Year-End Lists

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2016
All Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry

Top 100 Albums of 2016 Under the Radar

60 Best Albums of 2016 Pretty Much Amazing

Top 100 Albums of 2016 Quietus

50 Best Albums of 2016 Pitchfork

50 Best Albums of 2016 Fact

Top 50 Albums of 2016 The Wire

50 Best Albums of 2016 Spin

21 Best Albums of 2016 A.V. Club

50 Best Albums of 2016 Mojo

The Best Records of 2016 Flood

75 Best Albums of 2016 Uncut

Top 50 Albums of 2016 The Skinny

Best Albums of 2016 Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis

50 Best Albums of 2016 Entertainment Weekly

48 Best Albums of 2016 AllMusic

25 Best Albums of 2016 Slant

The Top 50 Albums of 2016 Treble

Best 50 Albums of 2016 NPR Music

Top 10 Albums of 2016 Observer: Kitty Empire

Top 50 Albums of 2016 Consequence

60 Favorite Albums of 2016 Gorilla vs. Bear

50 Best Albums of 2016 Stereogum

Top 50 Albums of 2016 American Songwriter

50 Best Albums of 2016 Paste

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