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50. Marie Davidson - Adieux Au Dancefloor

In 2 Lists

October 14, 2016

Electronic

Critic Score

2 reviews

49. Martha - Blisters In the Pit of My Heart

In 7 Lists

July 1, 2016

Pop Punk

Critic Score

10 reviews

48. Weyes Blood - Front Row Seat to Earth

In 9 Lists

October 21, 2016

Psychedelic Folk

Critic Score

11 reviews

47. LVL Up - Return to Love

In 3 Lists

September 23, 2016

Indie Rock

Critic Score

10 reviews

46. All Get Out - Nobody Likes a Quitter

October 28, 2016

45. Into It. Over It. - Standards

In 4 Lists

March 11, 2016

Emo

Critic Score

8 reviews

44. Frameworks - Smother

July 8, 2016

Critic Score

2 reviews

43. Hinds - Leave Me Alone

In 16 Lists

January 8, 2016

Indie Rock

Critic Score

27 reviews

42. Joey Purp - iiiDrops

In 5 Lists

May 27, 2016

Hip Hop

Critic Score

4 reviews

41. Parquet Courts - Human Performance

In 27 Lists

April 8, 2016

Indie Rock

Critic Score

28 reviews

40. Wet - Don't You

In 2 Lists

January 29, 2016

Alternative R&B

Critic Score

14 reviews

39. Basement - Promise Everything

January 29, 2016

Alternative Rock

Critic Score

9 reviews

38. White Lung - Paradise

In 16 Lists

May 6, 2016

Noise Rock

Critic Score

22 reviews

37. Modern Baseball - Holy Ghost

In 7 Lists

May 13, 2016

Indie Rock

Critic Score

14 reviews

36. Deftones - Gore

In 9 Lists

April 8, 2016

Alternative Metal

Critic Score

20 reviews

35. Flume - Skin

In 5 Lists

May 27, 2016

Wonky

Critic Score

9 reviews

34. Jessy Lanza - Oh No

In 20 Lists

May 13, 2016

Alternative R&B

Critic Score

19 reviews

33. Blood Orange - Freetown Sound

In 44 Lists

June 27, 2016

Alternative R&B

Critic Score

30 reviews

32. Warpaint - Heads Up

In 10 Lists

September 23, 2016

Dream Pop

Critic Score

25 reviews

31. Explosions in the Sky - The Wilderness

In 8 Lists

April 1, 2016

Post-Rock

Critic Score

20 reviews

30. Twin Peaks - Down In Heaven

In 4 Lists

May 13, 2016

Indie Rock

Critic Score

19 reviews

29. DIIV - Is the Is Are

In 9 Lists

February 5, 2016

Dream Pop

Critic Score

27 reviews

28. Schoolboy Q - Blank Face LP

In 22 Lists

July 8, 2016

Hip Hop

Critic Score

20 reviews

27. Beyoncé - Lemonade

In 84 Lists

April 23, 2016

R&B

Critic Score

32 reviews

26. Noname - Telefone

In 21 Lists

July 31, 2016

Hip Hop

Critic Score

9 reviews

25. Kamaiyah - A Good Night in the Ghetto

In 16 Lists

March 14, 2016

Hip Hop

Critic Score

3 reviews

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24. Solange - A Seat at the Table

In 84 Lists

September 30, 2016

Alternative R&B

Critic Score

25 reviews

23. Cymbals Eat Guitars - Pretty Years

In 8 Lists

September 16, 2016

Indie Rock

Critic Score

12 reviews

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

In 30 Lists

February 26, 2016

Synthpop

Critic Score

25 reviews

21. Savages - Adore Life

In 28 Lists

January 22, 2016

Post-Punk

Critic Score

34 reviews

20. Skepta - Konnichiwa

In 32 Lists

May 6, 2016

Grime

Critic Score

17 reviews

19. Bon Iver - 22, A Million

In 64 Lists

September 30, 2016

Art Pop

Critic Score

37 reviews

18. The Hotelier - Goodness

In 9 Lists

May 27, 2016

Emo

Critic Score

10 reviews

17. PUP - The Dream Is Over

In 8 Lists

May 27, 2016

Pop Punk

Critic Score

15 reviews

16. Anderson .Paak - Malibu

In 57 Lists

January 15, 2016

Neo-Soul

Critic Score

15 reviews

15. Drake - Views

In 25 Lists

April 29, 2016

Hip Hop

Critic Score

31 reviews

14. KAYTRANADA - 99.9%

In 50 Lists

May 6, 2016

Electronic

Critic Score

22 reviews

13. Majid Jordan - Majid Jordan

In 2 Lists

February 5, 2016

Electropop

Critic Score

9 reviews

12. Pinegrove - Cardinal

In 18 Lists

February 12, 2016

Indie Rock

Critic Score

7 reviews

11. A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service

In 72 Lists

November 11, 2016

Hip Hop

Critic Score

25 reviews

10. Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition

In 53 Lists

September 27, 2016

Hip Hop

Critic Score

32 reviews

9. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool

In 82 Lists

May 8, 2016

Art Rock

Critic Score

37 reviews

8. Rihanna - ANTI

In 44 Lists

January 27, 2016

R&B

Critic Score

30 reviews

7. James Blake - The Colour in Anything

In 28 Lists

May 6, 2016

Alternative R&B

Critic Score

26 reviews

6. Touché Amoré - Stage Four

In 9 Lists

September 16, 2016

Post-Hardcore

Critic Score

12 reviews

5. Balance and Composure - Light We Made

October 7, 2016

Alternative Rock

Critic Score

4 reviews

4. Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book

In 64 Lists

May 13, 2016

Hip Hop

Critic Score

23 reviews

3. Kanye West - The Life of Pablo

In 70 Lists

February 14, 2016

Hip Hop

Critic Score

34 reviews

2. Angel Olsen - My Woman

In 76 Lists

September 2, 2016

Indie Rock

Critic Score

33 reviews

1. Frank Ocean - Blonde

In 85 Lists

August 20, 2016

Alternative R&B

Critic Score

37 reviews

Original Source: http://blaremagazine.com/2016/12/13/the-50-best-albums-of-2016/

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