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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Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Little Simz

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

421 charts

Rank Score:

2,890

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Overall Rank:

614

Average Rating:

83 (376 votes)

Comments:

For The First Time

Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

433 charts

Rank Score:

2,760

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Overall Rank:

649

Average Rating:

81 (496 votes)

Comments:

Promises

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

337 charts

Rank Score:

1,878

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Overall Rank:

961

Average Rating:

79 (284 votes)

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Jubilee

Japanese Breakfast

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

321 charts

Rank Score:

1,350

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

273 charts

Rank Score:

1,343

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Overall Rank:

1,301

Average Rating:

78 (293 votes)

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OK Human

Weezer

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

254 charts

Rank Score:

1,337

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Overall Rank:

1,308

Average Rating:

76 (355 votes)

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Call Me If You Get Lost

Tyler, The Creator

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

308 charts

Rank Score:

1,323

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

271 charts

Rank Score:

1,241

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Overall Rank:

1,398

Average Rating:

79 (313 votes)

Comments:

Hey What

Low

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

253 charts

Rank Score:

983

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Overall Rank:

1,725

Average Rating:

78 (185 votes)

Comments:

10.

Blue Weekend

Wolf Alice

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

208 charts

Rank Score:

955

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Overall Rank:

1,766

Average Rating:

77 (187 votes)

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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%
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	2	0%
Guided By Voices	2	0%
Neil Young	2	0%
DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	458	46%
	191	19%
	49	5%
	43	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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