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Highest Rated Albums of 2016

Year

2016
- - 2018
  - 2017
  - 2016
  - 2015
  - 2014
  - 2013
  - 2012

Genre

All
- - All
  - Alternative R&B
  - Alternative Rock
  - Art Pop
  - Downtempo
  - Dream Pop
  - Electronic
  - Electropop
  - Folk
  - Garage Rock
  - Hip Hop
  - House
  - Indie Pop
- - Indie Rock
  - Indietronica
  - Neo-Psychedelia
  - Pop
  - Pop Rock
  - Psychedelic
  - R&B
  - Rock
  - Singer-Songwriter
  - Soul
  - Synthpop
  - Techno
  - UK Bass

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

1. Sex Swing - Sex Swing

November 25, 2016

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2. Virginia Wing - Forward Constant Motion

November 11, 2016

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3. Yussef Kamaal - Black Focus

November 4, 2016

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4. Kero Kero Bonito - Bonito Generation

October 21, 2016

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5. Bon Iver - 22, A Million

September 30, 2016

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6. Beach Slang - A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings

September 23, 2016

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7. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree

September 9, 2016

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8. The Frightnrs - Nothing More to Say

September 2, 2016

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9. Frank Ocean - Blonde

August 20, 2016

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10. Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate

July 15, 2016

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11. Róisín Murphy - Take Her Up To Monto

July 8, 2016

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12. Martha - Blisters In the Pit of My Heart

July 1, 2016

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13. Let's Eat Grandma - I, Gemini

June 17, 2016

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14. Whitney - Light Upon The Lake

June 3, 2016

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15. Oliver Coates - Upstepping

May 13, 2016

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16. Modern Baseball - Holy Ghost

May 13, 2016

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17. Beyoncé - Lemonade

April 23, 2016

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18. Sandy Denny - I’ve Always Kept a Unicorn: The Acoustic Sandy Denny

April 22, 2016

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19. Moderat - III

April 1, 2016

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20. Open Mike Eagle & Paul White - Hella Personal Film Festival

March 25, 2016

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21. Ital Tek - Hollowed

March 18, 2016

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22. Various Artists - Tessellations

February 26, 2016

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23. Steve Mason - Meet the Humans

February 26, 2016

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24. Rosie Lowe - Control

February 19, 2016

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25. Federico Albanese - The Blue Hour

January 15, 2016

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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Clash awarded albums throughout 2016.

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