The Music's Top 20 Albums of 2021
Say what you will about 2021 (we'll just be happy once it's over), but it produced a wealth of amazing albums. The quality and quantity of new music released over the past 12 months both at home and abroad was sensational (it seems many artists were productive during lockdown) and while narrowing down a top 20 was a hard task, we took a poll around the office and with our writers to curated a list that we believe at least in part defined 2021.
Published: December 22, 2021 00:44
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 30 | Adele | Nov-19-2021, Pop Soul |
| #2 | Comfort To Me | Amyl and The Sniffers | Sep-10-2021, Garage Punk |
| #3 | Gela | Baker Boy | Oct-15-2021, Pop Rap |
| #4 | Happier Than Ever | Billie Eilish | Jul-30-2021, Alt-Pop |
| #5 | Infinite Granite | Deafheaven | Aug-20-2021, Shoegaze |
| #6 | Under These Streets | Emma Donovan & The Putbacks | Sep-17-2021, |
| #7 | Radical | Every Time I Die | Oct-22-2021, Metalcore |
| #8 | FOREVER | Flight Facilities | Nov-12-2021, Deep House |
| #9 | Smiling with No Teeth | Genesis Owusu | Mar-15-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #10 | If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power | Halsey | Aug-27-2021, Art Pop |
| #11 | Mood Valiant | Hiatus Kaiyote | Jun-25-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #12 | Butterfly 3000 | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Jun-11-2021, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #13 | Today We're The Greatest | Middle Kids | Mar-19-2021, Indie Rock |
| #14 | 3 | Ngaiire | Aug-27-2021, Alternative R&B |
| #15 | CARNAGE | Nick Cave & Warren Ellis | Feb-25-2021, Chamber Pop |
| #16 | Herald | Odette | Feb-05-2021, Art Pop |
| #17 | SOUR | Olivia Rodrigo | May-21-2021, Pop |
| #18 | Sympathy for Life | Parquet Courts | Oct-22-2021, Post-Punk |
| #19 | GLOW ON | Turnstile | Aug-27-2021, Post-Hardcore |
| #20 | The Lives Of Others | You Am I | May-14-2021, Alternative Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 30 | Adele | Album, Nov-19-2021, Pop Soul |
| #2 | Comfort To Me | Amyl and The Sniffers | Album, Sep-10-2021, Garage Punk |
| #3 | Gela | Baker Boy | Album, Oct-15-2021, Pop Rap |
| #4 | Happier Than Ever | Billie Eilish | Album, Jul-30-2021, Alt-Pop |
| #5 | Infinite Granite | Deafheaven | Album, Aug-20-2021, Shoegaze |
| #6 | Under These Streets | Emma Donovan & The Putbacks | Album, Sep-17-2021, |
| #7 | Radical | Every Time I Die | Album, Oct-22-2021, Metalcore |
| #8 | FOREVER | Flight Facilities | Album, Nov-12-2021, Deep House |
| #9 | Smiling with No Teeth | Genesis Owusu | Album, Mar-15-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #10 | If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power | Halsey | Album, Aug-27-2021, Art Pop |
| #11 | Mood Valiant | Hiatus Kaiyote | Album, Jun-25-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #12 | Butterfly 3000 | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Album, Jun-11-2021, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #13 | Today We're The Greatest | Middle Kids | Album, Mar-19-2021, Indie Rock |
| #14 | 3 | Ngaiire | Album, Aug-27-2021, Alternative R&B |
| #15 | CARNAGE | Nick Cave & Warren Ellis | Album, Feb-25-2021, Chamber Pop |
| #16 | Herald | Odette | Album, Feb-05-2021, Art Pop |
| #17 | SOUR | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, May-21-2021, Pop |
| #18 | Sympathy for Life | Parquet Courts | Album, Oct-22-2021, Post-Punk |
| #19 | GLOW ON | Turnstile | Album, Aug-27-2021, Post-Hardcore |
| #20 | The Lives Of Others | You Am I | Album, May-14-2021, Alternative Rock |