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Best sounding albums of 2016

Best sounding albums of 2016 ranked by Hi-Fi Score — recordings that reward speakers and headphones.

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Blackstar — David Bowie
84
Blackstar
David Bowie
#1 · 84/100
Emily's D+Evolution — Esperanza Spalding
84
Emily's D+Evolution
Esperanza Spalding
#2 · 84/100
The Beautiful Game — Vulfpeck
72
The Beautiful Game
Vulfpeck
#3 · 72/100
Malibu — Anderson .Paak
72
Malibu
Anderson .Paak
#4 · 72/100
Blond — Frank Ocean
66
Blond
Frank Ocean
#5 · 66/100
Never Ever — Röyksopp
62
Never Ever
Röyksopp
#6 · 62/100
Todavía Me Amas: Lo Mejor de Aventura (Deluxe Edition) — Aventura
62
Todavía Me Amas: Lo Mejor de Aventura (Deluxe Edition)
Aventura
#7 · 62/100
Joanne (Deluxe) — Lady Gaga
62
Joanne (Deluxe)
Lady Gaga
#8 · 62/100
Joanne — Lady Gaga
62
Joanne
Lady Gaga
#9 · 62/100
Lemonade — Beyoncé
62
Lemonade
Beyoncé
#10 · 62/100
DiscO-Zone — O-Zone
62
DiscO-Zone
O-Zone
#11 · 62/100
The Very Next Thing — Casting Crowns
62
The Very Next Thing
Casting Crowns
#12 · 62/100
Views — Drake
62
Views
Drake
#13 · 62/100
Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$ — Snoop Dogg
62
Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$
Snoop Dogg
#14 · 62/100
Playlist: The Best Of The EastWest Years — Bonnie Tyler
62
Playlist: The Best Of The EastWest Years
Bonnie Tyler
#15 · 62/100
In Rainbows (Disk 2) — Radiohead
62
In Rainbows (Disk 2)
Radiohead
#16 · 62/100
Jet Plane and Oxbow — Shearwater
62
Jet Plane and Oxbow
Shearwater
#17 · 62/100
Charlene — Tweet
62
Charlene
Tweet
#18 · 62/100
The Dissolving Room — Shearwater
62
The Dissolving Room
Shearwater
#19 · 62/100
R.I.P. # 2 — Prodigy
62
R.I.P. # 2
Prodigy
#20 · 62/100
R.I.P. # 3 — Prodigy
62
R.I.P. # 3
Prodigy
#21 · 62/100
R.I.P. #1 — Prodigy
62
R.I.P. #1
Prodigy
#22 · 62/100
H.N.I.C. — Prodigy
62
H.N.I.C.
Prodigy
#23 · 62/100
VASCONONSTOP — Vasco Rossi
62
VASCONONSTOP
Vasco Rossi
#24 · 62/100
Recovery (Deluxe Edition) — Eminem
62
Recovery (Deluxe Edition)
Eminem
#25 · 62/100
Cuzznz — Snoop Dogg
62
Cuzznz
Snoop Dogg
#26 · 62/100
COOLAID — Snoop Dogg
62
COOLAID
Snoop Dogg
#27 · 62/100
High — Snoop Dogg
62
High
Snoop Dogg
#28 · 62/100
Meds: B-Sides — Placebo
62
Meds: B-Sides
Placebo
#29 · 62/100
Anthology 3 — The Beatles
62
Anthology 3
The Beatles
#30 · 62/100
Life's What You Make It — Placebo
62
Life's What You Make It
Placebo
#31 · 62/100
Anthology 2 — The Beatles
62
Anthology 2
The Beatles
#32 · 62/100
Love — The Beatles
62
Love
The Beatles
#33 · 62/100
Coming Over (Remixes) (feat. James Hersey) — Kygo
62
Coming Over (Remixes) (feat. James Hersey)
Kygo
#34 · 62/100
Away — Okkervil River
62
Away
Okkervil River
#35 · 62/100
Blue & Lonesome — The Rolling Stones
62
Blue & Lonesome
The Rolling Stones
#36 · 62/100
Black Sheep Boy (10th Anniversary Edition) — Okkervil River
62
Black Sheep Boy (10th Anniversary Edition)
Okkervil River
#37 · 62/100
This Is What The Truth Feels Like — Gwen Stefani
62
This Is What The Truth Feels Like
Gwen Stefani
#38 · 62/100
Yellowcard — Yellowcard
62
Yellowcard
Yellowcard
#39 · 62/100
This Is What The Truth Feels Like (Deluxe) — Gwen Stefani
62
This Is What The Truth Feels Like (Deluxe)
Gwen Stefani
#40 · 62/100
Todavía Me Amas: Lo Mejor de Aventura — Aventura
62
Todavía Me Amas: Lo Mejor de Aventura
Aventura
#41 · 62/100
Sleeping With Ghosts: B-Sides — Placebo
62
Sleeping With Ghosts: B-Sides
Placebo
#42 · 62/100
Hard II Love — Usher
62
Hard II Love
Usher
#43 · 62/100
Moments (feat. Sebastian Reyman) — Darude
62
Moments (feat. Sebastian Reyman)
Darude
#44 · 62/100
It's Hard — The Bad Plus
62
It's Hard
The Bad Plus
#45 · 62/100
The Complete BBC Sessions (Remastered) — Led Zeppelin
62
The Complete BBC Sessions (Remastered)
Led Zeppelin
#46 · 62/100
Face amour, face amère (Remastered) — Daniel Balavoine
62
Face amour, face amère (Remastered)
Daniel Balavoine
#47 · 62/100
A Place for Us to Dream — Placebo
62
A Place for Us to Dream
Placebo
#48 · 62/100