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1.

Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
May 8, 2016
Score
100
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2.

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Call It What It Is
April 8, 2016
Score
91
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3.

Sting - 57th & 9th
November 11, 2016
Score
91
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4.

The Kills - Ash & Ice
June 3, 2016
Score
91
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5.

Jack White - Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016
September 9, 2016
Score
91
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6.

Bob Weir - Blue Mountain
September 30, 2016
Score
91
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Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression
March 18, 2016
Score
91
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8.

Parquet Courts - Human Performance
April 8, 2016
Score
91
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9.

David Bowie - Blackstar
January 8, 2016
Score
91
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10.

Band of Horses - Why Are You OK
June 10, 2016
Score
83
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11.

Kings of Leon - WALLS
October 14, 2016
Score
83
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12.

Kevin Morby - Singing Saw
April 15, 2016
Score
83
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13.

Bonnie Raitt - Dig In Deep
February 26, 2016
Score
83
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14.

Brian Fallon - Painkillers
March 11, 2016
Score
83
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15.

Woods - City Sun Eater in the River Of Light
April 8, 2016
Score
83
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16.

Bob Mould - Patch the Sky
March 25, 2016
Score
83
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17.

The Thermals - We Disappear
March 25, 2016
Score
83
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18.

Young the Giant - Home of the Strange
August 12, 2016
Score
83
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19.

Taking Back Sunday - Tidal Wave
September 16, 2016
Score
75
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20.

Bastille - Wild World
September 9, 2016
Score
75
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21.

Weezer - Weezer (White Album)
April 1, 2016
Score
75
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22.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Getaway
June 17, 2016
Score
75
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23.

Explosions in the Sky - The Wilderness
April 1, 2016
Score
75
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24.

Lady Gaga - Joanne
October 21, 2016
Score
75
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25.

OneRepublic - Oh My My
October 7, 2016
Score
75
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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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