Top 100 Music Albums of 2021
by Rm12398

After spending the majority of 2021 away from new music, I took the time in 2023 to go back in retrospect on the year and explore the best critically acclaimed albums. This is the 100 albums that I listened to, ranked.
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Progressive rock and folk with a kooky edge to it. Dawson’s vocal range is insane. The song “Silphium” is amongst the best of the decade. Great album.
85/100 (B+)
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2021
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Sublime shoegaze that submerges you into a sound of whirring instrumentation. The forever climaxing “Insomnia” is spell-binding. Unlike Parannouls other albums, there are moments of relapse from the chaos with the help of Asian Glow and Brazilian musician Sonhos Tomam Conta who brings some elements of Brazil to proceedings. It does kind of lose its way in the second half, with it becoming a tad too lackadaisical and elongated. The intro of “screamo '' vocals isn’t great either. However, it ends on a great note with “Love Migraine”.
85/100 (B+)
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2021
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A beautifully intricate traditional folk sound with an equally beautiful vocal to match. The wind instrumentation on “Black As Crow'' is just beautiful.
80/100 (B)
[First added to this chart: 08/25/2023]
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2021
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Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 composition

Country Albums %


United States 48 48%
United Kingdom 22 22%
Australia 6 6%
Canada 6 6%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
Pakistan 2 2%
Brazil 2 2%
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Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 1 from 19th to 18thHenki
by Richard Dawson & Circle
Climber Up 1 from 18th to 17thThe Million Masks Of God
by Manchester Orchestra
Climber Up 1 from 17th to 16thIn These Silent Days
by Brandi Carlile
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 10 from 9th to 19thDonda
by Kanye West

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