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God Is in the TV
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No Ripcord
Northern Transmissions
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Paste
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Prefix
Pretty Much Amazing
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SPIN
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Time Out London
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All
Alternative R&B
Alternative Rock
Art Pop
Conscious Hip Hop
Contemporary Folk
Electronic
Electropop
Emo
Folk
Garage Rock
Hip Hop
Indie Pop
Indie Rock
Indietronica
Metal
Pop
Pop Punk
Pop Rock
Psychedelia
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Synthpop
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2016
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This is an ordered list of GIGsoup's highest rated albums of 2016. Check out
GIGsoup's Year End List
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1
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Tacocat - Lost Time
April 1, 2016
Indie Pop
,
Pop Punk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
.
Oathbreaker - Rheia
September 30, 2016
Black Metal
,
Blackgaze
Score
95
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
Letlive. - If I'm The Devil
June 10, 2016
Alternative Rock
Score
95
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
September 27, 2016
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
94
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
40 Watt Sun - Wider Than The Sky
October 14, 2016
Slowcore
Score
93
Source →
Amazon
Music
6
.
Moose Blood - Blush
August 5, 2016
Emo
,
Pop Punk
Score
93
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Solange - A Seat at the Table
September 30, 2016
Neo-Soul
,
Alternative R&B
Score
92
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Old Gray - Slow Burn
December 9, 2016
Screamo
,
Emo
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
The Coral - Distance Inbetween
March 4, 2016
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Deftones - Gore
April 8, 2016
Alternative Metal
,
Alternative Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression
March 18, 2016
Alternative Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
The Claypool Lennon Delirium - Monolith of Phobos
June 3, 2016
Psychedelic Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Fifth Harmony - 7/27
May 27, 2016
Dance-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Tegan and Sara - Love You to Death
June 3, 2016
Synthpop
,
Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Esperanza Spalding - Emily's D+Evolution
March 4, 2016
Jazz Fusion
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Parquet Courts - Human Performance
April 8, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Frank Ocean - Blonde
August 20, 2016
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
,
Neo-Soul
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
David Bowie - ★ [Blackstar]
January 8, 2016
Art Rock
,
Jazz-Rock
,
Experimental Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Keaton Henson - Kindly Now
September 16, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Hinds - Leave Me Alone
January 8, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Garage Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Saint Leonard's Horses - Good Luck Everybody
October 14, 2016
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Alpines - Another River
October 28, 2016
Score
89
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
BANKS - The Altar
September 30, 2016
Alternative R&B
,
Electropop
,
Alt-Pop
Score
89
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam - I Had A Dream That You Were Mine
September 23, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Score
89
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Baltic Fleet - The Dear One
October 28, 2016
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings GIGsoup awarded albums throughout 2016.
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