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This is an ordered list of Exclaim!'s highest rated albums of 2021. Check out
Exclaim!'s Year End List
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1
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Leanne Betasamosake Simpson - Theory Of Ice
March 12, 2021
Spoken Word
,
Art Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Nas - Magic
December 24, 2021
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Boom Bap
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Adele - 30
November 19, 2021
Pop Soul
,
Adult Contemporary
,
Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
4
.
Silk Sonic - An Evening with Silk Sonic
November 12, 2021
Smooth Soul
,
Funk
,
R&B
,
Soul
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
5
.
Jon Hopkins - Music for Psychedelic Therapy
November 12, 2021
Ambient
,
New Age
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Archspire - Bleed the Future
October 29, 2021
Technical Death Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Mastodon - Hushed and Grim
October 29, 2021
Progressive Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Dooms Children - Dooms Children
October 20, 2021
Psychedelic Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Every Time I Die - Radical
October 22, 2021
Metalcore
,
Post-Hardcore
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - Illusory Walls
October 8, 2021
Midwest Emo
,
Post-Rock
,
Alternative Rock
,
Progressive Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Ducks Ltd. - Modern Fiction
October 1, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Jangle Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Poppy - Flux
September 24, 2021
Alternative Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Mas Aya - Máscaras
September 24, 2021
Tribal Ambient
,
Ambient
,
Ambient House
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
J Balvin - JOSE
September 10, 2021
Reggaeton
,
Latin Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Moor Mother - Black Encyclopedia of the Air
September 17, 2021
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
16
.
Injury Reserve - By the Time I Get to Phoenix
September 15, 2021
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Glitch Hop
,
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Experimental
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Men I Trust - Untourable Album
August 25, 2021
Bedroom Pop
,
Sophisti-Pop
,
Dream Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Foxing - Draw Down the Moon
August 6, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Art Rock
,
Indie Pop
,
Emo-Pop
,
Pop Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Lingua Ignota - SINNER GET READY
August 6, 2021
Neoclassical Darkwave
,
Avant-Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Isaiah Rashad - The House Is Burning
July 30, 2021
Southern Hip Hop
,
Trap
,
Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Darkside - Spiral
July 23, 2021
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Art Rock
,
Krautrock
,
Downtempo
,
Electronic
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Hildegard - Hildegard
June 4, 2021
UK Bass
,
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Tyler, The Creator - CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
June 25, 2021
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Hip Hop
,
Jazz Rap
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Neo-Soul
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Amenra - De Doorn
June 25, 2021
Atmospheric Sludge Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Doja Cat - Planet Her
June 25, 2021
Pop Rap
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Trap
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Exclaim! awarded albums throughout 2021.
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