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 Wolf Alice.

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Under A Spell

Richard Barbieri

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2021

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4 charts

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992.

Familiar Patterns

Swiss Portrait

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2021

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2 charts

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993.

Get Up Sequences Part One

The Go! Team

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2021

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8 charts

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994.

All Dogs Go To Heaven

Glaive

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2021

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1 chart

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995.

Misericorde

Tiny Little Houses

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2021

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5 charts

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996.

Fuck Art

The Dirty Nil

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2021

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12 charts

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997.

Several Others

Whispering Sons

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2021

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9 charts

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998.

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Mush

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2021

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7 charts

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999.

Harlecore

Danny L Harle

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2021

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10 charts

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1000.

Icons

Eli Keszler

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2021

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3 charts

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Best Albums of 2021 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	8	1%
Arca	4	0%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	3	0%
Lana Del Rey	2	0%
Mach-Hommy	2	0%
Can	2	0%
Pat Metheny	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	459	46%
	191	19%
	50	5%
	44	4%
	39	4%
	26	3%
	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%

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