With legends like Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, Prince and George Michael passing, 2016 has been an emotional music year.
But the year also brought us some major works worthy of breaking records.
In such a spirit, here is a list of the 10 best Canadian albums of 2016, in no particular order:
Tegan and Sara, Love You to Death
Gord Downie, Secret Path
The Weeknd, Starboy
Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker
Drake, Views
BadBadNotGood, IV
Tanya Tagaq, Retribution
Kaytranada, 99.9%
A Tribe Called Red, We Are the Halluci Nation
Shawn Mendes, Illuminate