365 days. Sometimes 366! Within that time, an almost unfathomable amount of music is released. I try my best to listen to as much of it as I can. This page contains my current favorites from the current year, as well as full lists of all of the albums I've listened to throughout the year in a ranked order.

Check back periodically for updates - I keep it up to date!

Current Top 10 Albums of 2016

 
 
 
 

Overall Rankings

+ Overall Album Ratings

  1. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
  2. AURORA - All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend
  3. Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor
  4. Deftones - Gore
  5. Dream Theater - The Astonishing
  6. Foxes - All I Need
  7. Sin Fang - Spaceland
  8. Daughter - Not To Disappear
  9. Gojira - Magma
  10. Thrice - To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere
  11. The Naked & Famous - Simple Forms
  12. Emily Jane White - They Moved I Shadow All Together
  13. Architects - All Our Gonds Have Abandoned Us
  14. Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 3
  15. Russian Circles - Guidance
  16. Lacey Sturm - Life Screams
  17. The Chainsmokers - Collage
  18. Passenger - Young As The Morning Old As The Ocean
  19. HÆLOS - Full Circle
  20. Weezer - Weezer (White Album)
  21. LIGHTS - Midnight Machines
  22. The Last Shadow Puppets - Everything You've Come To Expect
  23. Glass Animals - How To Be A Human Being
  24. twenty one pilots & MUTEMATH - TOPxMM (The MUTEMATH Sessions)
  25. letlive. - If I'm The Devil...
  26. Grace VanderWaal - Perfectly Imperfect
  27. Avenged Sevenfold - The Stage
  28. Tove Lo - Lady Wood
  29. July Talk - Touch
  30. Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct
  31. J. Cole - 4 Your Eyez Only
  32. Birds Of Tokyo - BRACE
  33. Maria Taylor - In The Next Life
  34. MONO - Requiem For Hell
  35. Harakiri For The Sky - III: Trauma
  36. Biffy Clyro - Ellipsis
  37. Angel Olsen - My Woman
  38. David Bowie - ★
  39. Opeth - Sorceress
  40. BANNERS - BANNERS
  41. The Radio Dept. - Running Out Of Love
  42. Savages - Adore Life
  43. Kanye West - The Life Of Pablo
  44. Jack Garratt - Phase
  45. Message To Bears - Carved From Tides
  46. Bon Iver - 22, A Million
  47. Green Day - Revolution Radio
  48. Warpaint - Heads Up
  49. Beyoncé - LEMONADE
  50. Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love!
  51. Phantogram - Three
  52. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - This Unruly Mess I've Made
