Best Albums

Entertainment Weekly

Highest Rated Rock Albums of 2016

Decade

2010s
- All Time
- 2010s
- 2000s
- 1990s
- 1980s
- 1970s
- 1960s

Genre

Rock
- - All
  - Alternative R&B
  - Alternative Rock
  - Art Pop
  - Christmas
  - Country
  - Dance Pop
  - Electronic
  - Electropop
  - Folk
  - Hip Hop
  - Indie Pop
  - Indie Rock
- - Neo-Soul
  - Pop
  - Pop Punk
  - Pop Rap
  - Pop Rock
  - Pop Soul
  - Psychedelic
  - Punk
  - R&B
  - Rock
  - Singer-Songwriter
  - Soul
  - Synthpop

2016

1. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool

Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool

May 8, 2016

Score

100

2. Sting - 57th & 9th

Sting - 57th & 9th

November 11, 2016

Score

91

3. Bob Weir - Blue Mountain

Bob Weir - Blue Mountain

September 30, 2016

Score

91

4. Jack White - Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016

Jack White - Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016

September 9, 2016

Score

91

5. The Kills - Ash & Ice

The Kills - Ash & Ice

June 3, 2016

Score

91

6. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Call It What It Is

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Call It What It Is

April 8, 2016

Score

91

7. Parquet Courts - Human Performance

Parquet Courts - Human Performance

April 8, 2016

Score

91

8. Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression

Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression

March 18, 2016

Score

91

9. David Bowie - Blackstar

David Bowie - Blackstar

January 8, 2016

Score

91

10. Kings of Leon - WALLS

Kings of Leon - WALLS

October 14, 2016

Score

83

11. Young the Giant - Home of the Strange

Young the Giant - Home of the Strange

August 12, 2016

Score

83

12. Band of Horses - Why Are You OK

Band of Horses - Why Are You OK

June 10, 2016

Score

83

13. Kevin Morby - Singing Saw

Kevin Morby - Singing Saw

April 15, 2016

Score

83

14. Woods - City Sun Eater in the River Of Light

Woods - City Sun Eater in the River Of Light

April 8, 2016

Score

83

15. The Thermals - We Disappear

The Thermals - We Disappear

March 25, 2016

Score

83

16. Bob Mould - Patch the Sky

Bob Mould - Patch the Sky

March 25, 2016

Score

83

17. Brian Fallon - Painkillers

Brian Fallon - Painkillers

March 11, 2016

Score

83

18. Bonnie Raitt - Dig In Deep

Bonnie Raitt - Dig In Deep

February 26, 2016

Score

83

19. Lady Gaga - Joanne

Lady Gaga - Joanne

October 21, 2016

Score

75

20. OneRepublic - Oh My My

OneRepublic - Oh My My

October 7, 2016

Score

75

21. Taking Back Sunday - Tidal Wave

Taking Back Sunday - Tidal Wave

September 16, 2016

Score

75

22. Bastille - Wild World

Bastille - Wild World

September 9, 2016

Score

75

23. Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Getaway

Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Getaway

June 17, 2016

Score

75

24. Weezer - Weezer (White Album)

Weezer - Weezer (White Album)

April 1, 2016

Score

75

25. Explosions in the Sky - The Wilderness

Explosions in the Sky - The Wilderness

April 1, 2016

Score

75

NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2016.

Related

Recent Rock Albums

Users' Highest Rated Rock Albums of 2016

The Best Albums of 2016

MORE GENRES:

Alternative R&B

Alternative Rock

Singer-Songwriter

Connect with AOTY

New Album Releases

73

Czarface & Ghostface Killah

Czarface Meets Ghostface

57

Head Above Water

70

62

87

Various Artists

環境音楽 Kankyō Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980–1990

69

71

68

80

77

Broken Social Scene

Let's Try the After - Vol. 1

Jenny Lewis Shares New Song “Heads Gonna Roll”

Jenny Lewis Shares New Song “Heads Gonna Roll”

Listen to Lizzo’s New Song “Cuz I Love You”

Listen to Lizzo’s New Song “Cuz I Love You”

1 point / Comment

First Listen: Julia Jacklin, 'Crushing'

First Listen: Julia Jacklin, 'Crushing'

1 point / Comment

Ryan Adams Dangled Success. Women Say They Paid a Price.

Ryan Adams Dangled Success. Women Say They Paid a Price.

Carly Rae Jepsen Previews New Song “Now That I Found You” In Queer Eye Trailer

Carly Rae Jepsen Previews New Song “Now That I Found You” In Queer Eye Trailer

1 point / Comment

Recent Best Music

Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow

The Twilight Sad - It Won/T Be Like This All the Time

Blood Red Shoes - Get Tragic

Ariana Grande - thank u, next

Steve Mason - About The Light

Better Oblivion Community Center - Better Oblivion Community Center

Malibu Ken - Malibu Ken

Sunflower Bean - King of the Dudes

Jessica Pratt - Quiet Signs

January Playlist

Vinyl Me, Please