The 50 best albums of 2021 by New Music Express (2021)

New Musical Express is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand. These are their best albums of 2021.
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For Those I Love (2021) 

 For Those I Love

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

147

Rank in 2021:

104

Rank in 2020s:

367

Overall Rank:

8,333

Average Rating:

 74 (43 votes)

Comments:

3

12.

I Don't Live Here Anymore 

 The War On Drugs

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

244 charts

Rank Score:

858

Rank in 2021:

13

Rank in 2020s:

44

Overall Rank:

1,945

Average Rating:

 78 (185 votes)

Comments:

11

13.

Conflict Of Interest 

 Ghetts

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

53

Rank in 2021:

325

Rank in 2020s:

1,163

Overall Rank:

19,475

Average Rating:

 69 (16 votes)

Comments:

1

14.

Sling 

 Clairo

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

93 charts

Rank Score:

375

Rank in 2021:

39

Rank in 2020s:

133

Overall Rank:

3,840

Average Rating:

 72 (84 votes)

Comments:

7

15.

Happier Than Ever 

 Billie Eilish

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

199 charts

Rank Score:

799

Rank in 2021:

16

Rank in 2020s:

51

Overall Rank:

2,071

Average Rating:

 74 (202 votes)

Comments:

10

16.

Spare Ribs 

 Sleaford Mods

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

97

Rank in 2021:

158

Rank in 2020s:

598

Overall Rank:

11,822

Average Rating:

 67 (40 votes)

Comments:

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17.

Blue Banisters 

 Lana Del Rey

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

314

Rank in 2021:

47

Rank in 2020s:

163

Overall Rank:

4,452

Average Rating:

 74 (113 votes)

Comments:

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18.

We're All Alone In This Together 

 Dave

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

128

Rank in 2021:

125

Rank in 2020s:

438

Overall Rank:

9,316

Average Rating:

 72 (51 votes)

Comments:

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19.

Solar Power 

 Lorde

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

91 charts

Rank Score:

304

Rank in 2021:

48

Rank in 2020s:

169

Overall Rank:

4,575

Average Rating:

 66 (144 votes)

Comments:

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20.

Montero 

 Lil Nas X

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

343

Rank in 2021:

43

Rank in 2020s:

144

Overall Rank:

4,146

Average Rating:

 71 (88 votes)

Comments:

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The 50 best albums of 2021 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Sam Fender	1	2%
AJ Tracey	1	2%
The War On Drugs	1	2%
Bleachers	1	2%
Bicep	1	2%
Little Simz	1	2%
Remi Wolf	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	23	46%
	20	40%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%

The 50 best albums of 2021 similarity to your chart(s)

Other 2021 year charts

Listed below are 135 charts from recognised sources for 2021. There are also 343 user submitted charts covering this period.

