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
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | GLOW ON | Turnstile | Aug-27-2021, Post-Hardcore |
| #2 | Jubilee | Japanese Breakfast | Jun-04-2021, Indie Pop |
| #3 | Sound Ancestors | Madlib | Jan-29-2021, Instrumental Hip Hop |
| #4 | SOUR | Olivia Rodrigo | May-21-2021, Pop |
| #5 | Home Video | Lucy Dacus | Jun-25-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Tyler, The Creator | Jun-25-2021, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | New Long Leg | Dry Cleaning | Apr-02-2021, Post-Punk |
| #8 | In These Silent Days | Brandi Carlile | Oct-01-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | 333 | Tinashe | Aug-06-2021, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | Valentine | Snail Mail | Nov-05-2021, Indie Rock |
| #11 | The Plugs I Met 2 | Benny the Butcher, Harry Fraud | Mar-19-2021, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #12 | Hushed and Grim | Mastodon | Oct-29-2021, Progressive Metal |
| #13 | I Don’t Live Here Anymore | The War on Drugs | Oct-29-2021, Heartland Rock |
| #14 | Ignorance | The Weather Station | Feb-05-2021, Sophisti-Pop |
| #15 | Bright Green Field | Squid | May-07-2021, Art Punk |
| #16 | Haram | Armand Hammer, The Alchemist | Mar-26-2021, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #17 | Collapsed In Sunbeams | Arlo Parks | Jan-29-2021, Bedroom Pop |
| #18 | Yol | Altin Gün | Feb-26-2021, Synthpop |
| #19 | By the Time I Get to Phoenix | Injury Reserve | Sep-15-2021, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #20 | Any Shape You Take | Indigo De Souza | Aug-27-2021, Indie Rock |
| #21 | Daddy's Home | St. Vincent | May-14-2021, Psychedelic Soul |
| #22 | ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH | SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE | Apr-09-2021, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #23 | When Smoke Rises | Mustafa | May-28-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #24 | Butterfly 3000 | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Jun-11-2021, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #25 | Chemtrails Over The Country Club | Lana Del Rey | Mar-19-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #26 | A Martyr's Reward | KA | Aug-13-2021, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #27 | Tide Turns Eternal | Dream Unending | Nov-19-2021, Death Doom Metal |
| #28 | Una Rosa | Xenia Rubinos | Oct-15-2021, Art Pop |
| #29 | Tha YOD Fahim | Your Old Droog, Tha God Fahim | Feb-19-2021, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #30 | An Evening With Silk Sonic | Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic | Nov-12-2021, Smooth Soul |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | GLOW ON | Turnstile | Album, Aug-27-2021, Post-Hardcore |
| #2 | Jubilee | Japanese Breakfast | Album, Jun-04-2021, Indie Pop |
| #3 | Sound Ancestors | Madlib | Album, Jan-29-2021, Instrumental Hip Hop |
| #4 | SOUR | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, May-21-2021, Pop |
| #5 | Home Video | Lucy Dacus | Album, Jun-25-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Tyler, The Creator | Album, Jun-25-2021, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | New Long Leg | Dry Cleaning | Album, Apr-02-2021, Post-Punk |
| #8 | In These Silent Days | Brandi Carlile | Album, Oct-01-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | 333 | Tinashe | Album, Aug-06-2021, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | Valentine | Snail Mail | Album, Nov-05-2021, Indie Rock |
| #11 | The Plugs I Met 2 | Benny the ButcherHarry Fraud | EP, Mar-19-2021, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #12 | Hushed and Grim | Mastodon | Album, Oct-29-2021, Progressive Metal |
| #13 | I Don’t Live Here Anymore | The War on Drugs | Album, Oct-29-2021, Heartland Rock |
| #14 | Ignorance | The Weather Station | Album, Feb-05-2021, Sophisti-Pop |
| #15 | Bright Green Field | Squid | Album, May-07-2021, Art Punk |
| #16 | Haram | Armand HammerThe Alchemist | Album, Mar-26-2021, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #17 | Collapsed In Sunbeams | Arlo Parks | Album, Jan-29-2021, Bedroom Pop |
| #18 | Yol | Altin Gün | Album, Feb-26-2021, Synthpop |
| #19 | By the Time I Get to Phoenix | Injury Reserve | Album, Sep-15-2021, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #20 | Any Shape You Take | Indigo De Souza | Album, Aug-27-2021, Indie Rock |
| #21 | Daddy's Home | St. Vincent | Album, May-14-2021, Psychedelic Soul |
| #22 | ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH | SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE | Album, Apr-09-2021, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #23 | When Smoke Rises | Mustafa | Album, May-28-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #24 | Butterfly 3000 | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Album, Jun-11-2021, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #25 | Chemtrails Over The Country Club | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-19-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #26 | A Martyr's Reward | KA | Album, Aug-13-2021, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #27 | Tide Turns Eternal | Dream Unending | Album, Nov-19-2021, Death Doom Metal |
| #28 | Una Rosa | Xenia Rubinos | Album, Oct-15-2021, Art Pop |
| #29 | Tha YOD Fahim | Your Old DroogTha God Fahim | Album, Feb-19-2021, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #30 | An Evening With Silk Sonic | Bruno MarsAnderson .PaakSilk Sonic | Album, Nov-12-2021, Smooth Soul |