Year-End Lists

Notable, browsable lists of the year's best music, movies, books, and TV shows. Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, we make no tallies. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its authors, at the source.
2016 Albums

Craig Jenkins: 15 Best Albums of 2016

21 December 2016

Craig Jenkins: 15 Best Albums of 2016, as published by New York Magazine’s Vulture

[see also 2019, 2018, 2017]

  1. Frank Ocean — Blond
  2. David Bowie — Blackstar
  3. Beyoncé — Lemonade
  4. A Tribe Called Quest — We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service
  5. Kanye West — The Life of Pablo
  6. Radiohead — A Moon Shaped Pool
  7. Miranda Lambert — The Weight of These Wings
  8. NxWorries — Yes Lawd!
  9. American Football — American Football
  10. Kevin Abstract — American Boyfriend: A Suburban Love Story
  11. Chance The Rapper — Coloring Book
  12. Solange — A Seat at the Table
  13. Mitski — Puberty 2
  14. Dawn Richard — Redemption
  15. Pinegrove — Cardinal

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