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Highest Rated Singer-Songwriter Albums of 2016
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Trixie Whitley - Porta Bohemica
February 5, 2016
Score
90
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Angel Olsen - My Woman
September 2, 2016
Score
90
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PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Demolition Project
April 15, 2016
Score
90
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Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate
July 15, 2016
Score
90
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Paul Simon - Stranger to Stranger
June 3, 2016
Score
80
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6
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Bon Iver - 22, A Million
September 30, 2016
Score
80
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7
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Alejandro Escovedo - Burn Something Beautiful
October 28, 2016
Score
80
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8
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Ray LaMontagne - Ouroboros
March 4, 2016
Score
80
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9
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Brian Fallon - Painkillers
March 11, 2016
Score
80
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10
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Parker Millsap - The Very Last Day
March 25, 2016
Score
80
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11
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Lera Lynn - Resistor
April 29, 2016
Score
70
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12
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Courtney Marie Andrews - Honest Life
August 19, 2016
Score
70
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13
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Damien Jurado - Visions of Us on the Land
March 18, 2016
Score
70
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14
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Lucy Dacus - No Burden
February 26, 2016
Score
70
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Butch Walker - Stay Gold
August 26, 2016
Score
70
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16
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Eric Bachmann - Eric Bachmann
March 25, 2016
Score
70
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17
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Dylan Leblanc - Cautionary Tale
January 15, 2016
Score
70
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18
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Marissa Nadler - Strangers
May 20, 2016
Score
70
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19
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John Paul White - Beulah
August 19, 2016
Score
70
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20
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Aoife O'Donovan - In the Magic Hour
January 22, 2016
Score
70
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21
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Britta Phillips - Luck or Magic
April 29, 2016
Score
70
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22
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Robert Ellis - Robert Ellis
June 3, 2016
Score
70
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23
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Cass McCombs - Mangy Love
August 26, 2016
Score
70
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24
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Brent Cobb - Shine on Rainy Day
October 7, 2016
Score
70
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25
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David Crosby - Lighthouse
October 21, 2016
Score
70
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2016.
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