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Highest Rated Albums of 2021
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Adult Contemporary
Alternative Rock
Art Pop
Contemporary Folk
Contemporary R&B
Dance
Electronic
Folk
Folk Pop
Hip Hop
Indie Folk
Indie Pop
Neo-Soul
Pop
Pop Rap
Pop Rock
Pop Soul
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Soul
Synthpop
UK Hip Hop
2020s
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
This is an ordered list of Evening Standard's highest rated albums of 2021. Check out
Evening Standard's Year End List
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1
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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raise The Roof
November 19, 2021
Americana
Score
100
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2
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Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under
October 8, 2021
Heartland Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
September 3, 2021
UK Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Neo-Soul
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
July 30, 2021
Alt-Pop
,
Ambient Pop
,
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
5
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Dave - We're All Alone In This Together
July 23, 2021
Conscious Hip Hop
,
UK Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
For Those I Love - For Those I Love
March 26, 2021
Spoken Word
,
Progressive House
,
UK Garage
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Black Country, New Road - For the first time
February 5, 2021
Experimental Rock
,
Post-Punk
,
Post-Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - CARNAGE
February 25, 2021
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Alicia Keys - KEYS
December 10, 2021
Soul
,
R&B
,
Pop Soul
,
Adult Contemporary
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Jazz
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Arca - kiCK iiiii
December 3, 2021
Ambient
,
Modern Classical
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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No Rome - It's All Smiles
December 3, 2021
Alternative R&B
,
Shoegaze
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Arca - kick iiii
December 2, 2021
Ambient Pop
,
Electronic
,
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Arca - KicK iii
December 1, 2021
Deconstructed Club
,
Glitch Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Latin Electronic
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Arca - KICK ii
November 30, 2021
Latin Electronic
,
Deconstructed Club
,
Post-Industrial
,
Neoperreo
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Nell Smith & The Flaming Lips - Where the Viaduct Looms
November 26, 2021
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Adele - 30
November 19, 2021
Pop Soul
,
Adult Contemporary
,
Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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IDLES - CRAWLER
November 12, 2021
Post-Punk
,
Art Punk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Damon Albarn - The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows
November 12, 2021
Ambient Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Elton John - The Lockdown Sessions
October 22, 2021
Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Lana Del Rey - Blue Banisters
October 22, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Baroque Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Ray BLK - Access Denied
October 1, 2021
Pop Rap
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - Love For Sale
October 1, 2021
Vocal Jazz
,
Standards
,
Traditional Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine - A Beginner’s Mind
September 24, 2021
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Lindsey Buckingham - Lindsey Buckingham
September 17, 2021
Art Pop
,
Pop Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Lil Nas X - MONTERO
September 17, 2021
Pop Rap
,
Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Evening Standard awarded albums throughout 2021.
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