The Ringer's Best Albums of 2021

As the music industry regained some normalcy, big-time releases returned. But how many made our list of projects worth celebrating?

Published: December 07, 2021 11:20 Source

# 1

CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST by Tyler, The Creator

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 West Coast Hip Hop

# 2

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

EP • Jan 08 / 2021 Contemporary R&B Neo-Soul

# 3

GLOW ON by Turnstile

Album • Aug 27 / 2021 Post-Hardcore Alternative Rock

# 4

SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo

Album • May 21 / 2021 Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 5

WEIGHT OF THE WORLD by Maxo Kream

Album • Oct 18 / 2021 Southern Hip Hop Trap

# 6

Donda by Kanye West

Album • Aug 29 / 2021 Christian Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop

# 7

Mood Valiant by Hiatus Kaiyote

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 Neo-Soul

# 8

New Long Leg by Dry Cleaning

Album • Apr 02 / 2021 Post-Punk

# 9

Pray For Haiti by Mach-Hommy

Album • May 21 / 2021 East Coast Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 10

to hell with it by PinkPantheress

Album • Oct 15 / 2021 Atmospheric Drum and Bass Contemporary R&B Alt-Pop Downtempo