As I do every year, I like to look and reflect on the year. For me, this process usually starts highlights from the past year. Given music is such a big part of my life, for the past several years I have highlighted favorite albums. This year, I decided to just look at the data, namely the number of plays an album had to determine my "top 9." It's interesting to look at it this way - there were a couple surprises in terms of the actual order, but no surprises in my top 9.

While I don't have a musical bone in my body - can't sing and can't play an instrument - I can't go a day without listening to music. It really is the soundtrack of my life. Following are the albums that I played over and over in 2016.

Music is a big part of my life. I wish I could say it's because I play, but I have little musical talent. Instead, I love listening to music and it truly is the soundtrack to my life. I don't know what I'd do without music; it's one of the finest art forms in my opinion. With 2015 drawing to a close, I reflect on 10 albums I thoroughly enjoyed this past year.