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Highest Rated Albums of 2016

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  - Synthpop

2016

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

1. King - We Are King

February 5, 2016

R&B

Score

100

2. Margo Price - Midwest Farmer's Daughter

March 25, 2016

Country

Score

100

3. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree

September 9, 2016

Art Rock

Score

100

4. Mitski - Puberty 2

June 17, 2016

Indie Rock

Score

100

5. David Bowie - Blackstar

January 8, 2016

Art Rock

Score

100

6. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity

April 29, 2016

Psychedelic Rock

Score

100

7. Miranda Lambert - The Weight of These Wings

November 18, 2016

Country

Score

100

8. Maren Morris - Hero

June 3, 2016

Country

Score

100

9. Solange - A Seat at the Table

September 30, 2016

Alternative R&B

Score

100

10. Rihanna - ANTI

January 27, 2016

R&B

Score

100

11. Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book

May 13, 2016

Hip Hop

Score

100

12. A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service

November 11, 2016

Hip Hop

Score

100

13. Anderson .Paak - Malibu

January 15, 2016

Neo-Soul

Score

100

14. Amos Lee - Spirit

August 19, 2016

Score

15. Katie Melua - In Winter

October 14, 2016

Score

16. Maxwell - blackSUMMERS'night

July 1, 2016

Score

17. Bobby Previte - Mass

November 18, 2016

Score

18. Beyoncé - Lemonade

April 23, 2016

Score

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

April 8, 2016

Score

20. Dinosaur Jr. - Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not

August 5, 2016

Score

21. Venetian Snares - Traditional Synthesizer Music

February 19, 2016

Score

22. Kenny Chesney - Cosmic Hallelujah

October 28, 2016

Score

23. Trashcan Sinatras - Wild Pendulum

May 13, 2016

Score

24. Paul Burch - Meridian Rising

February 26, 2016

Score

25. Suede - Night Thoughts

January 22, 2016

Score

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

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