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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Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Little Simz

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

428 charts

Rank Score:

2,904

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Overall Rank:

611

Average Rating:

83 (380 votes)

Comments:

For The First Time

Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

436 charts

Rank Score:

2,882

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Overall Rank:

617

Average Rating:

81 (500 votes)

Comments:

Promises

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

345 charts

Rank Score:

2,014

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Overall Rank:

886

Average Rating:

80 (287 votes)

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Jubilee

Japanese Breakfast

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

324 charts

Rank Score:

1,405

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

276 charts

Rank Score:

1,395

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Overall Rank:

1,265

Average Rating:

78 (298 votes)

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Call Me If You Get Lost

Tyler, The Creator

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

314 charts

Rank Score:

1,381

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Overall Rank:

1,271

Average Rating:

79 (333 votes)

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OK Human

Weezer

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

256 charts

Rank Score:

1,336

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

274 charts

Rank Score:

1,214

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Overall Rank:

1,424

Average Rating:

79 (316 votes)

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Hey What

Low

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

260 charts

Rank Score:

1,114

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Overall Rank:

1,552

Average Rating:

78 (186 votes)

Comments:

10.

Blue Weekend

Wolf Alice

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

211 charts

Rank Score:

962

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Overall Rank:

1,762

Average Rating:

77 (189 votes)

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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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