NPR’s 50 Best Albums of the Year – Apple Music Playlist

Happy New Year!

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I usually compile and post NPR’s 50 Best Albums of the Year around the middle of December but it has been busy. I always find lots of great music on this list that brings me full swing into the next year and beyond.

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I usually share this as a Spotify playlist, but as I have switched over to Apple Music, I just could not justify the time it would take to find all of the music twice.

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That being said, I hope you enjoy. Some of my favorite albums of the year, many off this list, are to be shared in a blog post later this week.

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Here is the link to NPR’s list: Best 50 Albums of 2016

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Here is the link to my Apple Music playlist: NPR Best 50 Albums of 2016

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The following recordings were not available on Apple Music:

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Jamila Woods – Heavn

Beyoncé – Lemonade (due to exclusive streaming deal with TIDAL)

Pavel Kolesnikov – Chopin Mazurkas

Carl Gari & Abdullah Miniawy – Darraje

Pure Disgust – Pure Disgust

New York Philharmonic/Alan Gilbert – Rouse: Symphonic Works

Mal Devisa – Kiid