Best Albums

The Guardian

www.theguardian.com/music

Highest Rated Albums of 2016

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Source

Genre

All
- All
- Alternative R&B
- Alternative Rock
- Art Pop
- Electronic
- Electropop
- Folk
- Folk Rock
- Hip Hop
- House
- Indie Folk
- Indie Pop
- Indie Rock
- Jazz
- Metal
- Neo-Soul
- Pop
- Pop Rock
- Psychedelic
- R&B
- Rock
- Singer-Songwriter
- Soul
- Synthpop

2016

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

1. Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker

October 21, 2016

Singer-Songwriter

Score

100

2. Dinosaur - Together, As One

Dinosaur - Together, As One

September 16, 2016

Score

100

3. Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition

Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition

September 27, 2016

Score

100

4. Weyes Blood - Front Row Seat to Earth

Weyes Blood - Front Row Seat to Earth

October 21, 2016

Psychedelic Folk

Score

100

5. Frank Ocean - Blonde

Frank Ocean - Blonde

August 20, 2016

Alternative R&B

Score

100

6. Opeth - Sorceress

Opeth - Sorceress

September 30, 2016

Progressive Rock

Score

100

7. Marillion - F E A R

Marillion - F E A R

September 30, 2016

Progressive Rock

Score

100

8. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree

September 9, 2016

Score

100

9. Russian Circles - Guidance

Russian Circles - Guidance

August 5, 2016

Score

100

10. Snarky Puppy - Culcha Vulcha

Snarky Puppy - Culcha Vulcha

April 29, 2016

Score

100

11. The Invisible - Patience

The Invisible - Patience

June 10, 2016

Score

100

12. Gojira - Magma

June 17, 2016

Progressive Metal

Score

100

13. Paul Simon - Stranger to Stranger

Paul Simon - Stranger to Stranger

June 3, 2016

Singer-Songwriter

Score

100

14. Knifeworld - Bottled Out of Eden

Knifeworld - Bottled Out of Eden

April 22, 2016

Score

100

15. The Goon Sax - Up to Anything

The Goon Sax - Up to Anything

March 11, 2016

Score

100

16. ANOHNI - Hopelessness

ANOHNI - Hopelessness

May 6, 2016

Score

100

17. The Jezabels - Synthia

The Jezabels - Synthia

February 12, 2016

Score

100

18. Megadeth - Dystopia

Megadeth - Dystopia

January 22, 2016

Score

100

19. Larry Young - In Paris: The ORTF Recordings

Larry Young - In Paris: The ORTF Recordings

March 11, 2016

Score

80

20. Stan Getz - Moments in Time

Stan Getz - Moments in Time

February 19, 2016

Score

80

21. Huw V Williams - Hon

Huw V Williams - Hon

February 26, 2016

Score

80

22. Jim Causley & Luke Thompson - The Clay Hymnal: Poems of Jack Clemo

Jim Causley & Luke Thompson - The Clay Hymnal: Poems of Jack Clemo

August 19, 2016

Score

80

23. Elliot Galvin Trio - Punch

Elliot Galvin Trio - Punch

July 29, 2016

Score

80

24. Christine Tobin - Pelt

Christine Tobin - Pelt

November 25, 2016

Score

80

25. Bryan Estepa & The Tempe Two - Every Little Thing

Bryan Estepa & The Tempe Two - Every Little Thing

Score

80

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

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