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The Best Music of 2016
Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 2016. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.
For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 2016, check out this list.
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| A Tribe Called Quest | We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | ☆ |
| Beyoncé | Lemonade | ☆ |
| Bon Iver | 22, A Million | ☆ |
| Bruno Mars | 24k Magic | ☆ |
| Chance The Rapper | Coloring Book | ☆ |
| Childish Gambino | Awaken My Love! | ☆ |
| Danny Brown | Atrocity Exhibition | ☆ |
| David Bowie | Blackstar | ☆ |
| Dinosaur Jr. | Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not | ☆ |
| Drive-By Truckers | American Band | ☆ |
| Fitz & The Tantrums | Fitz & The Tantrums | ☆ |
| Frank Ocean | Blonde | ☆ |
| Iggy Pop | Post Pop Depression | ☆ |
| Kanye West | The Life of Pablo | ☆ |
| King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard | Nonagon Infinity | ☆ |
| Leonard Cohen | You Want It Darker | ☆ |
| Lucinda Williams | The Ghosts of Highway 20 | ☆ |
| Megadeth | Dystopia | ☆ |
| Metallica | Hardwired...to Self-Destruct | ☆ |
| Miranda Lambert | The Weight of These Wings | ☆ |
| Mitski | Puberty 2 | ☆ |
| Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds | Skeleton Tree | ☆ |
| Opeth | Sorceress | ☆ |
| Paul Simon | Stranger to Stranger | ☆ |
| Radiohead | A Moon Shaped Pool | ☆ |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | The Getaway | ☆ |
| Rihanna | ANTI | ☆ |
| Solange | A Seat at the Table | ☆ |
| Sturgill Simpson | A Sailor's Guide to Earth | ☆ |
| The Avett Brothers | True Sadness | ☆ |
| The Claypool Lennon Delirium | Monolith of Phobos | ☆ |
| The Head And The Heart | Signs Of Light | ☆ |
| The Monkees | Good Times! | ☆ |
| The Weeknd | Starboy | ☆ |
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| A Tribe Called Quest | We The People | ☆ |
| Angel Olsen | Shut Up Kiss Me | ☆ |
| Ariana Grande | Dangerous Woman | ☆ |
| Beyonce | Formation | ☆ |
| Bruno Mars | 24K Magic | ☆ |
| Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna | This is What You Came For | ☆ |
| Childish Gambino | Redbone | ☆ |
| Fitz & The Tantrums | Roll Up | ☆ |
| Fitz And The Tantrums | HandClap | ☆ |
| Frank Ocean | Ivy | ☆ |
| Frank Ocean | Nights | ☆ |
| Ghost | Square Hammer | ☆ |
| Justin Timberlake | Can't Stop the Feeling! | ☆ |
| King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard | Rattlesnake | ☆ |
| Lady Gaga | Million Reasons | ☆ |
| Leonard Cohen | You Want It Darker | ☆ |
| Lizzo | Good As Hell | ☆ |
| Metallica | Moth into Flame | ☆ |
| Mitski | Your Best American Girl | ☆ |
| Norah Jones | And Then There Was You | ☆ |
| Radiohead | Burn The Witch | ☆ |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | Dark Necessities | ☆ |
| Rihanna | Love on the Brain | ☆ |
| Rihanna feat. Drake | Work | ☆ |
| Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone | City of Stars | ☆ |
| Sia featuring Sean Paul | Cheap Thrills | ☆ |
| Solange | Cranes in the Sky | ☆ |
| Sturgill Simpson | Call To Arms | ☆ |
| Sturgill Simpson | Brace for Impact (Live a Little) | ☆ |
| The Avett Brothers | True Sadness | ☆ |
| The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey | Closer | ☆ |
| The Weeknd & Daft Punk | Starboy | ☆ |
| Thee Oh Sees | The Dream | ☆ |
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