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Noisey's 100 Best Albums of 2016

Noisey's 100 Best Albums of 2016

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100. Future - Purple Reign

Future - Purple Reign

January 17, 2016

Critic Score

72

7 reviews

99. ABRA - Princess

ABRA - Princess

July 15, 2016

Alternative R&B

Critic Score

75

5 reviews

98. Jank - Versace Summer

Jank - Versace Summer

July 27, 2016

97. Kaleidoscope - V.2 N.2: ZONE EXPLORERS

Kaleidoscope - V.2 N.2: ZONE EXPLORERS

June 4, 2016

96. BJ Barham - Rockingham

BJ Barham - Rockingham

August 19, 2016

95. Omegas - Power To Exist

Omegas - Power To Exist

November 4, 2016

94. Garbage - Strange Little Birds

Garbage - Strange Little Birds

June 10, 2016

Alternative Rock

Critic Score

69

20 reviews

93. Jenny Hval - Blood Bitch

Jenny Hval - Blood Bitch

September 30, 2016

Critic Score

82

21 reviews

92. Hooded Fang - Venus on Edge

Hooded Fang - Venus on Edge

May 13, 2016

Critic Score

78

3 reviews

91. Noname - Telefone

Noname - Telefone

July 31, 2016

Critic Score

80

9 reviews

90. Hinds - Leave Me Alone

Hinds - Leave Me Alone

January 8, 2016

Critic Score

76

27 reviews

89. Elise Davis - The Token

Elise Davis - The Token

September 9, 2016

88. Daniel Bachman - Daniel Bachman

Daniel Bachman - Daniel Bachman

November 11, 2016

Critic Score

77

5 reviews

87. G.L.O.S.S. - Trans Day of Revenge

G.L.O.S.S. - Trans Day of Revenge

June 13, 2016

Critic Score

83

2 reviews

86. Naðra - Allir vegir til glötunar

Naðra - Allir vegir til glötunar

January 17, 2016

Critic Score

90

1 review

85. Joey Purp - iiiDrops

Joey Purp - iiiDrops

May 27, 2016

Critic Score

76

4 reviews

84. The Weeknd - Starboy

The Weeknd - Starboy

November 25, 2016

Critic Score

65

28 reviews

83. Uranium Club - All of Them Naturals

Uranium Club - All of Them Naturals

December 18, 2016

Critic Score

82

2 reviews

82. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree

September 9, 2016

Critic Score

89

30 reviews

81. Storm of Sedition - Decivilize

Storm of Sedition - Decivilize

April 1, 2016

80. Kendrick Lamar - untitled unmastered.

Kendrick Lamar - untitled unmastered.

March 4, 2016

Critic Score

84

29 reviews

79. Pity Sex - White Hot Moon

Pity Sex - White Hot Moon

April 29, 2016

Critic Score

68

11 reviews

78. Martha - Blisters In the Pit of My Heart

Martha - Blisters In the Pit of My Heart

July 1, 2016

Critic Score

78

10 reviews

77. The Dirty Nil - Higher Power

The Dirty Nil - Higher Power

February 26, 2016

Critic Score

66

3 reviews

76. Vince Staples - Prima Donna

Vince Staples - Prima Donna

August 25, 2016

Critic Score

81

13 reviews

75. Jessy Lanza - Oh No

Jessy Lanza - Oh No

May 13, 2016

Alternative R&B

Critic Score

79

19 reviews

74. Charli XCX - Vroom Vroom

Charli XCX - Vroom Vroom

February 26, 2016

Critic Score

66

10 reviews

73. Mare Cognitum - Luminiferous Aether

Mare Cognitum - Luminiferous Aether

September 16, 2016

Critic Score

70

1 review

72. White Lung - Paradise

White Lung - Paradise

May 6, 2016

Critic Score

76

22 reviews

71. Planes Mistaken For Stars - Prey

Planes Mistaken For Stars - Prey

October 21, 2016

Critic Score

80

1 review

70. Fat White Family - Songs for Our Mothers

Fat White Family - Songs for Our Mothers

January 22, 2016

Critic Score

57

12 reviews

69. Drake - VIEWS

April 29, 2016

Critic Score

67

30 reviews

68. Gucci Mane - Everybody Looking

Gucci Mane - Everybody Looking

July 22, 2016

Critic Score

70

13 reviews

67. Angel Olsen - My Woman

Angel Olsen - My Woman

September 2, 2016

Critic Score

86

33 reviews

66. The 1975 - I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It

The 1975 - I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It

February 26, 2016

Critic Score

68

25 reviews

65. Jherek Bischoff - Cistern

Jherek Bischoff - Cistern

July 15, 2016

Modern Classical

Critic Score

78

7 reviews

64. Void Omnia - Dying Light

Void Omnia - Dying Light

June 20, 2016

63. Head Wound City - A New Wave Of Violence

Head Wound City - A New Wave Of Violence

May 13, 2016

Critic Score

76

4 reviews

62. The Cowboys - The Cowboys

The Cowboys - The Cowboys

January 25, 2016

61. Paul Cauthen - My Gospel

Paul Cauthen - My Gospel

October 14, 2016

Critic Score

65

2 reviews

60. A Tribe Called Red - We Are the Halluci Nation

A Tribe Called Red - We Are the Halluci Nation

September 16, 2016

Critic Score

87

4 reviews

59. TheMIND - Summer Camp

TheMIND - Summer Camp

June 29, 2016

Critic Score

70

1 review

58. Tyrannamen - Tyrannamen

Tyrannamen - Tyrannamen

September 30, 2016

Critic Score

24

2 reviews

57. Travis Scott - Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight

Travis Scott - Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight

September 2, 2016

Critic Score

59

9 reviews

56. Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker

October 21, 2016

Singer-Songwriter

Critic Score

88

23 reviews

55. Kodak Black - Lil B.I.G. Pac

Kodak Black - Lil B.I.G. Pac

June 10, 2016

Critic Score

56

4 reviews

54. King Dude - Sex

King Dude - Sex

October 28, 2016

53. High Spirits - Motivator

High Spirits - Motivator

September 16, 2016

52. Miranda Lambert - The Weight of These Wings

Miranda Lambert - The Weight of These Wings

November 18, 2016

Critic Score

81

10 reviews

51. NxWorries - Yes Lawd!

NxWorries - Yes Lawd!

October 21, 2016

Critic Score

79

20 reviews

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