Here are my 40 favorite albums of 2016!

• Conor Oberst - Ruminations
• Joyce Manor - Cody
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Getaway
• Richard Ashcroft - These People
• Frightened Rabbit - Painting of a Panic Attack
• Against Me! - Shape Shift with Me
• Travis - Everything at Once
• Bleeker - Erase You
• Pete Doherty - Hamburg Demonstrations
• Green Day - Revolution Radio
• Kings of Leon - Walls
• Poets of the Fall - Clearview
• Volbeat - Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie
• Viola Beach - Viola Beach
• Moose Blood - Blush
• The Thermals - We Disappear
• The Hotelier - Goodness
• Blink-182 - California
• Wilco - Schmilco
• Baby Strange - Want It Need It
• Two Door Cinema Club - Gameshow
• The Cat Empire - Rising with the Sun
• Yuck - Stranger Things
• Garbage - Strange Little Birds
• The Kills - Ash & Ice
• Sam Roberts Band - TerraForm
• PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Demolition Project
• Basement - Promise Everything
• Nada Surf - You Know Who You Are
• Dinosaur Jr. - Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not
• Okkervil River - Away
• Band of Horses - Why Are You OK?
• Ra Ra Riot - Need Your Light
• Goo Goo Dolls - Boxes
• Drowners - On Desire
• The Joy Formidable - Hitch
• The Lemon Twigs - Do Hollywood
• Jimmy Eat World - Integrity Blues
• Suede - Night Thoughts
• White Lies - Friends