Why James Acaster thinks 2016 was music's best year ever
What was the greatest year for music of all time? Many of us, when asked, would probably choose an era from our own youth.
Some of the albums he highlights were both groundbreaking and hugely successful. Beyonce's Lemonade, for example, or Frank Ocean's critically-acclaimed Blonde. Kanye West and Radiohead are also namechecked, as is David Bowie's final studio album Blackstar, released days before his death. "We need to stop this writing off of modern day music, because the rules for what was the best year for music of all time keep getting made by old people," he says."I bought over 500 albums from 2016... and if I list my favourite albums now, most of them were released in 2016.
Acaster delivers all this with a slight glint in his eye, clearly enjoying the debate his claims have sparked while he's been promoting the book. And, he acknowledges, the topic is subjective and the book's central argument is deliberately provocative.
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