Crack Magazine's Top 50 Albums of 2021
Our edit of the best albums of 2021, featuring Klein, Squid, Ghetts, PinkPantheress and more. From field recordings to the divorce album, via club experiments and self-care rituals.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | SHILOH: Lost For Words | John Glacier | Jul-30-2021, UK Hip Hop |
| #2 | im hole | aya | Oct-22-2021, Deconstructed Club |
| #3 | Honest Labour | Space Afrika | Aug-27-2021, Sound Collage |
| #4 | Conflict Of Interest | Ghetts | Feb-19-2021, UK Hip Hop |
| #5 | The Melodic Blue | Baby Keem | Sep-27-2021, Trap |
| #6 | Tear Tracks | Banoffee | Nov-10-2021, Electropop |
| #7 | a softer focus | claire rousay | Apr-09-2021, Ambient |
| #8 | WEIGHT OF THE WORLD | Maxo Kream | Oct-18-2021, Southern Hip Hop |
| #9 | Bright Green Field | Squid | May-07-2021, Art Punk |
| #10 | Promises | Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders | Mar-26-2021, Post-Minimalism |
| #11 | Black Encyclopedia of the Air | Moor Mother | Sep-17-2021, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #12 | GUMBO'! | Pink Siifu | Aug-02-2021, Trap |
| #13 | Night in Tijuana | Kelman Duran | Sep-25-2021, Electronic |
| #14 | -io | Circuit des Yeux | Oct-22-2021, Neoclassical Darkwave |
| #15 | Space 1.8 | Nala Sinephro | Sep-03-2021, Nu Jazz |
| #16 | Afrique Victime | Mdou Moctar | May-21-2021, Tishoumaren |
| #17 | GLOW ON | Turnstile | Aug-27-2021, Post-Hardcore |
| #18 | Quivering In Time | Eris Drew | Oct-29-2021, Breakbeat |
| #19 | Still Over It | Summer Walker | Nov-05-2021, Contemporary R&B |
| #20 | Fatigue | L’Rain | Jun-25-2021, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #21 | FEMINISTA | Tomu DJ | Aug-20-2021, Ambient House |
| #22 | Liminal Soul | Kedr Livanskiy | Oct-01-2021, Ambient Pop |
| #23 | Provisional Licence | M1llionz | Sep-17-2021, |
| #24 | For the first time | Black Country, New Road | Feb-05-2021, Post-Rock |
| #25 | Under the Lilac Sky | Arushi Jain | Jul-09-2021, Progressive Electronic |
| #26 | Ekizikiza Mubwengula | Don Zilla | Jun-18-2021, Deconstructed Club |
| #27 | to hell with it | PinkPantheress | Oct-15-2021, Atmospheric Drum and Bass |
| #28 | Queen of the South | Shaybo | Aug-20-2021, UK Hip Hop |
| #29 | Sphere | Salamanda | Sep-29-2021, Ambient |
| #30 | SINNER GET READY | Lingua Ignota | Aug-06-2021, Neoclassical Darkwave |
| #31 | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Tyler, The Creator | Jun-25-2021, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #32 | Agor | Koreless | Jul-09-2021, Progressive Electronic |
| #33 | Harmattan | Klein | Nov-19-2021, Ambient |
| #34 | Painful Enlightenment | Jana Rush | Aug-13-2021, Footwork |
| #35 | Blue Banisters | Lana Del Rey | Oct-22-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #36 | Angel Tears in Sunlight | Pauline Anna Strom | Feb-19-2021, Ambient |
| #37 | We're All Alone In This Together | Dave | Jul-23-2021, UK Hip Hop |
| #38 | Siren Spine Sysex | Proc Fiskal | Sep-24-2021, IDM |
| #39 | Before I Die | 박혜진 Park Hye Jin | Sep-10-2021, Hip House |
| #40 | Intra-I | Theon Cross | Oct-29-2021, Nu Jazz |
| #41 | star-crossed | Kacey Musgraves | Sep-10-2021, Folk Pop |
| #42 | BLACK METAL 2 | Dean Blunt | Jun-11-2021, Art Pop |
| #43 | 19 & Dangerous | Ayra Starr | Aug-06-2021, Afrobeats |
| #44 | Pray For Haiti | Mach-Hommy | May-21-2021, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #45 | Dead Rock | Car Culture | May-04-2021, Ambient |
| #46 | Punk | Young Thug | Oct-15-2021, Pop Rap |
| #47 | It's Not What You Said, It's Because You Spoke | DJ Pitch | Jul-02-2021, Electronic |
| #48 | Romeo | Sega Bodega | Nov-12-2021, Alternative R&B |
| #49 | KICK ii | Arca | Nov-30-2021, Latin Electronic |
| #50 | MONTERO | Lil Nas X | Sep-17-2021, Pop Rap |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | SHILOH: Lost For Words | John Glacier | Album, Jul-30-2021, UK Hip Hop |
