You’ve seen the general consensus on Albums and Tracks but – in case you didn’t know – opinions are actually subjective! Here are a selection of albums, tracks, Tweets, covers and news stories as chosen by the Crack team.

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Billy Black

Online Editor

Top 10 Albums of 2016
1. Oathbreaker – Rheia
2. Tim Hecker – Love Streams
3. Martin Creed – Thoughts Lined Up
4. Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Denial
5. Juliana Barwick – Will
6. PJ Harvey – The Hope Six Demolition Project
7. Oranssi Pazuzu – Värähtelijä
8. Pinegrove – Cardinal
9. GLOAM – Hex of Nine Heads
10. Anna Meredith – Varmints

Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Japanese Breakfast – The Woman That Loves You
2. Parquet Courts – Berlin Got Blurry
3. ANOHNI – Four Degrees
4. Porches – Car
5. Frankie Cosmos – Sinister
6. Marching Church – Heart of Life
7. Mitski – Happy
8. Danny L Harle + Caroline Polachek – Ashes of Love
9. Drake – Controlla
10. Schoolboy Q + Kanye West – That Part

Most Underrated Album of 2016
Pinegrove – Cardinal

Most Overrated Album of 2016
Skepta – Konnichiwa

Worst Music News of 2016

Ice Cube called George Osborne his homie

Best Music News of 2016

Jon Snow came through for Underground Resistance

Favourite Tweet of 2016

Favourite Music Video of 2016

Favourite Crack Magazine Cover of 2016
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Francis Blagburn

Contributor

Top 10 Albums of 2016
1. Nicolas Jaar – Sirens
2. Aphex Twin – Cheetah EP
3. David Bowie – Blackstar
4. Jay Daniel – Broken Knowz
5. Kendrick Lamar – untitled unmastered.
6. Rihanna – Anti
7. Huerco S. – For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have)
8. Powell – Sport
9. Kanye West – The Life Of Pablo
10. Mark Barrott – Sketches From An Island 2

Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Yves Tumor The Feeling – When You Walk Away
2. David Bowie – Girl Loves Me
3. Kanye West – Father Stretch My Hands pt. 1
4. D.R.A.M. – Broccoli ft. Lil Yachty
5. Danny Brown – Really Doe ft. Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Earl Sweatshirt
6. Babyfather – N.A.Z.
7. Desiigner – Panda
8. Rihanna – Consideration ft. SZA
9. The Rhythm Method – Home Sweet Home
10. Christian Löffler – Swim

Most Underrated Album of 2016
Yves Tumor – Serpent Music

Most Overrated Album of 2016
ANOHNI – Hopelessness

Worst Music News of 2016

David Bowie passing away

Best Music News of 2016

New 5000 capacity venue to open in London

 

Favourite Tweet of 2016

Favourite Music Video of 2016

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Xavier Boucherat

Contributor

Top 10 Albums of 2016
1. Leonard Cohen – You Want it Darker
2. Juliana Barwick – Will
3. Babyfather – BFF
4. Fisky – Traektoria
5. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Suzanne Ciani – Sunergy
6. Equiknoxx – Bird Sound Power
7. Ansome – Stowaway
8. Tim Hecker – Love Streams
9. Amnesia Scanner – AS – EP
10. Lorenzo Senni – Persona

Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Dj Q – Where Are U Now (Bootleg)
2. Embaci – Flight and Destruction
3. IVVVO – Good, Bad, Baby, Horny
4. Dedekindcut – BHM/N3D
5. Chance the Rapper – No Problem
6. Nicki Minaj – Black Barbies
7. Dj Taye – Burnin Ya Boa
8. Bwana – Capsule’s Pride
9. Princess Nokia – Tomboy (Kid Cala Remix)
10. Shinichi Atobe – Mix 2

Most Overrated Album of 2016
Kanye West – The Life of Pablo

Favourite Tweet of 2016

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Lauretta Charlton

Contributor

Top 10 Albums of 2016
1. Nick Cave – Skeleton Tree
2. Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
3. A Tribe Called Quest – We Got it From Here
4. Chance the Rapper – Coloring Book
5. Beyonce – Lemonade
6. Solange – A Seat at the Table
7. Bon Iver – 22, A Million
8. Lil Yachty – Lil Boat
9. Frank Ocean – Blond
10. Young Thug – Jeffrey

Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Rihanna – Sex With Me
2. Blood Orange – Best to You
3. ANOHNI – Drone Bomb Me
4. Dawn Richard – Honest ft. Kingdom
5. Chance the Rapper – No Problem
6. Kanye West – Fade
7. Dan Lanois – Low Sudden
8. Sampha – Timmy’s Prayer
9. James Blake – I Need a Forest Fire ft. Bon Iver
10. Lil Yachty – Minnesota

Favourite Crack Magazine Cover of 2016
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Thomas Frost

Director

Top 10 Albums of 2016
1. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
2. Julianna Barwick – Will
3. David Bowie – Blackstar
4. Juan Atkins + Moritz Von Oswald – Borderland
5. Kendrick Lemar – Untitled Unmastered
6. Dam Funk – Dj Kicks
7. Marcel Dettmann – Dj Kicks
8. Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
9. Shxcxchcxsh – Ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
10. ANOHNI – Hopelessness

Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. David Bowie – I Can’t Give Everything Away
2. Midland – Final Credits
3. Juan Atkins + Moritz Von Oswald – Riod
4. Radiohead – Ful Stop
5. Frank Ocean – Solo
6. Tuff City Kids – Nordo
7. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Magneto
8. Kendrick Lamar – Untitled 2 (Blue Faces)
9. Giggs – Savage
10. Mike Skinner And Murkage Present: Tonga Balloon Gang – CCTV ft. Yaykae X Mayhem Nodb

Most Underrated Album of 2016
Julianna Barwick – Will

Most Overrated Album of 2016
Skepta – Konnichiwa

Favourite Tweet of 2016

Favourite Music Video of 2016

Favourite Crack Magazine Cover of 2016
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Duncan Harrison

Creative Content Manager

Top 10 Albums of 2016
1. Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
2. Beyonce – Lemonade
3. Skepta – Konnichiwa
4. Rihanna – Anti
5. Frank Ocean – Blonde
6. Angel Olsen – My Woman
7. Future – Purple Reign
8. Elza Soares – A Mulher do Fim do Mundo
9. Mitski – Puberty 2
10. J Balvin – Energia

Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Frank Ocean – Self Control
2. Kanye West – Ultralight Beam ft. Chance The Rapper
3. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Distant Sky
4. Thee Oh Sees – The Axis
5. The Weeknd – Starboy
6. J Hus – Playing Sports
7. David Bowie – Lazarus
8. Rihanna – Love On The Brain
9. Jenny Hval – Conceptual Romance
10. Kendrick Lamar – untitled 03 | 05.28.2013.

Most Underrated Album of 2016
Drake – Views

Most Overrated Album of 2016
Drake – Views

Worst Music News of 2016
This

Best Music News of 2016
This

Favourite Tweet of 2016

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Katie Hawthorne

Contributor

Top 10 Albums of 2016
1. Savages – Adore Life
2. Solange – A Seat at the Table
3. Frank Ocean – Blond/e
4. Angel Olsen – My Woman
5. Gold Panda – Good Luck and Do Your Best
6. How to Dress Well – Care
7. Kate Tempest – Let Them Eat Chaos
8. Law Holt – City
9. Danny Brown – Atrocity Exhibition
10. Frankie Cosmos – Next Thing

Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Sheer Mag – Nobody’s Baby
2. Angel Olsen – Sister
3. Rihanna – Kiss It Better
4. Danny Brown (ft everyone) – Really Doe
5. Warpaint – Heads Up
6. Jenny Hval – Female Vampire
7. Soft Hair – Lying Has To Stop
8. Chance the Rapper – No Problem (w/ Lil Wayne/2 Chainz)
9. Mitski – Your Best American Girl
10. Childish Gambino – Me and Your Mama

Favourite Music Video of 2016

Favourite Tweet of 2016
Perfume Genius in his tweeting entirety, but probably: “zombies truly do not give a fuck and at such a luxurious pace”

Most Underrated Album of 2016
Rihanna – Anti

Most Overrated Album of 2016
Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool

Favourite Crack Magazine Cover of 2016
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Ben Horton

Marketing & Events Assistant

Top 10 Albums of 2016
1. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – EARS
2. Tim Hecker – Love Streams
3. Huerco S. – For Those Of You Who Have Never
4. Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
5. O$VMV$M ‎– O$VMV$M
6. Raime – Tooth
7. Pangaea – In Drum Play
8. Angel Olsen – My Woman
9. Kornél Kovács – The Bells
10. ANOHNI – Hopelessness

Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Serpentwithfeet – Four Ethers
2. Karen Gwyer – Prophase Anaphase Telophase Metaphase
3. Khotin – Baikal Acid
4. Kanye West – Real Friends
5. Bjarki – Fresh Jive
6. Gucci Mane – No Sleep
7. ScHoolboy Q – Groovy Tony
8. Carla Dal Forno – Fast Moving Cars
9. AJ Tracey – Naila
10. Ishan Sound – Trojan (Gorgon Sound remix)

Favourite Music Video of 2016

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Sammy Jones

Contributor

Top 10 Albums of 2016
1. Martha – Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart
2. Big Ups – Before A Million Universes
3. Fear of Men – Fall Forever
4. Mannequin Pussy – Romantic
5. Doe – Some Things Last Longer Than You
6. Carseat Headrest – Teens of Denial
7. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – EARS
8. PUP – The Dream Is Over
9. Camp Cope – Camp Cope
10. Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch

Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Eskimeaux – Year Of The Rabbit
2. GØGGS – She Got Harder
3. Parquet Courts – Outside
4. Angel Olsen – Shut Up Kiss Me
5. Rae Sremmurd – Do Yoga
6. Mitski – I Bet On Losing Dogs
7. Hooded Fang – Tunnel Vision
8. Kanye West – Famous
9. KAYTRANADA ft. Vic Mensa – DRIVE ME CRAZY
10. Cross Record – High Rise

Worst Music News of 2016

YACHT with their fake sex tape. What the fuck were they thinking?

 

Best Music News of 2016

I really enjoyed Laura Jane Grace burning her birth certificate onstage, Jeremy Corbyn following Stormzy onTwitter, and a bloke from Seattle accidentally having Sir-Mix-A-Lot’s old phonenumber and receiving all sorts of filth.

 

Favourite Music Video of 2016

Favourite Crack Magazine Cover of 2016

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Davy Reed

Editor

Top 10 Albums of 2016
1. 21 Savage & Metro Boomin – Savage Mode
2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
3. dvsn – September 5th
4. Hinds – Leave Me Alone
5. Beyoncé – Lemonade
6. Hieroglyphic Being – The Disco’s of Imhotep
7. Young Thug – Slime Season 3
8. Rae Sremmurd – SremmLife 2
9. Road Hog – Tour De Hog
10. Jay Daniel – Broken Knowz

Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Kanye West – Real Friends ft. Ty Dolla $ign
2. Young Thug – Webbie ft. Duke
3. Zomby – Ultra 2 ft. Banshee
4. Shy Glizzy – You Know What
5. Rihanna – Work ft. Drake
6. Parquet Courts – Berlin Got Blurry
7. Lorenzo Senni – emotiva1234
8. DJ Taye – Burnin’ Ya Boa
9. Lil Yachty – Minnesota ft. Quavo, Skippa Da Flippa and Young Thug
10. Skepta – Crime Riddim

Most Underrated Album of 2016
Show Me The Body – Body War

Most Overrated Album of 2016
The Lemon Twigs – Do Hollywood

Worst Music News of 2016

Lil B calls Martin Shkreli a “legend”, says “I respect your love for art and music”

 

Best Music News of 2016

Gucci Mane Proposes at Atlanta Hawks Game

 

Favourite Tweet of 2016

Favourite Music Video of 2016

Favourite Crack Magazine Cover of 2016
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Luke Sutton

Commercial Director

Top 10 Albums of 2016
1. Solange – A Seat At The Table
2. Kanye West – The Life Of Pablo
3. Frank Ocean – Endless
4. Frank Ocean – Blond
5. Rihanna – ANTI
6. Pangaea – In Drum Play
7. DVSN – Sept 5th
8. NxWorries – Yes Lawd!
9. Children Of Leir – 3rd Album
10. Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Denial

Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Rihanna – Kiss It Better
2. ANOHNI – Why Did you Separate Me From The Earth?
3. Frank Ocean – Rushes To
4. Kanye West – Ultralight Beam ft. Chance The Rapper
5. The Big Moon – Formidable
6. Drake – Keep The Family Close
7. Baba Stiltz – Beirut
8. Angel Olsen – Shut Up Kiss Me
9. Red Axes – Sun My Sweet Sun
10. Crooked Man – Happiness (dna 5)

Most Overrated Album of 2016
Nicolas Jaar – Sirens

Favourite Tweet of 2016

Favourite Crack Magazine Cover of 2016

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