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2016 Music

A.V. Club: 21 Best Albums of 2016

12 December 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

The A.V. Club: 21 Best Albums of 2016

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  1. Blackstar
    David Bowie
  2. A Moon Shaped Pool
    Radiohead
  3. My Woman
    Angel Olsen
  4. Cardinal
    Pinegrove
  5. Goodness
    The Hotelier
  6. Paradise
    White Lung
  7. Coloring Book
    Chance The Rapper
  8. Puberty 2
    Mitski
  9. Blond
    Frank Ocean
  10. Cody
    Joyce Manor
  11. You Want It Darker
    Leonard Cohen
  12. Eric Bachmann
    Eric Bachmann
  13. A Seat at the Table
    Solange
  14. Holy Ghost
    Modern Baseball
  15. Real
    Lydia Loveless
  16. You Will Never Be One of Us
    Nails
  17. Stage Four
    Touché Amoré
  18. The Life of Pablo
    Kanye West
  19. Teens of Denial
    Car Seat Headrest
  20. I Had A Dream That You Were Mine
    Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam
  21. Blisters In the Pit of My Heart
    Martha

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