  53. Issues - Headspace
  54. Periphery - Periphery III: Select Difficulty
  55. Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman
  56. Bastille - Wild World
  57. Sum 41 - 13 Voices
  58. BANKS - The Altar
  59. Highly Suspect - The Boy Who Died Wolf
  60. Coldplay - Live From Spotify London
  61. Jóhann Jóhannsson - Orphée
  62. Sleigh Bells - Jessica Rabbit
  63. DNCE - DNCE
  64. Frank Iero and The Patience - Parachutes
  65. Little Mix - Glory Days
  66. A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
  67. The Weeknd - Starboy
  68. Post Malone - Stoney
  69. The Funeral Portrait - A Moment Of Silence
  70. Carla dal Forno - You Know What It's Like
  71. Twin Atlantic - GLA
  72. Myrkur - Mausoleum
  73. Two Door Cinema Club - Gameshow
  74. Wildlife - Age Of Everything
  75. Phinehas - Fight Through The Night
  76. Animals As Leaders - The Madness Of Many
  77. A Day To Remember - Bad Vibrations
  78. Kevin Abstract - American Boyfriend: A Suburban Lovestory
  79. Drake - Views
  80. Swans - The Glowing Man
  81. Frank Ocean - Blonde
  82. Various Artists - Suicide Squad: The Album
  83. Touché Amoré - Stage Four
  84. Drapht - Seven Mirrors
  85. Kate Tempest - Let Them Eat Chaos
  86. Katie Kim - Salt
  87. OneRepublic - Oh My My
  88. Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - Until The Hunter
  89. The Pretty Reckless - Who You Selling For
  90. Icon For Hire - You Can't Kill Us
  91. Natalie McCool - The Great Unknown
  92. Nicolas Jaar - Sirens
  93. Francis and The Lights - Farewell, Starlite
  94. Racing Glaciers - Caught In The Strange
  95. Young Guns - Echoes
  96. Pascal Pinon - Sundur
  97. Skylar Grey - Natural Causes
  98. Epica - The Holographic Principle
  99. Various Artists - Rock Sound Presents: The Black Parade
  100. Sia - This Is Acting
  101. Grouplove - Big Mess
  102. Grizfolk - Waking Up The Giants
  103. The Dillinger Escape Plan - Dissociation
  104. Emeli Sandé - Long Live The Angels
  105. The Last Shadow Puppets - The Dream Synopsis EP
  106. Bon Jovi - This House Is Not For Sale
  107. Tkay Maidza - Tkay
  108. The Drones - Feelin Kinda Free
  109. Yeasayer - Amen & Goodbye
  110. Nine Inch Nails - Not The Actual Events
  111. Carly Rae Jepsen - E•MO•TION Side B
  112. Lady Gaga - Joanne
  113. Against The Current - In Our Bones
  114. blink-182 - California
  115. American Football - American Football
  116. Kendrick Lamar - untitled unmastered.
  117. Meadowlark - Paraffin
  118. Textures - Phenotype
  119. Young Thug - JEFFERY
  120. Rihanna - ANTI
  121. Dreamers - This Album Does Not Exist
  122. Cymbals Eat Guitars - Pretty Years
  123. Crystal Castles - Amnesty (I)
  124. PUP - The Dream Is Over
  125. Eluvium - False Readings On
  126. My Chemical Romance - Living With Ghosts
  127. Trophy Eyes - Chemical Miracles
  128. Worriedaboutsatan - Blank Tape
  129. Jimmy Eat World - Integrity Blues
  130. Crippled Black Phoenix - Bronze
  131. Moose Blood - Blush
  132. Jon Bellion - The Human Condition
  133. Young The Giant - Home Of The Strange
