The 40 Best Albums of 2021
by Metacritic (2021) 
Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums & video games. These are their best albums of 2021.
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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The 40 Best Albums of 2021 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Taylor Swift | 2 | 5% | |
| Iron Maiden | 1 | 3% | |
| Adele | 1 | 3% | |
| Shame | 1 | 3% | |
| Lucy Dacus | 1 | 3% | |
| Silk Sonic | 1 | 3% | |
| Little Simz | 1 | 3% | |
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Other 2021 year charts
A total of 187 charts from recognised sources are available for 2021, with the 3 most prominent highlighted below. Additionally, there are 363 user submitted charts covering this period.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 50 best albums of 2021 | New Music Express | 2021 year chart | 2021 |  |
| The 40 Best Albums of 2021 | Metacritic | 2021 year chart | 2021 | |
| The Top 10 Albums of 2021 | TIME | 2021 year chart | 2021 | |
Other charts by Metacritic
A total of 6 charts from Metacritic are available; the 3 most recent of this type are highlighted below.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| Albums of the years 2024 | Metacritic | 2024 year chart | 2024 | |
| Albums of the years 2023 | Metacritic | 2023 year chart | 2023 | |
| The 40 Best Albums of 2022 | Metacritic | 2022 year chart | 2022 | |
The 40 Best Albums of 2021 ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 12/13/2024 14:21 | Johnnyo | 2,660 | 80/100 |
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