• The Top 10 Albums of 2021 by 108 Mics (2021 year chart)
• The 20 best albums of 2021 by The A.V. Club (2021 year chart)
• Albumism's 100 Best Albums of 2021 by Albumism (2021 year chart)
• Top 49 Music Albums of 2021 by The Alternative (2021 year chart)
• The 10 Best Albums of 2021 by The Atlantic (2021 year chart)
• Die 70+3 besten Alben des Jahres by Bayern 2 (2021 year chart)
• The 21 best albums of 2021 by BBC (2021 year chart)
• 6 Music Recommends Albums Of The Year 2021 by BBC Radio 6 (2021 year chart)
• BPM’s Top 50 Albums Of 2021 by Beats Per Minute (2021 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2021 by Billboard (2021 year chart)
• Top 10 Albums of the Year 2021 by Bleep (2021 year chart)
• Top 20 Albums of 2021 by Blues Rock Review (2021 year chart)
• Boomkat Top Releases 2021 by Boomkat (2021 year chart)
• BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2021 by BrooklynVegan (2021 year chart)
• Die ByteFM Jahrescharts 2021 by ByteFM (2021 year chart)
• Chorus.fm’s Top 30 Albums of 2021 by Chorus.fm (2021 year chart)
• Clash Albums Of The Year 2021 by Clash (2021 year chart)
• Die 50 besten Alben des Jahres 2021 by Classic Rock Deutschland (2021 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2021 by Classic Rock (2021 year chart)
• The Best Albums of 2021 by Complex (2021 year chart)
• Complex UK’s Best Albums Of 2021 by Complex UK (2021 year chart)
• Top 50 Albums of 2021 by Consequence of Sound (2021 year chart)
• The Top 50 Albums of 2021 by Crack Magazine (2021 year chart)
• Los Mejores Discos Internacionales Del 2021 by Cusica+ (2021 year chart)
• The 20 best albums of 2021 by Dazed (2021 year chart)
• Top 40 Albums of 2021 by Decibel (2021 year chart)
• The 20 Best Albums of 2021 by Deep Cuts (2021 year chart)
• Die Alben-Top Ten 2021 by detektor.fm (2021 year chart)
• Die 10 besten Alben 2021 international by DIFFUS (2021 year chart)
• Top 100 Albums of 2021 by Distorted Sound Magazine (2021 year chart)
• DIY's Best Albums of 2021 by DIY (2021 year chart)
• Albums Of The Year 2021 by Dork (2021 year chart)
• The 50 best albums of 2021 by Double J (2021 year chart)
• The 25 Best Albums of 2021 by Dummy (2021 year chart)
• Die besten Alben des Jahres 2021 by eclipsed (2021 year chart)
• Eel Pie Records Albums of the Year 2021 by Eel Pie Records (2021 year chart)
• Die Alben des Jahres 2021 by egoFM (2021 year chart)
• The 10 best albums of 2021 by Entertainment Weekly (2021 year chart)
• Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2021 by Exclaim! (2021 year chart)
• The 50 best albums of 2021 by The Fader (2021 year chart)
• The 50 best albums of 2021 by Far Out Magazine (2021 year chart)
• Best Albums 2021 by Fast 'n' Bulbous (2021 year chart)
• The Best Albums of 2021 by FLOOD Magazine (2021 year chart)
• The 45 best albums of 2021 by The Forty Five (2021 year chart)
• 20 Best Albums of 2021 by Gaffa (2021 year chart)
• Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2021 by Gigwise (2021 year chart)
• Albums of 2021 by God is in the TV (2021 year chart)
• 50 best albums of 2021 by Good Morning America (2021 year chart)
• Gorilla vs. Bear Albums of 2021 by Gorilla vs. Bear (2021 year chart)
• The 50 best albums of 2021 by The Guardian (2021 year chart)
• The 20 best guitar albums of 2021 by Guitar World (2021 year chart)
• Hot Press Albums Of 2021 by Hot Press (2021 year chart)
• The 40 best albums of 2021 by Independent (2021 year chart)
• Los 50 mejores discos del 2021 by Indie Hoy (2021 year chart)
• The 10 best albums of 2021 by inews.co.uk (2021 year chart)
• Les Inrocks Albums of the Year 2021 by Les Inrocks (2021 year chart)
• KCRW's Best Albums of 2021 by KCRW (2021 year chart)
• Kerrang!'s Albums Of 2021 by Kerrang! (2021 year chart)
• Top 90.3 Listener Voted Albums of 2021 by KEXP (2021 year chart)
• The Best Albums of 2021 by KEYMAG (2021 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2021 by laut (2021 year chart)
• The Best Albums of 2021 Ranked by The Line Of Best Fit (2021 year chart)
• The 10 best albums of 2021 by Los Angeles Times (2021 year chart)
• The Loud And Quiet best albums of 2021 by Loud And Quiet (2021 year chart)
• Louder Than War's Top 100 Albums of 2021 by Louder Than War (2021 year chart)
• Top 25 albums of 2021 by Magnet (2021 year chart)
• 25 Best Albums of 2021 by Magnetic Magazine (2021 year chart)
• Best albums of 2021 by The Mercury News (2021 year chart)
• The 40 Best Albums of 2021 by Metacritic (2021 year chart)
• The 50 best Metal albums of 2021 by Metal Hammer (2021 year chart)
• Metal Injection Writer's Top 20 Albums Of 2021 by Metal Injection (2021 year chart)
• Die 50 besten Alben des Jahres 2021 by metal.de (2021 year chart)
• 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)
• Los Mejores Discos Internacionales Del Año 2021 by Musicazul (2021 year chart)
• 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)
• Top 50 Albums of 2021 by The Needle Drop (2021 year chart)
• The 50 best albums of 2021 by New Music Express (2021 year chart)
• Top Albums 2021 by New Noise (2021 year chart)
• The Best Albums of 2021 by No Ripcord (2021 year chart)
• Best Albums of 2021 by Norman Records (2021 year chart)
• Best Albums of 2021 by Northern Transmissions (2021 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2021 by NPR (2021 year chart)
• Best albums of 2021 by Okayplayer (2021 year chart)
• Dit zijn de 20 beste albums van 2021 by OOR (2021 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2021 by Our Culture Mag (2021 year chart)
• Best Albums of 2021 by Passion of the Weiss (2021 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2021 by Paste (2021 year chart)
• Top 10 Albums of 2021 by People (2021 year chart)
• Top 100 Albums of 2021 by Piccadilly Records (2021 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2021 by Pitchfork (2021 year chart)
• 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)
• Top 25 Albums Of The Year by Punktastic (2021 year chart)
• 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)
• Albums of the year 2021 by Resident (2021 year chart)
• Die 25 besten Alben des Jahres 2021 by Reverb Is For Lovers (2021 year chart)
• 25 Best Albums of 2021 by Revolver (2021 year chart)
• The 108 best albums of 2021 by RIFF (2021 year chart)
• The Best Albums of 2021 by The Ringer (2021 year chart)
• Top 20 Blues, Rock & Roots Albums 2021 by Rock & Blues Muse (2021 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2021 by Rolling Stone (2021 year chart)
• Die Alben des Jahres 2021 by Rolling Stone Deutschland (2021 year chart)
• Albums Of The Year 2021 by Rough Trade (2021 year chart)
• 40 Best Albums of 2021 by Shindig! Magazine (2021 year chart)
• The Skinny's Top 10 Albums of 2021 by The Skinny (2021 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2021 by Slant Magazine (2021 year chart)
• Vuoden 2021 parhaat levyt by Soundi (2021 year chart)
• Top 20 Albums of 2021 by Spectrum Culture (2021 year chart)
• The 30 Best Albums Of 2021 by Spin (2021 year chart)
• Top 50 Albums of 2021 by Sputnik Music (2021 year chart)
• Best of 2021 by Stars Are Underground (2021 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums Of 2021 by Stereogum (2021 year chart)
• The Top 10 Albums of 2021 by TIME (2021 year chart)
• 25 best albums of 2021 by The Times (2021 year chart)
• Die 50 besten Alben des Jahres 2021 by Tonspion (2021 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2021 by Treble (2021 year chart)
• Top 40 Rock Albums of 2021 by Ultimate Classic Rock (2021 year chart)
• Uncut's Top 75 albums of 2021 by Uncut (2021 year chart)
• 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)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2021 by VISIONS (2021 year chart)
• Top 50 Albums of 2021 by Vive Le Rock! (2021 year chart)
• The Best Albums of 2021 by Vulture (2021 year chart)
• Best music of 2021 by The Washington Post (2021 year chart)
• Top 30 Albums Of 2021 by The Wild Honey Pie (2021 year chart)
• The Wire's Releases Of The Year 2021 by The Wire (2021 year chart)
• The best albums of 2021 by Yahoo! (2021 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2021 by The Young Folks (2021 year chart)

