I purchased 77 full length albums in 2016 and honestly there were not many misses. 2016 has been my favorite year of albums since 2010.
Using my album formula, here is the ranking of my favorite 25 albums in 2016.
1. Ceschi / Pat The Bunny’s Self Titled Split (DIY Bandits) – 9.775
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2. Dowsing’s Okay (Asian Man) – 9.436
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3. Pinegrove’s Cardinal (Run For Cover) – 9.395
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4. John K. Samson’s Winter Wheat (Anti) – 9.331
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5. Joyce Manor’s Cody (Epitaph) – 9.277
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6. Andrew Birds’ Are You Serious (Universal) – 9.220
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7. Brian Fallon’s Painkillers (Island) – 9.094
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8. Into It. Over It.’s Standards (Triple Crown) – 9.067
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9. Jeff Rosenstock’s Worry (Quote Unquote) – 9.004
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10. Tiny Moving Parts’ Celebrate (Triple Crown) – 8.947
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11. Arrows In Her’s It Tired Me All The Same (Broken World Media) – 8.922
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12. Al Scorch’s Circle Round The Signs (Bloodshot) – 8.869
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13. Real Friends’ The Home Inside My Head (Fearless) – 8.864
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14. Worst Party Ever’s Anthology (Bandcamp) – 8.738
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15. Kevin Devine’s Instigator (Procrastinate Music Traitors) – 8.672
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16. Billy Bragg / Joe Henry’s Shine A Light: Field Recordings from the Great American Railroad (Cooking Vinyl) – 8.487
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17. Ramshackle Glory’s One Last Big Job (Self Released) – 8.467
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18. Camp Cope’s Self Titled (Bandcamp) – 8.455 (re-released by Run for Cover in 2017)
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19. Mom Jeans’ Best Buds (Counter Intuitive) – 8.213
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20. The Hotelier’s Goodness (Revolver Music) – 8.175
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21. I Love Your Lifestyle’s We Go Way Back (Dog Knights) – 8.047
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22. American Football’s LP2 (Polyvinyl) – 7.899
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23. Luke Winslow-King’s I’m Glad Trouble Don’t Last Always (Bloodshot) – 7.778
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24. Michael Jordan Touchdown Pass’ Strange Days (Bandcamp) – 7.692
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25. Posture & the Grizzly’s I am Satan (Broken World Media) – 6.815
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