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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Anna Tehabsim

Deputy Editor

Top 10 Albums of 2016
1. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – EARS
2. Solange – A Seat At The Table
3. Kendrick Lamar – untitled unmastered
4. Frank Ocean – Endless
5. Babyfather – 419
6. Carla Dal Forno – You Know What It’s Like
7. Yves Tumor – Serpent Music
8. Mitski – Puberty 2
9. Roberto Musci – Tower of Silence
10. Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch

Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Angel Olsen – Heart Shaped Face
2. Kelsey Lu – Dreams
3. Frank Ocean – At Your Best (You Are Love)
4. Beyonce – Freedom
5. Blood Orange – Best To You
6. Andras – Poets Day
7. DJ Sotofett / Current 82 (12 Mix)
8. Mr Fingers – Qwazars
9. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith + Suzanne Ciani – Closed Circuit
10. Steven Julien – XL

Favourite Music Video of 2016

Favourite Crack Magazine Cover of 2016
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Favourite Tweet of 2016

Most Underrated Album of 2016
Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force – Walo Walo

Worst Music News of 2016
Kate Bush outs herself as Tory

Best Music News of 2016
Jon Snow wearing UR cap

Tom Watson

Staff Writer

Top 10 Albums of 2016
1. David Bowie – Blackstar
2. ANOHNI – Hopelessness
3. Tim Hecker – Love Streams
4. Pinegrove – Cardinal
5. Nails – You Will Never Be One Of Us
6. Hieroglyphic Being – The Disco’s of Imhotep
7. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – Ears
8. Autolux – Pussy’s Dead
9. Equinoxx – Bird Sound Power
10. Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch

Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – I Need You
2. AJ Tracey – Str8 Riddim
3. Capo Lee feat. D Double E – Mud
4. Blood Orange – Best To You
5. Sir Spyro – Side By Side (YGG Remix)
6. Fire! Orchestra – Ritual Part 1
7. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – Existence In The Unfurling
8. Xiu Xiu – Audrey’s Dance
9. Kendrick Lamar – Untitled 03
10. Show Me The Body – Chrome Exposed

Favourite Music Video of 2016

Favourite Crack Magazine Cover of 2016
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Favourite Tweet of 2016
Back when Stormzy had Twitter: “Beg no one vote for this Zac Goldsmith bruddah he seems like a proper pussyhole — #MERKY”

Most Underrated Album of 2016
Cardinal – Pinegrove

Most Overrated Album of 2016
Purple Reign – Future

Gunseli Yalcinkaya

Contributor

Top 10 Albums of 2016
1. Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
2. Elyssia Crampton – EC Presents Demon City
3. Frank Ocean – Blonde
4. Kendrick – untitled unmastered.
5. Kamaiyah – A Good Night in the Ghetto
6. Blood Orange – Freetown Sound
7. Danny Brown – Atrocity Exhibition
8. Tim Hecker – Love Streams
9. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
10. Angel Olsen – My Woman

Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Elyssia Crampton – The Demon City
2. Radiohead – Glass Eyes
3. Frank Ocean – Ivy
4. Kendrick Lamar – Untitled 02
5. Danny Brown – Really Doe
6. Kamaiyah – Niggas
7. Japanese Breakfast – Everybody Wants to Love You
8. Blood Orange – Hadron Collider
9. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – I Need You
10. Solange – Rise

Favourite Crack Magazine Cover of 2016
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Most Underrated Album of 2016
YG – Still Brazy

Most Overrated Album of 2016
ANOHNI – Hopelessness

Worst Music News of 2016
Kanye meeting with Trump

Best Music News of 2016
Fabric reopening

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