Other charts by New Music Express

Year charts

• NME Albums Of The Year 2023 by New Music Express (2023 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2022 by New Music Express (2022 year chart)
• The 50 best albums of 2021 by New Music Express (2021 year chart)
• The 50 best albums of 2020 by New Music Express (2020 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2019 by New Music Express (2019 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2018 by New Music Express (2018 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2017 by New Music Express (2017 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2016 by New Music Express (2016 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2015 by New Music Express (2015 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2014 by New Music Express (2014 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2013 by New Music Express (2013 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2012 by New Music Express (2012 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2011 by New Music Express (2011 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2010 by New Music Express (2010 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2009 by New Music Express (2009 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2008 by New Music Express (2008 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2007 by New Music Express (2007 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2006 by New Music Express (2006 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2005 by New Music Express (2005 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2004 by New Music Express (2004 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2003 by New Music Express (2003 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2002 by New Music Express (2002 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2001 by New Music Express (2001 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2000 by New Music Express (2000 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1999 by New Music Express (1999 year chart)
• NME Albums of the Year 1998 by New Music Express (1998 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1997 by New Music Express (1997 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1996 by New Music Express (1996 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1995 by New Music Express (1995 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1994 by New Music Express (1994 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1993 by New Music Express (1993 year chart) (published 2016)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1992 by New Music Express (1992 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1991 by New Music Express (1991 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1990 by New Music Express (1990 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1989 by New Music Express (1989 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1988 by New Music Express (1988 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1987 by New Music Express (1987 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1986 by New Music Express (1986 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1985 by New Music Express (1985 year chart) (published 2016)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1984 by New Music Express (1984 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1983 by New Music Express (1983 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1982 by New Music Express (1982 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1981 by New Music Express (1981 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1980 by New Music Express (1980 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1979 by New Music Express (1979 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1978 by New Music Express (1978 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1977 by New Music Express (1977 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1976 by New Music Express (1976 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1975 by New Music Express (1975 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1974 by New Music Express (1974 year chart)

Decade charts

• NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2010s decade chart) (published 2019)
• Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 2000s by New Music Express (2000s decade chart) (published 2009)
• Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s by New Music Express (1980s decade chart) (published 1990)
• Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 1970s by New Music Express (1970s decade chart) (published 1980)
• Top 50 Greatest Albums of the 1960s by New Music Express (1960s decade chart) (published 1993)

Overall charts

• NME 's 100 Best Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (published 2003)
• The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (published 2013)
• NME's Best Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (published 1985)
• New Musical Express Writers Top 100 Albums by New Music Express (published 1993)
• NME Readers' All-Time Top 100 Albums by New Music Express (published 1988)

[New Music Express was founded in 1952.]

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