Albumism's 100 Best Albums of 2021
With 2021 nearly in the books, the time has arrived to revisit and
celebrate the plentiful past year in new music.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | Little Simz | Sep-03-2021, UK Hip Hop |
| #2 | Immigrants | Nitin Sawhney | Mar-19-2021, Trip Hop |
| #3 | Blue Weekend | Wolf Alice | Jun-04-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #4 | Promises | Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders | Mar-26-2021, Post-Minimalism |
| #5 | No Gods No Masters | Garbage | Jun-11-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #6 | Black To The Future | Sons Of Kemet | May-14-2021, Afro-Jazz |
| #7 | Mother | Cleo Sol | Aug-20-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #8 | Ocean to Ocean | Tori Amos | Oct-29-2021, Pop Rock |
| #9 | Collapsed In Sunbeams | Arlo Parks | Jan-29-2021, Bedroom Pop |
| #10 | Mood Valiant | Hiatus Kaiyote | Jun-25-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #11 | If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power | Halsey | Aug-27-2021, Art Pop |
| #12 | Screen Violence | CHVRCHES | Aug-27-2021, Synthpop |
| #13 | FUTURE PAST | Duran Duran | Oct-22-2021, Synthpop |
| #14 | I've Been Trying To Tell You | Saint Etienne | Sep-10-2021, Ambient Pop |
| #15 | Pink Noise | Laura Mvula | Jul-02-2021, Synthpop |
| #16 | Nine | SAULT | Jun-25-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #17 | star-crossed | Kacey Musgraves | Sep-10-2021, Folk Pop |
| #18 | Black Acid Soul | Lady Blackbird | Sep-03-2021, Vocal Jazz |
| #19 | Soberish | Liz Phair | Jun-04-2021, Indie Pop |
| #20 | Blackest Blue | Morcheeba | May-14-2021, Trip Hop |
| #21 | Blood | Juliana Hatfield | May-14-2021, Indie Rock |
| #22 | Californian Soil | London Grammar | Apr-16-2021, Art Pop |
| #23 | Happier Than Ever | Billie Eilish | Jul-30-2021, Alt-Pop |
| #24 | King's Disease II | Nas | Aug-06-2021, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #25 | Subconsciously | Black Coffee | Feb-05-2021, Deep House |
| #26 | We're All Alone In This Together | Dave | Jul-23-2021, UK Hip Hop |
| #27 | Crooked Machine | Róisín Murphy | Apr-30-2021, Deep House |
| #28 | Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land | MARINA | Jun-11-2021, Pop |
| #29 | Firebird | Natalie Imbruglia | Sep-24-2021, Pop |
| #30 | Son | Rosie Lowe, Duval Timothy | Nov-12-2021, Electronic |
| #31 | Flying Dream 1 | Elbow | Nov-19-2021, Art Pop |
| #32 | ULTRAMARINE | Wesley Joseph | Jun-04-2021, Alternative R&B |
| #33 | WE ARE | Jon Batiste | Mar-19-2021, Soul |
| #34 | Hi | Texas | Jan-11-2021, Pop Rock |
| #35 | Little Oblivions | Julien Baker | Feb-26-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #36 | Aspects | STR4TA | Mar-26-2021, Jazz-Funk |
| #37 | The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows | Damon Albarn | Nov-12-2021, Ambient Pop |
| #38 | Sweet Inspiration | Kate Ceberano | Feb-05-2021, Pop |
| #39 | Medicine At Midnight | Foo Fighters | Feb-05-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #40 | When Smoke Rises | Mustafa | May-28-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #41 | Queens of the Summer Hotel | Aimee Mann | Nov-05-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #42 | Dawn | Yebba | Sep-10-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #43 | Chemtrails Over The Country Club | Lana Del Rey | Mar-19-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #44 | Sgt Culpepper | Joel Culpepper | Jul-23-2021, Funk |
| #45 | 30 | Adele | Nov-19-2021, Pop Soul |
| #46 | Bad Meditation | Mara TK | May-07-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #47 | Nothing Feels Like Everything | Scrimshire | Oct-15-2021, Nu Jazz |
| #48 | How Many Times | Esther Rose | Mar-26-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #49 | Sound Ancestors | Madlib | Jan-29-2021, Instrumental Hip Hop |
| #50 | Not Your Muse | Celeste | Jan-29-2021, Neo-Soul |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | Little Simz | Album, Sep-03-2021, UK Hip Hop |
