My top 55 albums of 2016 based entirely on the total number of documented plays in iTunes, Google Music, Spotify, the Amazon Cloud Player, and physical media. Every album on the list was purchased in some manner.

44-34

44. steven wilson - 4.5

43. sumac - what one becomes

42. graves at sea - the curse that is

41. khemmis - hunted

40. red hot chili peppers - the getaway

39. volbeat - seal the deal and let's boogie

38. gygax - critical hits

37. dwight yoakam - swimmin' pools movie stars

36. the claypool lenon delirium - monolith of phobos

35. devin townsend project - transcendence

34. the cult - hidden city