MAGNET's Top 25 Albums of 2021

1) Strand Of Oaks "In Heaven"; 2) Low "Hey What"; 3) Arlo Parks "Collapsed In Sunbeams"; 4) The Weather Station "Ignorance"; 5) Aeon Station "Observatory"

Published: December 15, 2021 10:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 In Heaven Strand of Oaks Oct-01-2021, Heartland Rock
#2 HEY WHAT Low Sep-10-2021, Post-Industrial
#3 Collapsed In Sunbeams Arlo Parks Jan-29-2021, Bedroom Pop
#4 Ignorance The Weather Station Feb-05-2021, Sophisti-Pop
#5 Observatory Aeon Station Dec-10-2021, Indie Rock
#6 Stand For Myself Yola Jul-30-2021, Country Soul
#7 Green to Gold The Antlers Mar-26-2021, Indie Folk
#8 As The Love Continues Mogwai Feb-19-2021, Post-Rock
#9 Afrique Victime Mdou Moctar May-21-2021, Tishoumaren
#10 Clang Clang Ho Cub Scout Bowling Pins Jul-02-2021, Psychedelic Pop
#11 The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers Valerie June Mar-12-2021, Country Soul
#12 GLOW ON Turnstile Aug-27-2021, Post-Hardcore
#13 -io Circuit des Yeux Oct-22-2021, Neoclassical Darkwave
#14 The Million Masks Of God Manchester Orchestra Apr-30-2021, Indie Rock
#15 Black Encyclopedia of the Air Moor Mother Sep-17-2021, Abstract Hip Hop
#16 Since Grazed Eleventh Dream Day Apr-02-2021, Indie Rock
#17 Nine SAULT Jun-25-2021, Neo-Soul
#18 It's Not Them. It Couldn't Be Them. It Is Them! Guided By Voices Oct-22-2021, Indie Rock
#19 Cool Colleen Green Sep-10-2021, Indie Pop
#20 The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows Damon Albarn Nov-12-2021, Ambient Pop
#21 Jubilee Japanese Breakfast Jun-04-2021, Indie Pop
#22 CRAWLER IDLES Nov-12-2021, Post-Punk
#23 Peace Meter Marissa Paternoster Dec-03-2021, Singer-Songwriter
#24 Endless Arcade Teenage Fanclub Apr-30-2021, Jangle Pop
#25 I Don’t Live Here Anymore The War on Drugs Oct-29-2021, Heartland Rock
#26 Earth Man Blues Guided By Voices Apr-30-2021,
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | In Heaven | Strand of Oaks | Album, Oct-01-2021, Heartland Rock |
| #2 | HEY WHAT | Low | Album, Sep-10-2021, Post-Industrial |
| #3 | Collapsed In Sunbeams | Arlo Parks | Album, Jan-29-2021, Bedroom Pop |
| #4 | Ignorance | The Weather Station | Album, Feb-05-2021, Sophisti-Pop |
| #5 | Observatory | Aeon Station | Album, Dec-10-2021, Indie Rock |
| #6 | Stand For Myself | Yola | Album, Jul-30-2021, Country Soul |
| #7 | Green to Gold | The Antlers | Album, Mar-26-2021, Indie Folk |
| #8 | As The Love Continues | Mogwai | Album, Feb-19-2021, Post-Rock |
| #9 | Afrique Victime | Mdou Moctar | Album, May-21-2021, Tishoumaren |
| #10 | Clang Clang Ho | Cub Scout Bowling Pins | Album, Jul-02-2021, Psychedelic Pop |
| #11 | The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers | Valerie June | Album, Mar-12-2021, Country Soul |
| #12 | GLOW ON | Turnstile | Album, Aug-27-2021, Post-Hardcore |
| #13 | -io | Circuit des Yeux | Album, Oct-22-2021, Neoclassical Darkwave |
| #14 | The Million Masks Of God | Manchester Orchestra | Album, Apr-30-2021, Indie Rock |
| #15 | Black Encyclopedia of the Air | Moor Mother | Album, Sep-17-2021, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #16 | Since Grazed | Eleventh Dream Day | Album, Apr-02-2021, Indie Rock |
| #17 | Nine | SAULT | Album, Jun-25-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #18 | It's Not Them. It Couldn't Be Them. It Is Them! | Guided By Voices | Album, Oct-22-2021, Indie Rock |
| #19 | Cool | Colleen Green | Album, Sep-10-2021, Indie Pop |
| #20 | The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows | Damon Albarn | Album, Nov-12-2021, Ambient Pop |
| #21 | Jubilee | Japanese Breakfast | Album, Jun-04-2021, Indie Pop |
| #22 | CRAWLER | IDLES | Album, Nov-12-2021, Post-Punk |
| #23 | Peace Meter | Marissa Paternoster | Album, Dec-03-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | Endless Arcade | Teenage Fanclub | Album, Apr-30-2021, Jangle Pop |
| #25 | I Don’t Live Here Anymore | The War on Drugs | Album, Oct-29-2021, Heartland Rock |
| #26 | Earth Man Blues | Guided By Voices | Album, Apr-30-2021,  |