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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Forest Of Your Problems

Snapped Ankles

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2021

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9 charts

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Flowers For Vases / Descansos

Hayley Williams

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2021

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28 charts

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Way Down In The Rust Bucket
Live

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

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2021

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42 charts

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Reflection

Loraine James

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2021

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27 charts

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315.

It Won't Always Be Like This

Inhaler

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2021

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29 charts

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316.

Mugre

Tango Bardo

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2021

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2 charts

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317.

Greenhouse

Aldn

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2021

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1 chart

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318.

Drømmefanger

Patina

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2021

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5 charts

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319.

Pool

Skee Mask

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2021

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22 charts

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320.

Who Am I?

Pale Waves

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2021

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11 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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Recognised Year Charts (2023)
1. Top 10 Albums of the Year 2023 by Bleep (2023)
2. Top 40 Albums of 2023 by Decibel (2023)
3. Albums Of The Year 2023 by Rough Trade (2023)
4. The 100 Best Albums of 2023 by Rolling Stone (2023)
5. Quietus Albums Of The Year 2023 by The Quietus (2023)
6. Top 100 Albums of 2023 by Piccadilly Records (2023)
7. Best Albums of 2023 by Northern Transmissions (2023)
8. The 20 Best Albums of 2023 by Esquire (2023)
9. The best albums of 2023 by Independent (2023)
10. Top 55 Albums of 2023 by The Alternative (2023)
11. The 27 best albums of 2023 by The A.V. Club (2023)
12. KCRW's Best Albums of 2023 by KCRW (2023)
13. Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2023 by Exclaim! (2023)
14. The Best Albums of 2023 by FLOOD Magazine (2023)
15. Top 50 Albums of 2023 by The Wire (2023)
16. The Best Albums of 2023 by The Ringer (2023)
17. The 10 Best Global Music Albums Of 2023 by PopMatters (2023)
18. The 50 Best Albums Of 2023 by Pitchfork (2023)
19. Dit zijn de 20 beste albums van 2023 by OOR (2023)
20. The Needle Drop's Top 50 Albums of 2023 by The Needle Drop (2023)