

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The Winding

Fence

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2016

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4 charts

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No Burden

Lucy Dacus

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2016

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28 charts

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Be Nothing

Sergio Merce

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2016

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Final Fantasy XV Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack

下村陽子 [Yoko Shimomura]

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2016

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3 charts

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All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us

Architects

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2016

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9 charts

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Arclight

Julian Lage

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2016

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13 charts

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Un Día Nada Más

El Drogas

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2016

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Stranger Things

Yuck

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2016

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21 charts

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Man Made Object

GoGo Penguin

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2016

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24 charts

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Best Albums of 2016 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	10	1%
The Rolling Stones	3	0%
Young Thug	2	0%
Thee Oh Sees	2	0%
Nicolas Jaar	2	0%
King Crimson	2	0%
Gov't Mule	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	457	46%
	175	18%
	51	5%
	49	5%
	37	4%
	28	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	979	98%
Yes	21	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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Best Artists of 2015
1. Kendrick Lamar
2. Sufjan Stevens
3. Tame Impala
4. Father John Misty
5. Grimes
6. Courtney Barnett
7. Carly Rae Jepsen
8. Beach House
9. Steven Wilson
10. Kamasi Washington
11. Julia Holter
12. Jamie xx
13. Björk
14. Joanna Newsom
15. Blur
16. Death Grips
17. Travis Scott
18. Viet Cong
19. Preoccupations
20. Everything Everything