Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.
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2016 Music

Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2016

08 December 2016

A Moon Shaped Pool - Radiohead

Slant Magazine: 25 Best Albums of 2016

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  1. A Moon Shaped Pool
    Radiohead
  2. The Life of Pablo
    Kanye West
  3. Lemonade
    Beyoncé
  4. We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service
    A Tribe Called Quest
  5. Blackstar
    David Bowie
  6. Blond
    Frank Ocean
  7. Skeleton Tree
    Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
  8. Coloring Book
    Chance The Rapper
  9. You Want It Darker
    Leonard Cohen
  10. Glory
    Britney Spears
  11. FLOTUS
    Lambchop
  12. The Ghosts of Highway 20
    Lucinda Williams
  13. A Seat at the Table
    Solange
  14. Strange Little Birds
    Garbage
  15. A Sailor’s Guide to Earth
    Sturgill Simpson
  16. Will
    Julianna Barwick
  17. Midwest Farmer’s Daughter
    Margo Price
  18. Lady Wood
    Tove Lo
  19. American Band
    Drive-By Truckers
  20. American Tunes
    Allen Toussaint
  21. Trágame Tierra
    Big Black Delta
  22. This Is What the Truth Feels Like
    Gwen Stefani
  23. Teens of Denial
    Car Seat Headrest
  24. Freetown Sound
    Blood Orange
  25. Blood Bitch
    Jenny Hval

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