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Highest Rated Albums of 2021
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Country
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1
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Bheki Mseleku - Beyond the Stars
March 13, 2021
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
2
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Céu - Acustico
June 11, 2021
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
3
.
Dina Ögon - Dina Ögon
October 8, 2021
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
4
.
Eliane Elias - Mirror Mirror
September 10, 2021
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
5
.
PinkPantheress - to hell with it
October 15, 2021
Atmospheric Drum and Bass
,
Alternative R&B
,
Alt-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
SAULT - Nine
June 25, 2021
Neo-Soul
,
UK Hip Hop
,
R&B
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
7
.
Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg
April 2, 2021
Post-Punk
,
Art Punk
,
Spoken Word
,
Indie Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raise The Roof
November 19, 2021
Americana
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Katy B - Peace and Offerings
October 29, 2021
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
10
.
Black Dice - Mod Prog Sic
October 1, 2021
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
The Limiñanas & Laurent Garnier - De Película
September 10, 2021
Psychedelic Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
September 3, 2021
UK Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Neo-Soul
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Alan Vega, Ben Vaughn, Barb Dwyer & Palmyra Delran - After Dark
July 30, 2021
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
14
.
Katherine Priddy - The Eternal Rocks Beneath
June 25, 2021
Folk Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
15
.
Dot Allison - Heart-Shaped Scars
July 30, 2021
Folk
,
Folk Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
,
Indie Folk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Emma-Jean Thackray - Yellow
July 23, 2021
Jazz Fusion
,
Jazz-Funk
,
Spiritual Jazz
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
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
18
.
MARINA - Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land
June 11, 2021
Pop Rock
,
Pop
,
Electropop
,
New Wave
,
Indie Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Scotch Rolex - TEWARI
May 28, 2021
Deconstructed Club
,
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Industrial Hip Hop
,
Trap Metal
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
20
.
Matt Berry - The Blue Elephant
May 14, 2021
Psychedelic Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Sons of Kemet - Black To The Future
May 14, 2021
Jazz
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Ted Barnes - 17 Postcards
March 19, 2021
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
23
.
Gazelle Twin & NYX - Deep England
March 19, 2021
Post-Industrial
,
Ritual Ambient
,
Experimental
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
The Anchoress - The Art Of Losing
March 12, 2021
Art Rock
,
Art Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Arab Strap - As Days Get Dark
March 5, 2021
Slowcore
,
Indietronica
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Arts Desk awarded albums throughout 2021.
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