Below is our admittedly subjective list of the top 20 Contemporary Instrumental Music albums released after February 1, 2016 and before May 31, 2016. Going forward, we will be updating this list monthly, on the final day of each month.
| Rank | Artist | Album Title |
| 1 | Fiona Joy | Signature: Synchronicity |
| 2 | Gandalf | All Is One, One Is All |
| 3 | Various Artists | Celtic Collection 1 |
| 4 | Helen Jane Long | Identity |
| 5 | Timothy Wenzel | Distant Horseman |
| 6 | Vicki Logan | Sound Paintings |
| 7 | Al Jewer & Andy Mitran | Transmigration |
| 8 | Sherry Finzer, Darin Mahoney, & Will Clipman | Trialogue |
| 9 | Myristica | Star Filled Skies |
| 10 | Jill Haley | National Park Soundscapes |
| 11 | Laura Sullivan | The Modern Romantic |
| 12 | Ann Sweeten | Where Butterfies Dance |
| 13 | Lynn Yew Evers | Elysian |
| 14 | Emily Rowe | Daydream |
| 15 | Lynn Tredeau | A New Dream |
| 16 | Parijat | Journey Home |
| 17 | Marika Takeuchi | Colors In The Diary |
| 18 | John Fluker | 11:11 |
| 19 | Guy Sweens | Pathways |
| 20 | Ann Licater | Beyond The Waves |
