1. Beyonc? - Lemonade
"Girl, I hear some thunder" ? damn, that's putting it mildly. Beyonc? shut everyone else down this year with a soul-on-fire masterpiece, testifying about love, rage and betrayal that felt all too true in the America of 2016. The queen not only made the album of the year (and make no mistake, David Bowie would have been the first to say so), she delivered a confessional, genre-devouring suite that feels larger than life yet still heartbreakingly intimate, because it doubles as her portrait of a nation in flames.
2. David Bowie - Blackstar (it's a rock album, but the late legend said Kendrick inspired the entire thing) (RIP)
3. Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book
5. Frank Ocean - Blonde
8. Kanye West - The Life Of Pablo
10. Young Thug - Jeffery
11. Solange - A Seat at the Table
19. Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
25. Rihanna - Anti
30. A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
32. Alicia Keys - Here
42. Drake - Views
43. Future - Evol
50. Death Grips - Bottomless Pit
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2016-w451265/beyonc-lemonade-w451266
