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Highest Rated Albums of 2021

Decade
Source
Genre
2020s
2020
2021

1.

Dave - We're All Alone In This Together
July 23, 2021
UK Hip Hop
Score
90
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2.

Clairo - Sling
July 16, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
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Spotify

3.

Pom Pom Squad - Death of a Cheerleader
June 25, 2021
Indie Rock
Score
90
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iTunes
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Spotify

4.

Leon Bridges - Gold-Diggers Sound
July 23, 2021
R&B
Score
90
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Spotify

5.

Isaiah Rashad - The House Is Burning
July 30, 2021
Southern Hip Hop
Score
90
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iTunes
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Spotify

6.

Half Waif - Mythopoetics
July 9, 2021
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
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Spotify

7.

Vince Staples - Vince Staples
July 9, 2021
Trap Rap
Score
90
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iTunes
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8.

Stephen Fretwell - Busy Guy
July 16, 2021
Score
90
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iTunes
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Spotify

9.

Squirrel Flower - Planet (i)
June 25, 2021
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Sons of Kemet - Black To The Future
May 14, 2021
Jazz
Score
90
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iTunes
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Spotify

11.

black midi - Cavalcade
May 26, 2021
Avant-Prog
Score
90
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iTunes
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Spotify

12.

Laura Mvula - Pink Noise
July 2, 2021
Synthpop
Score
90
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

India Jordan - Watch Out!
May 7, 2021
Breakbeat
Score
90
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iTunes
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Spotify

14.

Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
June 4, 2021
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises
March 26, 2021
Modern Classical
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Dialect - Under ~ Between
March 19, 2021
Electroacoustic
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Spotify

17.

The Coral - Coral Island
April 30, 2021
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Billie Marten - Flora Fauna
May 21, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Squid - Bright Green Field
May 7, 2021
Art Punk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

serpentwithfeet - DEACON
March 26, 2021
Alternative R&B
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Chip - Snakes & Ladders
January 29, 2021
UK Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Marianne Faithfull With Warren Ellis - She Walks In Beauty
April 30, 2021
New Age
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

J. Cole - The Off-Season
May 14, 2021
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

For Those I Love - For Those I Love
March 26, 2021
Progressive House
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - CARNAGE
February 25, 2021
Art Rock
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Clash awarded albums throughout 2021.
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