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, Squid (2020s), Tyler, The Creator, Black Midi, Low and Injury Reserve.

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Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

441 charts

Rank Score:

2,969

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Overall Rank:

596

Average Rating:

81 (503 votes)

Comments:

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Little Simz

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

432 charts

Rank Score:

2,837

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Overall Rank:

623

Average Rating:

83 (384 votes)

Comments:

Promises

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

351 charts

Rank Score:

2,042

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Overall Rank:

870

Average Rating:

80 (289 votes)

Comments:

Jubilee

Japanese Breakfast

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

329 charts

Rank Score:

1,406

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

278 charts

Rank Score:

1,385

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Overall Rank:

1,272

Average Rating:

78 (299 votes)

Comments:

Call Me If You Get Lost

Tyler, The Creator

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

316 charts

Rank Score:

1,376

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Overall Rank:

1,279

Average Rating:

79 (336 votes)

Comments:

OK Human

Weezer

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

257 charts

Rank Score:

1,326

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

276 charts

Rank Score:

1,305

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Overall Rank:

1,341

Average Rating:

79 (317 votes)

Comments:

Hey What

Low

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

264 charts

Rank Score:

1,267

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Overall Rank:

1,376

Average Rating:

78 (192 votes)

Comments:

10.

By The Time I Get To Phoenix

Injury Reserve

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

171 charts

Rank Score:

1,052

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Overall Rank:

1,632

Average Rating:

78 (188 votes)

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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%
White Suns	2	0%
David Bowie	2	0%
Mach-Hommy	2	0%
Can	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	462	46%
	194	19%
	49	5%
	43	4%
	35	4%
	26	3%
	17	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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