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Highest Rated Albums of 2021

Decade
Source
Genre
2020s
2020
2021

1.

Cheap Trick - In Another World
April 9, 2021
Power Pop
Score
90
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2.

Joel Hoekstra's 13 - Running Games
February 12, 2021
Hard Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon

3.

W.E.T. - Retransmission
January 22, 2021
AOR
Score
90
Source →
Amazon

4.

Strawbs - Settlement
February 26, 2021
Folk Rock
Score
90
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5.

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - CARNAGE
February 25, 2021
Art Rock
Score
90
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6.

Weezer - OK Human
January 29, 2021
Chamber Pop
Score
90
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7.

Crazy Arm - Dark Hands, Thunderbolts
January 29, 2021
Score
90
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8.

Kiwi Jr. - Cooler Returns
January 22, 2021
Indie Rock
Score
90
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9.

Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight
February 5, 2021
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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10.

Mogwai - As The Love Continues
February 19, 2021
Post-Rock
Score
90
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11.

Lonely The Brave - The Hope List
January 22, 2021
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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12.

The Vintage Caravan - Monuments
April 16, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

13.

The Dust Coda - Mojo Skyline
March 26, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

14.

Smith/Kotzen - Smith/Kotzen
March 26, 2021
Hard Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

15.

Evert Snyman - Hot Mess
January 22, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

16.

Walking Papers - The Light Below
February 5, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

17.

Downes Braide Association - Halcyon Hymns
February 5, 2021
Score
80
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18.

Thunder - All the Right Noises
March 12, 2021
Hard Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

19.

The Lickerish Quartet - Threesome, Vol 2
January 8, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

20.

Art Of Illusion - X Marks the Spot
January 29, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

21.

Acid Mammoth - Caravan
March 5, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

22.

A.J. Croce - By Request
February 5, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

23.

DeWolff - Wolffpack
February 5, 2021
Southern Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

24.

The Telescopes - Songs Of Love And Revolution
February 5, 2021
Shoegaze
Score
80
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25.

Michael Schenker Group - Immortal
January 29, 2021
Hard Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Classic Rock awarded albums throughout 2021.
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