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The Best Pop Albums of 2021

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Genre
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2021

1.

Nancy Sinatra - Start Walkin' 1965–1976
February 5, 2021
Critic Score
86
5 reviews
Amazon

2.

Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
June 4, 2021
Critic Score
86
26 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Alfie Templeman - Forever Isn't Long Enough
May 7, 2021
Critic Score
85
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

Waterparks - Greatest Hits
May 21, 2021
Critic Score
85
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Laura Mvula - Pink Noise
July 2, 2021
Critic Score
84
17 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Griff - One Foot In Front Of The Other
June 18, 2021
Critic Score
83
8 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

LoneLady - Former Things
June 25, 2021
Critic Score
81
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

Taylor Swift - Fearless (Taylor's Version)
April 9, 2021
Critic Score
80
16 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

David Crosby - For Free
July 23, 2021
Critic Score
79
9 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Kero Kero Bonito - Civilisation II
April 21, 2021
Critic Score
79
8 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Selena Gomez - Revelación
March 12, 2021
Critic Score
78
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

Various Artists - Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980–1988
January 22, 2021
Critic Score
78
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR
May 21, 2021
Critic Score
78
20 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

La Femme - Paradigmes
April 2, 2021
Critic Score
78
9 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Aaron Lee Tasjan - Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!
February 5, 2021
Critic Score
77
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Altın Gün - Yol
February 26, 2021
Critic Score
77
8 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

dodie - Build a Problem
May 7, 2021
Critic Score
77
10 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Paul Weller - Fat Pop (Volume 1)
May 14, 2021
Critic Score
77
16 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Pearl Charles - Magic Mirror
January 15, 2021
Critic Score
77
11 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

You Me At Six - SUCKAPUNCH
January 15, 2021
Critic Score
77
8 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Porter Robinson - Nurture
April 23, 2021
Critic Score
76
13 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Joan Armatrading - Consequences
June 18, 2021
Critic Score
76
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

MARINA - Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land
June 11, 2021
Critic Score
76
16 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Dawn Richard - Second Line
April 30, 2021
Critic Score
75
12 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

SG Lewis - times
February 19, 2021
Critic Score
75
10 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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