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Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
October 21, 2016
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100
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Dinosaur - Together, As One
September 16, 2016
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100
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Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
September 27, 2016
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100
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Weyes Blood - Front Row Seat to Earth
October 21, 2016
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100
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Frank Ocean - Blonde
August 20, 2016
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100
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Opeth - Sorceress
September 30, 2016
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100
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Marillion - F E A R
September 30, 2016
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100
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
September 9, 2016
Art Rock
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100
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Russian Circles - Guidance
August 5, 2016
Post-Rock
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100
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Snarky Puppy - Culcha Vulcha
April 29, 2016
Jazz Fusion
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100
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The Invisible - Patience
June 10, 2016
Downtempo
Score
100
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Gojira - Magma
June 17, 2016
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100
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Paul Simon - Stranger to Stranger
June 3, 2016
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100
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Knifeworld - Bottled Out of Eden
April 22, 2016
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100
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The Goon Sax - Up to Anything
March 11, 2016
Indie Pop
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100
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ANOHNI - Hopelessness
May 6, 2016
Art Pop
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100
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The Jezabels - Synthia
February 12, 2016
Art Pop
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100
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Megadeth - Dystopia
January 22, 2016
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100
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Larry Young - In Paris: The ORTF Recordings
March 11, 2016
Score
80
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Stan Getz - Moments in Time
February 19, 2016
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80
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Huw V Williams - Hon
February 26, 2016
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80
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Jim Causley & Luke Thompson - The Clay Hymnal: Poems of Jack Clemo
August 19, 2016
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80
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Elliot Galvin Trio - Punch
July 29, 2016
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80
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Christine Tobin - Pelt
November 25, 2016
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80
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Bryan Estepa & The Tempe Two - Every Little Thing
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80
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Guardian awarded albums throughout 2016.
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