MOJO's 75 Best Albums of 2021

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Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Promises Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders Mar-26-2021, Post-Minimalism
#2 Daddy's Home St. Vincent May-14-2021, Psychedelic Soul
#3 Chemtrails Over The Country Club Lana Del Rey Mar-19-2021, Singer-Songwriter
#4 HEY WHAT Low Sep-10-2021, Post-Industrial
#5 CARNAGE Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Feb-25-2021, Chamber Pop
#6 Fat Pop (Deluxe) Paul Weller May-14-2021, Pop Rock
#7 Coral Island The Coral Apr-30-2021, Indie Rock
#8 Black To The Future Sons Of Kemet May-14-2021, Afro-Jazz
#9 Raise The Roof Robert Plant, Alison Krauss Nov-19-2021, Americana
#10 Fever Dreams Villagers Aug-20-2021, Indie Pop
#11 Boy from Michigan John Grant Jun-25-2021, Synthpop
#12 Ignorance The Weather Station Feb-05-2021, Sophisti-Pop
#13 Spare Ribs Sleaford Mods Jan-15-2021, UK Hip Hop
#14 For the first time Black Country, New Road Feb-05-2021, Post-Rock
#15 New Long Leg Dry Cleaning Apr-02-2021, Post-Punk
#16 The Ultra Vivid Lament Manic Street Preachers Sep-10-2021, Pop Rock
#17 I Don’t Live Here Anymore The War on Drugs Oct-29-2021, Heartland Rock
#18 CRAWLER IDLES Nov-12-2021, Post-Punk
#19 For Free David Crosby Jul-23-2021, Soft Rock
#20 Afrique Victime Mdou Moctar May-21-2021, Tishoumaren
#21 Fire The Bug Aug-27-2021, Grime
#22 Comfort To Me Amyl and The Sniffers Sep-10-2021, Garage Punk
#23 Endless Arcade Teenage Fanclub Apr-30-2021, Jangle Pop
#24 Nine SAULT Jun-25-2021, Neo-Soul
#25 Delta Kream The Black Keys May-14-2021, Blues Rock
#26 As The Love Continues Mogwai Feb-19-2021, Post-Rock
#27 Lindsey Buckingham Lindsey Buckingham Sep-17-2021, Pop Rock
#28 Sometimes I Might Be Introvert Little Simz Sep-03-2021, UK Hip Hop
#29 Flat White Moon Field Music Apr-23-2021, Progressive Pop
#30 Stand For Myself Yola Jul-30-2021, Country Soul
#31 L.W. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Feb-25-2021, Psychedelic Rock
#32 McCartney III Paul McCartney Dec-18-2020, Pop Rock
#33 Admonitions Endless Boogie Nov-12-2021, Blues Rock
#34 MAN MADE Greentea Peng Jun-04-2021, Neo-Soul
#35 Dark Matters The Stranglers Sep-10-2021, Art Rock
#36 Blue Weekend Wolf Alice Jun-04-2021, Alternative Rock
#37 Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 2 (Cowboy Arms Sessions) Sturgill Simpson Dec-11-2020,
#38 I've Been Trying To Tell You Saint Etienne Sep-10-2021, Ambient Pop
#39 Flock Jane Weaver Mar-05-2021, Psychedelic Pop
#40 Standing in the Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan Chrissie Hynde May-21-2021, Singer-Songwriter
#41 Space 1.8 Nala Sinephro Sep-03-2021, Nu Jazz
#42 Private Space Durand Jones & The Indications Jul-30-2021, Philly Soul
#43 The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows Damon Albarn Nov-12-2021, Ambient Pop
#44 As Days Get Dark Arab Strap Mar-05-2021, Indietronica
#45 Loving In Stereo Jungle Aug-13-2021, Synth Funk
#46 I Know I'm Funny haha Faye Webster Jun-25-2021, Singer-Songwriter
#47 CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST Tyler, The Creator Jun-25-2021, West Coast Hip Hop
#48 Bright Green Field Squid May-07-2021, Art Punk
#49 Bright Magic Public Service Broadcasting Sep-24-2021, Indietronica
#50 Superwolves Matt Sweeney, Bonnie "Prince" Billy Apr-30-2021, Contemporary Folk
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Promises | Floating PointsPharoah Sanders | Album, Mar-26-2021, Post-Minimalism |
| #2 | Daddy's Home | St. Vincent | Album, May-14-2021, Psychedelic Soul |
| #3 | Chemtrails Over The Country Club | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-19-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | HEY WHAT | Low | Album, Sep-10-2021, Post-Industrial |
| #5 | CARNAGE | Nick Cave & Warren Ellis | Album, Feb-25-2021, Chamber Pop |
