Year-End Lists

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A Seat at the Table - Solange

50 Best Albums of 2016 Spin

Blackstar - David Bowie

21 Best Albums of 2016 A.V. Club

Blackstar - David Bowie

50 Best Albums of 2016 Mojo

Skeleton Tree - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

The Best Records of 2016 Flood

Blackstar - David Bowie

75 Best Albums of 2016 Uncut

Blond - Frank Ocean

Top 50 Albums of 2016 The Skinny

Adore Life - Savages

Best Albums of 2016 Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis

Lemonade - Beyoncé

50 Best Albums of 2016 Entertainment Weekly

48 Best Albums of 2016 AllMusic

A Moon Shaped Pool - Radiohead

25 Best Albums of 2016 Slant

Blackstar - David Bowie

The Top 50 Albums of 2016 Treble

A Seat at the Table - Solange

Best 50 Albums of 2016 NPR Music

You Want It Darker - Leonard Cohen

Top 10 Albums of 2016 Observer: Kitty Empire

Lemonade - Beyoncé

Top 50 Albums of 2016 Consequence

We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service - A Tribe Called Quest

60 Favorite Albums of 2016 Gorilla vs. Bear

Lemonade - Beyoncé

50 Best Albums of 2016 Stereogum

My Woman - Angel Olsen

Top 50 Albums of 2016 American Songwriter

Blackstar - David Bowie

50 Best Albums of 2016 Paste

Blackstar - David Bowie

50 Best Albums of 2016 Les Inrocks

Skeleton Tree - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Top Albums of 2016 Sound Opinions: Greg Kot

Skeleton Tree - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Albums of the Year 2016 Crack Magazine

Lemonade - Beyoncé

50 Best Albums of 2016 Rolling Stone

To Pimp A Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar

Top 100 Albums of 2015 Pazz & Jop

Carrie & Lowell - Sufjan Stevens

50 Best Albums of 2015 Diffuser

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