The Top 35 Albums of 2016

Originally, this list was going to be in December towards the end of the year. But I realized that I know it's way, way, too early. I've decided to go ahead and post my top 30 albums of 2016. There will be some criticisms about this list, but what it is, it is. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you my top 30 albums of 2016.

1. Bent Knee - Say So (Cuneiform Records) 
2. David Bowie - Blackstar (ISO/Columbia)
3. Purson - Desire's Magic Theatre (Spinefarm Records)
4. Blood Ceremony - Lord of Misrule (Rise Above Records)
5. Iamthemorning - Lighthouse (Kscope)
6. Anderson/Stolt - Invention of Knowledge (Inside Out)
7. Dwiki Dharmawan - Pasar Klewer (MoonJune Records)
8. Stick Men - Prog Noir (Unsung Productions)
9. Van Der Graaf Generator - Do Not Disturb (Esoteric Antenna)
10. Gong - Rejoice! I'm Dead! (Snapper Music/Madfish)
11. Knifeworld - Bottled Out of Eden (Inside Out)
12. Zhongyu - Zhongyu (MoonJune Records)
13. Eye - Vision and Ageless Light (Laser's Edge)
14. Matthew Parmenter - All Our Yesterdays (Bad Elephant Music)
15. The Far Meadow - Given The Impossible (Bad Elephant Music)
16. Dewa Budjana - Zentuary (Favored Nations Entertainment)
17. Admirals Hard - Upon a Painted Ocean (Believer's Roast)
18. Maglev - Overwrite the Sin (Self-Released)
19. Syndone - Eros & Thanatos (Fading Records)
20. North Sea Radio Orchestra - Dronne (The Household Mark)
21. Chat Noir - Nine Thoughts For One Word (RareNoise Records)
22. WorldService Project - For King And Country (RareNoise Records)
23. Leon Alvarado - The Future Left Behind (Melodic Revolution Records)
24. Moulettes - Preternatural (Craft Pop Records)
25. Manna Non Piangere - Manna Non Piangere N.3 (AltrOck Records)
26. Hedvig Mollestad Trio - Black Stabat Mater (Rune Grammofon)
27. Tiles - Pretending 2 Run (Laser's Edge)
28. Cirrus Bay - Places Unseen (Self-Released)
29. The Rube Goldberg Machine - Fragile Times (Bad Elephant Music)
30. Aperco - The Battle (Self-Released)
31. Edensong - Years In The Garden of Years (Laser's Edge)
32. Opeth - Sorceress (Nuclear Blast)
33. Blues Pills - Lady in Gold (Nuclear Blast)
34. Vasil Hadzimanov Band featuring David Binney - Alive (MoonJune Records)
35. Yugen - Death By Water (AltrOck Records)