Best Albums of 2021
Listed below are the best albums of 2021 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
"Are we really blowing a load every time we hear a string section? I've grown to enjoy her as a personality and, well, as much as I really want to like her music I don't think I've come across an output that have felt so underwhelming compared to the hype and praise that's been heaped upon it. The..." [+] Reply
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cestuneblague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (1 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2021
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"This was surprisingly pleasant listen for me. Please don't immediately reject my comment here because I'm giving it 7.5/10 stars. This is coming from someone who normally has no tolerance for the really formulaic EDM that's so popular with people who fail to find music beyond Spotify premade play..." [+] Reply
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Anti | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I'll echo the same sentiments. This is Dacus's best record yet. The songwriting is sharper, tighter, and more soulful than before. Love that she's leaning into some more intense moments--both sonically and lyrically. Excellent stuff right here." Reply
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HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2021
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"King Gizzard have somehow kept their personality while making a complete shift in sound. This album is extremely pleasant, dreamy, and, as expected, psychedelic." Reply
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teague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2021
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387
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"This is like Pink Floyd level instrumentation. And by that I mean that words aren't needed to express the feelings meant to come from this album. The thing that makes that even more impressive is that the instrumentation on this record isn't nearly as complex as a Floyd record, it's really fairly..." [+] Reply
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Keatownrodriguez | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2021
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"Suppose you're bored one morning so you decide to time travel back to 1996. When you get there, you happen to run into Beck, Ween, and The Magnetic Fields. So you roofie them all (cuz you're gangsta like that). Then you drag them home and throw them into a blender (cuz you're Dahmer like that). T..." [+] Reply
"The slower and more experimental tracks on here are the highlights and some of IDLES best cuts yet. Although it lacks the punch of past projects this still is quite enjoyable." Reply
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pjohnsongolf | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2021
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"It's not bad but there are too many songs that just go on for about ten minutes where nothing really happens. Maiden struggle to write memorable melodies these days and there are certainly a lack of those here. Once a song has finished it's hard to remember anything about it. It sounds good and t..." [+] Reply
"Manchester Orchestra from Atlanta Georgia release another excellent conceptual album coming on the heals of the previous ‘Black Mile to the Surface’ which explored Welsh Mining and Miners, this time around its death, dying and life Simply gorgeous release" Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"(It's a Julien Baker album, it's a good album. One of the contenders for the championship belt of badass sad sack songwriters comes back with a whole lot more production punch than she had on her last couple albums. The result is a lush, at times overly so, but mostly gorgeous album that will abs..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2021
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 5 of 100
Best Albums of 2021 composition
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| Various Artists | 6 | 1% | |
| Arca | 4 | 0% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 3 | 0% | |
| The Telescopes | 2 | 0% | |
| Dltzk | 2 | 0% | |
| Lana Del Rey | 2 | 0% | |
| Hawkwind | 2 | 0% | |
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456 | 46% | |
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198 | 20% | |
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51 | 5% | |
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45 | 4% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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22 | 2% | |
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20 | 2% | |
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