2016's best albums - according to Mojo magazine

I think because Introducing Karl Blau is a covers album, it'll never get that much respect.

I still think it's great and one of the best of the year.

From the list I voted Blond

 

Mojo's top three is good but Sturgill Simpson's A Sailor's Guide to Earth deserves to be on that list somewhere.

 

This was a good year for albums but a terrible year for musicians. Three or four of my favorites are on the list and I could easily add a dozen. Odd year for music.

 

Me too! Of the albums on there, the only I have and really liked is PJ Harvey.

 

On this one I'm going with Dinosaur Jr. I see I'm not alone.

 

Yep.

 

I have found this new one to be incredibly disappointing. It feels so lightweight and underwhelming. I love and continue to enjoy Indie Cindy a lot, so i had high hopes. I feel that this album actually deserves the unfairly bad reviews Indie Cindy got.

 

My favorites are the incredibly funny Classic Masher, the brutal Baal's Back and Tenement Song. I enjoy it a lot, but maybe Indie Cindy was slightly stronger.

 

Classic Masher is catchy and nags itself into your head, but it is really throwaway like most of the album. Bossanova was a bit lightweight like this one but it had absolute top drawer tracks like Dig For Fire and Is She Weird to kick it up a notch.

 

Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2016 »

 

I went with Blonde in a TOUGH battle. Blackstar is incredible, but I'm really digging Blonde more

 

NME's Albums Of The Year 2016 - NME »

 

Kanye above The Monkees? Beyonce above Bowie?

Where's my pitchfork?

 

Just be happy a Blues cover album by the Rolling Stones made the top 10.

 

Esperanza Spalding & Angel Olsen are too low imho but that's just me.

I also think Beyonce's Lemonade is overrated (I liked her sister's A Seat at the Table much better) but again, that's just me.

 

Good old Pitchfork will probably have Yezzy back at number 1 the way the good Lord intended. And if they don't, there's always Complex.

All of these list have been fairly obvious/predictable to me as far as the top ten is concerned. Not gonna a lie though, I didn't see the 1975 @ number 1 coming from NME. I still didn't like the tracks I heard from the new one, and I hated the first one. Awful album title too seriously lol.

 

Sturgill Simpson and Drive-By Truckers are big omissions...

 

You'd probably like the American Songwriter list a lot more then, they are both top 10 ...

American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums Of 2016: Presented by D'addario « Page 5 of 5 « American Songwriter »

 

Butch Walker - Stay Gold

 

My favorite album of 2016 is not on any lists when I read all these things.

The I Don't Care's wild stab is my favorite. Love the Angel Olsen record also.

 

My favourite all year was the Bowie: Blackstar album.

Until Leonard Cohen's final masterpiece was released.

 

Monkees - Good Times!

 

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There's also a big general purpose best of 2016 thread if you aren't just looking to vote in a Mojo poll, or make fun of their picks (not that there's anything wrong with that ) ... What are YOUR top 10 albums of 2016? »

 

Readers' Poll: 10 Best Albums of 2016 »

 

Still listening to any of these?