Best Albums of 2021

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Listed below are the best albums of 2021 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2021 year summaryThe best artists of 2021 were Little Simz, Black Country, New Road, Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra, Weezer, Japanese Breakfast, Tyler, The Creator, Squid (2020s), Black Midi, Low and Wolf Alice.

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631.

Sturle Dagsland

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2021

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12 charts

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The Other Realm

DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ

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2021

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5 charts

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Liquid Tension Experiment 3

Liquid Tension Experiment

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2021

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11 charts

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634.

Georgia Blue

Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit

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2021

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14 charts

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The World Within Our Bedrooms

Drug Store Romeos

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2021

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8 charts

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636.

Structure

Water From Your Eyes

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2021

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9 charts

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Under The Weather

Homeshake

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2021

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1 chart

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Side-Eye NYC (V1-IV)
Live

Pat Metheny

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2021

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6 charts

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Waking The Dreaming Body

Karima Walker

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2021

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9 charts

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The Absolute Universe: The Breath Of Life (Abridged Version)

Transatlantic

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2021

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9 charts

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Best Albums of 2021 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	8	1%
Arca	4	0%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	3	0%
White Suns	2	0%
트와이스 [Twice]	2	0%
Jean Michel Jarre	2	0%
Neil Young	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	456	46%
	193	19%
	50	5%
	46	5%
	37	4%
	26	3%
	18	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	9	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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