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Highest Rated Pop Albums of 2016
Decade
2010s
All Time
2020s
2010s
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FLOOD Magazine
Genre
Pop
All
Alternative R&B
Alternative Rock
Art Pop
Contemporary Folk
Country
Electronic
Electropop
Folk
Folk Rock
Hip Hop
Indie Pop
Indie Rock
Neo-Psychedelia
Pop
Post-Punk
Psychedelia
Psychedelic Pop
Psychedelic Rock
Punk
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Synthpop
2010s
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
1
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Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
May 8, 2016
Art Rock
,
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Score
90
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2
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ANOHNI - Hopelessness
May 6, 2016
Art Pop
,
Electropop
Score
90
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3
.
Xenia Rubinos - Black Terry Cat
June 3, 2016
Art Pop
Score
80
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4
.
The Lemon Twigs - Do Hollywood
October 14, 2016
Psychedelic Pop
,
Baroque Pop
Score
80
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5
.
Paul Simon - Stranger to Stranger
June 3, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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6
.
Jim James - Eternally Even
November 4, 2016
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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Music
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7
.
Sad13 - Slugger
November 11, 2016
Synthpop
,
Art Pop
Score
70
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Music
Spotify
8
.
Weyes Blood - Front Row Seat to Earth
October 21, 2016
Psychedelic Folk
,
Baroque Pop
Score
70
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9
.
Bon Iver - 22, A Million
September 30, 2016
Art Pop
,
Folktronica
Score
70
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10
.
Wet - Don't You
January 29, 2016
Alternative R&B
,
Alt-Pop
Score
70
Source →
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Music
Spotify
11
.
Junior Boys - Big Black Coat
February 5, 2016
Electropop
,
Synthpop
Score
70
Source →
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Music
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12
.
School of Seven Bells - SVIIB
February 26, 2016
Dream Pop
,
Electropop
,
Synthpop
Score
70
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Music
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13
.
Bayonne - Primitives
March 25, 2016
Art Pop
Score
60
Source →
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Music
Spotify
14
.
Cross Record - Wabi-Sabi
January 29, 2016
Slowcore
,
Art Pop
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
M.I.A. - AIM
September 9, 2016
UK Hip Hop
,
Electropop
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Slow Club - One Day All of This Won’t Matter Any More
August 19, 2016
Folk Rock
,
Folk Pop
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Santigold - 99¢
February 26, 2016
Alternative Dance
,
Electropop
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Bat For Lashes - The Bride
July 1, 2016
Art Pop
Score
60
Source →
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Music
Spotify
19
.
Kristin Kontrol - X-Communicate
May 27, 2016
Synthpop
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Field Music - Commontime
February 5, 2016
Progressive Pop
,
Art Pop
,
New Wave
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Hælos - Full Circle
March 18, 2016
Trip Hop
,
Downtempo
,
Indietronica
,
Art Pop
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Thao & the Get Down Stay Down - A Man Alive
March 4, 2016
Indie Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Poliça - United Crushers
March 4, 2016
Art Pop
,
Alternative R&B
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Radiation City - Synesthetica
February 12, 2016
Synthpop
,
Indie Pop
Score
50
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Sia - This Is Acting
January 29, 2016
Electropop
,
Alt-Pop
Score
50
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2016.
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