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Beyoncé - Lemonade
April 23, 2016
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop
Critic Score
90
38
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Bon Iver - 22, A Million
September 30, 2016
Art Pop
,
Folktronica
Critic Score
87
48
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
May 8, 2016
Art Rock
,
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
87
49
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Frank Ocean - Blonde
August 20, 2016
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
,
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
86
42
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Bullion - Loop the Loop
February 26, 2016
Art Pop
,
Indietronica
Critic Score
84
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Esperanza Spalding - Emily's D+Evolution
March 4, 2016
Jazz Fusion
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
84
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Virginia Wing - Forward Constant Motion
November 11, 2016
Synthpop
Critic Score
83
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Paul Simon - Stranger to Stranger
June 3, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
82
28
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Jenny Hval - Blood Bitch
September 30, 2016
Ambient Pop
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
82
25
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
The Jezabels - Synthia
February 12, 2016
Art Pop
Critic Score
82
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Brandy Clark - Big Day in a Small Town
June 10, 2016
Contemporary Country
,
Country Pop
Critic Score
82
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Kero Kero Bonito - Bonito Generation
October 21, 2016
Electropop
,
Synthpop
Critic Score
82
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Anna Meredith - Varmints
March 4, 2016
Art Pop
,
Progressive Electronic
Critic Score
81
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
ANOHNI - Hopelessness
May 6, 2016
Art Pop
,
Electropop
Critic Score
81
38
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Kate Bush - Before the Dawn
November 25, 2016
Art Pop
,
Progressive Pop
Critic Score
81
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
16
.
C Duncan - The Midnight Sun
October 14, 2016
Indie Pop
,
Synthpop
Critic Score
81
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
School of Seven Bells - SVIIB
February 26, 2016
Dream Pop
,
Electropop
,
Synthpop
Critic Score
80
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Niki & The Dove - Everybody's Heart Is Broken Now
April 8, 2016
Synthpop
Critic Score
80
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Carly Rae Jepsen - E•MO•TION: Side B
August 26, 2016
Synthpop
,
Dance-Pop
Critic Score
80
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
James Blake - The Colour in Anything
May 6, 2016
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
,
Electronic
,
Ambient Pop
Critic Score
79
34
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Psychic Twin - Strange Diary
September 9, 2016
Synthpop
Critic Score
79
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
D.D Dumbo - Utopia Defeated
October 7, 2016
Indie Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
79
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Shura - Nothing's Real
July 8, 2016
Synthpop
Critic Score
79
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Weyes Blood - Front Row Seat to Earth
October 21, 2016
Psychedelic Folk
,
Baroque Pop
Critic Score
79
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Tegan and Sara - Love You to Death
June 3, 2016
Synthpop
,
Pop
Critic Score
79
33
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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