The 12 Most Interesting Album Titles of 2016 | Year in Review
![Bon Iver, 22, A Million [📷: Jagjaguwar]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bon-iver-22-a-million-jagjaguwar.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
The Most Interesting Album Titles of 2016 features 12 album titles worth mentioning because they stand out. The albums are categorized alphabetically by artist.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Bon Iver, 22, A Million [📷: Jagjaguwar]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bon-iver-22-a-million-jagjaguwar.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
The Most Interesting Album Titles of 2016 features 12 album titles worth mentioning because they stand out. The albums are categorized alphabetically by artist.

Rappers Killer Mike and El-P outdo themselves on their third collaborative album, 'Run the Jewels 3.'

‘The Return of East Atlanta Santa’ marks the third album released by formerly incarcerated southern rapper, Gucci Mane.
![Austin Mahone, For Me + You [Photo Credit: BMG Rights Management]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/austin-mahone-for-me-you-bmg-rights-management.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Texas pop heartthrob Austin Mahone returns respectably on his fun, suggestive 2016 EP, For Me + You.
![Metallica, Hardwired...To Self-Destruct... [📷: Blackened Recordings]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/metallica-hardwired-to-self-destruct-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Veteran metal band Metallica return ferociously on Hardwired…To Self-Destruct, their first new studio LP in eight years.

Up-and-coming eclectic band The Skins show immense potential on their debut EP, Still Sleep.’

Canadian up-and-coming urban artist Roy Woods shows potential on his second EP, Nocturnal. Woods is still a work in progress.

Alternative, Left-field rapper Kid Cudi returns to form with an ambitious new album, 'Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin.'

Underrated urban contemporary artist Lloyd returns after a five-year hiatus with enjoyable, comeback EP, ‘Tru.’
![Childish Gambino, "Awaken, My Love!" [📷: Glassnote]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/childish-gambino-awaken-my-love-glassnote.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Donald Glover – aka Childish Gambino – trades rhymes for singing on his ambitious third studio album, “Awaken, My Love!”

Canadian R&B standout The Weeknd Returns with ‘Starboy,’ an album filled with intriguing lyrics worth analyzing.

Canadian R&B standout The Weeknd returns with a massive, urban-pop effort ('Starboy') that offers something for a variety of listeners.