Los Angeles Times' 10 Best Albums of 2021

R&B testimonials, teen confessionals, hip-hop in pop-star drag and more, in a wide-open year for breakthroughs.

Published: December 15, 2021 13:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Heaux Tales Jazmine Sullivan Jan-08-2021, Contemporary R&B
#2 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo May-21-2021, Pop
#3 Changephobia Rostam Jun-04-2021, Indie Pop
#4 MONTERO Lil Nas X Sep-17-2021, Pop Rap
#5 Chemtrails Over The Country Club Lana Del Rey Mar-19-2021, Singer-Songwriter
#6 CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST Tyler, The Creator Jun-25-2021, West Coast Hip Hop
#7 30 Adele Nov-19-2021, Pop Soul
#8 Planet Her Doja Cat Jun-25-2021, Pop Rap
#9 The Marfa Tapes Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall May-07-2021, Country
#10 Vince Staples Vince Staples Jul-09-2021, West Coast Hip Hop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Heaux Tales | Jazmine Sullivan | EP, Jan-08-2021, Contemporary R&B |
| #2 | SOUR | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, May-21-2021, Pop |
| #3 | Changephobia | Rostam | Album, Jun-04-2021, Indie Pop |
| #4 | MONTERO | Lil Nas X | Album, Sep-17-2021, Pop Rap |
| #5 | Chemtrails Over The Country Club | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-19-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Tyler, The Creator | Album, Jun-25-2021, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | 30 | Adele | Album, Nov-19-2021, Pop Soul |
| #8 | Planet Her | Doja Cat | Album, Jun-25-2021, Pop Rap |
| #9 | The Marfa Tapes | Jack IngramMiranda LambertJon Randall | Album, May-07-2021, Country |
| #10 | Vince Staples | Vince Staples | Album, Jul-09-2021, West Coast Hip Hop |