Best Albums of 2021

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Listed below are the best albums of 2021 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 greatest album charts.

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2021 year summaryThe best artists of 2021 were Black Country, New Road, Little Simz, Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra, Weezer, Tyler, The Creator, Japanese Breakfast, Squid (2020s), Black Midi, Low and Injury Reserve.

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991.

上出来 [Jodeki]

tricot

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2021

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7 charts

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992.

Celebrate The Music Of Peter Green And The Early Years Of Fleetwood Mac
Live

Mick Fleetwood & Friends

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2021

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3 charts

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993.

Excretion Of Mortality

Cerebral Rot

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2021

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6 charts

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994.

Sticky

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes

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2021

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6 charts

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995.

Timeabout, (EP)

Yukika

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2021

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4 charts

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996.

That's Life

Willie Nelson

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2021

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7 charts

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997.

Sea Souls

Anna Phoebe

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2021

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Te Amo Lá Fora

Duda Beat

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2021

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7 charts

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All Lost Eyes And Glitter

Fleeting Joys

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2021

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4 charts

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1000.

Last Night In Soho (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack compilation

Various Artists

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2021

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Best Albums of 2021 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Arca	4	0%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	3	0%
Hey, Ily!	2	0%
Neil Young	2	0%
Taylor Swift	2	0%
The Telescopes	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	457	46%
	190	19%
	50	5%
	44	4%
	35	4%
	26	3%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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