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Highest Rated Albums of 2021

Decade
Source
Genre
2020s
2020
2021

1.

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises
March 26, 2021
Modern Classical
Score
90
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2.

The Weather Station - Ignorance
February 5, 2021
Art Pop
Score
90
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3.

Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg
April 2, 2021
Post-Punk
Score
86
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4.

Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
January 8, 2021
Neo-Soul
Score
86
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5.

Lost Girls - Menneskekollektivet
March 26, 2021
Art Pop
Score
84
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6.

SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE - ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH
April 9, 2021
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
83
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7.

Cassandra Jenkins - An Overview On Phenomenal Nature
February 19, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
Score
83
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8.

Chris Corsano & Bill Orcutt - Made Out Of Sound
March 26, 2021
Free Improvisation
Score
81
Source →
Amazon

9.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END!
April 2, 2021
Post-Rock
Score
81
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10.

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson - Theory Of Ice
March 12, 2021
Folk Rock
Score
80
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11.

Irena and Vojtěch Havlovi - Melodies in the Sand
March 5, 2021
Ambient
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

12.

Thirdface - Do It With a Smile
March 5, 2021
Hardcore Punk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

13.

Parannoul - To See the Next Part of the Dream
February 23, 2021
Shoegaze
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

14.

Yasmin Williams - Urban Driftwood
January 29, 2021
Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

15.

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - CARNAGE
February 25, 2021
Art Rock
Score
80
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16.

Arab Strap - As Days Get Dark
March 5, 2021
Slowcore
Score
80
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17.

The Body - I've Seen All I Need to See
January 29, 2021
Power Electronics
Score
80
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18.

Pauline Anna Strom - Angel Tears in Sunlight
February 19, 2021
Ambient
Score
79
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19.

Madlib - Sound Ancestors
January 29, 2021
Instrumental Hip Hop
Score
79
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20.

Esperanza Spalding - TRIANGLE
April 8, 2021
Score
78
Source →
Amazon

21.

Really From - Really From
March 12, 2021
Jazz-Rock
Score
78
Source →
Amazon

22.

Laura Mvula - 1/f - E.P.
February 25, 2021
Synthpop
Score
78
Source →
Amazon

23.

Armand Hammer & The Alchemist - HARAM
March 26, 2021
Abstract Hip Hop
Score
78
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24.

Loshh - ÍFARADÁ
February 12, 2021
Afrobeat
Score
78
Source →
Amazon

25.

Bisk - Vacation Package
February 1, 2021
IDM
Score
78
Source →
Amazon
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