Best Albums of 2021

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Listed below are the best albums of 2021 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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, Japanese Breakfast, Weezer, Tyler, The Creator, Squid (2020s), Black Midi, Low and Injury Reserve.

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Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

355 charts

Rank Score:

2,200

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Overall Rank:

805

Average Rating:

80 (293 votes)

Comments:

73.

Pray For Haiti

Mach-Hommy

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

87 charts

Rank Score:

222

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Rank in 2020s:

309

Overall Rank:

5,955

Average Rating:

75 (71 votes)

Comments:

75.

Henki

Richard Dawson & Circle

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

219

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Rank in 2020s:

313

Overall Rank:

6,030

Average Rating:

77 (39 votes)

Comments:

88.

Spiral

Darkside

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

177

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Rank in 2020s:

381

Overall Rank:

7,154

Average Rating:

72 (68 votes)

Comments:

93.

Raise The Roof

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

167

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404

Overall Rank:

7,546

Average Rating:

73 (34 votes)

Comments:

145.

Downfall Of The Neon Youth

파란노을 [Parannoul] / Asian Glow / Sonhos Tomam Conta

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

113

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208.

Balens Cho (Hot Candles)

Mach-Hommy

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

16 charts

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275.

Foreign Exchange

Rx Papi & Gud

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

5 charts

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278.

Super What?

Czarface & MF DOOM

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

33 charts

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291.

No Gods No Masters

Garbage

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

33 charts

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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%
트와이스 [Twice]	2	0%
Hawkwind	2	0%
St. Vincent	2	0%
Fred Again..	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	457	46%
	189	19%
	50	5%
	46	5%
	34	3%
	27	3%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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