Best Albums of 2021

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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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G_d's Pee At State's End!

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

199 charts

Rank Score:

761

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Overall Rank:

2,153

Average Rating:

77 (203 votes)

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32.

Ignorance

The Weather Station

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

186 charts

Rank Score:

543

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Overall Rank:

2,819

Average Rating:

74 (167 votes)

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86.

Justice

Justin Bieber

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

174

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342

Overall Rank:

7,260

Average Rating:

53 (36 votes)

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93.

Forever In Your Heart

Black Dresses

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

164

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365

Overall Rank:

7,654

Average Rating:

68 (44 votes)

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127.

Certified Lover Boy

Drake

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

125

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133.

Untourable Album

Men I Trust

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

120

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152.

Barn

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

103

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169.

Memoryland

CFCF

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

13 charts

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210.

Talk Memory

BadBadNotGood

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

40 charts

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220.

Cooler Returns

Kiwi Jr.

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

31 charts

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Best Albums of 2021 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
Arca	4	0%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	3	0%
King Buffalo	2	0%
Mach-Hommy	2	0%
Can	2	0%
The Telescopes	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	460	46%
	195	20%
	50	5%
	42	4%
	35	4%
	27	3%
	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%

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