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This is an ordered list of Slant Magazine's highest rated albums of 2021. Check out
Slant Magazine's Year End List
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Courtney Barnett - Things Take Time, Take Time
November 12, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Jangle Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
100
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2
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Taylor Swift - Red (Taylor's Version)
November 12, 2021
Pop Rock
,
Country Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
3
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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
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Amazon
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4
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Suzanne Santo - Yard Sale
November 5, 2021
Score
90
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5
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Lucy Dacus - Home Video
June 25, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
6
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Adele - 30
November 19, 2021
Pop Soul
,
Adult Contemporary
,
Pop
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raise The Roof
November 19, 2021
Americana
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
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8
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Helado Negro - Far In
October 22, 2021
Art Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Ambient Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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The War on Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore
October 29, 2021
Heartland Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Lana Del Rey - Blue Banisters
October 22, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Baroque Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
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11
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Lilly Hiatt - Lately
October 15, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
12
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Porches - All Day Gentle Hold !
October 8, 2021
Synthpop
,
Indie Rock
,
Indietronica
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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illuminati hotties - Let Me Do One More
October 1, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
,
Art Punk
,
Garage Punk
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Low - HEY WHAT
September 10, 2021
Experimental Rock
,
Post-Industrial
,
Ambient Pop
,
Glitch Pop
Score
80
Source →
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Music
Spotify
15
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Kacey Musgraves - star-crossed
September 10, 2021
Country Pop
,
Folk Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Kanye West - Donda
August 29, 2021
Christian Hip Hop
,
Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
James McMurtry - The Horses and the Hounds
August 20, 2021
Americana
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Roots Rock
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
The Killers - Pressure Machine
August 13, 2021
Heartland Rock
,
Folk Rock
,
Americana
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Lingua Ignota - SINNER GET READY
August 6, 2021
Neoclassical Darkwave
,
Avant-Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
July 30, 2021
Alt-Pop
,
Ambient Pop
,
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
TORRES - Thirstier
July 30, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
,
New Wave
,
Synthpop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
The Go! Team - Get Up Sequences Part One
July 2, 2021
Indie Pop
,
Psychedelic Pop
,
Indietronica
,
Plunderphonics
,
Pop Rap
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Squid - Bright Green Field
May 7, 2021
Art Punk
,
Post-Punk
,
Experimental Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Armand Hammer & The Alchemist - HARAM
March 26, 2021
Abstract Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Jazz Rap
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Modest Mouse - The Golden Casket
June 25, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Slant Magazine awarded albums throughout 2021.
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