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Top 100 albums of 2016 as voted by YOU

If you missed the on-air countdown, here are YOUR top 100 albums of 2016!

You've got great taste! ;)

If you missed a few of these albums this year, give them a listen. Discover some new music for your new year!

100. Ziggy Marley – Ziggy Marley

99. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes – PersonA

98. Young the Giant – Home of the Strange
97. The Growlers – City Club
96. Pixies – Head Carrier
95. Dinosaur Jr. – Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not
94. Joseph – I’m Alone, No You’re Not
93. Banks & Steelz/Florence + The Machine – Anything But Words
92. Frankie Cosmos – Next Thing
91. Case/lang/veirs – case/lang/veirs
90. Francis and the Lights– Farewell, Starlite!
89. Atmosphere – Fishing Blues
88. Brett Newski – Land Air Sea Garage
87. The Kills – Ash and ice
86. Mayer Hawthorne– Man About Town
85. Flock of Dimes – If You See Me, Say Yes
84. Peter Bjorn & John – Breakin’ Point
83. Conor Oberst – Ruminations
82. KAYTRANADA – 99.9%
81. Midwest Death Rattle – Post Apocalypse
80. Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid
79. Michael Kiwanuka – Love & Hate
78. Twin Peaks – Down In Heaven
77. POLICA – United Crusher
76. Soul Low – Nosebleeds
75. Dawes – We’re All Gonna Die
74. M.I.A. – AIM
73. Garbage – Strange little birds
72. Dr. Dog – The Psychedelic Swamp
71. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
70. Yeasayer – Amen & Goodbye
69. Parquet Courts – Human Performance
68. Esperanza Spalding – Emily’s D+Evolution
67. Paul Simon – Stranger to Stranger
66. Trapper Schoepp – Rangers & Valentines
65. Mitski – Puberty 2
64. De La Soul– and the Anonymous Nobody…
63. Iggy Pop – Post Pop Depression
62. St. Paul And The Broken Bones – Sea Of Noise
61. Animal Collective – Painting With
60. Jim james – Eternally even
59. Regina Spektor – Remember Us to life
58. Bob Mould – Patch the Sky
57. Blood Orange – Freetown Sound
56. Miike Snow – iii
55. Saint motel – Saintmotelevision
54. Lucius – Good Grief
53. The 1975 – I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet So Unaware of it
52. Alicia Keys – Here
51. Solange – A Seat at the Table
50. James Vincent McMorrow – We Move
49. Sia – This Is Acting
48. Bastille – Wild World
47. Hamilton Leithauser +Rostam – I Had A Dream That You Were Mine
46. Ray LaMontagne – Ouroboros
45. Drake – Views
44. Santigold – 99 Cents
43. The Last Shadow Puppets – Everything You’ve Come Toe Expect
42. Vulfpeck – The Beautiful Game
41. Amos Lee – Spirit
40. James Blake– The Colour in Anything
39. The Rolling Stones – Blue & Lonesome
38. Local natives – Sunlit Youth
37. Kings of Leon – walls
36. Norah Jones – Day Breaks
35. Margaret Glaspy – Emotions and Math
34. Red Hot Chili Peppers – The Getaway
33. Fitz & The Tantrums – Fitz & The Tantrums
32. Frightened Rabbit – Paining of a Panic Attack
31. M83– Junk
30. The Avett Brothers – True Sadness
29. Phantogram – Three
28. Charles Bradley – Changes
27. The Head And The Heart – signs of Lights
26. Thao & The Get Down Stay Down – A Man Alive
25. Leonard Cohen – You Want it Darker
24. Kendrick Lamar – untitled unmastered.
23. Jack Garratt - Phase
22. Sturgill Simpson – A Sailor’s Guide to Earth
21. Band Of Horses – Why Are You Ok
20. Angel Olsen – My Woman
19. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Miss Sharon Jones!
18. Kanye West – Life of Pablo
17. Wilco – Schmilco
16. Thane – Topia
15. The Record Company – Give It Back To You
14. Childish Gambino – Awaken, My Love!
13. The Lumineers – Cleopatra
12. Andrew Bird – Are You Serious
11. Anderson .Paak – Malibu
10. Whitney – Light Upon the lake
9. Glass Animals – How To Be a Human Being
8. Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Denial
7. A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from here...Thank You 4 Your service
6. Frank Ocean – Blonde
5. Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
4. Beyonce– Lemonade
3. David Bowie – Blackstar
2. Chance The Rapper – Coloring Book
1. Bon Iver – 22, A Million