>2016 AOTY list
1. David Bowie – Blackstar
2. Beyonce - Lemonade
3. Young Thug - I'm Up
4. Autechre – elseq 1-5
5. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – The Skeleton Tree
6. Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch
7. Rihanna - Anti
8. Yves Tumor – Serpent Music
9. Gaika – Security
10. Jessy Lanza - Oh No
11. The Chainsmokers - Collage
12. Solange – A Seat At The Table
13. Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
14. Travis Scott - Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
15. Babyfather – BBF Hosted By DJ Escrow
16. Future - Purple Reign
17. Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Getaway
18. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – EARS
19. A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here...Thank You 4 Your Service
20. Desiigner - New English
21. Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book
22. Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker
23. Kendrick Lamar – Untitled Unmastered
24. Rae Sremmurd - SremmLife 2
25. Lil Yachty - Lil Boat
26. Kaytranada - 99%
27. Steve Gunn – Eyes On The Lines
28. The Weeknd - STARBOY
29. Matmos – Ultimate Care II
30. Charli XCX - Vroom Vroom
31. M83 - Junk
32. Deadmau5 - W:/2016ALBUM/
33. Elysia Crampton – Elysia Crampton Presents: Demon City
34. Anderson .Paak - Malibu
35. D.R.A.M. - BIG BABY D.R.A.M.
36. Blink-182 - California
37. Skepta – Konnichiwa
38. Yung Lean - Warlord
39. Metallica - Hardwired...To Self-Destruct
40. Lady Gaga - Joanne
41. Die Antwoord - Mount Ninji and Da Nice Time Kid
42. Post Malone - Stoney
43. Frank Ocean – Blonde
44. Kevin Gates - Islah
45. The 1975 - I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It
46. Young Thug - Jeffery
47. Jackie Lynn – Jackie Lynn
48. Zomby – Ultra
49. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - This Unruly Mess I’ve Made
50. Drake - Views
How can anyone defend this garbage? The Wire is literally no different than Billboard and MTV. It's just the indie™ version. There's nothing remotely "underground", "avant-garde", or "experimental" about it.