The 20 best albums of 2021 by The A.V. Club (2021) United States

The A.V. Club is an American online newspaper and entertainment website. It was created in 1993 as a supplement to its satirical parent publication, The Onion. These are their best albums of 2021.
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#17, #18 & #19 tied.
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#17, #18 & #19 tied.
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2021
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633
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The 20 best albums of 2021 composition

Country Albums %


United States 14 70%
United Kingdom 5 25%
Canada 1 5%

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Listed below are 147 charts from recognised sources for 2021. There are also 352 user submitted charts covering this period.

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The Top 10 Albums of 2021108 Mics2021 year chart2021United States
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Albumism's 100 Best Albums of 2021Albumism2021 year chart2021United States
Top 49 Music Albums of 2021The Alternative2021 year chart2021United States
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BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2021BrooklynVegan2021 year chart2021United States
Die ByteFM Jahrescharts 2021ByteFM2021 year chart2021Germany
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Clash Albums Of The Year 2021Clash2021 year chart2021United Kingdom
Die 50 besten Alben des Jahres 2021Classic Rock Deutschland2021 year chart2021Germany
The 50 Best Albums of 2021Classic Rock2021 year chart2021United Kingdom
The Best Albums of 2021Complex2021 year chart2021United States
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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 25 best albums of 2024The A.V. Club2024 year chart2024United States
The 27 best albums of 2023The A.V. Club2023 year chart2023United States
The 30 best albums of 2022The A.V. Club2022 year chart2022United States
The 20 best albums of 2021The A.V. Club2021 year chart2021United States
The 20 best albums of 2020The A.V. Club2020 year chart2020United States
The 20 best albums of 2019The A.V. Club2019 year chart2019United States
The A.V. Club's 20 best albums of 2018The A.V. Club2018 year chart2018United States
The A.V. Club's 20 best albums of 2017The A.V. Club2017 year chart2017United States
20 best albums of 2016The A.V. Club2016 year chart2016United States
The 15 best albums of 2015The A.V. Club2015 year chart2015United States
The 20 best albums of 2014The A.V. Club2014 year chart2014United States
The 23 best albums of 2013The A.V. Club2013 year chart2013United States
The best music of 2012The A.V. Club2012 year chart2012United States
The A.V. Club's 20 best albums of 2011The A.V. Club2011 year chart2011United States
Top 25 albums of 2010The A.V. Club2010 year chart2010United States
The top 25 albums of 2009The A.V. Club2009 year chart2009United States
The best music of 2008The A.V. Club2008 year chart2008United States
The best music of 2007The A.V. Club2007 year chart2007United States
The best music of 2006The A.V. Club2006 year chart2006United States

Decade charts

TitleSourceTypePublishedCountry
The A.V. Club's 50 best albums of the 2010sThe A.V. Club2010s decade chart2019United States
The A.V. Club's 50 best albums of the 2000sThe A.V. Club2000s decade chart2009United States

Overall charts

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[The A.V. Club was founded in 1993.]

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