When compiling this list I was aware that there weren't a huge amount of albums from this year that I actually liked so I decided to include albums I bought last year that weren't necessarily released in that particular year. I also included compilations and soundtracks because I physically paid for and downloaded those too. I still, however, class EP under the "singles" category and not the "album" category.
Albums released in 2016
| Band/Artist | Album |
|---|---|
| 3 Doors Down | Us And The Night |
| Beatles | Eight Days A Week (Live at the Hollywood Bowl) |
| Brothers Osborne | Pawn Shop |
| Bruno Mars | 24K Magic |
| Diane Birch | N O U S |
| Dierks Bentley | Black |
| Foy Vance | The Wild Swan |
| Gavin James | Bitter Pill |
| Haley Bonar | Impossible Dream |
| Heart | Beautiful Broken |
| J R Richards | Honore et Amore |
| Jack Savoretti | Sleep No More |
| Jake Bugg | On My One |
| Keith Urban | Ripcord |
| KT Tunstall | KIN |
| Lake Street Dive | Side Pony |
| Last Shadow Puppets | Everything You've Come To Expect |
| Lewis & Leigh | Ghost |
| Lissie | My Wild West |
| Lumineers | Cleopatra |
| Maren Morris | Hero |
| Michael Buble | Nobody But Me |
| Moulettes | Preternatural |
| Nashville Cast | Nashville Season 4 - Vol 2 |
| Poets of the Fall | Clearview |
| Rooney | Washed Away |
| Sound Citizens | Swunk |
| Tegan & Sara | Love You To Death |
| Tom Chaplin | The Wave |
| Two Door Cinema Club | Gameshow |
| Ward Thomas | Cartwheels |
| We Used To Make Things | We Used To Make Things |
My favourite album (not including The Beatles as this would be unfair) of 2016 was Brothers Osborne's Pawn Shop. A great country album combining cool upbeat tunes with melodic ballads - all beautifully sung with fantastic harmonies!
Other albums I purchased in 2016
| Band/Artist | Album |
|---|---|
| Elle King | Love Stuff |
| Fiona Bevan | Talk To Strangers |
| Jose Feliciano | Grandi Successi Originali (compilation) |
| Kaiser Chiefs | Education, Education, Education & War |
| Nashville Cast | Nashville Season 4 - Vol 1 |
| Scott Dean | Neon |
| Thriving Ivory | Thriving Ivory |
| Various Artists | BBC Radio 2: Sounds of the 80s |
Just while on the subject of purchased music - a stand-out EP of 2016 for me was Zoe Konez (Between Darkness & Day).
A couple of stand-out singles were Forever Country by a great collection of Country music artists and bands and also I'm Glad It's Christmas (Once A Year) by Cold Callers.
2017 is already set to be exciting with releases from Ed Sheeran, John Mayer and possibly Haim to name a few.
