Favorite Albums and Singles, 2016

Albums

Anaal Nathrakh - The Whole of the Law (black metal|England|Metal Blade)

Aoife O’Donovan - In the Magic Hour (folk|United States|Yep Roc)

Babyfather - Platinum Tears (cloud rap|England|self-released)

Beyoncé - Lemonade (r&bey|United States|Parkwood)

Bombino - Azel (tishoumaren|Niger|Partisan)

Boosie Badazz - Thug Talk (rap|United States|self-released)

Britney Spears - Glory (dance-pop|United States|RCA)

Cobalt - Slow Forever (sludge metal|United States|Profound Lore)

Crying - Beyond the Fleeting Gales (pop-punk|United States|Run For Cover)

DJ Alina - Maniax (hardvapor|Ukraine|Dream Catalogue)

Furia -  Księżyc milczy luty (black ‘n’ roll|Poland|Pagan)

Glitter Fortress - Feminine Digital (vaporwave|Australia|Prevue Guide)

Hakobune - Apsidal Motion (ambient|Japan|White Paddy Mountain)

Jaya Kishori - Deewani Main Shyam Ki (bhajan|India|T-Series)

Jenny Besetzt - Tender Madness (post-punk|United States|Friends)

Junior Boys - Big Black Coat (synthpop|Canada|City Slang)

Katie Dey - Flood Network (vaperwave|Australia|Joy Void)

KING - We Are King (funk|United States|King Creative)

Les Halles - Transient (new age|France|Not Not Fun)

Lido Pimienta - La papessa (pop|Colombia|self-released)

Luísa Maita - Fio da Memória (downtempo|Brazil|Cumbacha)

Mesarthim -  .- -... ... . -. -.-. . (atmospheric black metal|Australia|self-released)

Mithras - On Strange Loops (technical death metal|England|Willowtip)

Moor Mother - Fetish Bones (cataclysm rap|United States|Don Giovanni)

Nails - You Will Never Be One of Us (grindcore|United States|Nuclear Blast)

NAO - For All We Know (synthpop|England|Little Tokyo)

Noura Mint Seymali - Arbina (moorish|Mauritania|Glitterbeat)

Ocean Wisdom - Chaos 93′ (hip-hop|England|High Focus)

Oranssi Pazuzu -  Värähtelijä (psych metal|Finland|Svart)

Red Velvet - Russian Roulette (pop|South Korea|SM Entertainment)

Rihanna - Anti (pop|Barbados|Roc Nation)

serpentwithfeet - blisters (chamber r&b|United States|Tri Angle)

Sharnette Hyter - Grown Folks Talkin’ (southern soul|United States|Lockdowne)

Shirley Collins - Lodestar (folk|England|Domino)

SØS Gunver Ryberg - AFTRYK (industrial|Denmark|Contort)

Spitta Andretti - The Carrollton Heist (hip-hop|United States|self-released)

The Dwarfs of East Agouza - Bes (nubian|Egypt|Nawa)

Wormrot - Voices (grindcore|Singapore|Earache)

Zemmoa - NNVAV (dance-pop|Mexico|Zemmporio)

SINGLES

A Pass ft. Konshens, “Gamululu (Remix)” (dancehall|Jamaica|iamapass)

Adult Jazz, “Earrings Off!” (art pop|England|Tri Angle)

Against Me!, “333″ (pop-punk|United States|Total Treble)

Agnes Obel, “Familiar” (chamber-pop|Denmark|Play It Again Sam)

Alex Anwandter, “Siempre Es Viernes En Mi Corazón” (synthpop|Chile|CHV)

Amnesia Scanner, “AS Crust” (industrial trap|Germany|Young Turks)

Aoife O’Donovan, “Porch Light” (folk|United States|Yep Roc)

Ariana Grande, “Into You” (pop|United States|Republic)

Bedbugs, “Like the Earth” (power pop|United States|Bedbugs)

Beyoncé, “All Night” (r&bey|United States|Parkwood)

Big Cynthia, “Come Saddle Up” (southern soul|United States|Music Access)

Blanck Mass, “D7-D5" (electro-industrial|England|Sacred Bones)

case/lang/veirs, “Atomic Number” (folk|Canada/United States|Anti-)

Cathy Davey, “The Pattern” (alt-rock|Ireland|Hammer Toe)

Corinne Bailey Rae, “Been to the Moon” (pop-funk|England|Good Groove/Virgin)

Dagny, “Backbeat” (pop|Norway|Republic)

Desiigner, “Tiimmy Turner” (trap|United States|Def Jam)

