Best Albums of 2021

Listed below are the best albums of 2021 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 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, Japanese Breakfast, Squid, Tyler, The Creator, Weezer, Black Midi, Lana Del Rey and Low.
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2021
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2,605
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1,722
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1,278
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1,242
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1,213
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1,126
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1,066
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860
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100

Best Albums of 2021 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 7 1%
Arca 4 0%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard 3 0%
Lana Del Rey 2 0%
Neil Young 2 0%
Weezer 2 0%
Can 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 464 46%
United Kingdom 195 20%
Canada 45 5%
Mixed Nationality 43 4%
Australia 37 4%
Germany 28 3%
France 18 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Live? Albums %
No 973 97%
Yes 27 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 13 1%
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