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Highest Rated Albums of 2021

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This is an ordered list of Paste's highest rated albums of 2021. Check out Paste's Year End List.

1. Julien Baker - Little Oblivions

February 26, 2021

Indie Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Indie Folk

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2. Failure - Wild Type Droid

December 3, 2021

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3. Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime

May 21, 2021

Psychedelic Rock, Tishoumaren, Blues Rock

Psychedelic Folk, Blues Rock

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4. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises

March 26, 2021

Post-Minimalism, Third Stream

Progressive Electronic, Ambient, Minimalism

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5. Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - CARNAGE

February 25, 2021

Art Pop, Chamber Pop

Ambient Pop, Art Rock

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6. The War on Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore

October 29, 2021

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7. Lingua Ignota - SINNER GET READY

August 6, 2021

Avant-Folk, Neoclassical Darkwave

Appalachian Folk Music, Neofolk, Chamber Music, Singer-Songwriter, Drone

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8. IDLES - CRAWLER

November 12, 2021

Art Punk, Post-Punk

Noise Rock, Post-Hardcore, Art Rock

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9. L'Rain - Fatigue

June 25, 2021

Neo-Psychedelia, Neo-Soul, Psychedelic Soul

Field Recordings, Hypnagogic Pop, Sound Collage

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10. Deafheaven - Infinite Granite

August 20, 2021

Shoegaze, Dream Pop

Blackgaze, Post-Rock, Dream Pop

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11. Yola - Stand for Myself

July 30, 2021

Country Soul, Pop Soul

Psychedelic Soul, Countrypolitan

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12. Tyler, The Creator - CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST

June 25, 2021

West Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap

Neo-Soul, Jazz Rap, Hardcore Hip Hop, Synth Funk

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13. Pom Pom Squad - Death of a Cheerleader

June 25, 2021

Indie Rock, Dream Pop, Pop Rock, Punk Rock

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14. The Weather Station - Ignorance

February 5, 2021

Art Pop, Sophisti-Pop, Chamber Pop

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15. Low - HEY WHAT

September 10, 2021

Experimental Rock, Post-Industrial, Ambient Pop

Drone, Noise, Post-Rock, Ambient, Electroacoustic

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16. Indigo De Souza - Any Shape You Take

August 27, 2021

Indie Rock, Bedroom Pop, Slacker Rock

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17. The Armed - ULTRAPOP

April 16, 2021

Noise Rock, Post-Hardcore

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18. Le Ren - Leftovers

October 15, 2021

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19. illuminati hotties - Let Me Do One More

October 1, 2021

Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Garage Punk

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20. The Body & BIG|BRAVE - Leaving None But Small Birds

October 1, 2021

Psychedelic Folk, Psychedelic Rock, Free Folk

Art Rock, Heavy Psych

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21. Foxing - Draw Down the Moon

August 6, 2021

Indie Rock, Indie Pop

Alternative Dance, Art Rock

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22. Rodrigo Amarante - Drama

July 16, 2021

Singer-Songwriter, MPB

Bossa Nova, Chamber Pop, MPB, Tropicália

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23. Parquet Courts - Sympathy for Life

October 22, 2021

Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Art Punk, Dance-Punk

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24. Hovvdy - True Love

October 1, 2021

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25. Turnstile - GLOW ON

August 27, 2021

Post-Hardcore, Hardcore Punk, Alternative Rock

Dream Pop, Alternative Metal, Pop Punk

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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Paste awarded albums throughout 2021.