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Highest Rated Albums of 2021
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Beats Per Minute
Blabbermouth.net
Clash
Classic Rock
Consequence of Sound
Crack Magazine
Distorted Sound
DIY
Dork
Earmilk
Entertainment Weekly
Evening Standard
Exclaim!
FLOOD Magazine
GIGsoup
Gigwise
God Is in the TV
HipHopDX
Kerrang!
Loud and Quiet
Louder Than War
Metal Hammer
Metal Injection
MetalSucks
Mojo
musicOMH
NME
No Ripcord
Northern Transmissions
Paste
Pitchfork
PopMatters
Q Magazine
Record Collector
RIOT
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone UK
Slant Magazine
Spectrum Culture
Spill Magazine
Sputnikmusic
Still Listening
The Arts Desk
The Forty-Five
The Guardian
The Independent
The Irish Times
The Line of Best Fit
The Needle Drop
The Observer
The Skinny
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Telegraph
The Young Folks
Uncut
Under the Radar
Upset
XS Noize
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Art Pop
Contemporary Folk
Country
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Hip Hop
Indie Folk
Indie Pop
Indie Rock
Jazz
Metal
Pop
Pop Rock
Post-Punk
Psychedelia
Punk
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Soul
Synthpop
2020s
2020
2021
2022
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2024
This is an ordered list of Spectrum Culture's highest rated albums of 2021. Check out
Spectrum Culture's Year End List
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1
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Arca - kiCK iiiii
December 3, 2021
Ambient
,
Modern Classical
Score
90
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2
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Arca - kick iiii
December 2, 2021
Ambient Pop
,
Electronic
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
3
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Arca - KicK iii
December 1, 2021
Deconstructed Club
,
Glitch Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Latin Electronic
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
4
.
Arca - KICK ii
November 30, 2021
Latin Electronic
,
Deconstructed Club
,
Post-Industrial
,
Neoperreo
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
5
.
TORRES - Thirstier
July 30, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
,
New Wave
,
Synthpop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
6
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SPELLLING - The Turning Wheel
June 25, 2021
Art Pop
,
Baroque Pop
,
Progressive Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
al Riggs - I Got A Big Electric Fan To Keep Me Cool While I Sleep
April 2, 2021
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
8
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Arab Strap - As Days Get Dark
March 5, 2021
Slowcore
,
Indietronica
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Brandi Carlile - In These Silent Days
October 1, 2021
Americana
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh & Tyshawn Sorey - Uneasy
April 9, 2021
Avant-Garde Jazz
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
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11
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Doodswens - Lichtvrees
December 3, 2021
Black Metal
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
12
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Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
June 4, 2021
Indie Pop
,
Chamber Pop
,
Synthpop
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Glenn Echo - Fixed Memory
October 15, 2021
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
14
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Marisa Anderson & William Tyler - Lost Futures
August 27, 2021
American Primitivism
,
Americana
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
The Bug - Fire
August 27, 2021
Grime
,
UK Bass
,
Dubstep
,
Ambient Dub
,
Post-Industrial
,
Illbient
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Liars - The Apple Drop
August 6, 2021
Art Rock
,
Post-Punk
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Alice Coltrane - Kirtan: Turiya Sings
July 16, 2021
New Age
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
18
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Darkthrone - Eternal Hails
June 25, 2021
Doom Metal
,
Black Metal
,
Raw Black Metal
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
19
.
Bo Burnham - Inside (The Songs)
June 10, 2021
Comedy
,
Synthpop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Matt Sweeney - Superwolves
April 30, 2021
Americana
,
Contemporary Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Squid - Bright Green Field
May 7, 2021
Art Punk
,
Post-Punk
,
Experimental Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime
May 21, 2021
Psychedelic Rock
,
Tishoumaren
,
Blues Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Sons of Kemet - Black To The Future
May 14, 2021
Jazz
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Juliana Hatfield - Blood
May 14, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Power Pop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises
March 26, 2021
Post-Minimalism
,
Third Stream
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Spectrum Culture awarded albums throughout 2021.
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