BLARE's 50 Best Albums of 2016

BLARE's 50 Best Albums of 2016

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50. Marie Davidson - Adieux Au Dancefloor

Marie Davidson - Adieux Au Dancefloor

October 14, 2016

Critic Score

78

2 reviews

49. Martha - Blisters In the Pit of My Heart

Martha - Blisters In the Pit of My Heart

July 1, 2016

Critic Score

78

10 reviews

48. Weyes Blood - Front Row Seat to Earth

Weyes Blood - Front Row Seat to Earth

October 21, 2016

Psychedelic Folk

Critic Score

80

10 reviews

47. LVL Up - Return to Love

LVL Up - Return to Love

September 23, 2016

Critic Score

75

10 reviews

46. All Get Out - Nobody Likes a Quitter

All Get Out - Nobody Likes a Quitter

October 28, 2016

45. Into It. Over It. - Standards

Into It. Over It. - Standards

March 11, 2016

Critic Score

74

8 reviews

44. Frameworks - Smother

Frameworks - Smother

July 8, 2016

Critic Score

75

2 reviews

43. Hinds - Leave Me Alone

Hinds - Leave Me Alone

January 8, 2016

Critic Score

76

27 reviews

42. Joey Purp - iiiDrops

Joey Purp - iiiDrops

May 27, 2016

Critic Score

76

4 reviews

41. Parquet Courts - Human Performance

Parquet Courts - Human Performance

April 8, 2016

Critic Score

82

28 reviews

40. Wet - Don't You

Wet - Don't You

January 29, 2016

Alternative R&B

Critic Score

62

14 reviews

39. Basement - Promise Everything

Basement - Promise Everything

January 29, 2016

Alternative Rock

Critic Score

75

9 reviews

38. White Lung - Paradise

White Lung - Paradise

May 6, 2016

Critic Score

76

22 reviews

37. Modern Baseball - Holy Ghost

Modern Baseball - Holy Ghost

May 13, 2016

Critic Score

78

14 reviews

36. Deftones - Gore

Deftones - Gore

April 8, 2016

Alternative Metal

Critic Score

77

20 reviews

35. Flume - Skin

May 27, 2016

Critic Score

68

9 reviews

34. Jessy Lanza - Oh No

Jessy Lanza - Oh No

May 13, 2016

Alternative R&B

Critic Score

79

19 reviews

33. Blood Orange - Freetown Sound

Blood Orange - Freetown Sound

June 27, 2016

Alternative R&B

Critic Score

79

30 reviews

32. Warpaint - Heads Up

Warpaint - Heads Up

September 23, 2016

Critic Score

74

25 reviews

31. Explosions in the Sky - The Wilderness

Explosions in the Sky - The Wilderness

April 1, 2016

Critic Score

74

20 reviews

30. Twin Peaks - Down In Heaven

Twin Peaks - Down In Heaven

May 13, 2016

Critic Score

75

19 reviews

29. DIIV - Is the Is Are

DIIV - Is the Is Are

February 5, 2016

Critic Score

72

27 reviews

28. Schoolboy Q - Blank Face LP

Schoolboy Q - Blank Face LP

July 8, 2016

Critic Score

74

20 reviews

27. Beyoncé - Lemonade

Beyoncé - Lemonade

April 23, 2016

Critic Score

90

32 reviews

26. Noname - Telefone

Noname - Telefone

July 31, 2016

Critic Score

80

9 reviews

25. Kamaiyah - A Good Night in the Ghetto

Kamaiyah - A Good Night in the Ghetto

March 14, 2016

Critic Score

87

3 reviews

24. Solange - A Seat at the Table

Solange - A Seat at the Table

September 30, 2016

Alternative R&B

Critic Score

87

25 reviews

23. Cymbals Eat Guitars - Pretty Years

Cymbals Eat Guitars - Pretty Years

September 16, 2016

Critic Score

82

12 reviews

22. 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

21. Savages - Adore Life

Savages - Adore Life

January 22, 2016

Critic Score

80

34 reviews

20. Skepta - Konnichiwa

Skepta - Konnichiwa

May 6, 2016

Critic Score

79

16 reviews

19. Bon Iver - 22, A Million

Bon Iver - 22, A Million

September 30, 2016

Critic Score

87

37 reviews

18. The Hotelier - Goodness

The Hotelier - Goodness

May 27, 2016

Critic Score

81

10 reviews

17. PUP - The Dream Is Over

PUP - The Dream Is Over

May 27, 2016

Critic Score

76

14 reviews

16. Anderson .Paak - Malibu

Anderson .Paak - Malibu

January 15, 2016

Critic Score

79

15 reviews

15. Drake - VIEWS

April 29, 2016

Critic Score

67

30 reviews

14. KAYTRANADA - 99.9%

KAYTRANADA - 99.9%

May 6, 2016

Critic Score

76

21 reviews

13. Majid Jordan - Majid Jordan

Majid Jordan - Majid Jordan

February 5, 2016

Critic Score

65

9 reviews

12. Pinegrove - Cardinal

Pinegrove - Cardinal

February 12, 2016

Critic Score

80

7 reviews

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

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

November 11, 2016

Critic Score

86

25 reviews

10. Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition

Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition

September 27, 2016

Critic Score

83

32 reviews

9. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool

Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool

May 8, 2016

Critic Score

87

37 reviews

8. Rihanna - ANTI

January 27, 2016

Critic Score

69

30 reviews

7. James Blake - The Colour in Anything

James Blake - The Colour in Anything

May 6, 2016

Alternative R&B

Critic Score

79

26 reviews

6. Touché Amoré - Stage Four

Touché Amoré - Stage Four

September 16, 2016

Critic Score

82

12 reviews

5. Balance and Composure - Light We Made

Balance and Composure - Light We Made

October 7, 2016

Alternative Rock

Critic Score

60

4 reviews

4. Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book

Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book

May 13, 2016

Critic Score

85

23 reviews

3. Kanye West - The Life of Pablo

Kanye West - The Life of Pablo

February 14, 2016

Critic Score

78

34 reviews

2. Angel Olsen - My Woman

Angel Olsen - My Woman

September 2, 2016

Critic Score

86

33 reviews

1. Frank Ocean - Blonde

Frank Ocean - Blonde

August 20, 2016

Alternative R&B

Critic Score

86

36 reviews

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