Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 by Rm12398 
After spending the majority of 2021 away from new music, I took the time in 2023 to go back in retrospect on the year and explore the best critically acclaimed albums. This is the 100 albums that I listened to, ranked.
- Chart updated: 08/05/2024 10:15
- (Created: 05/13/2022 02:06).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2022]
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2021
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[First added to this chart: 11/03/2022]
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2021
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2022]
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[First added to this chart: 09/15/2022]
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A tremendous merger of Korean Pop and Shoegaze. It makes your ears bleed in the best of ways.
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One of the best country records I have heard in a while. There is a real aura of class and timelessness in the song-writing and the instrumentation. The hit is clearly “If Trouble Comes A Lookin’” which is fantastic. You then have“Hometown Hero”, which is a heartbreaking song about a soldier who commits suicide. The song itself is stunning but the single banjo playing the National Anthem Of America is the icing on top of a soul destroying cake.
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Not as sensational and intricate as 2023’s “Family Ties”. Does not mean this isn’t a fantastic alt-country album as it most definitely is.
90/100 (A) [First added to this chart: 08/05/2024]
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Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 2 | 2% | |
| Arca | 1 | 1% | |
| Low | 1 | 1% | |
| Slothrust | 1 | 1% | |
| Boldy James & The Alchemist | 1 | 1% | |
| Nick Cave & Warren Ellis | 1 | 1% | |
| Hiss Golden Messenger | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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48 | 48% | |
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22 | 22% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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 Up 1 from 19th to 18thHenki by Richard Dawson & Circle |
| Up 1 from 18th to 17th The Million Masks Of God by Manchester Orchestra |
| Up 1 from 17th to 16th In These Silent Days by Brandi Carlile |
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| Down 10 from 9th to 19th Donda by Kanye West |
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| Top 97 Music Albums of 2024 | Rm12398 | 2024 year chart | 2024 | |
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| Top 100 Music Albums of 2022 | Rm12398 | 2022 year chart | 2024 | |
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