Or at least the ones our critics liked, including ones by reunited rap crews and a dearly departed icon.

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Best albums of the year 2016: Alexander Varty

I opted for records that are explicitly about communication.

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Best albums of the year 2016: John Lucas

I think all of the music released in 2016 was wonderful. All of it.

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Best albums of the year 2016: Kate Wilson

“There’s no accounting for taste” is actually a pretty stupid saying. Fact is, some albums are objectively better than others.

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Best albums of the year 2016: Steve Newton

Please, God, don’t let any more of my rock heroes die this year.

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Best albums of the year 2016: Mike Usinger

On an unrelated note, thank you, Keith Richards, for not adding to the body count this year.