| #2 | Immigrants | Nitin Sawhney | Album, Mar-19-2021, Trip Hop |
| #3 | Blue Weekend | Wolf Alice | Album, Jun-04-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #4 | Promises | Floating PointsPharoah Sanders | Album, Mar-26-2021, Post-Minimalism |
| #5 | No Gods No Masters | Garbage | Album, Jun-11-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #6 | Black To The Future | Sons Of Kemet | Album, May-14-2021, Afro-Jazz |
| #7 | Mother | Cleo Sol | Album, Aug-20-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #8 | Ocean to Ocean | Tori Amos | Album, Oct-29-2021, Pop Rock |
| #9 | Collapsed In Sunbeams | Arlo Parks | Album, Jan-29-2021, Bedroom Pop |
| #10 | Mood Valiant | Hiatus Kaiyote | Album, Jun-25-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #11 | If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power | Halsey | Album, Aug-27-2021, Art Pop |
| #12 | Screen Violence | CHVRCHES | Album, Aug-27-2021, Synthpop |
| #13 | FUTURE PAST | Duran Duran | Album, Oct-22-2021, Synthpop |
| #14 | I've Been Trying To Tell You | Saint Etienne | Album, Sep-10-2021, Ambient Pop |
| #15 | Pink Noise | Laura Mvula | Album, Jul-02-2021, Synthpop |
| #16 | Nine | SAULT | Album, Jun-25-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #17 | star-crossed | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Sep-10-2021, Folk Pop |
| #18 | Black Acid Soul | Lady Blackbird | Album, Sep-03-2021, Vocal Jazz |
| #19 | Soberish | Liz Phair | Album, Jun-04-2021, Indie Pop |
| #20 | Blackest Blue | Morcheeba | Album, May-14-2021, Trip Hop |
| #21 | Blood | Juliana Hatfield | Album, May-14-2021, Indie Rock |
| #22 | Californian Soil | London Grammar | Album, Apr-16-2021, Art Pop |
| #23 | Happier Than Ever | Billie Eilish | Album, Jul-30-2021, Alt-Pop |
| #24 | King's Disease II | Nas | Album, Aug-06-2021, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #25 | Subconsciously | Black Coffee | Album, Feb-05-2021, Deep House |
| #26 | We're All Alone In This Together | Dave | Album, Jul-23-2021, UK Hip Hop |
| #27 | Crooked Machine | Róisín Murphy | Album, Apr-30-2021, Deep House |
| #28 | Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land | MARINA | Album, Jun-11-2021, Pop |
| #29 | Firebird | Natalie Imbruglia | Album, Sep-24-2021, Pop |
| #30 | Son | Rosie LoweDuval Timothy | Album, Nov-12-2021, Electronic |
| #31 | Flying Dream 1 | Elbow | Album, Nov-19-2021, Art Pop |
| #32 | ULTRAMARINE | Wesley Joseph | Album, Jun-04-2021, Alternative R&B |
| #33 | WE ARE | Jon Batiste | Album, Mar-19-2021, Soul |
| #34 | Hi | Texas | Album, Jan-11-2021, Pop Rock |
| #35 | Little Oblivions | Julien Baker | Album, Feb-26-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #36 | Aspects | STR4TA | Album, Mar-26-2021, Jazz-Funk |
| #37 | The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows | Damon Albarn | Album, Nov-12-2021, Ambient Pop |
| #38 | Sweet Inspiration | Kate Ceberano | Album, Feb-05-2021, Pop |
| #39 | Medicine At Midnight | Foo Fighters | Album, Feb-05-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #40 | When Smoke Rises | Mustafa | Album, May-28-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #41 | Queens of the Summer Hotel | Aimee Mann | Album, Nov-05-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #42 | Dawn | Yebba | Album, Sep-10-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #43 | Chemtrails Over The Country Club | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-19-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #44 | Sgt Culpepper | Joel Culpepper | Album, Jul-23-2021, Funk |
| #45 | 30 | Adele | Album, Nov-19-2021, Pop Soul |
| #46 | Bad Meditation | Mara TK | Album, May-07-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #47 | Nothing Feels Like Everything | Scrimshire | Album, Oct-15-2021, Nu Jazz |
| #48 | How Many Times | Esther Rose | Album, Mar-26-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #49 | Sound Ancestors | Madlib | Album, Jan-29-2021, Instrumental Hip Hop |
| #50 | Not Your Muse | Celeste | Album, Jan-29-2021, Neo-Soul |