The Best Music of 2016

Bob Boilen's Top 10 Albums Of 2016

"I'd never imagined my list of favorite albums in the 21st century to include musicians who made records in the 1960s. Now David Bowie and Leonard Cohen are gone. That said, much of the music I loved in 2016 came from artists early in their career. I imagine someone making a list in 2066 that includes a few of these on their year-end list." —Bob Boilen

Listen to highlights from this playlist on Spotify

1.

Car Seat Headrest
Teens Of Denial

2.

David Bowie
Blackstar

3.

Bon Iver
22, A Million

4.

Big Thief
Masterpiece

5.

Adam Torres
Pearls To Swine

6.

Leonard Cohen
You Want It Darker

7.

L.A. Salami
Dancing With Bad Grammar

8.

Lucy Dacus
No Burden

9.

Paul Simon
Stranger To Stranger

10.

Margaret Glaspy
Emotions And Math