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2016 Music

Hanif Abdurraqib: 40 Favorite Albums Of 2016

26 December 2016

Hanif Abdurraqib: 40 Favorite Albums Of 2016

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

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