Top 100 Music Albums of 2021
by 
Keatownrodriguez 
With every passing day I grow to love what 2021 had to offer musically more and more. It was the year of spectacular female pop acts for sure. But I honestly felt like each end of my musical taste was substantially fed.
Songs of the year
1. Hysterical Us - Magdalena Bay
2. Ameoba - Clairo
3. California - Chvrches
- Chart updated: 05/21/2025 04:15
- (Created: 01/05/2021 16:20).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Infectious pop hooks with great spacious production.
[First added to this chart: 10/12/2021]
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2021
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1,260
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It's the most personal and heartfelt Weezer project since Pinkerton which is a top 10 ever album for me so this one is an instant classic. Weezer and orchestra was meant to be.
[First added to this chart: 01/25/2021]
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2021
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1,284
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This album has a dreamlike quality that I've never seen done in such this specific way, that with the washed-out guitars and stuff it really feels densely packed with emotion. It does towards the end feel a little aimless with tracks that could all act as closers stuck next to each other but the feelings I get when listening to this project are unparalleled
[First added to this chart: 08/04/2021]
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2021
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340
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It's so personal and heartfelt that it makes me feel like it was written by a very close friend
[First added to this chart: 07/01/2022]
Another pop masterpiece on my 2021 chart, my heart can't take it oh my gosh. California, How Not To Drown and He Said She Said all could've album defining anthems, but they just said nah we’re gonna stack the crap out of this record and make it one of the most infectious album listening experiences ever.
[First added to this chart: 10/14/2021]
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2021
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527
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6. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2021]
Man I can't get enough of this. It's like if Michel Jackson's Thriller and Lianne La Havas self titled came together and made greatness
[First added to this chart: 07/21/2021]
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2021
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It's not a conceptual behemoth of a masterpiece like Igor, but hardly anything is. Going for a fun mixtape as a follow-up was so smart, just a ton of fun.
[First added to this chart: 06/26/2021]
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2021
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Never even played Guilty Gear, this soundtrack just stands on it's own as a fantastic listen. Great metal tunes like The Smell of The Game and The Hero. Great pop tunes like The Disaster of Passion. And combos of both like Love the Subhuman Self.
[First added to this chart: 07/31/2022]
Great modern punk
[First added to this chart: 08/29/2021]
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2021
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Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 composition
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| Weezer | 2 | 2% | |
| Bo Burnham | 1 | 1% | |
| The Dear Hunter | 1 | 1% | |
| Lice | 1 | 1% | |
| Magdalena Bay | 1 | 1% | |
| The Killers | 1 | 1% | |
| Inhaler | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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59 | 59% | |
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17 | 17% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 30 from 69th to 39thFor The First Time by Black Country, New Road |
| Up 21 from 67th to 46thDrunk Tank Pink by Shame |
| Up 16 from 64th to 48thWelfare Jazz by Viagra Boys |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 17 from 17th to 34thJuno by Remi Wolf |
| Down 12 from 43rd to 55thThe Indigo Child: Prologue: Cycle 8 by The Dear Hunter |
| Down 11 from 51st to 62ndIgnorance by The Weather Station |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 12/30/2021 11:24 |  DommeDamian | 1,004 | 89/100 | |
| 11/23/2021 05:27 |  Arthurknight | 381 | 89/100 | |
| 06/20/2021 04:02 |  Purplepash | 1,733 | 88/100 | |
| 05/05/2021 23:25 | jackq | 273 | 92/100 | |
| 03/17/2021 17:36 |  desh79 | 1,274 | 93/100 |
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From DommeDamian 12/30/2021 11:24 | #278204
DommeDamian 12/30/2021 11:24 | #278204
Great 2021-list, one of the best on this site.
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Totally agree with your top six! All great picks!
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