Top 30 Albums of 2016
A bit of background from my 2013 preamble for those new to my lists:
I do this more for me — as a way of discovering new music — than for you, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want you to get as much joy from these amazing artists as I did this year. My list-making secret is to start a “long list” of albums I like at the beginning of the year. I keep adding when something strikes my fancy and use the year-end holidays to figure out which ones really made the cut.
For those interested, my previous Top 30 Albums are still online:
- Top 30 Albums of 2010
- Top 30 Albums of 2011
- Top 30 Albums of 2012
- Top 30 Albums of 2013
- Top 30 Albums of 2014
- Top 30 Albums of 2015
And now, my Top 30 Albums of 2016! Enjoy!
Note these are in alphabetical order. I could never rank these absolutely — it would change daily.
- We Got It From Here… Than You 4 Your Service by A Tribe Called Quest
- Borderland: Transport by Juan Atkins & Moritz von Oswald
- 22, A Million by Bon Iver
- Ape in Pink Marble by Devendra Banhart
- Lemonade by Beyoncé
- The Colour In Anything by James Blake
- Teens of Denial by Car Seat Headrest
- Coloring Book by Chance The Rapper
- Christine and the Queens by Christine and the Queens
- Black America Again by Common
- Upland Stories by Robbie Fulks
- Everything and Nothing by Hammock
- Eternally Even by Jim James
- Day Breaks by Norah Jones
- 99.9% by KAYTRANADA
- Love & Hate by Michael Kiwanuka
- Blood Moon by M. Craft
- Singing Saw by Kevin Morby
- Skip a Sinking Stone by Mutual Benefit
- Pennied Days by Night Moves
- Blonde by Frank Ocean
- My Woman by Angel Olsen
- Malibu by Anderson .Paak
- A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
- For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have) by Huerco S
- A Seat at the Table by Solange
- Cashmere by Swet Shop Boys
- Starboy by The Weeknd
- The Life of Pablo by Kanye West
- Light Upon The Lake by Whitney
I’d love to know what albums we have in common and which ones you think should have made my list but didn’t. Use the comments people, don’t be shy!