Nialler9’s albums of 2016 so far…

Here are a list of my most listened and loved records of 2016 so far with Spotify playlists for overall and Irish albums of the year. Anderson Paak’s soulful album has been on constant, while Bowie left us a legendary parting gift, Bibio turned in a career best work, Kendrick dropped an outtakes album that is better than most regular albums, Radiohead returned with a personal album, Chance the Rapper continues to take over, Christine & The Queens stole our hearts, Rusangano Family made the best Irish rap album in quite a while, Blood Orange made a sprawling album of guest-filled tunes made for repeat, Beyoncé, James Blake aand Radiohead dropped albums at short notice, Kaytranada kept up on his promise and Skepta made a great grime album.

I would love to hear what records moved you so far this year, leave a comment below.

See also: Top 75 songs of 2016 so far.

Top 25 albums of 2016 so far…

Listen on Spotify

1. Anderson .Paak – Malibu
2. Bibio – A Mineral Love
3. Kendrick Lamar – untitled unmastered.
4. David Bowie – Blackstar
5. Skepta – Konnichiwa
6. Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
7. Christine & The Queens – Chaleur Humaine
8. Chance The Rapper – Coloring Book
9. Rusangano Family – Let The Dead Bury The Dead
10. Whitney – Light Upon The Lake
11. Mmoths – Luneworks
12. Blood Orange – Freetown Sound
13. Leon Vynehall – Rojus (Designed to Dance)
14. The Gloaming – 2
15. Kaytranada – 99.9%
16. King – We Are King
17. Cian Nugent – Night Fiction
18. James Blake – The Colour In Anything
19. Lisa O’Neill – Pothole In The Sky
20. Anohni – Hopelessness
21. Beyoncé – Lemonade
22. Junior Boys — Big Black Coat
23. Underworld – Barbara Barbara, we face a shining future
24. Solar Bears – Advancement
25. Doomsquad – Total Time

Top Irish albums of 2016 so far

Listen on Spotify

1. Rusangano Family – Let The Dead Bury The Dead
2. Mmoths – Luneworks
3. The Gloaming – 2
4. Cian Nugent – Night Fiction
5. Lisa O’Neill – Pothole In The Sky
6. Solar Bears – Advancement
7. J Cowhie – Veil
8. Ryan Vail – For Every Silence
9. The Altered Hours – In Heat Not Sorry
10. Ciaran Lavery – Let Bad In
11. February & Mars – February & Mars
12. I Have A Tribe – Beneath A Yellow Moon
13. Ensemble Éiru – Imbas
14. Cinema – A Night Train To Budapest
15. Little Green Cars – Ephemera
16. Bleeding Heart Pigeons – Is
17. Rollers / Sparkers – Interior Ministry
18. Overhead, The Albatross – Learning To Growl
19. Plutonic Dust – Grand Delusions
20. The Natural History Museum – Attenborough

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