Spin's 50 Best Albums Of 2016

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*Missing: The 1975 (5) * Angel Olsen (9) * Blood Orange (11) * Mitski (14) * Young Thug (17) * Anohini (19) * KING (21) * Kevin Gates (22) * Joyce Manor (23) * Anderson .Paak (24) * Nicolas Jaar (25) * Schoolboy Q (26) * Kaytranada (28) * Cymbals Eat Guitars (29) * Jenny Hval (30) * The Hotelier (31) * Parquet Courts (32) * Kamaiyah (33) * dvsn (34) * Car Seat Hardest (35) * The Avalanches (36) * White Lung (37) * Maxwell (38) * YG (39) * Whitney (41) * Marissa Nadler (43) * ViJay Iyer/Wadada Leo (44) * Oranssi Pazuzu (45) * Maren Morris (47) * Pinegrove (48) * Moodyman (49) * Stargill Simpson (50)

This Category is Ranked. Sort by Ranking Based on Votes by clicking on Vote Ranking. Sort by the Collection's Ranking by clicking on List Ranking.

Vote RankingList Ranking  

2

1

Solange Knowles

Vocalist

75.00% (6 of 8 votes)

18

2

Frank Ocean

Vocalist

0% (0 of 1 votes)

9

3

David Bowie

Vocalist

35.29% (12 of 34 votes)

19

4

Tribe Called Quest

Musicians

0% (0 of 0 votes)

21

5

The 1975

Musicians

0% (0 of 0 votes)

3

6

Beyonce Knowles

Vocalist

70.32% (1111 of 1580 votes)

7

7

Chance the Rapper

Vocalist

59.83% (499 of 834 votes)

10

8

Radiohead

Musicians

35.03% (62 of 177 votes)

12

10

Bon Iver

Musicians

25.00% (1 of 4 votes)

4

12

Rihanna

Vocalist

70.15% (1156 of 1648 votes)

6

13

Kanye West

Vocalist

61.07% (4286 of 7018 votes)

15

15

Leonard Cohen

Vocalist

0% (0 of 1 votes)

17

17

Young Thug

Vocalist

0% (0 of 0 votes)

14

18

Esperanza Spalding

Vocalist

0% (0 of 0 votes)

13

20

Kendrick Lamar

Musician

8.46% (22 of 260 votes)

8

24

Anderson .Paak

Vocalist

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

16

27

Nick Cave

Vocalist

0% (0 of 0 votes)

1

40

Miranda Lambert

Vocalist

87.50% (7 of 8 votes)

5

42

Bruno Mars

Vocalist

63.38% (289 of 456 votes)

11

46

Bat For Lashes

Vocalist

33.33% (1 of 3 votes)

20

50

Sturgill Simpson

Vocalist

0% (0 of 0 votes)