  134. Chance The Rapper & Jeremih - Merry Christmas Lil' Mama
  135. John Legend - Darkness and Light
  136. Modern Baseball - Holy Ghost
  137. Savoir Adore - The Love That Remains
  138. Cult Of Luna & Julie Christmas - Mariner
  139. Loscil - Monument Builders
  140. Megadeth - Dystopia
  141. Death Grips - Bottomless Pit
  142. BABYMETAL - Metal Resistance
  143. Bad Omens - Bad Omens
  144. Dungen - Häxan
  145. Rosie Crow - Rosie Crow
  146. Justice - Woman
  147. Bat For Lashes - The Bride
  148. Melt Yourself Down - Last Evenings On Earth
  149. Hands Like Houses - Dissonants
  150. Miike Snow - iii
  151. Dark Suns - Everchild
  152. Honeyblood - Babes Never Die
  153. Yellowcard - Yellowcard
  154. DJ Shadow - The Mountain Will Fall
  155. Alter Bridge - The Last Hero
  156. Band Of Skulls - By Default
  157. Korn - The Serenity Of Suffering
  158. Ka - Honor Killed The Samurai
  159. The Algorithm - Brute Force
  160. Flume - Skin
  161. Britney Spears - Glory
  162. Olaf Stuut - Run
  163. Katatonia - The Fall Of Hearts
  164. The Jezabels - Synthia
  165. Chairlift - Moth
  166. Nick Jonas - Last Year Was Complicated
  167. Memphis May Fire - This Light I Hold
  168. Fire From The Gods - Narrative
  169. Kid Cudi - Passion, Pain, & Demon Slayin'
  170. Frank Ocean - Endless
  171. Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Getaway
  172. Injury Reserve - Floss
  173. Gucci Mane - The Return Of The East Atlanta Santa
  174. Porches - Pool
  175. James Blake - The Colour In Anything
  176. Amy Lee - Recover, Vol. 1
  177. Steven Wilson - 4 ½
  178. Polyphia - Renaissance
  179. JMSN - It Is.
  180. ZAYN - Mind Of Mine
  181. FAWNN - Ultimate Oceans
  182. Bright Light Bright Light - Choreography
  183. Gone Is Gone - Gone Is Gone
  184. Skepta - Konnichiwa
  185. The Warlocks - Songs From The Pale Eclipse
  186. La Femme - Mystére
  187. Islands - Taste
  188. Old Gray - Slow Burn
  189. [Adam Betts - Colossal Squid][174]
  190. Die Antwoord - Mount Ninji and Da Nice Time Kid
  191. Jeff Rosenstock - Worry.
  192. Mogwai - Atomic
  193. Beartooth - Aggressive
  194. Låpsley - Long Way Home
  195. Baauer - Aa
  196. Asking Alexandria - The Black
  197. Noisia - Outer Edges
  198. Joe Budden - Rage & The Machine
  199. DJ Khaled - Major Key
  200. Chevelle - The North Corridor
  201. The 1975 - I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It
  202. Taking Back Sunday - Tidal Wave
  203. Kings Of Leon - Walls
  204. Psychic Twin - Strange Diary
  205. Kidneythieves - The Mend
  206. Of Mice & Men - Cold World
  207. Tech N9ne - The Storm
  208. Ryu - Tanks For The Memories
  209. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
  210. Idina Menzel - idina.
  211. Alicia Keys - HERE
  212. Romans - Valere Aude
  213. Prophets Of Rage - The Party's Over
  214. Lambchop - FLOTUS
  215. Taylor Hawkins - Kota
  216. Ab-Soul - Do What Thou Wilt.
  217. Clams Casino - 32 Levels
  218. Explosions In The Sky - The Wilderness
  219. School Of Seven Bells - SVIIB
  220. The Goo Goo Dolls - Boxes
  221. Krallice - Hyperion
