Top 50 Albums of 2016 (so far)

50. The Mystery Jets: CURVE OF THE EARTH

49. Leon Vynehall: ROJUS

48. DIIV: IS THE IS ARE

47. Ash Koosha: I AKA I

46. Anderson Paak: MALIBU

45. ANOHNI: HOPELESSNESS

44. Cavern of Anti-Matter: VOID BEATS/INVOCATION TREX

43. Band of Horses: WHY ARE YOU OK

42. Yak: ALAS SALVATION

41. The Field: FOLLOWER

40. Animal Collective: PAINTING WITH

39. Chairlift: MOTH

38. Dylan LeBlanc: CAUTIONARY TALE

37. Shearwater: JET PLANE AND OXBOW

36. Chris Cohen: AS IF APART

35. Lone: LEVITATE

34. Mitski: PUBERTY 2

33. Tim Hecker: LOVE STREAMS

32. Kaytranada: 99.9%

31. Aesop Rock: THE IMPOSSIBLE KID

30. Sunflower Beam: HUMAN CEREMONY

29. Glenn Jones: FLEETING

28. Ray Lamontagne: OUROBOROS

27. Porches: POOL

26. Karl Blau: INTRODUCING KARL BLAU

25. Drake: VIEWS

24. William Tyler: MODERN COUNTRY

23. Lapsley: LONG WAY HOME

22. Whitney: LIGHT UPON THE LAKE

21. Paul Simon: STRANGER TO STRANGER

20. Kendrick Lamar: UNTITLED UNMASTERED

19. Deakin: SLEEP CYCLE

18. Rihanna: ANTI

17. Twin Peaks: DOWN IN HEAVEN

16. Parquet Courts: HUMAN PERFORMANCE

15. Anna Meredith: VARMINTS

14. Car Seat Headrest: TEENS OF DENIAL

13. M83: JUNK

12. Esperanza Spalding: EMILY’S D+EVOLUTION

11. The Range: POTENTIAL

10. Sturgill Simpson: A SAILOR’S GUIDE TO EARTH

9. Pop. 1280: PARADISE

8. Xenia Rubinos: BLACK TERRY CAT

7. Steve Gunn: EYES ON THE LINES

6. Weezer: THE WHITE ALBUM

5. Pinegrove: CARDINAL

4. Kevin Morby: SINGING SAW

3. Chance the Rapper: COLORING BOOK

2. David Bowie: BLACKSTAR

1. Radiohead: A MOON SHAPED POOL