The Best Albums of 2016
If you’re a music fanatic, the end of the year means one thing: best of lists! Jim and Greg reveal their favorite albums of the year. And Sound Opinions listeners weigh-in with their favorites of 2016.
Best Albums of 2016
Greg
- Nick Cave, Skeleton Tree
- Frank Ocean, Blonde
- Jamila Woods, HEAVN
- Michael Kiwanuka, Love & Hate
- Anderson .Paak, Malibu
- PJ Harvey, Hope Six Demolition Project
- Drive-By Truckers, American Band
- Chance the Rapper, Coloring Book
- Solange, A Seat at the Table
- David Bowie, Blackstar
See Greg’s picks in their entirety here.
Jim
- Savages, Adore Life
- TEEN, Love Yes
- La Femme, Mystère
- Sneaks, Gymnastics
- The Gotobeds, Blood//Sugar//Secs//Traffic
- Honeyblood, Babes Never Die
- Jenny Hval, Blood Bitch
- Drive-By Truckers, American Band
- The Handsome Family, Unseen
- Beach Slang, A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings
See the rest of Jim’s picks here.
Featured Songs
- Beach Slang,
Future Mixtape For The Art Kids,
A Loud Bash Of Teenage Feelings, Polyvinyl, 2016 - Solange,
Weary,
A Seat At The Table, Columbia, 2016 - Drive-By Truckers,
Darkened Flags On The Cusp Of Dawn,
American Band, ATO, 2016 - PJ Harvey,
The Wheel,
Hope Six Demolition Project, Island, 2016 - Album Leaf,
Glimmering Lights,
Between Waves, Relapse, 2016 - A Tribe Called Quest,
Whateva Will Be,
We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service, Epic, 2016 - A Tribe Called Quest,
Dis Generation,
We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service, Epic, 2016 - Tedeschi Trucks Band,
Anyhow,
Let Me Get By, Fantasy, 2016 - The Gotobeds,
Cold Gold (LA’s Alright),
Blood // Sugar // Secs // Traffic, Subpop, 2016 - Anderson .Paak feat. Schoolboy Q,
Am I Wrong,
Malibu, Steel Wool / Obe, 2016 - Sneaks,
True Killer,
Gymnastics, Merge, 2016 - Jamila Woods,
HEAVN,
HEAVN, Closed Sessions, 2016 - Chance the Rapper feat. Kanye West & the Chicago Children’s Choir,
All We Got,
Coloring Book, Self-released, 2016 - Sturgill Simpson,
Brace for Impact (Live a Little),
A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, RJ Records, 2016 - Frank Ocean,
Ivy,
Blonde, Boy’s Don’t Cry, 2016 - TEEN,
Gone for Good,
Love Yes, Carpark, 2016 - Nick Cave,
Rings of Saturn,
Skeleton Tree, Bad Seed Ltd., 2016 - Savages,
The Answer,
Adore Life, Matador, 2016 - David Bowie,
Lazarus,
Blackstar, Columbia, 2016 - The Flirts,
Telephone (Pick Up The),
Born To Flirt,O
, 1983 - Victor Jara,
Plegaria a un Labrador,
Plegaria a un Labrador (single), Jota Jota, 1969 - Arlo Guthrie,
Victor Jara,
Amigo, Reprise, 1976 - Minutemen,
History Lesson - Part II,
Double Nickels on the Dime, SST, 1984 - Le Tigre,
Hot Topic,
Le Tigre, Mr. Lady, 1999 - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra,
(I’ve Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo,
(I’ve Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo (single), Victor, 1942
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