If it wasn't obvious at this point, I love Pop-Punk music, and 2016 has been a good year for the genre. There's just something about this genre that's so damn enjoyable. Nothing beats the passion and aggression of punk music combined with the catchiness of pop. The dichotomy of genres sounds like it should be an absolute disaster, but in reality it's fantastic, yet sadly not enjoyably to everyone.

From Rock music veterans to newcomers you may not have heard of, the scene is very much alive and well. Need some proof, or simply curious about the best the genre had to offer this year? You're in luck because I would like to share my top 10 favorite albums of the year with you.

10) Taking One For The Team - Simple Plan

Simple Plan’s fifth studio album, Taking One For The Team, begins with a preemptive attack. Singing over the same palm-muted guitars that have defined the band’s sound since 2002’s No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls, frontman Pierre Bouvier addresses the legions of hipsters and cynics who are likely to dismiss Simple Plan based on principle alone. “I’m doing things exactly like I want to,” Bouvier declares, presumably with his chin up and his shoulders squared in a fighting stance. “What part of that don’t you understand?”

Taking One For The Team sounds amazing for the most part, but it starts to become problematic when it overreaches for inspiration. Such is the case on “Singing in the Rain", a misguided and nigh disrespectful appropriation of reggae that sounds like Sublime relocated deep into the suburbs. Also, "I Don't Want to Go to Bed (feat. Nelly)" is pretty much “Uptown Funk” and "Moves Like Jagger" without the charisma of Bruno Mars and Maroon 5, and nobody wants that. Literally, nobody wants that.

Overall, when their punches land, you want to bless these guys for sticking to their guns and not growing up. But the misses are real and a little bit painful, and they make Taking One For The Team a far more embarrassing listen than it needed to be. It's still a great album, but not if you're a die-hard Simple Plan fan!

Songs I Recommend: "Opinion Overload", "Boom!", "I Refuse", and "Farewell (feat. Jordan Pundik)"

9) Death Of A Bachelor - Panic! At The Disco

Panic! At The Disco has come such a long way since the humble days of A Fever You Can't Sweat Out. Back then, the band were known as an emo flagship, with tracks like "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" and "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off" dominating rock radio.

Since then, a huge amount has changed. Not only did the band drop its iconic exclamation point (then do an about face and take it back) but gradually all of the band members departed, leaving front man, Brendon Urie, as the sole member of the group.

Death Of A Bachelor, then, is Urie's first attempt at releasing Panic! music alone, and the result is surprisingly successful. Of course, Urie's voice is extremely infectious, and he sounds just as good crooning every sing track off of this record to make it upbeat and catchy.

Songs I Recommend: "Halleujah", "Victorious", "Don't Threaten Me With a Good Time", "Emperor's New Clothes", "LA Devotee"

8) The Home Inside My Head - Real Friends

I can honestly say Real Friends and this album, consists of songs that will forever be my favorite songs for the rest of my life. The Home Inside My Head is honestly the story of what I've gone through the past year till now, and that's why I love this album. It shows from top to bottom how a person goes from broken to feeling okay and bittersweet about what happened to them. And I honestly feel like everyone has had that moment when they go through something and it's happening right in front of them, and they don't know what to do.

Also, the lyrics of the album talks a lot about opening up to people, and the fear of opening up to people due to the past events that happen. And that's definitely something I can relate to 100%, especially the lyrics "The home inside my head has a bed for me that no one will ever get the chance to see." It basically means that what goes on in my head is something no one will ever know but me. And it's lyrics like that are the reason why I love this band and the reason why I love this album. Songs I Recommend: "Mess" and "Scared to Be Alone"

7) 13 Voices - Sum 41

Honestly, it's amazing that Sum 41's sixth studio album even exists. In 2014, frontman, Deryck Whibley, was hospitalized for alcoholism, and the pictures of him taken around that time period show a man clearly losing grip of his health. This occurred three years after the band's last album titled Screaming Bloody Murder, convincing most fans that the band was gone for good.

Yet, following Whibley's recovery he began writing new music, and the group ended up signing to Hopeless Records to release a crowd-funded album. The result is 13 Voices, which somehow manages to bring back the band's essence into a collection of ten songs.

While bands like Good Charlotte and Green Day also released albums this year, both groups sound like they were doing an imitation of their former selves. Sum 41, on the other hand, have retained their aggressive sound, and while they aren't pushing any boundaries, they stay true to the band's original vision without any condescending attempts to spit out a radio hit.

Songs I Recommend: "God Save Us All (Death to POP)", "Fake My Own Death", "War"

6) Youth Authority - Good Charlotte

All of the songs arrive next to one another, muddling the album’s middle, but Youth Authority is sharpest on its edges and it's very meaningful to the band. For example, opener “Life Changes” is a classic Pop-Punk song, the kind of couch-jumping, detention-earning anthem that unleashes your inner juvenile delinquent. It could easily be a reflection of, say, graduating high school and departing from your hometown. But for the Maddens, it’s the narrative of leaving their broken home and their single mother, and finding solace in new adult relationships.

