10. Rihanna, "Needed Me"
9. Radiohead, "Burn the Witch"
8. Lil Uzi Vert, "You Was Right"
7. David Bowie, "Lazarus"
6. Lil Yachty, "1 Night"
5. Grimes, "Kill v. Maim"
4. PWR BTTM, "I Wanna Boi"
3. Solange, "Don’t Touch My Hair"
2. Anohni, "Drone Bomb Me"
1. Beyonce, Lemonade
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Sometimes the obvious choice is the correct one. As 2016 comes to a close, Lemonade fatigue has already set in, with some bemoaning Bey's opus topping so many 'best of 2016' lists. Well, too bad. The Lemonade visual album weaves macro political concerns with acutely felt individual pain, as well as greater historical context with personal family details. Let's be real: Beyonce's Lemonade stacks up against any album in history that simultaneously speaks to personal pain and omnipresent worries for the world at large -- and the visuals are almost as essential as the music. Plus, unlike most albums with this much melancholy, the Lemonade visual album at least offer the viewer a few empowering smiles, from the scenes of Beyonce gleefully wielding a baseball bat in that gorgeous ruffled dress to the image of Bey, hat pulled over her eyes, raising both middle fingers to the sky with defiance.
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