Best Albums of 2021

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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 Lana Del Rey.

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Swagger & Stroll Down The Rabbit Hole

Diablo Swing Orchestra

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2021

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5 charts

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992.

Gleichung

Tamara Lukasheva

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2021

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2 charts

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993.

Audio Drag For Ego Slobs

Gustaf

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2021

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8 charts

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994.

How Many Times

Esther Rose

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2021

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995.

Sonic Mantras

The Black Heart Death Cult

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2021

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4 charts

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996.

The Fraud Department

Jim Jones & Harry Fraud

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2021

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Fuck Art

The Dirty Nil

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2021

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12 charts

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998.

Red Hot + Free

Various Artists

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2021

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Under A Spell

Richard Barbieri

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2021

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1000.

Several Others

Whispering Sons

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2021

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Best Albums of 2021 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Arca	4	0%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	3	0%
King Buffalo	2	0%
Fred Again..	2	0%
Neil Young	2	0%
Westside Gunn	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	458	46%
	194	19%
	50	5%
	45	4%
	36	4%
	26	3%
	18	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	993	99%
Yes	8	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	975	97%
Yes	26	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	12	1%

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Recognised Year Charts (2023)
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3. Top 40 Albums of 2023 by Decibel (2023)
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