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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
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RIOT
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone UK
Slant Magazine
Spectrum Culture
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Still Listening
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The Forty-Five
The Guardian
The Independent
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The Line of Best Fit
The Needle Drop
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The Skinny
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Telegraph
The Young Folks
Uncut
Under the Radar
Upset
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Alternative Rock
Art Pop
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Contemporary Folk
Contemporary R&B
East Coast Hip Hop
Electronic
Folk
Funk
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Indie Pop
Indie Rock
Jazz
Neo-Soul
Pop
Pop Rock
Pop Soul
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Soul
Synthpop
Trip Hop
2020s
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
This is an ordered list of Albumism's highest rated albums of 2021. Check out
Albumism's Year End List
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1
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Alicia Keys - KEYS
December 10, 2021
Soul
,
R&B
,
Pop Soul
,
Adult Contemporary
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Jazz
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Duran Duran - FUTURE PAST
October 22, 2021
Synthpop
,
New Wave
,
Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
Natalie Imbruglia - Firebird
September 24, 2021
Pop
,
Pop Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Halsey - If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power
August 27, 2021
Alternative Rock
,
Art Pop
,
Post-Industrial
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Saint Etienne - I've Been Trying To Tell You
September 10, 2021
Art Pop
,
Trip Hop
,
Ambient Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
September 3, 2021
UK Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Neo-Soul
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Cleo Sol - Mother
August 20, 2021
Neo-Soul
,
Smooth Soul
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Laura Mvula - Pink Noise
July 2, 2021
Synthpop
,
Dance-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
,
R&B
,
Synth Funk
,
Neo-Soul
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
MARINA - Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land
June 11, 2021
Pop Rock
,
Pop
,
Electropop
,
New Wave
,
Indie Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend
June 4, 2021
Alternative Rock
,
Dream Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Texas - Hi
May 28, 2021
Pop Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Sons of Kemet - Black To The Future
May 14, 2021
Jazz
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Morcheeba - Blackest Blue
May 14, 2021
Trip Hop
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises
March 26, 2021
Post-Minimalism
,
Third Stream
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Nitin Sawhney - Immigrants
March 19, 2021
Trip Hop
,
Downtempo
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Julien Baker - Little Oblivions
February 26, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
,
Indie Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Black Coffee - Subconsciously
February 5, 2021
Deep House
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Kate Ceberano - Sweet Inspiration
February 5, 2021
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Kenny Lattimore - Here to Stay
December 3, 2021
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
20
.
Nas - Magic
December 24, 2021
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Boom Bap
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Rosie Lowe & Duval Timothy - Son
November 12, 2021
Electronic
,
Post-Minimalism
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Aimee Mann - Queens Of The Summer Hotel
November 5, 2021
Chamber Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Tori Amos - Ocean to Ocean
October 29, 2021
Pop Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
,
Piano Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Kacey Musgraves - star-crossed
September 10, 2021
Country Pop
,
Folk Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
July 30, 2021
Alt-Pop
,
Ambient Pop
,
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Albumism awarded albums throughout 2021.
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