Consequence of Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2021

As the year comes to a close, we've rounded up the 50 top albums of 2021. Check out the complete list to see what made the cut here.

Published: December 07, 2021 13:00 Source

# 1

CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST by Tyler, The Creator

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 West Coast Hip Hop

# 2

Jubilee by Japanese Breakfast

Album • Jun 04 / 2021 Indie Pop Chamber Pop

# 3

Collapsed In Sunbeams by Arlo Parks

Album • Jan 29 / 2021 Bedroom Pop Neo-Soul

# 4

GLOW ON by Turnstile

Album • Aug 27 / 2021 Post-Hardcore Alternative Rock

# 5

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert by Little Simz

Album • Sep 03 / 2021 UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 6

Home Video by Lucy Dacus

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter

# 7

Screen Violence by CHVRCHES

Album • Aug 27 / 2021 Synthpop

# 8

MONTERO by Lil Nas X

Album • Sep 17 / 2021 Pop Rap Pop Trap

# 9

Haram by Armand Hammer + The Alchemist

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 10

Let Me Do One More by illuminati hotties

Album • Oct 01 / 2021 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 11

DEACON by serpentwithfeet

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Alternative R&B Art Pop

# 12

Valentine by Snail Mail

Album • Nov 05 / 2021 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 13

Planet Her by Doja Cat

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 Pop Rap Contemporary R&B

# 14

The Million Masks Of God by Manchester Orchestra

Album • Apr 30 / 2021 Indie Rock

# 15

Little Oblivions by Julien Baker

Album • Feb 26 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock

# 16

CRAWLER by IDLES

Album • Nov 12 / 2021 Post-Punk Art Punk

# 17

New Long Leg by Dry Cleaning

Album • Apr 02 / 2021 Post-Punk

# 18

Bo Jackson by Boldy James + The Alchemist

Album • Aug 13 / 2021 Gangsta Rap

# 19

Projector by Geese

Album • Oct 29 / 2021 Indie Rock Art Punk

# 20

30 by Adele

Album • Nov 19 / 2021 Pop Soul

# 21

Death of a Cheerleader by Pom Pom Squad

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 Indie Rock

# 22

SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo

Album • May 21 / 2021 Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 23

For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her by McKinley Dixon

Album • May 07 / 2021 Jazz Rap Southern Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 24

CARNAGE by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis

Album • Feb 25 / 2021 Chamber Pop Art Pop

# 25

True Love by Hovvdy

Album • Oct 01 / 2021 Indie Folk Indie Pop

# 26

Happier Than Ever by Billie Eilish

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

# 27

Nine by SAULT

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 Neo-Soul

# 28

Any Shape You Take by Indigo De Souza

Album • Aug 27 / 2021 Indie Rock

# 29

Juno by Remi Wolf

Album • Oct 15 / 2021 Contemporary R&B Alt-Pop Indie Pop

# 30

INSIDE by Bo Burnham

Album • Jun 10 / 2021

# 31

Red (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift

Album • Nov 12 / 2021 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 32

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

Album • Oct 29 / 2021 Heartland Rock

# 33

The House Is Burning by Isaiah Rashad

Album • Jul 30 / 2021 Southern Hip Hop

# 34

WE ARE by Jon Batiste

Album • Mar 19 / 2021 Soul

# 35

Afrique Victime by Mdou Moctar

Album • May 21 / 2021 Tishoumaren Psychedelic Rock

# 36

Pray For Haiti by Mach-Hommy

Album • May 21 / 2021 East Coast Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 37

For the first time by Black Country, New Road

Album • Feb 05 / 2021 Post-Rock Experimental Rock Post-Punk

# 38

ULTRAPOP by The Armed

Album • Apr 16 / 2021 Noise Rock Post-Hardcore

# 39

Born Against by Amigo the Devil

Album • Apr 16 / 2021 Gothic Country Singer-Songwriter

# 40

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

Album • Aug 27 / 2021 Art Pop Alternative Rock Electronic

# 41

By the Time I Get to Phoenix by Injury Reserve

Album • Sep 15 / 2021 Experimental Hip Hop Glitch Hop Experimental

# 42

Ignorance by The Weather Station

Album • Feb 05 / 2021 Sophisti-Pop Art Pop

# 43

Bright Green Field by Squid

Album • May 07 / 2021 Art Punk Post-Punk Experimental Rock

# 44

Stock Exchange by Haviah Mighty

Album • Nov 12 / 2021 Trap

# 45

Things Take Time, Take Time by Courtney Barnett

Album • Nov 12 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock

# 46

ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE by BROCKHAMPTON

Album • Apr 09 / 2021 West Coast Hip Hop Pop Rap

# 47

Stand For Myself by Yola

Album • Jul 30 / 2021 Country Soul Pop Soul

# 48

Comfort To Me by Amyl and The Sniffers

Album • Sep 10 / 2021 Garage Punk

# 49

Cool Dry Place by Katy Kirby

Album • Feb 19 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop

# 50

Daddy's Home by St. Vincent

Album • May 14 / 2021 Psychedelic Soul Art Rock