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The Best Pop Albums of 2021

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1.

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

2.

Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime in New York (1980-1985)
September 17, 2021
Critic Score
86
8 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.

Laura Mvula - Pink Noise
July 2, 2021
Critic Score
85
18 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Creeper - American Noir
July 30, 2021
Critic Score
84
8 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

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

9.

Baby Queen - The Yearbook
September 3, 2021
Critic Score
82
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

W. H. Lung - Vanities
October 8, 2021
Critic Score
82
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

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

12.

Lil Nas X - MONTERO
September 17, 2021
Critic Score
81
23 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Charli Adams - Bullseye
July 16, 2021
Critic Score
80
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

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

15.

David Crosby - For Free
July 23, 2021
Critic Score
80
13 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

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

17.

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

18.

CHVRCHES - Screen Violence
August 27, 2021
Critic Score
78
33 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

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

20.

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

21.

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

22.

Alessia Cara - In The Meantime
September 24, 2021
Critic Score
78
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

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

24.

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

25.

Joan Armatrading - Consequences
June 18, 2021
Critic Score
77
9 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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