Top 100 Music Albums of 2021
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desh79 
- Chart updated: 08/11/2025 19:15
- (Created: 01/16/2021 22:18).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2021]
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2021
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1,425
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[First added to this chart: 02/08/2021]
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2021
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3,075
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2021]
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2021
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[First added to this chart: 07/12/2021]
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2021
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877
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[First added to this chart: 12/25/2021]
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2021]
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2021
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1,004
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[First added to this chart: 08/24/2021]
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[First added to this chart: 01/23/2021]
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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2021]
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2021
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Arca | 2 | 2% | |
| Lana Del Rey | 2 | 2% | |
| 파란노을 [Parannoul] | 1 | 1% | |
| Lil Ugly Mane | 1 | 1% | |
| Blanck Mass | 1 | 1% | |
| Skee Mask | 1 | 1% | |
| Mogwai | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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43 | 43% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 32 from 53rd to 21st All The Unknown by Grandbrothers |
| Up 24 from 52nd to 28th Im Institut Für Strömungstechnik by Konstantin Unwohl |
| Up 16 from 56th to 40th Live In Stuttgart 1975 by Can |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 6 from 27th to 33rd A Beginner's Mind by Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine |
| Down 5 from 36th to 41st Kid A Mnesia by Radiohead |
| Down 5 from 37th to 42nd Friends That Break Your Heart by James Blake |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 05/31/2021 10:53 |  Purplepash | 1,690 | 88/100 |
| ! | 02/13/2021 15:24 | ThuramThugood | 106 | 90/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2021 20:32 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
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ExTeaSea 06/04/2021 23:10 | #270389
ExTeaSea 06/04/2021 23:10 | #270389
Japanese Breakfast! So good! Got it in the mail today. Genesis Owusu is easily my favorite of the year so far. Japanese Breakfast may move into my top 5.
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