Top 20 Music Albums of 2021 by Exist-en-ciel 
Favorite songs of the year:
1. Introvert - Little Simz
2. You Lose! - Magdalena Bay
3. La vie parfois - Salomé Leclerc
4. Hey - Low
5. Le ciel est au plancher - Louis Jean Cormier
6. Menneskekollektivet - Lost Girls
7. ; john (Konsert live version) - iamamiwhoami
8. This Time - Makthaverskan
9. Across That Fine Line - Nation of Language
10. Porcelain Slightly - Lil Ugly Mane
- Chart updated: 11/26/2024 23:15
- (Created: 08/19/2022 01:19).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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UK Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Neo-Soul
8.2/10
Track selection: Introvert
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1. Introvert 9
2. Woman 8.5
3. Two Worlds Apart 8
4. I Love You, I Hate You 8.5
5. Little Q, Pt. 1 (Interlude) 8
6. Little Q, Pt. 2 8.5
7. Gems (Interlude) 8
8. Speed 8
9. Standing Ovation 8.5
10. I See You 8
11. The Rapper That Came to Tea (Interlude) 8
12. Rollin Stone 8
13. Protect My Energy 8
14. Never Make Promises (Interlude) 7.5
15. Point and Kill 8.5
16. Fear No Man 8
17. The Garden (Interlude) 8
18. How Did You Get Here 8
19. Miss Understood 8 [First added to this chart: 08/18/2022]
8.2/10
Track selection: Introvert
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1. Introvert 9
2. Woman 8.5
3. Two Worlds Apart 8
4. I Love You, I Hate You 8.5
5. Little Q, Pt. 1 (Interlude) 8
6. Little Q, Pt. 2 8.5
7. Gems (Interlude) 8
8. Speed 8
9. Standing Ovation 8.5
10. I See You 8
11. The Rapper That Came to Tea (Interlude) 8
12. Rollin Stone 8
13. Protect My Energy 8
14. Never Make Promises (Interlude) 7.5
15. Point and Kill 8.5
16. Fear No Man 8
17. The Garden (Interlude) 8
18. How Did You Get Here 8
19. Miss Understood 8 [First added to this chart: 08/18/2022]
Year of Release:
2021
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Rank Score:
3,148
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Synthpop, Dance-Pop, Electropop
8.1/10
Track selection: You Lose!
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1. The End 7.5
2. Mercurial World 8
3. Dawning of the Season 8
4. Secrets (Your Fire) 8.5
5. You Lose! 9
6. Something for 2 8.5
7. Chaeri 8.5
8. Halfway 7.5
9. Hysterical Us 8
10. Prophecy 7.5
11. Follow the Leader 7.5
12. Domino 8
13. Dreamcatching 8
14. The Beginning 8.5 [First added to this chart: 08/18/2022]
8.1/10
Track selection: You Lose!
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1. The End 7.5
2. Mercurial World 8
3. Dawning of the Season 8
4. Secrets (Your Fire) 8.5
5. You Lose! 9
6. Something for 2 8.5
7. Chaeri 8.5
8. Halfway 7.5
9. Hysterical Us 8
10. Prophecy 7.5
11. Follow the Leader 7.5
12. Domino 8
13. Dreamcatching 8
14. The Beginning 8.5 [First added to this chart: 08/18/2022]
Year of Release:
2021
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Rank Score:
920
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Post-Minimalism, Third Stream, Progressive Electronic
8/10
Best track: Movement 6
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1. Movement 1 8
2. Movement 2 8
3. Movement 3 8
4. Movement 4 8
5. Movement 5 8
6. Movement 6 8
7. Movement 7 8
8. Movement 8 8
9. Movement 9 8 [First added to this chart: 08/18/2022]
8/10
Best track: Movement 6
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1. Movement 1 8
2. Movement 2 8
3. Movement 3 8
4. Movement 4 8
5. Movement 5 8
6. Movement 6 8
7. Movement 7 8
8. Movement 8 8
9. Movement 9 8 [First added to this chart: 08/18/2022]
Year of Release:
2021
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,275
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Baroque Music
8/10
Best track: any
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1. Toccata 8
2. Allemande 8
3. Corrente 8
4. Air 8
5. Sarabande 8
6. Tempo di gavotta 8
7. Gigue 8
8. Praeludium 8
9. Allemande 8
10. Courante 8
11. Sarabande 8
12. Menuett I - Menuett II 8
13. Gigue 8
14. Sinfonia 8
15. Allemande 8
16. Courante 8
17. Sarabande 8
18. Rondeau 8
19. Capriccio 8 [First added to this chart: 08/22/2022]
8/10
Best track: any
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1. Toccata 8
2. Allemande 8
3. Corrente 8
4. Air 8
5. Sarabande 8
6. Tempo di gavotta 8
7. Gigue 8
8. Praeludium 8
9. Allemande 8
10. Courante 8
11. Sarabande 8
12. Menuett I - Menuett II 8
13. Gigue 8
14. Sinfonia 8
15. Allemande 8
16. Courante 8
17. Sarabande 8
18. Rondeau 8
19. Capriccio 8 [First added to this chart: 08/22/2022]
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Art Pop, Singer-Songwriter, Sophisti-Pop
7.9/10
Track selection: Le ciel est au plancher
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1. 50° 13' 36.404" N 66° 23' 4.204" W 7.5
2. Le large 7.5
3. 138 7.5
4. Bipolaire 8
5. Le ciel est au plancher 8.5
6. Tout croche 8
7. L'ironie du sort 8
8. Marianne 8
9. Les lignes de ta main 8
10. Silence radio 8
11. 45° 32' 4.924" N 73° 35' 57.134" W 8
12. L'au-delà 8 [First added to this chart: 08/18/2022]
7.9/10
Track selection: Le ciel est au plancher
