Best Albums of 2021

Listed below are the best albums of 2021 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 2021 were Little Simz, Black Country, New Road, Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra, Tyler, The Creator, Squid (2020s), Japanese Breakfast, Weezer, Low, Black Midi and Lana Del Rey.
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2021
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3,164
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3,027
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Buy album United States
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2,323
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Buy album United States
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1,454
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Buy album United States
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1,442
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1,408
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1,260
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1,242
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Best Albums of 2021 composition

Country Albums %


United States 461 46%
United Kingdom 196 20%
Canada 50 5%
Mixed Nationality 46 5%
Australia 33 3%
Germany 22 2%
France 18 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 13 1%
Live? Albums %
No 974 97%
Yes 26 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 14 1%
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