Leading up to this release, Good Charlotte said this isn’t a comeback or a reunion, but just a continuation. They’ve also said there are moments on the album that feel straight out of The Young & The Hopeless (2002), and that’s true: Both the album’s most grating and gratifying moments sound like they could’ve emanated from a Hot Topic 15 years ago. There’s danger in that nostalgia, but when it’s good, it’s great. Good Charlotte has nothing left to prove, and they’ve earned the authority to finally have fun with their freedom.

Songs I Recommend: "Life Changes", "Makeshift Love", "Life Can't Get Much Better", and "Keep Swingin' (feat. Kellin Quinn)"

5) Better Weather - With Confidence

Meet your new favorite pop-punk band, ladies and gentlemen! Better Weather was the go to summer album this year. With Confidence are from Australia, love a chorus and aren’t afraid to show either of those things.The four-piece’s debut effort is full to bursting with pure pop-punk joy, with an emphasis on the pop.

Whether they’re gazing skywards on anthems or piano-led ballads, it’s a remarkably accomplished take on modern Pop-Rock. This debut is an innocent, polished, perfect start to what – on this evidence at least – is shaping up to be a big career. Because of that, this band landed a slot seamlessly into the Warped Tour scene and have more than enough oomph to suggest they have what it takes to follow in the footsteps of Hopeless Records label-mates like Neck Deep and big boys, All Time Low.

Songs I Recommend: "We'll Be Okay", "Keeper", and "Voldemort"

4) Yellowcard - Yellowcard

It's still hard to believe that after twenty years, Yellowcard are set to break up in 2017 following the end of their final tour. Fans were concerned enough when the group went on indefinite hiatus in 2008, but relieved that it only lasted a couple years, so it sucks the band is coming to an end.

Their 2016 self-titled album, at least, is a fitting final release, and is arguably the band's best record since the iconic Ocean Avenue dropped way back in 2003. The tracks on this record are a mature progression for the band without compromising on their proud emotion.

As ever, the lyrics are incredibly compelling, able to articulate confusion, anger and sadness in a way that few other rock bands manage. As a whole, Yellowcard feels like a direct statement to the band's fans, thanking them for all their support over the years.

Songs I Recommend: "Rest in Peace", "The Hurt Is Gone", and "What Appears"

3) California - Blink-182

Arriving five years after their last album, Neighborhoods, Blink-182’s seventh record has endured a development process as painful as the enemas the band used to gleefully reference in their late-90s heyday. Last year, members Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker legally separated from guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge due to his unwillingness to record it, replacing him with Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba.

California bears the scars of that difficult change. At 16 tracks, it feels focused and well-done, offering up an easy mix of cheery Pop-Punk ("Kings of the Weekend") and moody, surreal-tinged Alternative-Rock ("Los Angeles"). Perhaps the disappearance of DeLonge and his tales of alien invasion might have livened things up a bit for the better.

Songs I Recommend: "Cynical", "She's Out of Her Mind", "No Future", and "Bored to Death"

2) Revolution Radio - Green Day

It's been a while since the buzz about a Green Day record has largely been positive. Following the immense success of American Idiot, the band seemed unsure what direction to head next, unable to recapture the crazy lightening-in-a-bottle success of that album.

21st Century Breakdown was largely forgettable, and triple release Uno, Dos, and Tre, while containing some interesting material, was drowned by the sheer amount of filler. But Revolution Radio casts grand ambitions aside for a stripped down, more focused release. No longer is the band flailing wildly in a desperate attempt to raise a middle finger to every establishment in existence.

Rather, they're concerned with a more central problem, namely the culture of mass shooting that permeates America, and on a broader level the current state of violence in the United States. The music may not be complicated and the lyrics might be rote Green Day, but there's an energy and purpose to the songs that hasn't been there for years.

Songs I Recommend: "Bang Bang", "Still Breathing", "Youngblood", "Revolution Radio", and "Ordinary World"

1) Double Dare - Waterparks

Waterparks have been slowly building a following within the Warped Tour crowd. The band's unique electronic based style of Pop-Punk and youthful image are a big part of that. Earlier this year, they released an EP, Cluster, that was met with much praise by critics and fans alike. The band have also been endorsed by/have been involved with big names such as Mikey Way of My Chemical Romance, Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy, and the Madden Brothers from Good Charlotte.

The album is musically catchy, with many melodies throughout Double Dare finding a way into your head. The lyrics are lackluster, but work well enough in relation to the rest of the songs. Each song usually starts off with an electronic lead that segues into the rest of the song and stays in the background, giving each track a little more identity. Catchy riffs and catchy choruses are aplenty throughout the entire album.

Songs I Recommend: "Stupid for You", "Royal", "Take Her to the Moon", and "Hawaii (Stay Awake)"