NZ Herald's Top 10 Albums That Defined 2021

Opinion : What an absolutely colossal year it's been for music. 2021 gave us everything from Lil Nas X literally giving birth to his new album, right through...

Published: December 08, 2021 18:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 30 Adele Nov-19-2021, Pop Soul
#2 Happier Than Ever Billie Eilish Jul-30-2021, Alt-Pop
#3 Planet Her Doja Cat Jun-25-2021, Pop Rap
#4 Future Nostalgia (The Moonlight Edition) Dua Lipa Feb-11-2021,
#5 If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power Halsey Aug-27-2021, Art Pop
#6 Justice Justin Bieber Mar-19-2021, Pop
#7 MONTERO Lil Nas X Sep-17-2021, Pop Rap
#8 Solar Power Lorde Aug-20-2021, Folk Pop
#9 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo May-21-2021, Pop
#10 Red (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift Nov-12-2021, Pop Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 30 | Adele | Album, Nov-19-2021, Pop Soul |
| #2 | Happier Than Ever | Billie Eilish | Album, Jul-30-2021, Alt-Pop |
| #3 | Planet Her | Doja Cat | Album, Jun-25-2021, Pop Rap |
| #4 | Future Nostalgia (The Moonlight Edition) | Dua Lipa | Album, Feb-11-2021,  |
| #5 | If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power | Halsey | Album, Aug-27-2021, Art Pop |
| #6 | Justice | Justin Bieber | Album, Mar-19-2021, Pop |
| #7 | MONTERO | Lil Nas X | Album, Sep-17-2021, Pop Rap |
| #8 | Solar Power | Lorde | Album, Aug-20-2021, Folk Pop |
| #9 | SOUR | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, May-21-2021, Pop |
| #10 | Red (Taylor's Version) | Taylor Swift | Album, Nov-12-2021, Pop Rock |