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Rolling Stone
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Highest Rated Singer-Songwriter Albums of 2016
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Singer-Songwriter
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Alternative R&B
Alternative Rock
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Contemporary Folk
Contemporary R&B
Country
Dance
Electronic
Electropop
Folk
Folk Rock
Hip Hop
Indie Rock
Metal
Pop
Pop Rap
Pop Rock
Psychedelia
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Soul
Synthpop
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Cass McCombs - Mangy Love
August 26, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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2
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Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
October 21, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Score
80
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3
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Lori McKenna - The Bird & the Rifle
July 29, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Americana
Score
80
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4
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
September 9, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Rock
Score
80
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5
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Eleanor Friedberger - New View
January 22, 2016
Indie Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
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
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Lucinda Williams - The Ghosts of Highway 20
February 5, 2016
Americana
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Alt-Country
Score
80
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8
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Mitski - Puberty 2
June 17, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
70
Source →
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Music
Spotify
9
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Robert Ellis - Robert Ellis
June 3, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Elliott Smith - Heaven Adores You
February 5, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Rock
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
11
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Brian Fallon - Painkillers
March 11, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Heartland Rock
Score
70
Source →
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Music
Spotify
12
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Esmé Patterson - We Were Wild
June 10, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
Score
70
Source →
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13
.
David Crosby - Lighthouse
October 21, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Contemporary Folk
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
14
.
Regina Spektor - Remember Us to Life
September 30, 2016
Chamber Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Graham Nash - This Path Tonight
April 15, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Conor Oberst - Ruminations
October 14, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Jake Bugg - On My One
June 17, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Van Morrison - Keep Me Singing
September 30, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
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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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Alternative R&B
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Art Pop
Contemporary Folk
Contemporary R&B
Country
Dance
Electronic
Electropop
Folk
Folk Rock
Hip Hop
Indie Rock
Metal
Pop
Pop Rap
Pop Rock
Psychedelia
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Soul
Synthpop
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