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Highest Rated Albums of 2021
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Alternative Rock
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Art Rock
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Country
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Europop
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Indie Rock
Jazz
Neo-Soul
Pop
Pop Rock
Pop Soul
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Soul
Synthpop
UK Hip Hop
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This is an ordered list of The Telegraph's highest rated albums of 2021. Check out
The Telegraph's Year End List
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1
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Adele - 30
November 19, 2021
Pop Soul
,
Adult Contemporary
,
Pop
Score
100
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2
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Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
September 3, 2021
UK Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Neo-Soul
Score
100
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3
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The Killers - Pressure Machine
August 13, 2021
Heartland Rock
,
Folk Rock
,
Americana
Score
100
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4
.
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend
June 4, 2021
Alternative Rock
,
Dream Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
100
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5
.
Tom Jones - Surrounded By Time
April 23, 2021
Art Rock
Score
100
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6
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Taylor Swift - Fearless (Taylor's Version)
April 9, 2021
Country Pop
,
Pop Rock
,
Country
Score
100
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7
.
Demi Lovato - Dancing With The Devil… The Art of Starting Over
April 2, 2021
Pop
,
Pop Soul
,
Power Pop
Score
100
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8
.
Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over the Country Club
March 19, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - CARNAGE
February 25, 2021
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Score
100
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Spotify
10
.
Willie Nelson - That's Life
February 26, 2021
Standards
,
Country
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
11
.
Alicia Keys - KEYS
December 10, 2021
Soul
,
R&B
,
Pop Soul
,
Adult Contemporary
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Jazz
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Sting - The Bridge
November 19, 2021
Score
80
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13
.
Damon Albarn - The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows
November 12, 2021
Ambient Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Score
80
Source →
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Spotify
14
.
Ed Sheeran - =
October 29, 2021
Pop
,
Dance-Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Lana Del Rey - Blue Banisters
October 22, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Baroque Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under
October 8, 2021
Heartland Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - Love For Sale
October 1, 2021
Vocal Jazz
,
Standards
,
Traditional Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Manic Street Preachers - The Ultra Vivid Lament
September 10, 2021
Pop Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
July 30, 2021
Alt-Pop
,
Ambient Pop
,
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Prince - Welcome 2 America
July 30, 2021
Funk
Score
80
Source →
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Music
Spotify
21
.
Dave - We're All Alone In This Together
July 23, 2021
Conscious Hip Hop
,
UK Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
John Mayer - Sob Rock
July 16, 2021
Pop Rock
,
Soft Rock
Score
80
Source →
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Music
Spotify
23
.
Inhaler - It Won't Always Be Like This
July 9, 2021
Post-Punk Revival
,
Indie Rock
,
New Wave
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
H.E.R. - Back Of My Mind
June 18, 2021
R&B
,
Neo-Soul
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Alternative R&B
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Del Amitri - Fatal Mistakes
May 28, 2021
Score
80
Source →
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Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Telegraph awarded albums throughout 2021.
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