Best of 2021 Album Collections

From iconoclast jazz to astral punk, minimal psychedelia to raw soul, knockout debuts to long-anticipated returns, these are the albums that defined the triumphs, defiance, and surreality of 2021.

Published: December 22, 2021 04:00 Source

It’s here: the Kerrang! verdict on the 50 albums that shaped 2021…

Published: December 10, 2021 12:50 Source

En cette année moins confinée que la précédente, la musique s’est à nouveau libérée de partout, et parfois de nulle part. À découvrir, entre autres, des brûlots mélodiques, des maelströms émotionnels, de la néo-soul UK et des fulgurances teenage.

Published: December 14, 2021 16:12 Source

R&B testimonials, teen confessionals, hip-hop in pop-star drag and more, in a wide-open year for breakthroughs.

Published: December 15, 2021 13:00 Source

Voted for by our contributors, here are the top 40 Albums of the Year from Loud And Quiet

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Louder Than War present their best albums of the year for 2021. Our Top 100 as voted for by writers and contributors to the site.

Published: December 01, 2021 08:30 Source

See which albums rocked our 2021.

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See if your favorite album made the cut!

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1) Strand Of Oaks "In Heaven"; 2) Low "Hey What"; 3) Arlo Parks "Collapsed In Sunbeams"; 4) The Weather Station "Ignorance"; 5) Aeon Station "Observatory"

Published: December 15, 2021 10:00 Source

From the hellish shrieks of blackened death metal to the technical ecstasy of the tech-death scene and beyond, death metal's landscape teems with life in the 2020s. Between the revival of old sch

Published: December 08, 2021 15:59 Source

Latest MOJO magazine features The Rolling Stones, Best Of 2021 CD, Best Of The Year lists, Laura Nyro, Neil Young and more.

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Esta es la selección de los 50 mejores discos internacionales de este 2021 que hemos realizado en base a las votaciones de nuestros colaboradores

Published: December 28, 2021 06:04 Source

Lists: musicOMH's Top 50 Albums Of 2021

Published: December 17, 2021 13:01 Source

Listen to the best albums of 2021 picked by NBHAP. Including Little Simz, Wolf Alice, Big Red Machine, IDLES, Noga Erez and more. Stream here.

Published: December 02, 2021 15:00 Source

​​It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Here are NME’s top 50 albums of 2021, ranked in order of absolute awesomeness

Published: December 10, 2021 09:00 Source

Six months deep into the year and we've already had a ton of top records. Catch up on all our favourites to date

Published: June 10, 2021 11:23 Source

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Our picks of the best new albums and reissues of 2021.

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Northern Transmissions top 20 albums of 2021, includes titles by Turnstile, Low, Floating Points, Clairo, Shame, Squid, Japanese Breakfast

Published: January 03, 2022 03:56 Source

NPR's annual list of the year's best albums is full of work by musicians who hit career peaks, discovered their voices or willed something new into reality.

Published: December 01, 2021 10:12 Source

Opinion : What an absolutely colossal year it's been for music. 2021 gave us everything from Lil Nas X literally giving birth to his new album, right through...

Published: December 08, 2021 18:00 Source

Okayplayer's list of the best albums of 2021 features music from Tyler, the Creator, Mach-Hommy, Doja Cat, Isaiah Rashad, and so much more.

Published: December 22, 2021 20:48 Source

'Sometimes I Might Be Introvert' van Little Simz is door de Nederlandse muziekcritici uitgeroepen tot het beste album van 2021.

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Our Culture's top 50 albums of 2021, featuring Clairo, Foxing, The War on Drugs, Low, Turnstile, Japanese Breakfast, and more.

Published: December 09, 2021 19:19 Source

The albums that helped us survive a terrible 2021.

Published: December 31, 2021 05:59 Source

We have Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders, The Weather Station, The Armed and others to thank for the year's best records…

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Here they are: the 50 best albums released during this strange rollercoaster ride of a year.

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Here are PEOPLE Magazine's picks for the best albums of 2021

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Born in 1978, Piccadilly Records is an independent record shop in the heart of Manchester city centre.

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From Snail Mail’s explosive breakup anthems to the Armed’s conceptual fireworks, Lucy Dacus’ home movies to Mdou Moctar’s virtuosic guitar anthems, these are the rock albums that stood out this year.

Published: December 08, 2021 14:00 Source

The albums that got us through a very strange year, featuring Tyler, the Creator, Adele, Jazmine Sullivan, Playboi Carti, and more

Published: December 07, 2021 14:00 Source

From SHERELLE’s breakneck breakbeats to Equiknoxx’s surrealistic dancehall, and from aya’s dissociative club fugues to Space Afrika’s mournful ambient, these are the electronic releases that made our year.

Published: December 09, 2021 15:00 Source

From Anthony Joseph’s forceful poetry to Tomu DJ’s deconstructed club; from Fire-Toolz’s calculated sprawl to Rosie Lowe and Duval Timothy’s expansive exploration of harmony—these are the jazz and experimental releases that made our year.

Published: December 17, 2021 15:00 Source

From PinkPantheress’ lo-fi club cuts to Bladee’s self-deprecating sing-song raps, C. Tangana’s folkloric reimaginations to Tinashe’s featherlight fireworks, these are the songs and albums that pushed pop music forward this year.

Published: December 14, 2021 15:00 Source

Popular pop albums from 2021.

The ongoing pandemic led to a brilliant year in the best progressive rock albums. Many artists translated their 2020 hardships into artistic gems.

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Studies have shown how the global pandemic has changed our listening habits, and for those seeking calm, these 11 are the best ambient albums of the year.

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These 15 folk albums are the year's best because they represent folk music's expanding roots while best serving a unifying, underlying hope.

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In 2021, indie pop had the job of scoring the world's reopening, marrying joy and uncertainty. From Wolf Alice to Illuminati Hotties, these albums got the gold.

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Synthpop, traditional Korean music, pop-rock, and experimental production marked the music of the best K-pop releases of 2021.

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We are lucky to have received such an excellent bunch of records under what has been an incredibly stressful year. These are the 20 best metal albums of 2021.

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The year has offered a mountainous feast of sublime music. The 50 best albums of 2021 so far are an eclectic, forward-looking, and increasingly

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Despite a global pandemic, musicians were far more active in 2021 and had time to create their finest work. It resulted in some of the best albums in years.

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UK art rocker The Anchoress tops Prog Magazine's annual poll, holding off some stellar competition

Published: November 27, 2021 09:27 Source

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Leftfield R&B, rave euphoria, ambient jazz—the RA staff and contributors pick their favorite albums of the year.

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From Gojira to Gulch

Published: June 14, 2021 13:58 Source

Gojira, Iron Maiden, Turnstile and more

Published: November 25, 2021 12:43 Source