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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
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

2.

The Weather Station - Ignorance
February 5, 2021
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Mach-Hommy - Pray For Haiti
May 21, 2021
Abstract Hip Hop
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh & Tyshawn Sorey - Uneasy
April 9, 2021
Avant-Garde Jazz
Score
86
Source →
Amazon

5.

Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg
April 2, 2021
Post-Punk
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
January 8, 2021
Neo-Soul
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime
May 21, 2021
Tishoumaren
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

Lost Girls - Menneskekollektivet
March 26, 2021
Art Pop
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Iceage - Seek Shelter
May 7, 2021
Art Rock
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE - ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH
April 9, 2021
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Cassandra Jenkins - An Overview On Phenomenal Nature
February 19, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

Arooj Aftab - Vulture Prince
April 23, 2021
Chamber Folk
Score
82
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

The Armed - Ultrapop
April 16, 2021
Noise Rock
Score
82
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Dean Blunt - Black Metal 2
June 11, 2021
Art Pop
Score
81
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Skee Mask - Pool
May 7, 2021
Breakbeat
Score
81
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music

16.

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

17.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END!
April 2, 2021
Post-Rock
Score
81
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Anthony Joseph - The Rich Are Only Defeated When Running for Their Lives
May 7, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

19.

Jeff Rosenstock - SKA DREAM
April 20, 2021
Ska
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

MIKE - Disco!
June 21, 2021
Abstract Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

black midi - Cavalcade
May 26, 2021
Avant-Prog
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson - Theory Of Ice
March 12, 2021
Spoken Word
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

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

24.

Home Is Where - I Became Birds
March 5, 2021
Midwest Emo
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Thirdface - Do It With a Smile
March 5, 2021
Hardcore Punk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Pitchfork awarded albums throughout 2021.
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