Top 100 Music Albums of 2021
by 
LedZep 
- Chart updated: 12/20/2025 01:15
- (Created: 01/04/2021 19:42).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
There are 5 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 has an average rating of 92 out of 100 (from 8 votes). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.
View the complete list of 57,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
Buy album 
- #Sponsored
Crushing death doom, sometimes even funeral doom
[First added to this chart: 11/02/2021]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
The first metal (or "metal") album I've heard which can be described as both post-minimalism and avant-folk, do with that information what you want
[First added to this chart: 02/02/2022]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Some of the best bass, breaks and future garage I've had the pleasure of listening and playing
[First added to this chart: 07/25/2022]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Peak indie pop, synthpop, dream pop and all that good stuff
[First added to this chart: 06/14/2021]
Year of Release:
2021
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,425
Rank in 2021:
Rank in 2020s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Overmono with a banger set, breaks and bass galore
[First added to this chart: 11/23/2023]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Experimental weirdo post punk
[First added to this chart: 02/05/2021]
Year of Release:
2021
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,077
Rank in 2021:
Rank in 2020s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Excellent kora album, along with mande there's some chanson bits as well
The other one, A Touma, is also excellent [First added to this chart: 04/18/2021]
The other one, A Touma, is also excellent [First added to this chart: 04/18/2021]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Symphonic versions of Diabate's kora masterpieces? Yes, please.
[First added to this chart: 04/30/2021]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
If you like your progressive death metal heavy and technical (but not wanky), Atvm is the band
[First added to this chart: 06/15/2021]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Some people describe this as one of the few true "post-rap" albums, and it's a cool genre name so I'll agree
[First added to this chart: 02/03/2025]
Year of Release:
2021
Appears in:
Rank Score:
998
Rank in 2021:
Rank in 2020s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| Injury Reserve | 1 | 1% | |
| Trhä | 1 | 1% | |
| StarGazer | 1 | 1% | |
| Springtime | 1 | 1% | |
| Serpent Column | 1 | 1% | |
| Blawan | 1 | 1% | |
| Nikolas Kozik | 1 | 1% | |
| Show all | |||
| Country | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| |
31 | 31% | |
 |
23 | 23% | |
 |
6 | 6% | |
 |
5 | 5% | |
 |
3 | 3% | |
 |
3 | 3% | |
 |
2 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 3 from 26th to 23rd Deep England by Gazelle Twin & NYX |
| Up 3 from 25th to 22nd Hey What by Low |
| Up 3 from 24th to 21st Springtime by Springtime |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 12 from 5th to 17th Denham Audio & Friends by Denham Audio |
| Down 7 from 18th to 25th Sinner Get Ready by Lingua Ignota |
| Down 4 from 23rd to 27th Hooversound Presents: Special Request X Tim Reaper by Special Request & Tim Reaper |
Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Registering is quick, easy and FREE!
Why register?
- Join a passionate community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Have your say in the overall rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- ... And lots more!
Register now - it only takes a moment!
Other year charts by LedZep
(from the 2020s)| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 100 Music Albums of 2025 | LedZep | 2025 year chart | 2025 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of 2024 | LedZep | 2024 year chart | 2025 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of 2023 | LedZep | 2023 year chart | 2025 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of 2022 | LedZep | 2022 year chart | 2025 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 | LedZep | 2021 year chart | 2025 | |
LedZep has created 71 other 2021 year charts - click here to explore them all.
Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
N.B. The average rating for this chart will not be reliable as it has been rated very few times.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this chart. | Show all 8 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/19/2021 13:58 |  desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
| ! | 06/03/2021 20:03 | vruslov | 582 | 89/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2021 09:28 |  Purplepash | 1,690 | 88/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2021 23:21 | jackq | 273 | 92/100 |
| ! | 03/26/2021 20:49 |  travelful | 208 | 99/100 |
Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 favourites
Showing all 2 members who have added this chart as a favourite
Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 comments
Showing all 5 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
From 
Mercury 08/02/2021 16:55 | #272138
Mercury 08/02/2021 16:55 | #272138
Just coming back to ask if you have heard/enjoy the new Panopticon? I’m no expert of that folk/black metal genre, but I enjoyed it a lot. I don’t think I’ve ever heard vocals recorded that way or the way they are in the first or second track - they are VERY far off and almost unheard distant screams. Anyway, love the chart.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 
Hayden 03/23/2021 14:49 | #267654
Hayden 03/23/2021 14:49 | #267654
If you do take any recs, ignore the last 30 or so. They're just kinda there for now. 6/10s and stuff. I'm sure it'll be a stronger chart in a month or so. I didn't mean to dive headfirst so quickly into 2021, but albums I keep wanting to listen to are popping up constantly. Except for hip-hop... I'm in a bit of a hip-hop drought the last few months.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From Mercury 01/19/2021 08:28 | #264633
Mercury 01/19/2021 08:28 | #264633
Love the chart! Will follow along as the year unfolds. Tomorrow I think I’ll be checking out that Dread Sovereign album!
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 
Repo 01/18/2021 21:43 | #264625
Repo 01/18/2021 21:43 | #264625
Shame knocking out Lice from the top spot. Yikes! Need to check that soon then. And that Viagra Boys Lp. Heard a few tracks off that and was mighty impressed!
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From Repo 01/08/2021 15:02 | #264036
Repo 01/08/2021 15:02 | #264036
I'll be following this for sure! :)
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Your feedback for Top 100 Music Albums of 2021
Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
