Top 50 Music Albums of 2021
by Jaymantheman 
Songs of 2021:
Kick it off with the L.A. Twins....
1. Lost in Los Angeles - Middle Kids
2. Delicious Things - Wolf Alice
3. NDA - Billie Eilish
4. The Nowhere Inn - St. Vincent
5. Anything At All - Bachelor
6. Leave The Door Open - Bruno Mars/A. Paak
7. Like I Used Too - Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen
8. Solarised - Jane Weaver
9. The Darkness That You Fear - The Chemical Brothers
10. Creep (Very 2021 Remix) - Thom Yorke
11. It's Time To Come Home - Kenny Garrett
12. Little Things - Big Thief
13. John Elton - Self Esteem
14. Valentine - Snail Mail
15. Woman and Wives - Paul McCartney (st. Vincent mix)
- Chart updated: 04/17/2025 04:15
- (Created: 01/26/2021 07:22).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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2021
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2021
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2021
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2021
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Music Albums of 2021 composition
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| Lana Del Rey | 2 | 4% | |
| Jane Weaver | 1 | 2% | |
| Courtney Barnett | 1 | 2% | |
| Wednesday (US) | 1 | 2% | |
| Pearl Charles | 1 | 2% | |
| Emma-Jean Thackray | 1 | 2% | |
| Big Red Machine | 1 | 2% | |
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14 | 28% | |
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Top 50 Music Albums of 2021 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 6 from 11th to 5th How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last? by Big Red Machine |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 5th to 6th Jubilee by Japanese Breakfast |
| Down 1 from 6th to 7th For The First Time by Black Country, New Road |
| Down 1 from 7th to 8th Little Oblivions by Julien Baker |
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| ! | 10/29/2021 09:11 |  Purplepash | 1,690 | 88/100 |
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From Jaymantheman 08/07/2021 06:39 | #272314
Surprised no Middle Kids love this year. This album should be given a few listens to sink into.
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