The 50 Best Albums of 2021 by Pitchfork (2021)

Pitchfork is an American online music publication. These are their best albums of 2021.
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10.

New Long Leg 

 Dry Cleaning

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

197 charts

Rank Score:

594

Rank in 2021:

29

Rank in 2020s:

82

Overall Rank:

2,613

Average Rating:

 76 (151 votes)

Comments:

11

13.

Colourgrade 

 Tirzah

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

96

Rank in 2021:

162

Rank in 2020s:

605

Overall Rank:

12,002

Average Rating:

 71 (23 votes)

Comments:

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19.

Black Metal 2 

 Dean Blunt

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

99

Rank in 2021:

151

Rank in 2020s:

578

Overall Rank:

11,600

Average Rating:

 67 (27 votes)

Comments:

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23.

Cavalcade 

 Black Midi

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

271 charts

Rank Score:

1,241

Rank in 2021:

8

Rank in 2020s:

24

Overall Rank:

1,398

Average Rating:

 79 (314 votes)

Comments:

19

29.

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert 

 Little Simz

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

421 charts

Rank Score:

2,889

Rank in 2021:

1

Rank in 2020s:

5

Overall Rank:

614

Average Rating:

 83 (377 votes)

Comments:

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30 

 Adele

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

225

Rank in 2021:

66

Rank in 2020s:

242

Overall Rank:

5,831

Average Rating:

 67 (102 votes)

Comments:

8

39.

Reflection 

 Loraine James

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

56

Rank in 2021:

313

Rank in 2020s:

1,122

Overall Rank:

18,815

Average Rating:

 69 (19 votes)

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45.

Im Hole 

 aya

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

54

Rank in 2021:

319

Rank in 2020s:

1,141

Overall Rank:

19,171

Average Rating:

 69 (11 votes)

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The 50 Best Albums of 2021 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Playboi Carti	1	2%
Lingua Ignota	1	2%
Mach-Hommy	1	2%
Wiki	1	2%
Dry Cleaning	1	2%
Vijay Iyer / Linda May Han Oh / Tyshawn Sorey	1	2%
Olivia Rodrigo	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	33	66%
	8	16%
	3	6%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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The 50 Best Albums of 2021 similarity to your chart(s)

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• Mojo Albums of the Year 2021 by Mojo (2021 year chart)
• 10 album terbaik 2021 by Mojok.co (2021 year chart)
• Los mejores discos internacionales de 2021 by Mondo Sonoro (2021 year chart)
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• musicOMH's Top 50 Albums Of 2021 by musicOMH (2021 year chart)
• Redaktionscharts 2021 by MusikBlog (2021 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2021 by Musikexpress.de (2021 year chart)
• 50 Best Albums Of 2021 by NBHAP (2021 year chart)
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• Best Albums of 2021 by Northern Transmissions (2021 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2021 by NPR (2021 year chart)
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• Top 10 Albums of 2021 by People (2021 year chart)
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• Album des Jahres 2021 by Plattentests.de (2021 year chart)
• The 75 Best Albums of 2021 by PopMatters (2021 year chart)
• Prog Magazine Writers' Albums Of 2021 by Prog (2021 year chart)
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• Quietus Albums Of The Year 2021 by The Quietus (2021 year chart)
• Record Collector Magazine Albums of The Year 2021 by Record Collector Magazine (2021 year chart)
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• Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2021 by Under The Radar (2021 year chart)
• Our 50 favourite albums of 2021 by The Vinyl Factory (2021 year chart)
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• The best albums of 2021 by Yahoo! (2021 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2021 by The Young Folks (2021 year chart)

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• The 50 Best Albums of 2020 by Pitchfork (2020 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2019 by Pitchfork (2019 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2018 by Pitchfork (2018 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2017 by Pitchfork (2017 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2016 by Pitchfork (2016 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2015 by Pitchfork (2015 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2014 by Pitchfork (2014 year chart)
• The Top 50 Albums of 2013 by Pitchfork (2013 year chart)
• The Top 50 Albums of 2012 by Pitchfork (2012 year chart)
• The Top 50 Albums of 2011 by Pitchfork (2011 year chart)
• Top 49 Music Albums of 2010 by Pitchfork (2010 year chart)
• Top 49 Music Albums of 2009 by Pitchfork (2009 year chart)
• Top 50 Albums of 2008 by Pitchfork (2008 year chart)
• Top 50 Albums of 2007 by Pitchfork (2007 year chart)
• Top 50 Music Albums Of 2006 by Pitchfork (2006 year chart)
• Top 50 Albums of 2005 by Pitchfork (2005 year chart)
• Top 50 Albums of 2004 by Pitchfork (2004 year chart)
• Top 50 Albums of 2003 by Pitchfork (2003 year chart)
• Top 50 Albums of 2002 by Pitchfork (2002 year chart)
• Top 20 Music Albums Of 2001 by Pitchfork (2001 year chart)
• Top 20 Music Albums Of 2000 by Pitchfork (2000 year chart)
• Top 10 Music Albums Of 1999 by Pitchfork (1999 year chart)

Decade charts

• The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s by Pitchfork (2010s decade chart) (published 2019)
• The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s by Pitchfork (2000s decade chart) (published 2009)
• Top 100 Albums of the 1990s by Pitchfork (1990s decade chart) (published 2003)
• The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s by Pitchfork (1990s decade chart) (published 2022)
• Top 100 Albums of the 1980s by Pitchfork (1980s decade chart) (published 2002)
• The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s by Pitchfork (1980s decade chart) (published 2018)
• Top 100 Albums of the 1970s by Pitchfork (1970s decade chart) (published 2004)
• Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by Pitchfork (1960s decade chart) (published 2017)

Overall charts

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From DommeDamian 12/07/2021 15:10

this list is ass.

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