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The Sydney Morning Herald

www.smh.com.au/culture/music

Highest Rated Albums of 2016

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1.

The Gloaming - 2
February 26, 2016
Folk
Score
100
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2.

Daniil Trifonov - Transcendental: Daniil Trifonov Plays Franz Liszt
October 7, 2016
Score
100
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3.

A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service
November 11, 2016
Hip Hop
Score
90
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4.

Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
October 21, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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5.

Moddi - Unsongs
September 16, 2016
Indie Folk
Score
90
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6.

Ólafur Arnalds - Island Songs
August 12, 2016
Modern Classical
Score
90
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7.

Big Scary - Animal
September 2, 2016
Indie Rock
Score
90
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8.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
September 9, 2016
Art Rock
Score
90
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9.

Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
May 8, 2016
Art Rock
Score
90
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10.

Beyoncé - Lemonade
April 23, 2016
R&B
Score
90
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11.

BABYMETAL - Metal Resistance
April 1, 2016
Alternative Metal
Score
90
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12.

RÜFÜS - Bloom
January 22, 2016
Electropop
Score
90
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13.

Bashka - Fihi Ma Fihi
September 8, 2016
Score
80
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14.

Chris Abrahams - Climb
Score
80
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15.

Score
80
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16.

Michael Carpenter - Big Radio
April 8, 2016
Score
80
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17.

Olympia - Self Talk
April 29, 2016
Indie Pop
Score
80
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18.

Urthboy - The Past Beats Inside Me Like a Second Heartbeat
March 4, 2016
Hip Hop
Score
80
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19.

Emma Russack - In A New State
June 10, 2016
Score
80
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20.

Pretenders - Alone
October 21, 2016
Pop Rock
Score
80
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21.

Norah Jones - Day Breaks
October 7, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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22.

Frank Ocean - Blonde
August 20, 2016
Alternative R&B
Score
80
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23.

Warpaint - Heads Up
September 23, 2016
Dream Pop
Score
80
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24.

Ball Park Music - Every Night the Same Dream
August 19, 2016
Score
80
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25.

Agnes Obel - Citizen of Glass
October 21, 2016
Chamber Pop
Score
80
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Sydney Morning Herald awarded albums throughout 2016.
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