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Highest Rated Indie Rock Albums of 2016

Decade

2010s
- All Time
- 2020s
- 2010s
- 2000s

Genre

Indie Rock
- - All
  - Alt-Country
  - Alternative R&B
  - Alternative Rock
  - Americana
  - Art Pop
  - Blues Rock
  - Chamber Pop
  - Country
  - Electronic
  - Electropop
  - Folk
  - Folk Rock
- - Hip Hop
  - Indie Folk
  - Indie Rock
  - Neo-Psychedelia
  - Neo-Soul
  - Pop
  - Pop Rock
  - Psychedelic
  - Psychedelic Rock
  - R&B
  - Rock
  - Singer-Songwriter
  - Soul

2016

1. The Coral - Distance Inbetween

The Coral - Distance Inbetween

March 4, 2016

Score

100

2. Twin Peaks - Down In Heaven

Twin Peaks - Down In Heaven

May 13, 2016

Score

80

3. The Last Shadow Puppets - Everything You've Come to Expect

The Last Shadow Puppets - Everything You've Come to Expect

April 1, 2016

Score

80

4. Blossoms - Blossoms

Blossoms - Blossoms

August 5, 2016

Score

80

5. Okkervil River - Away

Okkervil River - Away

September 9, 2016

Score

80

6. Wilco - Schmilco

Wilco - Schmilco

September 9, 2016

Score

80

7. American Wrestlers - Goodbye Terrible Youth

American Wrestlers - Goodbye Terrible Youth

November 4, 2016

Score

80

8. Band of Horses - Why Are You OK

Band of Horses - Why Are You OK

June 10, 2016

Score

60

9. Haley Bonar - Impossible Dream

Haley Bonar - Impossible Dream

August 5, 2016

Score

60

10. The Kills - Ash & Ice

The Kills - Ash & Ice

June 3, 2016

Score

60

11. The Veils - Total Depravity

The Veils - Total Depravity

August 26, 2016

Score

60

12. Peter Doherty - Hamburg Demonstrations

Peter Doherty - Hamburg Demonstrations

December 2, 2016

Score

60

13. The Courteeners - Mapping the Rendezvous

The Courteeners - Mapping the Rendezvous

October 21, 2016

Score

40

14. The Strumbellas - Hope

The Strumbellas - Hope

April 22, 2016

Score

40

NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2016.

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