  222. Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book
  223. Martha - Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart
  224. Future - EVOL
  225. Anderson .Paak - Malibu
  226. Desiigner - New English
  227. Helmet - Dead To The World
  228. Jagwar Ma - Every Now & Then
  229. Mica Levi & Oliver Coates - Remain Calm
  230. Usher - Hard II Love
  231. Shawn Mendes - Illuminate
  232. Wiz Khalifa - Khalifa
  233. deadmau5 - W:/2016ALBUM/
  234. araabMUZIK - Dream World
  235. clipping. - Splendr & Misery
  236. Killswitch Engage - Incarnate
  237. Cozz - Nothin Personal
  238. Pierce The Veil - Misadventures
  239. The Rolling Stones - Blue & Lonesome

+ Overall Song Ratings

  1. AURORA - 'Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) (Acoustic)'
  2. Radiohead - 'True Love Waits'
  3. Deftones - 'Hearts/Wires'
  4. Radiohead - 'Daydreaming' *
  5. Panic! At The Disco - 'Emperor's New Clothes'
  6. Foxes - 'Better Love'
  7. Lacey Sturm - 'Rot'
  8. AURORA - 'Through The Eyes Of A Child'
  9. Deftones - 'Phantom Bride'
  10. Thrice - 'Black Honey'
  11. Architects - 'Momento Mori
  12. Arcane Roots - 'Curtains' *
  13. Sin Fang - 'Snowblind'
  14. The Naked & Famous - 'Backslide'
  15. Biffy Clyro - 'Wolves Of Winter'
  16. Dream Theater - 'Moment Of Betrayal'
  17. Daughter - 'New Ways'
  18. Jack Garratt - 'My House Is Your Home'
  19. LIGHTS - 'Don't Go Home Without Me (Acoustic)'
  20. Gojira - 'The Shooting Star'
  21. HÆLOS - 'Earth Not Above'
  22. The Last Shadow Puppets - 'Aviation'
  23. Emily Jane White - 'The Black Dove'
  24. Ariana Grande - 'Dangerous Woman'
  25. twenty one pilots - 'Cancer (My Chemical Romance Cover)'
  26. Jon Bellion - 'Maybe IDK'
  27. Grace VanderWaal - 'Beautiful Thing'
  28. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - 'A Minute To Breathe' *
  29. Angel Olsen - 'Sister'
  30. Maria Taylor - 'Pretty Scars'
  31. twenty one pilots & MUTEMATH - 'Heathens'
  32. Metallica - 'Spit Out The Bone'
  33. letlive. - 'I've Learned To Love Myself'
  34. The Chainsmokers - 'Don't Let Me Down'
  35. Nick Jonas - 'Voodoo'
  36. Run The Jewels - 'A Report To The Share Holders / Kill Your Master'
  37. DNCE - 'Cake By The Ocean'
  38. Ariana Grande - 'They Don't Know' *
  39. Sia - 'The Greatest' *
  40. A Day To Remember - 'Forgive and Forget'
  41. Weezer - 'Do You Wanna Get High?'
  42. Swans - 'Cloud Of Unknowing'
  43. Frank Ocean - 'White Ferrari'
  44. Issues - 'Coma'
  45. The Weeknd - 'Rockin'
  46. Myrkur - 'Frosne Vind
  47. Crystal Castles - 'Their Kindness Is Charade'
  48. Glass Animals - 'Life Itself'
  49. Passenger - 'Beautiful Birds'
  50. Opeth - 'Will O The Wisp'
  51. Korn - 'Rotting In Vain'
  52. July Talk - 'Beck + Call'
  53. Savages - 'The Answer'
  54. BANKS - 'Trainwreck'
  55. Childish Gambino - 'Me and Your Mama'
  56. Tove Lo - 'Vibes'
  57. Starset - 'Back To The Earth' *
  58. Emeli Sandé - 'Hurts'
  59. Phinehas - 'Seven (Acoustic)'
  60. MONO - 'Stellar'
  61. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - 'White Privilege II'
