The Best Albums of 2016

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The New York Times

Music Interviews, Music Commentary, Music

3.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2016

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

This week, The New York Times music team reflects on albums that defined 2016.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the New York Times Popcast, you are real weirdo of music news and criticism.
0:06.0	I'm your host John Caramonica.
0:08.0	Y'all hate us corny with that alumnotti mess.
0:12.0	Popperazzi catch my fly and my cocky fresh.
0:16.0	I'm so reckless when I rock my chivansh you dress.
0:19.0	I'm so possessive so I rock his rock necklaces
0:23.6	my daddy Alabama mama love Louisiana
0:27.8	you mix that negro with that creole make a Texas bama
0:32.1	like my baby hand with baby hand hand yeah It's the end of 2016. It's the end of 2016.
0:35.0	What's sweet mercy?
0:37.0	It's the end of 2016.
0:39.0	What's sweet mercy?
0:40.0	That was Beyoncé's formation.
0:42.0	And we are going to spend this pop-guess. See, that was Beyoncé's formation.
0:42.8	And we are going to spend this popcast talking about the albums and songs that define
0:47.4	the year in so much as any piece of art can define it turbulent, unsettling this. I am here joined by Chief
0:55.4	Pop Music Critic John Perales. Hey there. Pop music reporter Joe
0:58.1	Oscar Ali. Hey John. So we're gonna talk about we're just gonna start with
1:01.4	top album. My top album is kind of U.S. The Life of Pablo, J. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. I do you personally know that Joe's favorite album this year was a weird
1:14.6	Spotify playlist of saves the day Lucy's that he put together.
1:18.0	So I know a fact just listening to that all day.
1:20.4	So this has been a year where the political moment I think is eaten up a lot of a lot of oxygen
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