Atwood Magazine's Albums of the Year 2021
As 2021 comes to a close, we took a step back to honor the music that had the greatest impact on our lives. Here are Atwood Magazine's favorite albums of the year!
Published: December 30, 2021 21:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Glow | Alice Phoebe Lou | Mar-19-2021, Indie Pop |
| #2 | Comfort To Me | Amyl and The Sniffers | Sep-10-2021, Garage Punk |
| #3 | Collapsed In Sunbeams | Arlo Parks | Jan-29-2021, Bedroom Pop |
| #4 | Parasocial | Bishop Ivy | Oct-15-2021, |
| #5 | For the first time | Black Country, New Road | Feb-05-2021, Post-Rock |
| #6 | INSIDE | Bo Burnham | Jun-10-2021, |
| #7 | +/- | Boys Noize | Sep-24-2021, EBM |
| #8 | Note to Self | Bre Kennedy | Oct-08-2021, |
| #9 | Bullseye | Charli Adams | Jul-16-2021, Pop Rock |
| #10 | Hotel Surrender | Chet Faker | Jul-16-2021, Downtempo |
| #11 | Voyager | Current Joys | May-14-2021, Indie Pop |
| #12 | Planet Her | Doja Cat | Jun-25-2021, Pop Rap |
| #13 | New Long Leg | Dry Cleaning | Apr-02-2021, Post-Punk |
| #14 | Alt Therapy | Emanuel | Jun-16-2021, |
| #15 | Smiling with No Teeth | Genesis Owusu | Mar-15-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #16 | GRACEFUL RAGE | Harmony Woods | Mar-12-2021, Indie Rock |
| #17 | Afraid of Nothing | Harrison Whitford | Nov-12-2021, |
| #18 | True Love | Hovvdy | Oct-01-2021, Indie Folk |
| #19 | It Won't Always Be Like This | Inhaler | Jul-09-2021, Post-Punk Revival |
| #20 | Jubilee | Japanese Breakfast | Jun-04-2021, Indie Pop |
| #21 | Little Oblivions | Julien Baker | Feb-26-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Blue Banisters | Lana Del Rey | Oct-22-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Long Lost | Lord Huron | May-21-2021, Indie Folk |
| #24 | You Signed Up For This | Maisie Peters | Aug-27-2021, Pop |
| #25 | Afrique Victime | Mdou Moctar | May-21-2021, Tishoumaren |
| #26 | Shiny (little) Mind | Milquetoast & Co. | Oct-15-2021, |
| #27 | CARNAGE | Nick Cave & Warren Ellis | Feb-25-2021, Chamber Pop |
| #28 | In Praise Of Shadows | Puma Blue | Feb-05-2021, Downtempo |
| #29 | bob's son: R.A.P. Ferreira in the garden level cafe of the scallops hotel | R.A.P. Ferreira | Jan-01-2021, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #30 | DEACON | serpentwithfeet | Mar-26-2021, Alternative R&B |
| #31 | An Evening With Silk Sonic | Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic | Nov-12-2021, Smooth Soul |
| #32 | The Rise & Fall of Loverboy | Sir Sly | Apr-23-2021, Electropop |
| #33 | Small Talk | Soda Blonde | Jul-09-2021, Indie Pop |
| #34 | Holy / Unholy | Strange Boy | Jun-25-2021, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #35 | Pressure Machine | The Killers | Aug-13-2021, Heartland Rock |
| #36 | Good Woman | The Staves | Feb-05-2021, Indie Pop |
| #37 | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Tyler, The Creator | Jun-25-2021, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #38 | A Billion Little Lights | Wild Pink | Feb-19-2021, Indie Rock |
| #39 | Blue Weekend | Wolf Alice | Jun-04-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #40 | Dawn | Yebba | Sep-10-2021, Neo-Soul |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Glow | Alice Phoebe Lou | Album, Mar-19-2021, Indie Pop |
| #2 | Comfort To Me | Amyl and The Sniffers | Album, Sep-10-2021, Garage Punk |
| #3 | Collapsed In Sunbeams | Arlo Parks | Album, Jan-29-2021, Bedroom Pop |
| #4 | Parasocial | Bishop Ivy | EP, Oct-15-2021, |
| #5 | For the first time | Black Country, New Road | Album, Feb-05-2021, Post-Rock |
| #6 | INSIDE | Bo Burnham | Album, Jun-10-2021, |
| #7 | +/- | Boys Noize | Album, Sep-24-2021, EBM |
| #8 | Note to Self | Bre Kennedy | Album, Oct-08-2021, |
| #9 | Bullseye | Charli Adams | Album, Jul-16-2021, Pop Rock |
| #10 | Hotel Surrender | Chet Faker | Album, Jul-16-2021, Downtempo |
| #11 | Voyager | Current Joys | Album, May-14-2021, Indie Pop |
| #12 | Planet Her | Doja Cat | Album, Jun-25-2021, Pop Rap |
| #13 | New Long Leg | Dry Cleaning | Album, Apr-02-2021, Post-Punk |
| #14 | Alt Therapy | Emanuel | Album, Jun-16-2021, |
| #15 | Smiling with No Teeth | Genesis Owusu | Album, Mar-15-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #16 | GRACEFUL RAGE | Harmony Woods | Album, Mar-12-2021, Indie Rock |
| #17 | Afraid of Nothing | Harrison Whitford | Album, Nov-12-2021, |
| #18 | True Love | Hovvdy | Album, Oct-01-2021, Indie Folk |
| #19 | It Won't Always Be Like This | Inhaler | Album, Jul-09-2021, Post-Punk Revival |
| #20 | Jubilee | Japanese Breakfast | Album, Jun-04-2021, Indie Pop |
| #21 | Little Oblivions | Julien Baker | Album, Feb-26-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Blue Banisters | Lana Del Rey | Album, Oct-22-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Long Lost | Lord Huron | Album, May-21-2021, Indie Folk |
| #24 | You Signed Up For This | Maisie Peters | Album, Aug-27-2021, Pop |
| #25 | Afrique Victime | Mdou Moctar | Album, May-21-2021, Tishoumaren |
| #26 | Shiny (little) Mind | Milquetoast & Co. | Album, Oct-15-2021, |
| #27 | CARNAGE | Nick Cave & Warren Ellis | Album, Feb-25-2021, Chamber Pop |
| #28 | In Praise Of Shadows | Puma Blue | Album, Feb-05-2021, Downtempo |
| #29 | bob's son: R.A.P. Ferreira in the garden level cafe of the scallops hotel | R.A.P. Ferreira | Album, Jan-01-2021, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #30 | DEACON | serpentwithfeet | Album, Mar-26-2021, Alternative R&B |
| #31 | An Evening With Silk Sonic | Bruno MarsAnderson .PaakSilk Sonic | Album, Nov-12-2021, Smooth Soul |
| #32 | The Rise & Fall of Loverboy | Sir Sly | Album, Apr-23-2021, Electropop |
| #33 | Small Talk | Soda Blonde | Album, Jul-09-2021, Indie Pop |
| #34 | Holy / Unholy | Strange Boy | Album, Jun-25-2021, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #35 | Pressure Machine | The Killers | Album, Aug-13-2021, Heartland Rock |
| #36 | Good Woman | The Staves | Album, Feb-05-2021, Indie Pop |
| #37 | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Tyler, The Creator | Album, Jun-25-2021, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #38 | A Billion Little Lights | Wild Pink | Album, Feb-19-2021, Indie Rock |
| #39 | Blue Weekend | Wolf Alice | Album, Jun-04-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #40 | Dawn | Yebba | Album, Sep-10-2021, Neo-Soul |