  62. Message To Bears - 'Breathe'
  63. Harakiri For The Sky - 'Calling For Rain'
  64. David Bowie - 'Blackstar'
  65. Katy Perry - 'Rise' *
  66. Miike Snow - 'Genghis Khan'
  67. Russian Circles - 'Vorel'
  68. Skylar Grey - 'Come Up For Air'
  69. Natalie McCool - 'Just Let Me Go'
  70. Racing Glaciers - 'Naked We Rise'
  71. Bon Iver - '715 - CR∑∑KS'
  72. Green Day - 'Still Breathing'
  73. Katie Kim - 'Day Is Coming'
  74. Birds Of Tokyo - 'Crown
  75. Highly Suspect - 'My Name Is Human'
  76. Rihanna - 'Desperado'
  77. Kanye West - 'Ultralight Beam'
  78. A Tribe Called Quest - 'We The People...'
  79. American Football - 'Home Is Where The Haunt Is'
  80. Phantogram - 'Run Run Blood'
  81. Meadowlark - 'Paraffin'
  82. ZAYN - 'Pillowtalk'
  83. Desiigner - 'Tiimmy Turner' *
  84. OneRepublic - 'Oh My My'
  85. Savoir Adore - 'Paradise Gold'
  86. Bastille - 'Send Them Off!'
  87. Major Lazer - 'Cold Water' *
  88. J. Cole - 'She's Mine, Pt. 2
  89. Sleigh Bells - 'It's Just Us Now'
  90. Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - 'The Hiking Song'
  91. Animals As Leaders - 'Apeirophobia'
  92. Nine Inch Nails - 'Burning Bright (Field On Fire)'
  93. Little Mix - 'Power'
  94. Jacquie Lee - 'Somebody's Angel' *
  95. Vic Mensa - 'Heathens' (Freestyle)
  96. Avenged Sevenfold - 'Exist
  97. Periphery - 'Marigold'
  98. Frank Ocean - 'You Are Best (You Are Love)'
  99. Chairlift - 'Ch-Ching'
  100. Yeasayer - 'Gershon's Whistle'
  101. Beyoncé - 'DADDY LESSONS'
  102. My Chemical Romance - 'All The Angels'
  103. The Funeral Portrait - 'Cerulean'
  104. Frank Iero and The Patience - '9-6-15'
  105. The Radio Dept. - 'Swedish Guns'
  106. Epica - 'The Holographic Principle
  107. Twin Atlantic - 'The Chaser'
  108. PUP - 'The Coast'
  109. Britney Spears - 'Liar'
  110. Two Door Cinema Club - 'Lavender'
  111. Icon For Hire - 'Pulse'
  112. Kate Tempest - 'Europe Is Lost'
  113. Rosie Crow - 'Charlotte's Song'
  114. Sum 41 - 'Twisted By Design'
  115. Dark Suns - 'Everchild'
  116. Jóhann Jóhannsson - 'By The Roes, and By The Hinds Of The Field
  117. Pascal Pinon - 'Spider Light
  118. Drapht - 'All Love'
  119. Warpaint - 'Above Control'
  120. Dangerkids - 'Things Could Be Different' *
  121. Kevin Abstract - 'Seventeen'
  122. Chance The Rapper & Jeremih - 'Snowed In'
  123. The Pretty Reckless - 'Living In The Storm'
  124. Tkay Maidza - 'Castle In The Sky'
  125. Nicolas Jaar - 'Killing Time'
  126. Trophy Eyes - 'Breathe You In'
  127. Zack de la Rocha - 'digging for windows' *
  128. Young Guns - 'Mad World'
  129. Post Malone - 'Cold'
  130. Carla dal Forno - 'What You Gonna Do Now'
  131. Textures - 'Erosion'
  132. Olaf Stuut - 'Billow'
  133. DJ Shadow - 'Nobody Speak'
  134. The Drones - 'To Think That I Once Loved You'
  135. Fire From The Gods - 'Excuse Me'
  136. Moose Blood - 'Shimmer'
  137. Wildlife - 'Minotaur'
  138. Against The Current - 'Wasteland
  139. blink-182 - 'California'
