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Highest Rated Albums of 2021

Decade
Source
Genre
2020s
2020
2021

1.

Suzanne Santo - Yard Sale
November 5, 2021
Score
90
Source →
Amazon

2.

The World Is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Illusory Walls
October 8, 2021
Midwest Emo
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Lucy Dacus - Home Video
June 25, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

Lilly Hiatt - Lately
October 15, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

5.

Kacey Musgraves - star-crossed
September 10, 2021
Folk Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Porches - All Day Gentle Hold !
October 8, 2021
Synthpop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Low - Hey What
September 10, 2021
Post-Industrial
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

James McMurtry - The Horses and the Hounds
August 20, 2021
Country Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

illuminati hotties - Let Me Do One More
October 1, 2021
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

TORRES - Thirstier
July 30, 2021
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Modest Mouse - The Golden Casket
June 25, 2021
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
July 30, 2021
Ambient Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

The Black Keys - Delta Kream
May 14, 2021
Blues Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Lingua Ignota - Sinner Get Ready
August 6, 2021
Neoclassical Darkwave
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

The Go! Team - Get Up Sequences Part One
July 2, 2021
Indie Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Lightning Bug - A Color of the Sky
June 25, 2021
Dream Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

KMRU - Logue
May 14, 2021
Ambient
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
June 4, 2021
Indie Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Morgan Wade - Reckless
March 19, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

Armand Hammer & The Alchemist - HARAM
March 26, 2021
Abstract Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Valerie June - The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers
March 12, 2021
Country Soul
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Squid - Bright Green Field
May 7, 2021
Art Punk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

serpentwithfeet - DEACON
March 26, 2021
Alternative R&B
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Aaron Lee Tasjan - Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!
February 5, 2021
Power Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Dinosaur Jr. - Sweep It Into Space
April 23, 2021
Alternative Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
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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