People's Top 10 Albums of 2021

Here are PEOPLE Magazine's picks for the best albums of 2021

Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 MONTERO Lil Nas X Sep-17-2021, Pop Rap
#2 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo May-21-2021, Pop
#3 30 Adele Nov-19-2021, Pop Soul
#4 Red (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift Nov-12-2021, Pop Rock
#5 If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power Halsey Aug-27-2021, Art Pop
#6 Remember Her Name Mickey Guyton Sep-24-2021, Adult Contemporary
#7 Planet Her Doja Cat Jun-25-2021, Pop Rap
#8 Jubilee Japanese Breakfast Jun-04-2021, Indie Pop
#9 Happier Than Ever Billie Eilish Jul-30-2021, Alt-Pop
#10 star-crossed Kacey Musgraves Sep-10-2021, Folk Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | MONTERO | Lil Nas X | Album, Sep-17-2021, Pop Rap |
| #2 | SOUR | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, May-21-2021, Pop |
| #3 | 30 | Adele | Album, Nov-19-2021, Pop Soul |
| #4 | Red (Taylor's Version) | Taylor Swift | Album, Nov-12-2021, Pop Rock |
| #5 | If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power | Halsey | Album, Aug-27-2021, Art Pop |
| #6 | Remember Her Name | Mickey Guyton | Album, Sep-24-2021, Adult Contemporary |
| #7 | Planet Her | Doja Cat | Album, Jun-25-2021, Pop Rap |
| #8 | Jubilee | Japanese Breakfast | Album, Jun-04-2021, Indie Pop |
| #9 | Happier Than Ever | Billie Eilish | Album, Jul-30-2021, Alt-Pop |
| #10 | star-crossed | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Sep-10-2021, Folk Pop |