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Highest Rated Albums of 2021

Decade
Source
Genre
2020s
2020
2021

1.

For Those I Love - For Those I Love
March 26, 2021
Progressive House
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

2.

LICE - Wasteland: What Ails Our People Is Clear
January 8, 2021
Experimental Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Sleaford Mods - Spare Ribs
January 15, 2021
UK Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

MF Tomlinson - Strange Time
April 9, 2021
Progressive Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Tiggs Da Author - Blame It on the Youts
March 12, 2021
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Blu DeTiger - How Did We Get Here?
March 5, 2021
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Clara Mann - Consolations
February 24, 2021
Score
90
Source →
Amazon

8.

The Horrors - Lout
March 12, 2021
Industrial Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg
April 2, 2021
Post-Punk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Du Blonde - Homecoming
April 2, 2021
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Hayley Williams - FLOWERS for VASES / descansos
February 5, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - L.W.
February 25, 2021
Psychedelic Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

The Young Hearts - The Modern State
January 29, 2021
Score
90
Source →
Amazon

14.

La Femme - Paradigmes
April 2, 2021
French Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Altın Gün - Yol
February 26, 2021
Synthpop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Mogwai - As The Love Continues
February 19, 2021
Post-Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

SG Lewis - times
February 19, 2021
Dance Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
January 29, 2021
Bedroom Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound
February 5, 2021
Heavy Psych
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

Black Honey - Written & Directed
March 19, 2021
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Nubiyan Twist - Freedom Fables
March 12, 2021
Afrobeat
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Goat Girl - On All Fours
January 29, 2021
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Pearl Charles - Magic Mirror
January 15, 2021
Soft Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Lonely The Brave - The Hope List
January 22, 2021
Alternative Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

TV Priest - Uppers
February 5, 2021
Post-Punk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Gigwise awarded albums throughout 2021.
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