  140. Cult Of Luna & Julie Christmas - 'The Wreck Of S.S. Needle'
  141. The 1975 - 'She Lays Down'
  142. Carly Rae Jepsen - 'Roses'
  143. The Dillinger Escape Plan - 'Dissociation'
  144. Memphis May Fire - 'Out Of It
  145. Francis and The Lights - 'See Her Out (That's Just Life)'
  146. Dreamers - 'Painkiller
  147. Cymbals Eat Guitars - 'Dancing Days
  148. Eluvium - 'Rorschach Pavan'
  149. Touché Amoré - 'Eight Seconds'
  150. Yellowcard - 'Fields & Fences'
  151. Grouplove - 'Welcome To Your Life'
  152. The Jezabels - 'Come Alive'
  153. Bat For Lashes - 'Close Encounters'
  154. Kendrick Lamar - 'untitled 02 | 06.23.2014.'
  155. Death Grips - 'Houdini
  156. Drake - 'Too Good'
  157. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 'Dark Necessities'
  158. Hands Like Houses - 'Glasshouse'
  159. BABYMETAL - 'NO RAIN, NO RAINBOW'
  160. La Femme - 'Sphynx'
  161. Bright Light Bright Light - 'Kiss For Kiss'
  162. The Warlocks - 'Lonesome Bulldog
  163. Loscil - 'Straw Dogs'
  164. Modern Baseball - 'Wedding Singer'
  165. Young The Giant - 'Something To Believe In
  166. BANNERS - 'Shine A Light'
  167. Bon Jovi - 'Knockout'
  168. Jimmy Eat World - 'Get Right'
  169. James Blake - 'Meet You In The Maze'
  170. Pusha T - 'Circles' *
  171. Bad Omens - 'Glass Houses'
  172. Alter Bridge - 'Island Of Fools'
  173. Young Thug - 'Pick Up The Phone'
  174. Sia - 'Bird Set Free'
  175. Alicia Keys - Illusion Of Bliss
  176. Tech N9ne - 'The Needle'
  177. Crippled Black Phoenix - 'Scared and Alone'
  178. Beartooth - 'Aggressive
  179. Steven Wilson - 'Vermillioncore'
  180. Grizfolk - 'Wide Awake'
  181. Lady Gaga - 'Angel Down'
  182. Shawn Mendes - 'Mercy'
  183. G.O.O.D. Music - 'Champions' *
  184. Islands - 'Charm Offensive'
  185. Gone Is Gone - 'Violescence'
  186. Melt Yourself Down - 'Jump The Fire'
  187. Jeff Rosenstock - 'Staring Out The Window At Your Old Apartment'
  188. Old Gray - 'communion'
  189. Baauer - 'Day Ones'
  190. Asking Alexandria - 'Gone'
  191. Honeyblood - 'Walking At Midnight'
  192. Chevelle - 'Enemies'
  193. Kid Cudi - 'Cosmic Warrior'
  194. Lambchop - 'In Care Of 8675309
  195. Die Antwoord - 'Daddy'
  196. DJ Khaled - 'Holy Key'
  197. Idina Menzel -'I Do'
  198. Ka - 'Finer Things / Tamahagene'
  199. Prophets Of Rage - 'The Party's Over'
  200. Of Mice & Men - 'Like A Ghost'
  201. Gucci Mane - 'Both'
  202. Justice - 'Chorus'
  203. Kings Of Leon - 'Fix Me'
  204. Ab-Soul - 'INvocation'
  205. Anderson .Paak - 'The Bird'
  206. Polyphia - 'Culture Shock'
  207. Porches - 'Underwater'
  208. Skepta - 'Man (Gang)'
  209. Noisia - 'Mantra'
  210. John Legend - 'Surefire'
  211. Ryu - 'Radio Pollution'
  212. Worriedaboutsatan - 'From A Dead Man, Pt. 2
  213. Taking Back Sunday - 'We Don't Go In There'
  214. Clams Casino - 'Back To You'
  215. Jay-Z - 'Spiritual' *
  216. Imagine Dragons - 'Levitate' *
  217. Bruno Mars - 'Straight Up and Down'
  218. Taylor Hawkins - 'Range Rover Bitch'
  219. Dungen - 'Trollkarlen Och Fågeldräkten'
  220. Injury Reserve - 'Oh Shit!!!'
  221. Mica Levi & Oliver Coates - 'Barok Main'
  222. Adam Betts - 'Drumbones'
  223. Lady Gaga - 'Perfect Illusion' *
  224. Martha - 'Ice Cream and Sunscreen'
  225. Joe Budden - 'Three'
  226. Kidneythieves - 'Let Freedom Ring'
  227. Psychic Twin - 'Strangers'
  228. Usher - 'Downtime'
  229. araabMUZIK - 'Chasing Pirates'
  230. Låpsley - 'Silverlake'
  231. Megadeth - 'The Threat Is Real'
  232. deadmau5 - 'Let Go'
  233. Romans - 'Dura Agameia'
  234. clipping. - 'A Better Place'