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Highest Rated Albums of 2016

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This is an ordered list of The Skinny's highest rated albums of 2016. Check out The Skinny's Year End List.

1. Daughter - Not To Disappear

Daughter - Not To Disappear
January 15, 2016
Dream Pop
Score
100
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2. Savages - Adore Life

Savages - Adore Life
January 22, 2016
Post-Punk
Score
100
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3. De Rosa - Weem

De Rosa - Weem
January 22, 2016
Indie Rock
Score
100
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4. Explosions in the Sky - The Wilderness

Explosions in the Sky - The Wilderness
April 1, 2016
Post-Rock
Score
100
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5. Baauer - Aa

Baauer - Aa
March 18, 2016
Trap
Score
100
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6. Minor Victories - Minor Victories

Minor Victories - Minor Victories
June 3, 2016
Shoegaze
Score
100
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7. Gold Panda - Good Luck and Do Your Best

Gold Panda - Good Luck and Do Your Best
May 27, 2016
Microhouse
Score
100
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8. Amber Arcades - Fading Lines

Amber Arcades - Fading Lines
June 3, 2016
Indie Pop
Score
100
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9. BADBADNOTGOOD - IV

BADBADNOTGOOD - IV
July 8, 2016
Nu Jazz
Score
100
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10. Factory Floor - 25 25

Factory Floor - 25 25
August 19, 2016
Electronic
Score
100
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11. Angel Olsen - My Woman

Angel Olsen - My Woman
September 2, 2016
Indie Rock
Score
100
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12. Frank Ocean - Blonde

Frank Ocean - Blonde
August 20, 2016
Alternative R&B
Score
100
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13. Shield Patterns - Mirror Breathing

Shield Patterns - Mirror Breathing
September 2, 2016
Ambient
Score
100
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14. D.D Dumbo - Utopia Defeated

D.D Dumbo - Utopia Defeated
October 7, 2016
Indie Pop
Score
100
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15. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3

Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3
December 25, 2016
Hip Hop
Score
100
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16. Jesu/Sun Kil Moon - Jesu/Sun Kil Moon

Jesu/Sun Kil Moon - Jesu/Sun Kil Moon
January 22, 2016
Shoegaze
Score
80
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17. Hinds - Leave Me Alone

Hinds - Leave Me Alone
January 8, 2016
Indie Rock
Score
80
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18. Tortoise - The Catastrophist

Tortoise - The Catastrophist
January 22, 2016
Post-Rock
Score
80
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19. Cross Record - Wabi-Sabi

Cross Record - Wabi-Sabi
January 29, 2016
Slowcore
Score
80
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20. The Besnard Lakes - A Coliseum Complex Museum

The Besnard Lakes - A Coliseum Complex Museum
January 22, 2016
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
80
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21. Shearwater - Jet Plane and Oxbow

Shearwater - Jet Plane and Oxbow
January 22, 2016
Indie Rock
Score
80
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22. David Bowie - Blackstar

David Bowie - Blackstar
January 8, 2016
Art Rock
Score
80
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23. Eleanor Friedberger - New View

Eleanor Friedberger - New View
January 22, 2016
Indie Pop
Score
80
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24. Basia Bulat - Good Advice

Basia Bulat - Good Advice
February 12, 2016
Indie Pop
Score
80
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25. MONEY - Suicide Songs

MONEY - Suicide Songs
January 29, 2016
Indie Pop
Score
80
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Skinny awarded albums throughout 2016.
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