The 50 Best Albums of 2021 by Paste (2021) United States

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Founded in 2002 and based in Atlanta, GA, USA, Paste (PasteMagazine.com) is an online culture magazine that covers music, movies, TV, comedy, games, books, comics, drinks and politics. These are their best albums of 2021.
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The 50 Best Albums of 2021 composition

Country Albums %


United States 34 68%
United Kingdom 7 14%
Australia 3 6%
Mixed Nationality 2 4%
Pakistan 1 2%
France 1 2%
Niger 1 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 49 98%
Yes 1 2%

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Listed below are 145 charts from recognised sources for 2021. There are also 349 user submitted charts covering this period.

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The Wire's Releases Of The Year 2021The Wire2021 year chart2021United Kingdom
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The 50 Best Albums of 2021The Young Folks2021 year chart2021United States

Year charts

TitleSourceTypePublishedCountry
The 50 Best Albums of 2023Paste2023 year chart2023United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2022Paste2022 year chart2022United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2021Paste2021 year chart2021United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2020Paste2020 year chart2020United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2019Paste2019 year chart2019United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2018Paste2018 year chart2018United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2017Paste2017 year chart2017United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2016Paste2016 year chart2016United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2015Paste2015 year chart2015United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2014Paste2014 year chart2014United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2013Paste2013 year chart2013United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2012Paste2012 year chart2012United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2011Paste2011 year chart2011United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2010Paste2010 year chart2010United States
The 25 Best Albums of 2009Paste2009 year chart2009United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2008Paste2008 year chart2008United States
The 100 Best Albums of 2007Paste2007 year chart2007United States
Top 100 Albums of 2006Paste2006 year chart2006United States
Best Albums 2004Paste2004 year chart2004United States
The Best Albums of 2001Paste2001 year chart2001United States
The 30 Best Albums of 1999Paste1999 year chart2019United States
The 30 Best Albums of 1998Paste1998 year chart2018United States
The Best Albums of 1993Paste1993 year chart1993United States
The Best Albums of 1991Paste1991 year chart2021United States
The Best Albums of 1989Paste1989 year chart2019United States
The 30 Best Albums of 1988Paste1988 year chart2018United States
The 30 Greatest Albums of 1984Paste1984 year chart2024United States
The 20 Best Albums of 1983Paste1983 year chart2023United States
The 20 Best Albums of 1982Paste1982 year chart2022United States
The Best Albums of 1981Paste1981 year chart2021United States
The 25 Best Albums of 1980Paste1980 year chart2020United States
The 30 Best Albums of 1979Paste1979 year chart2019United States
The 30 Best Albums of 1978Paste1978 year chart2018United States
The 30 Greatest Albums of 1974Paste1974 year chart2024United States
The 25 Best Albums of 1973Paste1973 year chart2023United States
The 20 Best Albums of 1972Paste1972 year chart2022United States
The 30 Best Albums of 1971Paste1971 year chart2021United States
The 25 Best Albums of 1970Paste1970 year chart2020United States
The 30 Best Albums of 1969Paste1969 year chart2019United States
The 15 Best Albums of 1968Paste1968 year chart2018United States

Decade charts

TitleSourceTypePublishedCountry
The 100 Best Albums of the 2010sPaste2010s decade chart2019United States
The 50 Best Albums of the Decade (2000-2009)Paste2000s decade chart2009United States
The 90 Best Albums of the 1990sPaste1990s decade chart2012United States
The 80 Best Albums of the 1980sPaste1980s decade chart2012United States
The 70 Best Albums of the 1970sPaste1970s decade chart2012United States
The 60 Best Albums of the 1960sPaste1960s decade chart2012United States

Overall charts

TitleSourceTypePublishedCountry
The 300 Greatest Albums of All Time (1-100)Paste2024United States

[Paste was founded in 2002.]

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