Kerrang!'s 50 Best Albums of 2021

It’s here: the Kerrang! verdict on the 50 albums that shaped 2021…

Published: December 10, 2021 12:50 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Radical Every Time I Die Oct-22-2021, Metalcore
#2 Eternal Blue Spiritbox Sep-17-2021, Alternative Metal
#3 For Those That Wish To Exist Architects Feb-26-2021, Alternative Metal
#4 GLOW ON Turnstile Aug-27-2021, Post-Hardcore
#5 The Greatest Mistake of My Life Holding Absence Apr-16-2021, Alternative Rock
#6 Conquering Employed To Serve Sep-17-2021, Metalcore
#7 Engine of Hell Emma Ruth Rundle Nov-05-2021, Singer-Songwriter
#8 Fortitude GOJIRA Apr-30-2021, Groove Metal
#9 If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power Halsey Aug-27-2021, Art Pop
#10 Bloodmoon: I Converge, Chelsea Wolfe Nov-19-2021, Atmospheric Sludge Metal
#11 Comfort To Me Amyl and The Sniffers Sep-10-2021, Garage Punk
#12 Hushed and Grim Mastodon Oct-29-2021, Progressive Metal
#13 In The Court Of The Dragon Trivium Oct-08-2021, Melodic Metalcore
#14 Senjutsu Iron Maiden Sep-03-2021, Heavy Metal
#15 Bronx VI The Bronx Aug-27-2021, Punk Rock
#16 Flux Poppy Sep-24-2021, Alternative Rock
#17 Don't You Feel Amazing? Trash Boat Aug-13-2021, Alternative Rock
#18 How Flowers Grow Scowl Nov-19-2021, Hardcore Punk
#19 The Myth of The Happily Ever After Biffy Clyro Oct-22-2021, Alternative Rock
#20 Below Beartooth Jun-25-2021, Alternative Metal
#21 Where the Gloom Becomes Sound Tribulation Jan-29-2021, Gothic Metal
#22 Amazing Things Don Broco Oct-22-2021, Alternative Rock
#23 SINNER GET READY Lingua Ignota Aug-06-2021, Neoclassical Darkwave
#24 STAINS DE'WAYNE Jun-18-2021, Alternative Rock
#25 Sticky Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes Oct-15-2021, Alternative Rock
#26 Black Harvest Green Lung Oct-22-2021, Stoner Metal
#27 Scaled And Icy twenty one pilots May-21-2021, Indie Pop
#28 Nowhere Generation Rise Against Jun-04-2021, Melodic Hardcore
#29 CRAWLER IDLES Nov-12-2021, Post-Punk
#30 Diorama MØL Nov-05-2021, Blackgaze
#31 Greatest Hits Waterparks May-21-2021, Pop Rock
#32 pantychrist Dana Dentata Sep-03-2021, Industrial Hip Hop
#33 Lustful Sacraments Perturbator May-28-2021, Darkwave
#34 lately I feel EVERYTHING WILLOW Jul-16-2021, Alternative Rock
#35 The Battle at Garden’s Gate Greta Van Fleet Apr-16-2021, Hard Rock
#36 Bullet For My Valentine Bullet for My Valentine Nov-05-2021, Alternative Metal
#37 The Mutt's Nuts Chubby and the Gang Aug-27-2021, Garage Punk
#38 SLEEPS SOCIETY While She Sleeps Apr-16-2021, Alternative Metal
#39 Wallflowers Jinjer Aug-27-2021, Progressive Metal
#40 The Romance of Affliction SeeYouSpaceCowboy... Nov-05-2021, Metalcore
#41 Typhoons Royal Blood Apr-30-2021, Alternative Dance
#42 Medicine At Midnight Foo Fighters Feb-05-2021, Alternative Rock
#43 Mirrors Pupil Slicer Mar-12-2021, Mathcore
#44 Van Weezer Weezer May-07-2021, Power Pop
#45 21st Century Love Songs The Wildhearts Sep-03-2021, Hard Rock
#46 SUCKAPUNCH You Me At Six Jan-15-2021, Alternative Rock
#47 Infinite Granite Deafheaven Aug-20-2021, Shoegaze
#48 This Place Will Become Your Tomb Sleep Token Sep-24-2021, Alternative Metal
#49 The Bitter Truth Evanescence Mar-26-2021, Alternative Metal
#50 ULTRAPOP The Armed Apr-16-2021, Noise Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Radical | Every Time I Die | Album, Oct-22-2021, Metalcore |
| #2 | Eternal Blue | Spiritbox | Album, Sep-17-2021, Alternative Metal |
| #3 | For Those That Wish To Exist | Architects | Album, Feb-26-2021, Alternative Metal |
| #4 | GLOW ON | Turnstile | Album, Aug-27-2021, Post-Hardcore |
| #5 | The Greatest Mistake of My Life | Holding Absence | Album, Apr-16-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #6 | Conquering | Employed To Serve | Album, Sep-17-2021, Metalcore |
