SPIN's 30 Best Albums of 2021

Back in June, SPIN published The 30 Best Albums of 2021 (So Far), rounding up everything from mainstream rock to experimental hip-hop. Six months later,

Published: December 13, 2021 16:47 Source

# 1
Album • Aug 27 / 2021 Post-Hardcore Alternative Rock
# 2
Album • Jun 04 / 2021 Indie Pop Chamber Pop
# 3
Album • Jan 29 / 2021 Instrumental Hip Hop
# 4
Album • May 21 / 2021 Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 5
Album • Jun 25 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter
# 6
Album • Jun 25 / 2021 West Coast Hip Hop
# 7
Album • Apr 02 / 2021 Post-Punk
# 8
Album • Oct 01 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Americana
# 9
Album • Aug 06 / 2021 Alternative R&B
# 10
Album • Nov 05 / 2021 Indie Rock Indie Pop
# 11
EP • Mar 19 / 2021 East Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap
# 12
Album • Oct 29 / 2021 Progressive Metal
# 13
Album • Oct 29 / 2021 Heartland Rock
# 14
Album • Feb 05 / 2021 Sophisti-Pop Art Pop
# 15
Album • May 07 / 2021 Art Punk Post-Punk Experimental Rock
# 16
Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
# 17
Album • Jan 29 / 2021 Bedroom Pop Neo-Soul
# 18
Album • Feb 26 / 2021 Synthpop
# 19
Album • Sep 15 / 2021 Experimental Hip Hop Glitch Hop Experimental
# 20
Album • Aug 27 / 2021 Indie Rock
# 21
Album • May 14 / 2021 Psychedelic Soul Art Rock
# 22
Album • Apr 09 / 2021 Neo-Psychedelia Noise Pop
# 23
Album • May 28 / 2021 Neo-Soul Singer-Songwriter
# 24
Album • Jun 11 / 2021 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Pop
# 25
Album • Mar 19 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter
# 26
Album • Aug 13 / 2021 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop Drumless Abstract Hip Hop
# 27
Album • Nov 19 / 2021 Death Doom Metal
# 28
Album • Oct 15 / 2021 Art Pop Glitch Pop Alternative R&B
# 29
Album • Feb 19 / 2021 East Coast Hip Hop
# 30
Album • Nov 12 / 2021 Smooth Soul