Passion of the Weiss's Best Albums of 2021

The albums that helped us survive a terrible 2021.

Published: December 31, 2021 05:59 Source

# 1

Promises by Floating Points + Pharoah Sanders

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Post-Minimalism Third Stream

# 2

Bo Jackson by Boldy James + The Alchemist

Album • Aug 13 / 2021 Gangsta Rap

# 3

Pray For Haiti by Mach-Hommy

Album • May 21 / 2021 East Coast Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 4

Afrique Victime by Mdou Moctar

Album • May 21 / 2021 Tishoumaren Psychedelic Rock

# 5

Haram by Armand Hammer + The Alchemist

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 6

Spiral by DARKSIDE

Album • Jul 23 / 2021 Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock

# 7

CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST by Tyler, The Creator

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 West Coast Hip Hop

# 8

GLOW ON by Turnstile

Album • Aug 27 / 2021 Post-Hardcore Alternative Rock

# 9

Sound Ancestors by Madlib

Album • Jan 29 / 2021 Instrumental Hip Hop

# 10

So Cold I Do Em 2 by Drakeo the Ruler

Album • Dec 07 / 2021 West Coast Hip Hop Nervous Music

# 11

to hell with it by PinkPantheress

Album • Oct 15 / 2021 Atmospheric Drum and Bass Contemporary R&B Alt-Pop Downtempo

# 12

Adolescence by Unknown T

Album • Jul 30 / 2021 UK Drill UK Hip Hop Gangsta Rap

# 13

Sensational by Erika de Casier

Album • May 21 / 2021 Contemporary R&B

# 14

The House Is Burning by Isaiah Rashad

Album • Jul 30 / 2021 Southern Hip Hop

# 15

Play With The Changes by Rochelle Jordan

Album • Apr 30 / 2021 Alternative R&B UK Bass

# 16

BLACK METAL 2 by Dean Blunt

Album • Jun 11 / 2021 Art Pop

# 17

GUMBO'! by Pink Siifu

Album • Aug 02 / 2021 Trap Southern Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 18

Dope Game Stupid by Bruiser Wolf

Album • Mar 29 / 2021 Gangsta Rap Abstract Hip Hop

# 19

I Know I'm Funny haha by Faye Webster

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country

# 20

IT’S REMBLE by Remble

Album • Jul 16 / 2021 West Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap Hyphy

# 21

Half God by Wiki

Album • Oct 01 / 2021 East Coast Hip Hop Drumless

# 22

La Luz by La Luz

Album • Oct 22 / 2021 Neo-Psychedelia

# 23

Slo-Be Bryant 3 by Young Slo-Be

Album • Aug 13 / 2021 West Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap

# 24

Shock Power of Love EP by Burial + Blackdown

EP • Apr 30 / 2021 UK Garage House

# 25

Talk Memory by BADBADNOTGOOD

Album • Oct 08 / 2021 Jazz Fusion

# 26

A Martyr's Reward by KA

Album • Aug 13 / 2021 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop Drumless Abstract Hip Hop

# 27

WEIGHT OF THE WORLD by Maxo Kream

Album • Oct 18 / 2021 Southern Hip Hop Trap

# 28

Planet Her by Doja Cat

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 Pop Rap Contemporary R&B

# 29

All Hours by Anz

EP • Oct 15 / 2021 Breakbeat Electro UK Bass

# 30

Hidemi by Patrick Shiroishi

Album • Oct 29 / 2021 Avant-Garde Jazz

# 31

Black To The Future by Sons Of Kemet

Album • May 14 / 2021 Afro-Jazz

# 32

Shade by Grouper

Album • Oct 22 / 2021 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 33

When There's Love Around by Kiefer

Album • Aug 27 / 2021 Jazz Fusion

# 34

Garbology by Aesop Rock + Blockhead

Album • Nov 12 / 2021 Abstract Hip Hop

# 35

Yol by Altin Gün

Album • Feb 26 / 2021 Synthpop

# 36

Architecture III by DāM FunK

Album • Apr 23 / 2021 House Techno

# 37

Fire by The Bug

Album • Aug 27 / 2021 Grime UK Bass Dubstep

# 38

Mack in the Day Staring Keemy Casanova by Akeem Ali

EP • May 21 / 2021 Southern Hip Hop Funk

# 39

Cool by Colleen Green

Album • Sep 10 / 2021 Indie Pop

# 40

Sheep Hate Goats by Chris Crack

Album • Jun 13 / 2021 Abstract Hip Hop

# 41

Rapper Overnight 2 by Ralfy the Plug

Album • Mar 10 / 2021 Gangsta Rap West Coast Hip Hop Nervous Music

# 42

Bring Backs by Alfa Mist

Album • Apr 23 / 2021 Nu Jazz ECM Style Jazz

# 43

Mother by Cleo Sol

Album • Aug 20 / 2021 Neo-Soul Smooth Soul

# 44

Second Line by Dawn Richard

Album • Apr 30 / 2021 Alternative R&B

# 45

Space Werewolves Will Be the End of Us All by Blockhead

Album • Sep 03 / 2021 Instrumental Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop

# 46

By the Time I Get to Phoenix by Injury Reserve

Album • Sep 15 / 2021 Experimental Hip Hop Glitch Hop Experimental

# 47

Jimbo Demo by Enumclaw

EP • Apr 30 / 2021 Indie Rock

# 48

Flowerland by Pearl & The Oysters

Album • Sep 03 / 2021 Psychedelic Pop Indietronica

# 49

Tricky Dance Moves by Bris

Album • Jul 12 / 2021 West Coast Hip Hop Nervous Music

# 50

Bigger Than Life Or Death by EST Gee

Album • Jul 21 / 2021 Gangsta Rap Trap Southern Hip Hop