| #2 | im hole | aya | Album, Oct-22-2021, Deconstructed Club |
| #3 | Honest Labour | Space Afrika | Album, Aug-27-2021, Sound Collage |
| #4 | Conflict Of Interest | Ghetts | Album, Feb-19-2021, UK Hip Hop |
| #5 | The Melodic Blue | Baby Keem | Album, Sep-27-2021, Trap |
| #6 | Tear Tracks | Banoffee | Album, Nov-10-2021, Electropop |
| #7 | a softer focus | claire rousay | Album, Apr-09-2021, Ambient |
| #8 | WEIGHT OF THE WORLD | Maxo Kream | Album, Oct-18-2021, Southern Hip Hop |
| #9 | Bright Green Field | Squid | Album, May-07-2021, Art Punk |
| #10 | Promises | Floating PointsPharoah Sanders | Album, Mar-26-2021, Post-Minimalism |
| #11 | Black Encyclopedia of the Air | Moor Mother | Album, Sep-17-2021, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #12 | GUMBO'! | Pink Siifu | Album, Aug-02-2021, Trap |
| #13 | Night in Tijuana | Kelman Duran | Album, Sep-25-2021, Electronic |
| #14 | -io | Circuit des Yeux | Album, Oct-22-2021, Neoclassical Darkwave |
| #15 | Space 1.8 | Nala Sinephro | Album, Sep-03-2021, Nu Jazz |
| #16 | Afrique Victime | Mdou Moctar | Album, May-21-2021, Tishoumaren |
| #17 | GLOW ON | Turnstile | Album, Aug-27-2021, Post-Hardcore |
| #18 | Quivering In Time | Eris Drew | Album, Oct-29-2021, Breakbeat |
| #19 | Still Over It | Summer Walker | Album, Nov-05-2021, Contemporary R&B |
| #20 | Fatigue | L’Rain | Album, Jun-25-2021, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #21 | FEMINISTA | Tomu DJ | Album, Aug-20-2021, Ambient House |
| #22 | Liminal Soul | Kedr Livanskiy | Album, Oct-01-2021, Ambient Pop |
| #23 | Provisional Licence | M1llionz | Album, Sep-17-2021, |
| #24 | For the first time | Black Country, New Road | Album, Feb-05-2021, Post-Rock |
| #25 | Under the Lilac Sky | Arushi Jain | Album, Jul-09-2021, Progressive Electronic |
| #26 | Ekizikiza Mubwengula | Don Zilla | Album, Jun-18-2021, Deconstructed Club |
| #27 | to hell with it | PinkPantheress | Album, Oct-15-2021, Atmospheric Drum and Bass |
| #28 | Queen of the South | Shaybo | Album, Aug-20-2021, UK Hip Hop |
| #29 | Sphere | Salamanda | Album, Sep-29-2021, Ambient |
| #30 | SINNER GET READY | Lingua Ignota | Album, Aug-06-2021, Neoclassical Darkwave |
| #31 | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Tyler, The Creator | Album, Jun-25-2021, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #32 | Agor | Koreless | Album, Jul-09-2021, Progressive Electronic |
| #33 | Harmattan | Klein | Album, Nov-19-2021, Ambient |
| #34 | Painful Enlightenment | Jana Rush | Album, Aug-13-2021, Footwork |
| #35 | Blue Banisters | Lana Del Rey | Album, Oct-22-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #36 | Angel Tears in Sunlight | Pauline Anna Strom | Album, Feb-19-2021, Ambient |
| #37 | We're All Alone In This Together | Dave | Album, Jul-23-2021, UK Hip Hop |
| #38 | Siren Spine Sysex | Proc Fiskal | Album, Sep-24-2021, IDM |
| #39 | Before I Die | 박혜진 Park Hye Jin | Album, Sep-10-2021, Hip House |
| #40 | Intra-I | Theon Cross | Album, Oct-29-2021, Nu Jazz |
| #41 | star-crossed | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Sep-10-2021, Folk Pop |
| #42 | BLACK METAL 2 | Dean Blunt | Album, Jun-11-2021, Art Pop |
| #43 | 19 & Dangerous | Ayra Starr | Album, Aug-06-2021, Afrobeats |
| #44 | Pray For Haiti | Mach-Hommy | Album, May-21-2021, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #45 | Dead Rock | Car Culture | Album, May-04-2021, Ambient |
| #46 | Punk | Young Thug | Album, Oct-15-2021, Pop Rap |
| #47 | It's Not What You Said, It's Because You Spoke | DJ Pitch | Album, Jul-02-2021, Electronic |
| #48 | Romeo | Sega Bodega | Album, Nov-12-2021, Alternative R&B |
| #49 | KICK ii | Arca | Album, Nov-30-2021, Latin Electronic |
| #50 | MONTERO | Lil Nas X | Album, Sep-17-2021, Pop Rap |