Best Albums of 2021
Explore the best albums of 2021, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts.
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"I will shamelessly admit I had no idea who Mdou Moctar is prior to listening to this album, so you can easily imagine it was quite the experience, something like a punch in the face. The first thing I noticed is that - in my opinion at least - the production’s handling is exemplary. Despite addin..." [+] Reply
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2021
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"This was a pleasant surprise! This new artist has huge potential. Truly exciting and catchy hip hop. He seems to have a fun personality." Reply
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ExTeaSea | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"The songs don't hook me as much as they should, but the excellent instrumentation does keep me invested." Reply
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"Amyl and the Sniffers have diligently built a reputation as Australias premier punk band and here they frank that assessment with their best album yet and one of the best albums of 2021. With each subsequent release Amy Taylor has sounded more and more like Poly Styrene from the iconic and person..." [+] Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2021
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"I listened to this album going through a snowy canyon on a sunny day and it was such a fitting first listening experience. Really spacy emotional stuff" Reply
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Keatownrodriguez | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Good album, the only thing that is lacking is standout tracks. But all of the songs are very good." Reply
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"Hands down their most brilliant and beautiful work they have put out since Sam's Town. Almost too good to be true with tracks like Quiet Town and In The Car Outside. Some of Flower's and band's most intimate and personal work yet." Reply
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2021
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"I thought NFR would be Lana's peak but this album improves upon that in so many ways. I think not only the instrumentals but her voice here is the best in her discography. The entire album has a very distinct mood but all the songs still feel catchy and unique from one another. While a lot of her..." [+] Reply
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"I love this album. It has impressed me more than any other record in a while. Have only listened to it a bunch of times but I already think this will be an instant classic." Reply
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"This was surprisingly pleasant listen for me. Please don't immediately reject my comment here because I'm giving it 7.5/10 stars. This is coming from someone who normally has no tolerance for the really formulaic EDM that's so popular with people who fail to find music beyond Spotify premade play..." [+] Reply
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Anti | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 4 of 100
Best Albums of 2021 composition
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| Various Artists | 6 | 1% | |
| Arca | 4 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 4 | 0% | |
| Jane Remover | 3 | 0% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 3 | 0% | |
| Fred Again.. | 2 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 0% | |
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443 | 44% | |
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196 | 20% | |
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52 | 5% | |
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46 | 5% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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21 | 2% | |
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Best Albums of 2021 chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 4 from 55th to 51st |
Up 3 from 102nd to 99th |
Up 3 from 92nd to 89th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 3 from 51st to 54th |
Down 2 from 46th to 48th |
Down 2 from 78th to 80th |
| New entries New entries in top 100 since last month |
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Up 3 from 102nd to 99th |
| Leavers Leavers from top 100 since last month |
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Down 1 from 100th to 101st |
