Best Albums of 2021

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Listed below are the best albums of 2021 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 2021 were Black Country, New Road, Little Simz, Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra, Weezer, Tyler, The Creator, Japanese Breakfast, Squid (2020s), Black Midi, Low and Lana Del Rey.

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111.

We're All Alone In This Together

Dave

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

148

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112.

Fearless (Taylor's Version)

Taylor Swift

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

147

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113.

Planet Her

Doja Cat

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

147

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114.

To Hell With It

PinkPantheress

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

46 charts

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146

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115.

The Off-Season

J. Cole

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

49 charts

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145

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116.

The Melodic Blue

Baby Keem

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

38 charts

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145

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117.

Scaled And Icy

Twenty One Pilots

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

20 charts

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143

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Faith In Persona

Death's Dynamic Shroud.wmv

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

24 charts

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142

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119.

Shade

Grouper

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

139

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120.

Long Lost

Lord Huron

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

45 charts

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138

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Best Albums of 2021 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Arca	4	0%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	3	0%
Pat Metheny	2	0%
Guided By Voices	2	0%
Weezer	2	0%
Taylor Swift	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	461	46%
	190	19%
	51	5%
	46	5%
	35	4%
	24	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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