Pitchfork's Best Progressive Pop Music of 2021

From PinkPantheress’ lo-fi club cuts to Bladee’s self-deprecating sing-song raps, C. Tangana’s folkloric reimaginations to Tinashe’s featherlight fireworks, these are the songs and albums that pushed pop music forward this year.

Published: December 14, 2021 15:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 El Madrileño C. Tangana Feb-26-2021, Latin Pop
#2 4 New Hit Songs Doss May-07-2021, House
#3 Sensational Erika de Casier May-21-2021, Contemporary R&B
#4 Teen Week Jane Remover Feb-26-2021, Hyperpop
#5 Frailty Jane Remover Nov-12-2021, Indietronica
#6 Lily We Need to Talk Now Lily Konigsberg Oct-29-2021, Bedroom Pop
#7 Mercurial World Magdalena Bay Oct-08-2021, Synthpop
#8 333 Tinashe Aug-06-2021, Alternative R&B
#9 Una Rosa Xenia Rubinos Oct-15-2021, Art Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | El Madrileño | C. Tangana | Album, Feb-26-2021, Latin Pop |
| #2 | 4 New Hit Songs | Doss | EP, May-07-2021, House |
| #3 | Sensational | Erika de Casier | Album, May-21-2021, Contemporary R&B |
| #4 | Teen Week | Jane Remover | Album, Feb-26-2021, Hyperpop |
| #5 | Frailty | Jane Remover | Album, Nov-12-2021, Indietronica |
| #6 | Lily We Need to Talk Now | Lily Konigsberg | Album, Oct-29-2021, Bedroom Pop |
| #7 | Mercurial World | Magdalena Bay | Album, Oct-08-2021, Synthpop |
| #8 | 333 | Tinashe | Album, Aug-06-2021, Alternative R&B |
| #9 | Una Rosa | Xenia Rubinos | Album, Oct-15-2021, Art Pop |