Chorus.fm's Top 30 Albums of 2021

The Chorus.fm staff share their 30 favorite albums of 2021.

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# 1

GLOW ON by Turnstile

Album • Aug 27 / 2021 Post-Hardcore Alternative Rock

# 2

The Million Masks Of God by Manchester Orchestra

Album • Apr 30 / 2021 Indie Rock

# 3

Radical by Every Time I Die

Album • Oct 22 / 2021 Metalcore Mathcore

# 4

SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo

Album • May 21 / 2021 Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 5

Draw Down The Moon by Foxing

Album • Aug 06 / 2021 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 6

Pressure Machine by The Killers

Album • Aug 13 / 2021 Heartland Rock

# 7

Happier Than Ever by Billie Eilish

Album • Jul 30 / 2021 Alt-Pop Contemporary R&B

# 8

Screen Violence by CHVRCHES

Album • Aug 27 / 2021 Synthpop

# 9

XOXO: From Love & Anxiety In Real Time by The Maine

Album • Jul 09 / 2021 Indie Pop Pop Rock

# 10

I Don’t Live Here Anymore by The War on Drugs

Album • Oct 29 / 2021 Heartland Rock

# 11

A Pillar of Salt by Noah Gundersen

Album • Oct 08 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter

# 12

Blue Weekend by Wolf Alice

Album • Jun 04 / 2021 Alternative Rock

# 13

FLOWERS for VASES / descansos by Hayley Williams

Album • Feb 05 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 14

Red (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift

Album • Nov 12 / 2021 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 15

Infinite Granite by Deafheaven

Album • Aug 20 / 2021 Shoegaze

# 16

Vince Staples by Vince Staples

Album • Jul 09 / 2021 West Coast Hip Hop Trap

# 17

GAMI GANG by Origami Angel

Album • Apr 30 / 2021 Emo-Pop Pop Punk Midwest Emo

# 18

Valentine by Snail Mail

Album • Nov 05 / 2021 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 19

The Golden Casket by Modest Mouse

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 Indie Rock

# 20

If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power by Halsey

Album • Aug 27 / 2021 Art Pop Alternative Rock Electronic

# 21

Illusory Walls by The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die

Album • Oct 08 / 2021 Post-Rock Midwest Emo

# 22

Jubilee by Japanese Breakfast

Album • Jun 04 / 2021 Indie Pop Chamber Pop

# 23

Who Am I? by Pale Waves

Album • Feb 12 / 2021 Pop Rock

# 24

Eternal Blue by Spiritbox

Album • Sep 17 / 2021 Alternative Metal

# 25

A Billion Little Lights by Wild Pink

Album • Feb 19 / 2021 Indie Rock

# 26

MONTERO by Lil Nas X

Album • Sep 17 / 2021 Pop Rap Pop Trap

# 27

Horizons / East by Thrice

Album • Sep 17 / 2021 Alternative Rock

# 28

Life in Your Glass World by Citizen

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Post-Punk Revival Alternative Rock

# 29

True Love by Hovvdy

Album • Oct 01 / 2021 Indie Folk Indie Pop

# 30

Van Weezer by Weezer

Album • May 07 / 2021 Power Pop Alternative Rock