Another great year for new music, here's a rundown of our fave albums of the year, as chosen by the Banquet staff.
1. Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate
2. Martha - Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart
3. Anderson Paak - Malibu
4. PUP - The Dream Is Over
5. Skepta - Konnichiwa
6. Jamie T - Trick
7. Christine And The Queens - Chaleur Humaine
8. Moose Blood - Blush
9. Pinegrove - Cardinal
10. Savages - Adore Life
11. Basement - Promise Everything
12. Young Romance - Another's Blood
13. A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here... Thank you 4 Your Service
14. Two Door Cinema Club - Gameshow
15. Shura - Nothing's Real
16. Biffy Clyro - Ellipsis
17. Modern Baseball - Holy Ghost
18. The Interrupters - Say It Out Loud
19. Giggs - Landlord
20. Gold Panda - Good Luck And Do Your Best
21. DIIV - Is The Is Are
22. The 1975 - Ilikeitwhenyousleepforyouaresobeautifulyetsounawareofit
23. Mystery Jets - Curve Of The Earth
24. Permanent Record - Everyone Is Happy Now
25. Jack Garratt - Phase
26. Milk Teeth - Vile Child
27. Kate Tempest - Let Them Eat Chaos
28. The Cut ups - The Nerves
29. Touche Amore - Stage Four
30. Bon Iver - 22, A Million
31. Balance And Composure - Light We Made
32. Local Natives - Sunlit Youth
33. Against Me! - Shape Shift With Me
34. Jeff Rosenstock - Worry
35. Mala - Mirrors
36. Departures - Death Touches Us From The Moment We Begin To Love
37. TTNG - Disappointment Island
38. Moodymann - DJ Kicks
39. David Bowie - Blackstar
40. Letlive - If I'm The Devil
41. Glass Animals - How To Be A Human Being
42. Into It. Over It. - Standards
43. Spring King - Tell Me if You Like To
44. Nothing - Tired Of Tomorrow
45. Roam - Backbone
46. Jaws - Simplicity
47. Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love!
48. The Julie Ruin - Hit Reset
49. Kaytranada - 99.9%
50. Badbadnotgood - IV
51. La Dispute - Tiny Dots
52. Ratomagoson - Hear In Colombia
53. Muncie Girls - From Caplan To Belsize
54. Architects - All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us
55. Jackmaster - DJ Kicks
56. Slaves - Take Control
57. St Paul And The Broken Bones - Sea Of Noise
58. Thao & The Get Stay Downs - A Man Alive
59. Joyce Manor - Cody
60. Wild Beasts - Boy King
61. The Hotelier - Goodness
62. Yellowcard - Yellowcard
63. Owen - The King Of Whys
64. Bleached - Welcome The Worms
65. Kano - Made In The Manor
66. NXWorries - Yes Lawd!
67. Pity Sex - White Hot Moon
68. Yussef Kamaal - Black Focus
69. Tancred - Out Of The Garden
70. Catfish And The Bottlemen - The Ride
71. Palace - So Long Forever
72. Regina Spektor - Remember Us To Life
73. Apologies, I Have None - Pharmacie
74. Black Foxxes - I'm Not Well
75. Jimmy Eat World - Integrity Blues
76. Jungle Brown - Flight 314
77. Bastille - Wild World
78. American Football - (II)
79. Gates - Parallel Lives
80. Kings Of Leon - Walls
81. Band Of Skulls - By Default
82. Honeyblood - Babes Never Die
83. Soul Clap - Soul Clap
84. Angel Du$t - Rock The Fuck On Forever
85. Akala - Ten Years Of Akala
86. Alunageorge - I Remember
87. Miike Snow - III
88. Blink-182 - California
89. Boston Manor - Be Nothing
90. Deftones - Gore
91. Bear's Den - Red Earth & Pouring Rain
92. Taking Back Sunday - Tidal Wave
93. Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor
94. Real Friends - The Home Inside My Head
95. The Last Shadow Puppets - Everything You've Come To Expect
96. Descendents - Hypercaffium Spazzinate
97. Will Varley - Kingsdown Sundown
98. Tonight Alive - Limitless
99. Young Guns - Echoes
100. Sum 41 - 13 Voices
Also, here is our individual staff picks of the year:
Jon | Mike | Jane | Claire | Max | Jonnie | Jez | Sam | Shibby | Cameron | Colleen | Ross | Aaron | Harry