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Highest Rated Albums of 2021

Decade
Source
Genre
2020s
2020
2021

1.

Danielle Durack - No Place
January 15, 2021
Indie Pop
Score
100
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2.

NOFX - Single Album
February 26, 2021
Punk Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon

3.

Ringo Starr - Zoom In
March 19, 2021
Pop Rock
Score
100
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4.

Still Corners - The Last Exit
January 22, 2021
Dream Pop
Score
100
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5.

Church Of Trees - Pause
March 19, 2021
Score
90
Source →
Amazon

6.

Daniel Lanois - Heavy Sun
March 19, 2021
Score
90
Source →
Amazon

7.

Jon Batiste - WE ARE
March 19, 2021
Soul
Score
90
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8.

Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg
April 2, 2021
Post-Punk
Score
90
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9.

Xiu Xiu - Oh No
March 26, 2021
Experimental Rock
Score
90
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10.

Here Lies Man - Ritual Divination
January 22, 2021
Stoner Rock
Score
90
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11.

Grievous Angels - Summer Before The Storm
January 15, 2021
Score
90
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12.

Kalbells - Max Heart
March 26, 2021
Score
90
Source →
Amazon

13.

Strawbs - Settlement
February 26, 2021
Folk Rock
Score
90
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14.

Steve Hackett - Under A Mediterranean Sky
January 22, 2021
Score
90
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15.

Kings of Leon - When You See Yourself
March 5, 2021
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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Spotify

16.

Jim Ghedi - In the Furrows Of Common Place
January 22, 2021
Folk
Score
90
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17.

Tele Novella - Merlynn Belle
February 5, 2021
Art Pop
Score
90
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18.

The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings
January 29, 2021
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - New Fragility
February 12, 2021
Indie Pop
Score
90
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20.

Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over the Country Club
March 19, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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Music
Spotify

21.

Michael Feuerstack - Harmonize The Moon
March 19, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

22.

Black Nash - Black Nash
February 26, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

23.

Menahan Street Band - The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band
February 26, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

24.

Sloping - Completed Songs
February 26, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

25.

Willie Nelson - That's Life
February 26, 2021
Standards
Score
80
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Spill Magazine awarded albums throughout 2021.
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