| #6 | Fat Pop (Deluxe) | Paul Weller | Album, May-14-2021, Pop Rock |
| #7 | Coral Island | The Coral | Album, Apr-30-2021, Indie Rock |
| #8 | Black To The Future | Sons Of Kemet | Album, May-14-2021, Afro-Jazz |
| #9 | Raise The Roof | Robert PlantAlison Krauss | Album, Nov-19-2021, Americana |
| #10 | Fever Dreams | Villagers | Album, Aug-20-2021, Indie Pop |
| #11 | Boy from Michigan | John Grant | Album, Jun-25-2021, Synthpop |
| #12 | Ignorance | The Weather Station | Album, Feb-05-2021, Sophisti-Pop |
| #13 | Spare Ribs | Sleaford Mods | Album, Jan-15-2021, UK Hip Hop |
| #14 | For the first time | Black Country, New Road | Album, Feb-05-2021, Post-Rock |
| #15 | New Long Leg | Dry Cleaning | Album, Apr-02-2021, Post-Punk |
| #16 | The Ultra Vivid Lament | Manic Street Preachers | Album, Sep-10-2021, Pop Rock |
| #17 | I Don’t Live Here Anymore | The War on Drugs | Album, Oct-29-2021, Heartland Rock |
| #18 | CRAWLER | IDLES | Album, Nov-12-2021, Post-Punk |
| #19 | For Free | David Crosby | Album, Jul-23-2021, Soft Rock |
| #20 | Afrique Victime | Mdou Moctar | Album, May-21-2021, Tishoumaren |
| #21 | Fire | The Bug | Album, Aug-27-2021, Grime |
| #22 | Comfort To Me | Amyl and The Sniffers | Album, Sep-10-2021, Garage Punk |
| #23 | Endless Arcade | Teenage Fanclub | Album, Apr-30-2021, Jangle Pop |
| #24 | Nine | SAULT | Album, Jun-25-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #25 | Delta Kream | The Black Keys | Album, May-14-2021, Blues Rock |
| #26 | As The Love Continues | Mogwai | Album, Feb-19-2021, Post-Rock |
| #27 | Lindsey Buckingham | Lindsey Buckingham | Album, Sep-17-2021, Pop Rock |
| #28 | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | Little Simz | Album, Sep-03-2021, UK Hip Hop |
| #29 | Flat White Moon | Field Music | Album, Apr-23-2021, Progressive Pop |
| #30 | Stand For Myself | Yola | Album, Jul-30-2021, Country Soul |
| #31 | L.W. | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Album, Feb-25-2021, Psychedelic Rock |
| #32 | McCartney III | Paul McCartney | Album, Dec-18-2020, Pop Rock |
| #33 | Admonitions | Endless Boogie | Album, Nov-12-2021, Blues Rock |
| #34 | MAN MADE | Greentea Peng | Album, Jun-04-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #35 | Dark Matters | The Stranglers | Album, Sep-10-2021, Art Rock |
| #36 | Blue Weekend | Wolf Alice | Album, Jun-04-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #37 | Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 2 (Cowboy Arms Sessions) | Sturgill Simpson | Album, Dec-11-2020,  |
| #38 | I've Been Trying To Tell You | Saint Etienne | Album, Sep-10-2021, Ambient Pop |
| #39 | Flock | Jane Weaver | Album, Mar-05-2021, Psychedelic Pop |
| #40 | Standing in the Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan | Chrissie Hynde | Album, May-21-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #41 | Space 1.8 | Nala Sinephro | Album, Sep-03-2021, Nu Jazz |
| #42 | Private Space | Durand Jones & The Indications | Album, Jul-30-2021, Philly Soul |
| #43 | The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows | Damon Albarn | Album, Nov-12-2021, Ambient Pop |
| #44 | As Days Get Dark | Arab Strap | Album, Mar-05-2021, Indietronica |
| #45 | Loving In Stereo | Jungle | Album, Aug-13-2021, Synth Funk |
| #46 | I Know I'm Funny haha | Faye Webster | Album, Jun-25-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #47 | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Tyler, The Creator | Album, Jun-25-2021, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #48 | Bright Green Field | Squid | Album, May-07-2021, Art Punk |
| #49 | Bright Magic | Public Service Broadcasting | Album, Sep-24-2021, Indietronica |
| #50 | Superwolves | Matt SweeneyBonnie "Prince" Billy | Album, Apr-30-2021, Contemporary Folk |