The Philadelphia Inquirer: Dan DeLuca's Best Albums of 2021

The Top Ten albums of 2021 included four Philadelphia artists.

Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Outside Child Allison Russell May-21-2021, Contemporary Folk
#2 The Horses and the Hounds James McMurtry Aug-20-2021, Singer-Songwriter
#3 Jubilee Japanese Breakfast Jun-04-2021, Indie Pop
#4 Heaux Tales Jazmine Sullivan Jan-08-2021, Contemporary R&B
#5 HEY WHAT Low Sep-10-2021, Post-Industrial
#6 Home Video Lucy Dacus Jun-25-2021, Singer-Songwriter
#7 Afrique Victime Mdou Moctar May-21-2021, Tishoumaren
#8 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo May-21-2021, Pop
#9 I Don’t Live Here Anymore The War on Drugs Oct-29-2021, Heartland Rock
#10 CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST Tyler, The Creator Jun-25-2021, West Coast Hip Hop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Outside Child | Allison Russell | Album, May-21-2021, Contemporary Folk |
| #2 | The Horses and the Hounds | James McMurtry | Album, Aug-20-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | Jubilee | Japanese Breakfast | Album, Jun-04-2021, Indie Pop |
| #4 | Heaux Tales | Jazmine Sullivan | EP, Jan-08-2021, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | HEY WHAT | Low | Album, Sep-10-2021, Post-Industrial |
| #6 | Home Video | Lucy Dacus | Album, Jun-25-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Afrique Victime | Mdou Moctar | Album, May-21-2021, Tishoumaren |
| #8 | SOUR | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, May-21-2021, Pop |
| #9 | I Don’t Live Here Anymore | The War on Drugs | Album, Oct-29-2021, Heartland Rock |
| #10 | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Tyler, The Creator | Album, Jun-25-2021, West Coast Hip Hop |