2016: Top 25 Albums

First posted 1/8/2021.

Dave’s Music Database: Top Albums of 2016

Based on a combination of year-end lists and overall status in Dave’s Music Database, these are the top 25 albums of 2016: Beyoncé Lemonade David Bowie Blackstar Drake Views Frank Ocean Blond Rihanna Anti Solange A Seat at the Table Sturgill Simpson A Sailor’s Guide to Earth Bruno Mars 24K Magic Radiohead A Moon Shaped Pool Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree Leonard Cohen You Want It Darker The Weeknd Starboy A Tribe Called Quest We Got It from Here…Thank You 4 Your Service Chance the Rapper Coloring Book Miranda Lambert The Weight of These Wings Bon Iver 22, a Million The 1975 I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It Kane Brown Kane Brown Childish Gambino Awaken, My Love! Moana soundtrack Ariana Grande Dangerous Woman Post Malone Stoney Keith Urban Ripcord Lady Gaga Joanne Kendrick Lamar Untitled, Unmastered Resources and Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “Other Year-End Album Awards”