| #7 | Engine of Hell | Emma Ruth Rundle | Album, Nov-05-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | Fortitude | GOJIRA | Album, Apr-30-2021, Groove Metal |
| #9 | If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power | Halsey | Album, Aug-27-2021, Art Pop |
| #10 | Bloodmoon: I | ConvergeChelsea Wolfe | Album, Nov-19-2021, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #11 | Comfort To Me | Amyl and The Sniffers | Album, Sep-10-2021, Garage Punk |
| #12 | Hushed and Grim | Mastodon | Album, Oct-29-2021, Progressive Metal |
| #13 | In The Court Of The Dragon | Trivium | Album, Oct-08-2021, Melodic Metalcore |
| #14 | Senjutsu | Iron Maiden | Album, Sep-03-2021, Heavy Metal |
| #15 | Bronx VI | The Bronx | Album, Aug-27-2021, Punk Rock |
| #16 | Flux | Poppy | Album, Sep-24-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #17 | Don't You Feel Amazing? | Trash Boat | Album, Aug-13-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #18 | How Flowers Grow | Scowl | Album, Nov-19-2021, Hardcore Punk |
| #19 | The Myth of The Happily Ever After | Biffy Clyro | Album, Oct-22-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #20 | Below | Beartooth | Album, Jun-25-2021, Alternative Metal |
| #21 | Where the Gloom Becomes Sound | Tribulation | Album, Jan-29-2021, Gothic Metal |
| #22 | Amazing Things | Don Broco | Album, Oct-22-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #23 | SINNER GET READY | Lingua Ignota | Album, Aug-06-2021, Neoclassical Darkwave |
| #24 | STAINS | DE'WAYNE | Album, Jun-18-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #25 | Sticky | Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes | Album, Oct-15-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #26 | Black Harvest | Green Lung | Album, Oct-22-2021, Stoner Metal |
| #27 | Scaled And Icy | twenty one pilots | Album, May-21-2021, Indie Pop |
| #28 | Nowhere Generation | Rise Against | Album, Jun-04-2021, Melodic Hardcore |
| #29 | CRAWLER | IDLES | Album, Nov-12-2021, Post-Punk |
| #30 | Diorama | MØL | Album, Nov-05-2021, Blackgaze |
| #31 | Greatest Hits | Waterparks | Album, May-21-2021, Pop Rock |
| #32 | pantychrist | Dana Dentata | Album, Sep-03-2021, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #33 | Lustful Sacraments | Perturbator | Album, May-28-2021, Darkwave |
| #34 | lately I feel EVERYTHING | WILLOW | Album, Jul-16-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #35 | The Battle at Garden’s Gate | Greta Van Fleet | Album, Apr-16-2021, Hard Rock |
| #36 | Bullet For My Valentine | Bullet for My Valentine | Album, Nov-05-2021, Alternative Metal |
| #37 | The Mutt's Nuts | Chubby and the Gang | Album, Aug-27-2021, Garage Punk |
| #38 | SLEEPS SOCIETY | While She Sleeps | Album, Apr-16-2021, Alternative Metal |
| #39 | Wallflowers | Jinjer | Album, Aug-27-2021, Progressive Metal |
| #40 | The Romance of Affliction | SeeYouSpaceCowboy... | Album, Nov-05-2021, Metalcore |
| #41 | Typhoons | Royal Blood | Album, Apr-30-2021, Alternative Dance |
| #42 | Medicine At Midnight | Foo Fighters | Album, Feb-05-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #43 | Mirrors | Pupil Slicer | Album, Mar-12-2021, Mathcore |
| #44 | Van Weezer | Weezer | Album, May-07-2021, Power Pop |
| #45 | 21st Century Love Songs | The Wildhearts | Album, Sep-03-2021, Hard Rock |
| #46 | SUCKAPUNCH | You Me At Six | Album, Jan-15-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #47 | Infinite Granite | Deafheaven | Album, Aug-20-2021, Shoegaze |
| #48 | This Place Will Become Your Tomb | Sleep Token | Album, Sep-24-2021, Alternative Metal |
| #49 | The Bitter Truth | Evanescence | Album, Mar-26-2021, Alternative Metal |
| #50 | ULTRAPOP | The Armed | Album, Apr-16-2021, Noise Rock |