Best Albums of 2016

I can't believe it's been over a year already. This album tops every album on this list by a lot. It's the most beautiful mixture of uplifting music and a hint of a regretful atmosphere. That's at least how I see it. David made sure we would never forget him by releasing this swan song with very limited time left in this universe. He didn't get the chance to bathe in all the love and support his longtime and newcomer fans showed it. That time was abruptly cut short by a curse named cancer.

But Major Tom, Starman, Ziggy Stardust, or whatever other alias he is going by right now, we miss you, buddy. Thank you for everything.

Perfect. Innovative, familiar, dark, brooding, experimental, accessible. One of the best works by the best band ever. Definitely their most beautiful. It sounds like one big 52-minute lullaby. Timeless.

I think it's safe to say this is Danny's most well-rounded, thematically focused, and ambitious project to date. There are a lot of reasons why people say he's an underappreciated artist, and the moderately poor sales of this record show that in its full form. This man has a lot of talent, but he is still not quite as appreciated as he deserves to be.

Danny Brown comes forward with some of his best work to date. He absolutely goes wild with this project, with features from Kendrick Lamar to Earl Sweatshirt. This is a must-listen for fans of rap and music in general.

This album is just pure art, with so much emotion that you can actually hear the pain. Must-hear album.

10/10

It's been 18 years, mother******. 18 YEARS. This... this thing is downright NASTY and worth every bit of the $10.99 on iTunes. Hell, I would've purchased this for $30 if I knew it was gonna be this damn good. You miss the good ol' days of rap music? Cop this ASAP. It's an instant classic from top to bottom. R.I.P. Phife.

Favorite songs: All of them, dammit.

A Tribe Called Quest brings it back better than ever after years of silence. Probably the best rap album of the year. BUY IT.

I was blown away when I heard this album.

I just love this album.

I thought she wouldn't be able to top the self-titled album, but the queen surprises me time and time again. This album is solace for women who have been cheated on and empowerment for African American women. It blends R&B, rock, country, and other genres. This is the best album of the year.

Sadly, there's a chance that she won't win Album of the Year because Adele's 25 is eligible this year as well. Adele is a great singer, but I feel 25 was just a rehash of 21. Almost every song was a slow song and was all about love lost. It worked on 21 because no one else had been doing something like that, but now it's tiresome.

Beyonce shows raw emotion in this album, and the slow songs such as Sandcastles are more powerful because you can truly hear the pain in her voice. The standout, however, is definitely Freedom ft. Kendrick Lamar. It is a powerful R&B anthem with vocal acrobatics and a fiery rap verse from Kendrick.

I'm the type of guy who loves Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, My Chemical Romance, Twenty One Pilots, etc., but this is one album that stuck with me. This album is the well-deserved best album of the year.

Best Megadeth album probably since Youthanasia. It proves Dave can still kick ass.

Not as good as Endgame, but heavy. The first three songs are amazing.

Dave's vocals may not be the best, but this is one of the heaviest Megadeth albums.

A relatively unknown band blows up in the indie scene with this amazing album. Going from rocking out with songs like Fill in the Blank and Vincent to crying when you hear songs like The Ballad of Costa Concordia, this album is one of the best I've heard in a long time.

This year was full of terrible rap albums, but this is one of the few exceptions. Long live Kendrick!

There are many albums released this year that I really, really love. Just to mention a few: Asking Alexandria - The Black, Chelsea Grin - Self Inflicted, In Flames - Battles, Hellyeah - Unden!able, From Ashes To New - Day One, Whitechapel - Mark of the Blade. But Korn killed it.

This is an awesome album, every single song! I even consider this one the best of all Korn albums. It just sounds more "metal."

They've released about a dozen albums, yet this is their best ever.

It feels good to have Weezer back. This album is awesome. One of my favorites. Many of these songs feel like they could have been on the Blue Album had they been written then. It feels like classic Weezer. I didn't like it at first, but now I love it.

This was my backup since Integrity Blues - Jimmy Eat World isn't on here. Still, both Weezer's and Jimmy Eat World's were their best releases in a while.

I'm guessing there aren't many fans of Weezer on this site. In that case, allow me to vote this up, for it is one of the best Weezer albums since Pinkerton.