BBC Culture's 10 Best Albums of 2021

Arwa Haider and Nick Levine highlight BBC Culture's musical picks of the year.

Published: December 14, 2021 08:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 30 Adele Nov-19-2021, Pop Soul
#2 Collapsed In Sunbeams Arlo Parks Jan-29-2021, Bedroom Pop
#3 Planet Her Doja Cat Jun-25-2021, Pop Rap
#4 Promises Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders Mar-26-2021, Post-Minimalism
#5 If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power Halsey Aug-27-2021, Art Pop
#6 Skin Joy Crookes Oct-15-2021, Neo-Soul
#7 Pink Noise Laura Mvula Jul-02-2021, Synthpop
#8 MONTERO Lil Nas X Sep-17-2021, Pop Rap
#9 Prioritise Pleasure Self Esteem Oct-22-2021, Electropop
#10 GLOW ON Turnstile Aug-27-2021, Post-Hardcore
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 30 | Adele | Album, Nov-19-2021, Pop Soul |
| #2 | Collapsed In Sunbeams | Arlo Parks | Album, Jan-29-2021, Bedroom Pop |
| #3 | Planet Her | Doja Cat | Album, Jun-25-2021, Pop Rap |
| #4 | Promises | Floating PointsPharoah Sanders | Album, Mar-26-2021, Post-Minimalism |
| #5 | If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power | Halsey | Album, Aug-27-2021, Art Pop |
| #6 | Skin | Joy Crookes | Album, Oct-15-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #7 | Pink Noise | Laura Mvula | Album, Jul-02-2021, Synthpop |
| #8 | MONTERO | Lil Nas X | Album, Sep-17-2021, Pop Rap |
| #9 | Prioritise Pleasure | Self Esteem | Album, Oct-22-2021, Electropop |
| #10 | GLOW ON | Turnstile | Album, Aug-27-2021, Post-Hardcore |