# 2016 Top Ten

> Explore Russ Mckendrick's top ten albums of 2016, including works by David Bowie, Radiohead, and Knifeworld. Dive into the diverse sounds of the year.

- Canonical: https://www.russ.cloud/2016/12/12/2016-top-ten/
- Published: 2016-12-12
- Author: Russ McKendrick
- Tags: Vinyl, Life

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So here they are, my top ten albums of 2016. Like last year they are all ones I physically own rather than stream or have brought digitally …

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The full list is below (I know there are 30) …

1. David Bowie - Blackstar
2. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
3. Knifeworld - Bottled Out Of Eden
4. British Theatre - Mastery
5. Charles Bradley - Changes
6. Kate Bush - Before The Dawn
7. The Anchoress - Confessions Of A Romance Novelist
8. Matt Berry - The Small Hours
9. The Sea Nymphs - On The Dry Land
10. Crippled Black Phoenix - Bronze
11. S U R V I V E - RR7349
12. Iamthemorning - Lighthouse
13. Three Trapped Tigers - Silent Earthling
14. Gong - Rejoice! I’m Dead!
15. Devin Townsend Project - Transcendence
16. Allen Toussaint - American Tunes
17. Purson - Desire’s Magic Theatre
18. Opeth - Sorceress
19. Cleft - Wrong
20. Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene 3
21. Dream Theater - The Astonishing
22. Mac Quayle - Mr. Robot: Volume 1 & 2
23. Louise Rhodes - Theyesandeye
24. The Pineapple Thief - Your Wilderness
25. Syd Arthur - Apricity
26. Broken DC - Astragal
27. Thought Forms - Songs About Drowning
28. Haley Bonar - Impossible Dream
29. This Town Needs Guns - Disappointment Island
30. Oceans Of Slumber - Winter

Here are links to previous years …

[Top Ten Albums 2015](https://media-glass.es/top-ten-albums-2015-36eb738ac95c "https://media-glass.es/top-ten-albums-2015-36eb738ac95c")[2014’s Top 20 Albums](https://media-glass.es/2014s-top-20-albums-4b37b603bee3 "https://media-glass.es/2014s-top-20-albums-4b37b603bee3")[Top 10 2013](https://media-glass.es/top-10-2013-6b0750f71466 "https://media-glass.es/top-10-2013-6b0750f71466")

I can’t find the list for 2012 but here is [2011](http://russ.mckendrick.eu/post/13604620639/2011-top-10).