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The Best Rock Albums of 2016 by User Score
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1
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David Bowie - ★ [Blackstar]
January 8th, 2016
Art Rock
,
Jazz-Rock
,
Experimental Rock
USER SCORE
89
5,367 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Swans - The Glowing Man
June 17th, 2016
Post-Rock
,
Experimental Rock
USER SCORE
89
2,404 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
May 8th, 2016
Art Rock
,
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
USER SCORE
88
8,545 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial
May 20th, 2016
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
87
3,775 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Radwimps - Your Name
August 24th, 2016
Cinematic Classical
,
Pop Rock
,
J-Pop
USER SCORE
86
194 ratings
Amazon
6
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Various Artists - Life Is Strange
January 19th, 2016
Indie Folk
,
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
86
59 ratings
Amazon
7
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity
April 29th, 2016
Psychedelic Rock
,
Garage Rock
USER SCORE
85
3,089 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
September 9th, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Rock
USER SCORE
85
1,605 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Jeff Rosenstock - WORRY.
October 14th, 2016
Pop Punk
,
Power Pop
,
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
85
1,575 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
草東沒有派對 [No Party for Cao Dong] - 醜奴兒
February 19th, 2016
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
84
54 ratings
Amazon
11
.
The Dear Hunter - Act V: Hymns With the Devil In Confessional
September 9th, 2016
Progressive Rock
,
Rock Opera
,
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
83
87 ratings
Amazon
Music
12
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Xiu Xiu - Plays The Music of Twin Peaks
April 16th, 2016
Experimental Rock
USER SCORE
83
820 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Mitski - Puberty 2
June 17th, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
83
2,905 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Angel Olsen - MY WOMAN
September 2nd, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
83
1,548 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Thank You Scientist - Stranger Heads Prevail
July 29th, 2016
Progressive Rock
,
Progressive Metal
,
Jazz Fusion
USER SCORE
82
120 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Lemon Demon - Spirit Phone
February 29th, 2016
Synthpop
,
Indietronica
,
Geek Rock
,
New Wave
USER SCORE
82
962 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Carne Doce - Princesa
August 24th, 2016
Psychedelic Rock
,
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
82
96 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Валентин Стрыкало [Valentin Strykalo] - Развлечение
October 13th, 2016
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
81
51 ratings
Amazon
19
.
Will Wood & The Tapeworms - SELF-iSH
August 23rd, 2016
Dark Cabaret
,
Piano Rock
,
Experimental Rock
,
Alternative Rock
,
Progressive Pop
,
Progressive Rock
USER SCORE
81
212 ratings
Amazon
20
.
Microwave - Much Love
September 30th, 2016
Emo
,
Alternative Rock
,
Post-Hardcore
USER SCORE
80
89 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
G.L.O.S.S. - Trans Day of Revenge
June 13th, 2016
Hardcore Punk
,
Queercore
USER SCORE
80
88 ratings
Amazon
22
.
Weezer - Weezer (White Album)
April 1st, 2016
Alternative Rock
,
Power Pop
USER SCORE
80
2,001 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
The Drones - Feelin Kinda Free
March 18th, 2016
Post-Punk
,
Art Rock
,
Experimental Rock
USER SCORE
80
184 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - High Visceral {Part 1}
March 19th, 2016
Psychedelic Rock
,
Heavy Psych
USER SCORE
79
438 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Big Thief - Masterpiece
May 27th, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
USER SCORE
79
1,168 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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