Best Albums of 2021

Listed below are the best albums of 2021 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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

Country Albums %


United States 461 46%
United Kingdom 195 20%
Canada 50 5%
Mixed Nationality 42 4%
Australia 35 4%
Germany 26 3%
Sweden 17 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Live? Albums %
No 974 97%
Yes 26 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 12 1%
Recognised  Year Charts (2023)
1. The 50 Best Albums of 2023 by Billboard (2023)
2. Top 10 Albums of the Year 2023 by Bleep (2023)
3. Top 40 Albums of 2023 by Decibel (2023)
4. The 80 Best Albums Of 2023 by PopMatters (2023)
5. The best albums of 2023 by Independent (2023)
6. The 20 Best Albums of 2023 by Esquire (2023)
7. Louder Than War Albums Of 2023 by Louder Than War (2023)
8. The 30 best albums of 2023 by Time Out (2023)
9. Top 100 Albums of 2023 by Piccadilly Records (2023)
10. The Top 50 Albums of the Year by Crack Magazine (2023)
11. BrooklynVegan's Top 55 Albums of 2023 by BrooklynVegan (2023)
12. The 20 best albums of 2023 by Dazed (2023)
13. Dit zijn de 20 beste albums van 2023 by OOR (2023)
14. The 50 Best Albums Of 2023 by Complex (2023)
15. Albums of the year 2023 by The Line Of Best Fit (2023)
16. The Best Albums of 2023 by FLOOD Magazine (2023)
17. Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2023 by Exclaim! (2023)
18. NME Albums Of The Year 2023 by New Music Express (2023)
19. Les Inrocks Albums of the Year 2023 by Les Inrocks (2023)
20. The 27 best albums of 2023 by The A.V. Club (2023)
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