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Highest Rated Albums of 2016

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- R&B
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- Singer-Songwriter
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- Synthpop

2016

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

1. Beyoncé - Lemonade

Beyoncé - Lemonade

April 23, 2016

Score

95

2. Colin Stetson - Sorrow - A Reimagining of Gorecki's 3rd Symphony

Colin Stetson - Sorrow - A Reimagining of Gorecki's 3rd Symphony

April 8, 2016

Modern Classical

Score

95

3. ASUNA - Tide Ripples

ASUNA - Tide Ripples

July 10, 2016

Score

90

4. Solange - A Seat at the Table

Solange - A Seat at the Table

September 30, 2016

Alternative R&B

Score

90

5. Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - Until the Hunter

Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - Until the Hunter

November 4, 2016

Score

90

6. John K. Samson - Winter Wheat

John K. Samson - Winter Wheat

October 21, 2016

Score

90

7. Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam - I Had A Dream That You Were Mine

Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam - I Had A Dream That You Were Mine

September 23, 2016

Score

90

8. Frank Ocean - Blonde

Frank Ocean - Blonde

August 20, 2016

Alternative R&B

Score

90

9. Nels Cline - Lovers

Nels Cline - Lovers

August 5, 2016

Avant-Garde Jazz

Score

90

10. Angel Olsen - My Woman

Angel Olsen - My Woman

September 2, 2016

Score

90

11. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree

September 9, 2016

Score

90

12. Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book

Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book

May 13, 2016

Score

90

13. Charles Bradley - Changes

Charles Bradley - Changes

April 1, 2016

Score

90

14. Anderson .Paak - Malibu

Anderson .Paak - Malibu

January 15, 2016

Score

90

15. David Bowie - Blackstar

David Bowie - Blackstar

January 8, 2016

Score

90

16. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3

Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3

December 25, 2016

Score

85

17. Alasdair Roberts & James Green - Plaint of Lapwing

Alasdair Roberts & James Green - Plaint of Lapwing

July 1, 2016

Score

85

18. inc. no world - As Light as Light

inc. no world - As Light as Light

September 9, 2016

Score

85

19. Isaiah Rashad - The Sun's Tirade

Isaiah Rashad - The Sun's Tirade

September 2, 2016

Score

85

20. Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition

Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition

September 27, 2016

Score

85

21. A Tribe Called Red - We Are the Halluci Nation

A Tribe Called Red - We Are the Halluci Nation

September 16, 2016

Score

85

22. El Perro Del Mar - KoKoro

El Perro Del Mar - KoKoro

September 16, 2016

Score

85

23. Preoccupations - Preoccupations

Preoccupations - Preoccupations

September 16, 2016

Score

85

24. Blood Orange - Freetown Sound

Blood Orange - Freetown Sound

June 27, 2016

Alternative R&B

Score

85

25. Yoshi Wada - Off the Wall

Yoshi Wada - Off the Wall

May 13, 2016

Score

85

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

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