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The Gloaming - 2
February 26, 2016
Folk
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100
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Daniil Trifonov - Transcendental: Daniil Trifonov Plays Franz Liszt
October 7, 2016
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100
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A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service
November 11, 2016
Hip Hop
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90
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Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
October 21, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
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90
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Moddi - Unsongs
September 16, 2016
Indie Folk
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90
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Ólafur Arnalds - Island Songs
August 12, 2016
Modern Classical
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90
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Big Scary - Animal
September 2, 2016
Indie Rock
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90
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
September 9, 2016
Art Rock
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90
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Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
May 8, 2016
Art Rock
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90
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Beyoncé - Lemonade
April 23, 2016
R&B
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90
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BABYMETAL - Metal Resistance
April 1, 2016
Alternative Metal
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90
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RÜFÜS - Bloom
January 22, 2016
Electropop
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90
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Bashka - Fihi Ma Fihi
September 8, 2016
Score
80
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Chris Abrahams - Climb
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80
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Joan Baez - 75th Birthday Celebration
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80
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Michael Carpenter - Big Radio
April 8, 2016
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80
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Olympia - Self Talk
April 29, 2016
Indie Pop
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80
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Urthboy - The Past Beats Inside Me Like a Second Heartbeat
March 4, 2016
Hip Hop
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80
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Emma Russack - In A New State
June 10, 2016
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80
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Pretenders - Alone
October 21, 2016
Pop Rock
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80
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Norah Jones - Day Breaks
October 7, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
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80
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Frank Ocean - Blonde
August 20, 2016
Alternative R&B
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80
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Warpaint - Heads Up
September 23, 2016
Dream Pop
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80
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Agnes Obel - Citizen of Glass
October 21, 2016
Chamber Pop
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80
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Angel Olsen - My Woman
September 2, 2016
Indie Rock
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80
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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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