Here are our favourite albums of 2016. We have to go against the flow a bit and say up front there is no place for David Bowie. Great though he was, and tragic that he died two days after the release of a good album, for us that was what it was, a good album, but not a great one. And besides he is topping damn near every other list.

30 Adam Torres – Pearls To Swine

 

29 BRONCHO – Double Vanity

 

28 Communist Daughter – The Cracks That Built The Wall

 

27 Cold Pumas – The Hanging Valley

 

26 Hooded Fang – Venus On Edge

 

25 Jamie T – Trick

 

24 The Julie Ruin – Hit Reset

 

23 Goat – Requiem

 

22 Kevin Morby – Singing Saw

 

21 The Cave Singers – Banshee

 

20 Conor Oberst – Ruminations

 

19 Black Mountain – IV

 

18 Pixies – Head Carrier

 

17 Big Thief – Masterpiece

 

16 Wilco – Shmilco

 

15 Velcro Hooks – Velcro Hooks

 

14 Terry Malts – Lost At The Party

 

13 Terry – Terry HQ

 

12 PJ Harvey – Hope Six Demolition Project

 

11 Mind Spiders – Prosthesis

 

10 Angel Olsen – My Woman

 

9 Lucy Dacus – No Burden

 

8 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity

 

7 Cass McCombs – Mangy Love

 

6 Damien Jurado – Vision Of Us On The Land

5 Dr. Dog – Psychedelic Swamp

 

4 The Felice Brothers – Life In The Dark

 

3 Great American Canyon Band – Only You Remain

 

2 Parquet Courts – Human Performance

 

1 Car Seat Headrest – Teens Of Denial

 

Check out our favourite 100 tracks of the year here (100-76, 75-51, 50-26, 25-1) and look out tomorrow for the start of our individual lists…

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