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Beyoncé - Lemonade
April 23, 2016
R&B
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100
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Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
May 8, 2016
Art Rock
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90
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Kanye West - The Life of Pablo
February 14, 2016
Hip Hop
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90
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Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3
December 25, 2016
Hip Hop
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80
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A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service
November 11, 2016
Hip Hop
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80
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Urthboy - The Past Beats Inside Me Like a Second Heartbeat
March 4, 2016
Hip Hop
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80
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Miranda Lambert - The Weight of These Wings
November 18, 2016
Country
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80
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Solange - A Seat at the Table
September 30, 2016
Alternative R&B
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80
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Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
October 21, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
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80
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Tanya Tagaq - Retribution
October 21, 2016
Art Pop
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80
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Usher - Hard II Love
September 16, 2016
R&B
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80
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Metallica - Hardwired...To Self-Destruct
November 18, 2016
Heavy Metal
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80
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Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
September 27, 2016
Hip Hop
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80
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Young Thug - Jeffery
August 26, 2016
Trap Rap
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80
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Bon Iver - 22, A Million
September 30, 2016
Art Pop
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80
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Green Day - Revolution Radio
October 7, 2016
Pop Punk
Score
80
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Frank Ocean - Blonde
August 20, 2016
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80
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Lori McKenna - The Bird & the Rifle
July 29, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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Drive-By Truckers - American Band
September 30, 2016
Alt-Country
Score
80
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Blood Orange - Freetown Sound
June 27, 2016
Alternative R&B
Score
80
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
September 9, 2016
Art Rock
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80
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Cass McCombs - Mangy Love
August 26, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
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80
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Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book
May 13, 2016
Pop Rap
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80
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Death Grips - Bottomless Pit
May 6, 2016
Hip Hop
Score
80
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Brandy Clark - Big Day in a Small Town
June 10, 2016
Country
Score
80
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Rolling Stone awarded albums throughout 2016.
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