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1. 50° 13' 36.404" N 66° 23' 4.204" W 7.5
2. Le large 7.5
3. 138 7.5
4. Bipolaire 8
5. Le ciel est au plancher 8.5
6. Tout croche 8
7. L'ironie du sort 8
8. Marianne 8
9. Les lignes de ta main 8
10. Silence radio 8
11. 45° 32' 4.924" N 73° 35' 57.134" W 8
12. L'au-delà 8 [First added to this chart: 08/18/2022]
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Post-Industrial, Ambient Pop, Experimental Rock
7.8/10
Track selection: Hey
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1. White Horses 8
2. I Can Wait 8
3. All Night 7.5
4. Disappearing 7.5
5. Hey 8.5
6. Days Like These 8
7. There's a Comma After Still 7.5
8. Don't Walk Away 8
9. More 7.5
10. The Price You Pay (It Must Be Wearing Off) 8 [First added to this chart: 08/18/2022]
7.8/10
Track selection: Hey
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1. White Horses 8
2. I Can Wait 8
3. All Night 7.5
4. Disappearing 7.5
5. Hey 8.5
6. Days Like These 8
7. There's a Comma After Still 7.5
8. Don't Walk Away 8
9. More 7.5
10. The Price You Pay (It Must Be Wearing Off) 8 [First added to this chart: 08/18/2022]
Year of Release:
2021
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Rank Score:
1,319
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Singer-Songwriter, Indie Folk, Indie Rock
7.8/10
Track selection: La vie parfois
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1. Anyway 8
2. Tes yeux à Barcelone 8
3. Où on s'est trouvé 8
4. Avant les éclats 8
5. Chaque printemps 7.5
6. Juste toi pour moi 8
7. La vie parfois 8.5
8. 12 heures plus tard 7.5
9. Cinéma 7.5
10. Rue Messier 7.5
11. Mon cœur à l'endroit 8
12. Tes voyages 7.5 [First added to this chart: 08/18/2022]
7.8/10
Track selection: La vie parfois
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1. Anyway 8
2. Tes yeux à Barcelone 8
3. Où on s'est trouvé 8
4. Avant les éclats 8
5. Chaque printemps 7.5
6. Juste toi pour moi 8
7. La vie parfois 8.5
8. 12 heures plus tard 7.5
9. Cinéma 7.5
10. Rue Messier 7.5
11. Mon cœur à l'endroit 8
12. Tes voyages 7.5 [First added to this chart: 08/18/2022]
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Chamber Pop, Art Pop, Ambient Pop
7.8/10
Best track: Carnage
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1. Hand of God 7
2. Old Time 7.5
3. Carnage 8
4. White Elephant 8
5. Albuquerque 8
6. Lavender Fields 8
7. Shattered Ground 8
8. Balcony Man 8 [First added to this chart: 08/18/2022]
7.8/10
Best track: Carnage
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1. Hand of God 7
2. Old Time 7.5
3. Carnage 8
4. White Elephant 8
5. Albuquerque 8
6. Lavender Fields 8
7. Shattered Ground 8
8. Balcony Man 8 [First added to this chart: 08/18/2022]
Year of Release:
2021
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Rank Score:
717
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Electronic, Art Pop, Spoken Word
7.8/10
Track selection: Menneskekollektivet
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1. Menneskekollektivet 8.5
2. Losing Something 7.5
3. Carried by Invisible Bodies 7.5
4. Love, Lovers 8
5. Real Life 7.5 [First added to this chart: 08/18/2022]
7.8/10
Track selection: Menneskekollektivet
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1. Menneskekollektivet 8.5
2. Losing Something 7.5
3. Carried by Invisible Bodies 7.5
4. Love, Lovers 8
5. Real Life 7.5 [First added to this chart: 08/18/2022]
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Neo-Psychedelia, Hypnagogic Pop, Trip Hop
7.7/10
Track selection: Porcelain Slightly
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1. Bird Enemy Car 7.5
2. With Iron & Bleach & Accidents 7.5
3. Benadryl Submarine 8
4. Human Fly 7.5
5. Cold in Here 8
6. Styrofoam 7.5
7. Hostage Master 7.5
8. Beach Harness 7.5
9. Discard 8
10. Headboard 8
11. In to a Life 8
12. Clapping Seal 7.5
13. VPN 8
14. Swell 7.5
15. Stock Car 7
16. Cursor 7.5
17. Bold Futile Flavor 7.5
18. Broken Ladder 8
19. Porcelain Slightly 8.5 [First added to this chart: 08/18/2022]
7.7/10
Track selection: Porcelain Slightly
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1. Bird Enemy Car 7.5
2. With Iron & Bleach & Accidents 7.5
3. Benadryl Submarine 8
4. Human Fly 7.5
5. Cold in Here 8
6. Styrofoam 7.5
7. Hostage Master 7.5
8. Beach Harness 7.5
9. Discard 8
10. Headboard 8
11. In to a Life 8
12. Clapping Seal 7.5
13. VPN 8
14. Swell 7.5
15. Stock Car 7
16. Cursor 7.5
17. Bold Futile Flavor 7.5
18. Broken Ladder 8
19. Porcelain Slightly 8.5 [First added to this chart: 08/18/2022]
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Top 20 Music Albums of 2021 composition
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| Lil Ugly Mane | 1 | 5% | |
| Magdalena Bay | 1 | 5% | |
| Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine | 1 | 5% | |
| Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra | 1 | 5% | |
| Nation Of Language | 1 | 5% | |
| Evgeni Koroliov | 1 | 5% | |
| Joana Serrat | 1 | 5% | |
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