Direct Hit!, “Artificial Confidence” (pop-punk|United States|Fat Wreck Chords)

D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty, “Broccoli” (pop-rap|United States|Atlantic/Empire)

Fantasia, “No Time For It” (r&b|United States|RCA)

Felicita, “Heads Will Roll/I Will Devour You” (power ambient|England?|PC Music)

Fetty Wap, “Wake Up” (pop-rap|United States|300/RGF)

Flume ft. Kai, “Never Be Like You” (future bass|Australia/Canada|Future Classic)

Fnaïre, “Chayeb” (trap|Morocco|Fnaïre Music)

Francesca Lombardo, “Luminaries” (deep house|Italy|Flying Circus)

Francis and the Lights ft. Bon Iver and Kanye West, “Friends” (r&b|United States|KTTF)

Gain, “Carnival (The Last Day)” (movie pop|South Korea|APOP/LOEN)

Gucci Mane, “First Day Out Tha Feds” (trap|United States|Atlantic/Guwop)

Keith Urban, “Wasted Time” (pop|New Zealand|Capitol Nashville)

Kevin Gates, “2 Phones” (rap|United States|Atlantic)

KING, “The Greatest” (synthfunk|United States|King Creative)

Kiss Daniel, “Mama” (pop|Nigeria|G-Worldwide)

Kungs vs Coolin' on 3 Burners ft. Kylie Auldist, “This Girl” (dance-pop|Australia/France|Maison Barclay)

Ladies’ Code, “Galaxy” (r&b|South Korea|BlockBerryCreative/Polaris)

Laura Mvula ft. Nile Rodgers, “Overcome” (orchestral r&b|England/United States|RCA/Sony)

Leon Vynehall, “Midnight on Rainbow Road” (deep house|England|Rush Hour)

Lipgloss Twins, “Doodle” (cartoon pop|England?|PC Music)

Little Big Town, “One of Those Days” (balearic country|United States|Capitol Nashville)

Lizzo, “Good As Hell” (soul-pop|United States|Atlantic/Nice Life)

Luna, “Free Somebody” (dance-pop|South Korea|SM Entertainment)

Lush, “Out of Control” (shoegaze|England|Edamame)

Lydia Loveless, “European” (country|United States|Bloodshot)

Martha, “Ice Cream and Sunscreen” (pop-punk|England|Fortuna Pop!)

Mavado, “Money, Girls & Fun” (dancehall|Jamaica|Chimney)

Miranda Lambert, “Vice” (country|United States|RCA Nashville)

Mister Wallace, “It Girl” (rap|United States|Futurehood)

Mitski, “Your Best American Girl” (alt-rock|United States|Dead Oceans)

Moor Mother, “By the Light” (cataclysm rap|United States|Don Giovanni)

Nada Surf, “Cold to See Clear” (alt-rock|United States|Barsuk)

Natalia Lafourcade, “Mi Lugar Favorito” (pop-rock|Mexico|Sony)

NCT U, “The 7th Sense” (trap|South Korea|KT Music/SM Entertainment)

O’G3NE, “Take the Money and Run” (pop|Netherlands|BMG)

Onuka, “19 86" (downtempo|Ukraine|Vidlik)

Pokey Bear, “My Side Piece” (southern soul|United States|Music Access)

Radiohead, “Burn the Witch” (chamber rock|England|XL)

Rae Sremmurd ft. Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles” (trap-pop|United States|EarDruma/Interscope)

RaeLynn, “Love Triangle” (country|United States|Warner Nashville)

Rihanna, “Kiss It Better” (power ballad|Barbados|Roc Nation)

Rostam, “Gravity Don’t Pull Me” (synthpop|United States|XL)

School of Seven Bells, “Ablaze” (alt-rock|United States|Vagrant)

Selena Gomez, “Hands to Myself” (pop|United States|Interscope)

Temples, “Certainty” (alt-rock|England|Fat Possum)

The Avalanches, “Because I’m Me” (big beat|Australia|XL)

The Range, “Florida” (future garage|United States|Domino)

Twenty One Pilots, “Ride” (pop-reggae|United States|Fueled by Ramen)

Tyrese, “Waiting on You” (soul|United States|Voltron)

Usher, “Crash” (r&b|United States|RCA)

Whitney, “No Woman” (countrypolitan|United States|Secretly Canadian)

Young Thug ft. Duke, “Webbie” (rap|United States|300/Atlantic)

Yung L, “Brand New” (pop|Nigeria|Grip Muzik)

Zemmoa, “+D10" (synthpop|Mexico|Zemmporio)