Best Albums of 2021
Listed below are the best albums of 2021 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 2 hours ago).
"This was significantly better than I expected. It's pop rap so I expect it to be thoroughly panned by this community which is fine. That's ok. Lil Nas X will keep doing his thing. It's fun, it's honest, it's relatable. There's some childish gambino vibes, there's some chance the rapper vibes, the..." [+] Reply
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corenfro | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2021
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"For what it is I really don’t know how it could possibly be better." Reply
"It's alright. I LIKE some of the choices here, but I feel the album's material is a little lacking on the whole." Reply
"This might be the most fun album of the year. Prog rock epics, ostensibly about plants, sung by a madman with little regard for tone or pitch. I can't speak for everyone's pandemic experience, but this ridiculousness is just what I needed entering winter of '21." Reply
"Her best record by far in my opinion, Adele takes a few risks that really pay off, especially with the more jazz influenced sounds. Her songwriting skills have really sharpened on here too, with an album that sounds a lot less formulaic than perhaps what I was expecting. Definitely an improvement..." [+] Reply
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"Another solid entry into Mach-Hommy's dense and illustrious discography. Westside Gunn puts his impeccable ear for curation on show here once again, even if this does feel a bit cursory and convoluted at times. Mach's oft deeply reflective word-play seems a bit more "on-the-nose" through the enti..." [+] Reply
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"What's immediately obvious is how thick this album is. Clocking in at just below the 40 minutes mark, you get the impression the material would easily justify an extra 10 or so minutes without dragging at all. It's not easy to digest, after two listens I am barely scratching the surface. This has..." [+] Reply
"I never thought that they would top the Saturation Trilogy, but this album is phenomenal. It's incredibly tight and focused, not wasting a single second. It hits you hard and fast, and it's infectiously catchy. It's Brockhampton at their absolute best. Don't sleep on this one." Reply
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cgriffin060 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I've never been a massive Foo Fighters fan - their debut being underrated and excellent and the Colour and the Shape being their best work, a smattering of great singles since and a great creative spark of innovation with Wasting Light - I wouldn't really call them an "albums" band. I saw them li..." [+] Reply
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2021
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286
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"It's okay... some of the songs sound very similar. Highlights for me are Typhoons and Boilermaker. Quite like the closing piano track, it's very different to everything else they've ever done but it works for me. They'll need to diversify their sound as you can already see them starting to run ou..." [+] Reply
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Best Albums of 2021 composition
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| Various Artists | 6 | 1% | |
| Arca | 4 | 0% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 3 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 0% | |
| Sewerslvt | 2 | 0% | |
| Nas | 2 | 0% | |
| White Suns | 2 | 0% | |
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445 | 45% | |
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195 | 20% | |
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50 | 5% | |
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46 | 5% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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