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Rolling Stone
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Highest Rated Pop Albums of 2016
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Alternative R&B
Alternative Rock
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Contemporary Folk
Contemporary R&B
Country
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Electronic
Electropop
Folk
Folk Rock
Hip Hop
Indie Rock
Metal
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Pop Rap
Pop Rock
Psychedelia
R&B
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1
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Beyoncé - Lemonade
April 23, 2016
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop
Score
100
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2
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Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
May 8, 2016
Art Rock
,
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Score
90
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3
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Esperanza Spalding - Emily's D+Evolution
March 4, 2016
Jazz Fusion
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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4
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Brandy Clark - Big Day in a Small Town
June 10, 2016
Contemporary Country
,
Country Pop
Score
80
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5
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Bon Iver - 22, A Million
September 30, 2016
Art Pop
,
Folktronica
Score
80
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6
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Paul Simon - Stranger to Stranger
June 3, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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7
.
Wet - Don't You
January 29, 2016
Alternative R&B
,
Alt-Pop
Score
80
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8
.
Frank Ocean - Blonde
August 20, 2016
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
,
Neo-Soul
Score
80
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9
.
The Monkees - Good Times!
June 10, 2016
Pop Rock
,
Sunshine Pop
Score
70
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10
.
Nevermen - Nevermen
January 29, 2016
Alternative Rock
,
Art Pop
Score
70
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11
.
Shura - Nothing's Real
July 8, 2016
Synthpop
Score
70
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12
.
Porches - Pool
February 5, 2016
Synthpop
Score
70
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13
.
James Blake - The Colour in Anything
May 6, 2016
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
,
Electronic
,
Ambient Pop
Score
70
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14
.
Chairlift - Moth
January 22, 2016
Synthpop
,
Alt-Pop
Score
70
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15
.
Bat For Lashes - The Bride
July 1, 2016
Art Pop
Score
70
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Spotify
16
.
Tove Lo - Lady Wood
October 28, 2016
Electropop
Score
70
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Spotify
17
.
Sting - 57th & 9th
November 11, 2016
Pop Rock
Score
70
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18
.
Britney Spears - Glory
August 26, 2016
Pop
,
Dance-Pop
Score
70
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19
.
The Last Shadow Puppets - Everything You've Come to Expect
April 1, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Chamber Pop
,
Baroque Pop
Score
70
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20
.
Helado Negro - Private Energy
October 7, 2016
Synthpop
Score
70
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Spotify
21
.
Nick Jonas - Last Year Was Complicated
June 10, 2016
Contemporary R&B
,
Electropop
Score
70
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22
.
ANOHNI - Hopelessness
May 6, 2016
Art Pop
,
Electropop
Score
70
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Spotify
23
.
Charli XCX - Vroom Vroom
February 26, 2016
Bubblegum Bass
,
Electropop
,
Hyperpop
Score
70
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Spotify
24
.
Pretenders - Alone
October 21, 2016
Pop Rock
,
New Wave
Score
70
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25
.
Santigold - 99¢
February 26, 2016
Alternative Dance
,
Electropop
Score
70
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2016.
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