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, Tyler, The Creator, Squid (2020s), Black Midi, Low and Wolf Alice.

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Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Little Simz

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

423 charts

Rank Score:

2,893

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Overall Rank:

613

Average Rating:

83 (380 votes)

Comments:

For The First Time

Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

436 charts

Rank Score:

2,749

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Overall Rank:

653

Average Rating:

81 (497 votes)

Comments:

Promises

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

343 charts

Rank Score:

2,008

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Overall Rank:

896

Average Rating:

79 (287 votes)

Comments:

Jubilee

Japanese Breakfast

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

323 charts

Rank Score:

1,410

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Overall Rank:

1,252

Average Rating:

78 (285 votes)

Comments:

Call Me If You Get Lost

Tyler, The Creator

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

312 charts

Rank Score:

1,375

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

277 charts

Rank Score:

1,349

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Overall Rank:

1,303

Average Rating:

78 (297 votes)

Comments:

OK Human

Weezer

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

254 charts

Rank Score:

1,333

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

273 charts

Rank Score:

1,216

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Overall Rank:

1,427

Average Rating:

79 (316 votes)

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Hey What

Low

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

256 charts

Rank Score:

1,001

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Overall Rank:

1,697

Average Rating:

78 (186 votes)

Comments:

10.

Blue Weekend

Wolf Alice

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

209 charts

Rank Score:

961

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Overall Rank:

1,769

Average Rating:

77 (188 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%
Pat Metheny	2	0%
Lana Del Rey	2	0%
Taylor Swift	2	0%
Nas	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	457	46%
	192	19%
	49	5%
	46	5%
	37	4%
	27	3%
	18	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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