The best albums of 2016

Ranked by every score on sleeves, critics' and listeners'. An album with few scores is pulled toward the average until more come in, so one perfect score cannot top the list.

  1. 1Atrocity ExhibitionDanny Brown · 4.5 from 4 scores
  2. 2Puberty 2Mitski · 4.3 from 3 scores
  3. 3MagmaGojira · 4.3 from 3 scores
  1. 4Run the Jewels 3Run the Jewels4.3 from 3 scores
  2. 5A Moon Shaped PoolRadiohead4.1 from 4 scores
  3. 6Teens of DenialCar Seat Headrest4.3 from 2 scores
  4. 7BlondeFrank Ocean4.3 from 2 scores
  5. 8Dangerous WomanAriana Grande4 from 2 scores
  6. 9Bottomless PitDeath Grips4 from 2 scores
  7. 10I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of itThe 19753.8 from 3 scores
  8. 11“Awaken, My Love!”Childish Gambino3.8 from 3 scores
  9. 12How to Be a Human BeingGlass Animals3.8 from 2 scores
  10. 13ANTIRihanna3.7 from 3 scores
  11. 14All My Demons Greeting Me as a FriendAURORA3.5 from 2 scores
  12. 15METAL RESISTANCEBABYMETAL3 from 1 score
  13. 16Birds in the Trap Sing McKnightTravis Scott3.3 from 2 scores
  14. 1724K MagicBruno Mars3.3 from 3 scores
  15. 18ViewsDrake3.3 from 3 scores
  16. 19This Is ActingSia3.3 from 3 scores
  17. 20StoneyPost Malone2.5 from 1 score
  18. 21Death of a BachelorPanic! at the Disco3 from 2 scores
  19. 22The GetawayRed Hot Chili Peppers3.2 from 3 scores
  20. 23StarboyThe Weeknd3.2 from 3 scores