The Young Folks' 50 Best Albums of 2021

Published: December 29, 2021 22:00 Source

# 1

Jubilee by Japanese Breakfast

Album • Jun 04 / 2021 Indie Pop Chamber Pop

# 2

Afrique Victime by Mdou Moctar

Album • May 21 / 2021 Tishoumaren Psychedelic Rock

# 3

Collapsed In Sunbeams by Arlo Parks

Album • Jan 29 / 2021 Bedroom Pop Neo-Soul

# 4

Nurture by Porter Robinson

Album • Apr 23 / 2021 Electropop Synthpop

# 5

SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo

Album • May 21 / 2021 Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 6

Home Video by Lucy Dacus

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter

# 7

Blue Weekend by Wolf Alice

Album • Jun 04 / 2021 Alternative Rock

# 8

If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power by Halsey

Album • Aug 27 / 2021 Art Pop Alternative Rock Electronic

# 9

Valentine by Snail Mail

Album • Nov 05 / 2021 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 10

Promises by Floating Points + Pharoah Sanders

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Post-Minimalism Third Stream

# 11

Daddy's Home by St. Vincent

Album • May 14 / 2021 Psychedelic Soul Art Rock

# 12

New Long Leg by Dry Cleaning

Album • Apr 02 / 2021 Post-Punk

# 13

An Evening With Silk Sonic by Bruno Mars + Anderson .Paak + Silk Sonic

Album • Nov 12 / 2021 Smooth Soul

# 14

Happier Than Ever by Billie Eilish

Album • Jul 30 / 2021 Alt-Pop Contemporary R&B

# 15

FLOWERS for VASES / descansos by Hayley Williams

Album • Feb 05 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 16

Pray For Haiti by Mach-Hommy

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

# 17

Little Oblivions by Julien Baker

Album • Feb 26 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock

# 18

Red (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift

Album • Nov 12 / 2021 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 19

Solar Power by Lorde

Album • Aug 20 / 2021 Folk Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 20

HEY WHAT by Low

Album • Sep 10 / 2021 Post-Industrial Ambient Pop Experimental Rock

# 21

Screen Violence by CHVRCHES

Album • Aug 27 / 2021 Synthpop

# 22

if i could make it go quiet by girl in red

Album • Apr 30 / 2021 Indie Pop Alt-Pop

# 23

In These Silent Days by Brandi Carlile

Album • Oct 01 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Americana

# 24

Civilisation by Kero Kero Bonito

Album • Sep 10 / 2021 Synthpop Indietronica

# 25

Sling by Clairo

Album • Jul 16 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 26

Smiling with No Teeth by Genesis Owusu

Album • Mar 15 / 2021 Neo-Soul

# 27

To See the Next Part of the Dream by Parannoul

Album • Apr 19 / 2021 Shoegaze Emo

# 28

Pink Noise by Laura Mvula

Album • Jul 02 / 2021 Synthpop Contemporary R&B Dance-Pop

# 29

CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST by Tyler, The Creator

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 West Coast Hip Hop

# 30

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

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

# 31

For the first time by Black Country, New Road

Album • Feb 05 / 2021 Post-Rock Experimental Rock Post-Punk

# 32

Actual Life (April 14 - December 17 2020) by Fred again..

Album • Apr 15 / 2021 Future Garage Deep House

# 33

to hell with it by PinkPantheress

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

# 34

I Know I'm Funny haha by Faye Webster

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country

# 35

I Don’t Live Here Anymore by The War on Drugs

Album • Oct 29 / 2021 Heartland Rock

# 36

30 by Adele

Album • Nov 19 / 2021 Pop Soul

# 37

Cavalcade by black midi

Album • May 26 / 2021 Avant-Prog

# 38

Bright Green Field by Squid

Album • May 07 / 2021 Art Punk Post-Punk Experimental Rock

# 39

You Be the Wolf by Janet Batch

Album • Oct 29 / 2021

# 40

Prioritise Pleasure by Self Esteem

Album • Oct 22 / 2021 Electropop Alt-Pop

# 41

Sound Ancestors by Madlib

Album • Jan 29 / 2021 Instrumental Hip Hop

# 42

Tough Cookies: Best of the Quarantine Broadcasts by Low Cut Connie

Album • May 19 / 2021

# 43

1987 by Donny Montell

Album • Sep 04 / 2021

# 44

333 by Tinashe

Album • Aug 06 / 2021 Alternative R&B

# 45

LP! by JPEGMAFIA

Album • Oct 22 / 2021 Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 46

Juno by Remi Wolf

Album • Oct 15 / 2021 Contemporary R&B Alt-Pop Indie Pop

# 47

Mercurial World by Magdalena Bay

Album • Oct 08 / 2021 Synthpop Dance-Pop Alt-Pop

# 48

DEACON by serpentwithfeet

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Alternative R&B Art Pop

# 49

Mother by Cleo Sol

Album • Aug 20 / 2021 Neo-Soul Smooth Soul

# 50

MONTERO by Lil Nas X

Album • Sep 17 / 2021 Pop Rap Pop Trap