Best Albums of 2021

Listed below are the best albums of 2021 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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

Country Albums %


United States 461 46%
United Kingdom 187 19%
Canada 48 5%
Mixed Nationality 44 4%
Australia 39 4%
Germany 28 3%
France 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 992 99%
Yes 8 1%
Live? Albums %
No 974 97%
Yes 26 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
Best Artists of 1992
1. R.E.M.
2. Rage Against The Machine
3. Pavement
4. Alice In Chains
5. Richard David James
6. Aphex Twin
7. Dr. Dre
8. Faith No More
9. Tori Amos
10. Red House Painters
11. The Cure
12. Dream Theater
13. Tom Waits
14. Sonic Youth
15. Stone Temple Pilots
16. Beastie Boys
17. Neil Young
18. Pantera
19. Sugar
20. PJ Harvey
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