Year-End Lists

Hanif Abdurraqib: 40 Favorite Albums Of 2016

1. A Tribe Called Quest
   We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service
2. KAYTRANADA
   99.9%
3. Deakin
   Sleep Cycle
4. Kadhja Bonet
   The Visitor
5. Solange
   A Seat at the Table
6. Jerreau
   Never How You Plan
7. David Bowie
   Blackstar
8. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
   Skeleton Tree
9. Rihanna
   Anti
10. Blood Orange
    Freetown Sound
11. Angel Olsen
    My Woman
12. Beyoncé
    Lemonade
13. Nicolas Jaar
    Sirens
14. Chance The Rapper
    Coloring Book
15. Car Seat Headrest
    Teens of Denial
16. Miranda Lambert
    The Weight of These Wings
17. Kevin Gates
    Islah
18. Jamila Woods
    HEAVN
19. BADBADNOTGOOD
    IV
20. Jeff Rosenstock
    WORRY.
21. Vince Staples
    Prima Donna
22. Emeli Sandé
    Long Live the Angels
23. Insomnium
    Winter's Gate
24. Mitski
    Puberty 2
25. Kamaiyah
    A Good Night in the Ghetto
26. Denzel Curry
    Imperial
27. The Dillinger Escape Plan
    Dissociation
28. NxWorries
    Yes Lawd!
29. Fifth Harmony
    7/27
30. The Avalanches
    Wildflower
31. PUP
    The Dream Is Over
32. Gallant
    Ology
33. Cult of Luna & Julie Christmas
    Mariner
34. YG
    Still Brazy
35. Britney Spears
    Glory
36. Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties
    Bittersweet
37. Lizzo
    Coconut Oil
38. Touché Amoré
    Stage Four
39. Sturgill Simpson
    4
40. Bruno Mars
    24K Magic