Best Albums of 2021

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Listed below are the best albums of 2021 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Swagger & Stroll Down The Rabbit Hole

Diablo Swing Orchestra

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2021

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5 charts

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992.

Are You Happy

Nnamdï

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2021

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3 charts

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993.

Gleichung

Tamara Lukasheva

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2021

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2 charts

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994.

How Many Times

Esther Rose

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2021

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995.

Sonic Mantras

The Black Heart Death Cult

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2021

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4 charts

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996.

The Fraud Department

Jim Jones & Harry Fraud

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2021

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6 charts

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997.

Red Hot + Free

Various Artists

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2021

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Solid State Logik 1
Compilation

The KLF

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2021

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Under A Spell

Richard Barbieri

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2021

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Familiar Patterns

Swiss Portrait

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2021

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Best Albums of 2021 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	8	1%
Arca	4	0%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	3	0%
Summrs	2	0%
R.A.P. Ferreira	2	0%
Hawkwind	2	0%
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	457	46%
	193	19%
	49	5%
	46	5%
	37	4%
	26	3%
	18	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	9	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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