Poll Results: All Songs Considered Listeners' Favorite 100 Albums Of 2016 You Voted, We Counted

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It was a monumental year for music. A lot of major artists dropped albums that were as big as they were important, speaking to events on both a personal and global scale. Seven out of the top 10 spots in our 2016 listener poll went to well-established or legacy artists, from Radiohead and Beyoncé to Bon Iver, David Bowie and Leonard Cohen. But if you dig a little deeper into the list you'll find some of 2016's best new artists, including Big Thief, Margaret Glaspy, Noname, Pinegrove and Joseph.

Some years these polls aren't even close, but this time it was a tight race for the top five most popular albums of 2016. In the end, Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool squeaked ahead of Beyoncé's Lemonade for the top spot. They were followed, in order, by David Bowie's Blackstar, Bon Iver's 22, A Million and Car Seat Headrest's Teens Of Denial.

On this week's All Songs Considered, we count down and talk about the poll's top 20 albums. You'll find those records below, along with a list of our listeners' top 100 albums.

The Top 20 Listener Picks For 2016 1. Radiohead, 'A Moon Shaped Pool' Song: Burn The Witch

Burn The Witch from A Moon Shaped Pool

A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead YouTube 2. Beyoncé, 'Lemonade' Song: Formation

Formation from Lemonade

Lemonade by Beyoncé YouTube 3. David Bowie, 'Blackstar' Song: Lazarus

Lazarus from

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22 (Over Soon) from 22, A Million

22, A Million by Bon Iver YouTube close overlay Buy Featured Music Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? 5. Car Seat Headrest, 'Teens Of Denial' Song: Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales

Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales from Teens of Denial

Teens of Denial by Car Seat Headrest YouTube close overlay Buy Featured Music Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? 6. Chance the Rapper, 'Coloring Book' Song: No Problem

No Problem from Coloring Book

Coloring Book by Chance The Rapper YouTube 7. Frank Ocean, 'Blonde' Song: Nikes

Nikes from Blond

Blond by Frank Ocean Watch Frank Ocean's 'Nikes' on Vimeo. 8. A Tribe Called Quest, 'We got it from Here...Thank You 4 Your service' Song: We The People...

We The People... from We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your service

We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest YouTube close overlay Buy Featured Music Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? 9. Anderson .Paak, 'Malibu' Song: The Season / Carry Me

The Season / Carry Me from Malibu

Malibu by Anderson Paak YouTube close overlay Buy Featured Music Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? Courtesy of the artist 10. Sturgill Simpson, 'A Sailor's Guide To Earth' Song: Breakers Roar

Breakers Roar from Sailor's Guide to Earth

Sailor's Guide to Earth by Sturgill Simpson YouTube 11. Leonard Cohen, 'You Want It Darker' Song: You Want It Darker

You Want It Darker from You Want It Darker

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen YouTube close overlay Buy Featured Music Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? 12. Solange, 'A Seat At The Table' Song: Don't Touch My Hair

Don't Touch My Hair from A Seat At The Table

A Seat At The Table by Solange YouTube close overlay Buy Featured Music Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? 13. Kanye West, 'The Life Of Pablo' Song: Ultralight Beam

Ultralight Beam from The Life of Pablo

The Life of Pablo by Kanye West YouTube 14. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, 'Skeleton Tree' Song: Jesus Alone

Jesus Alone from Skeleton Tree

Skeleton Tree by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds YouTube close overlay Buy Featured Music Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? 15. Angel Olsen, 'MY WOMAN' Song: Give It Up

Give It Up from My Woman

My Woman by Angel Olsen YouTube 16. Big Thief, 'Masterpiece' Song: Masterpiece

Masterpiece from Masterpiece

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Why Do We Fight from case/lang/veirs

case/lang/veirs by case/lang/veirs YouTube close overlay Buy Featured Music Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? 18. Pinegrove, 'Cardinal' Song: Old Friends

Old Friends from Cardinal

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Happy from Puberty 2

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Locator from Schmilco

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The All Songs Considered Listener Poll's Top 100 Albums Of 2016