Best Albums

NME

www.nme.com

Highest Rated Albums of 2021

Decade

2020s
- All Time
- 2020s
- 2010s
- 2000s
- 1990s

Source

Genre

All
- All
- Alternative R&B
- Alternative Rock
- Art Pop
- Contemporary Folk
- Contemporary R&B
- Dance
- Dance Pop
- Electronic
- Electropop
- Folk
- Hip Hop
- Indie Pop
- Indie Rock
- K-Pop
- Pop
- Pop Rap
- Pop Rock
- R&B
- Rock
- Singer-Songwriter
- Soul
- Synthpop
- Trap

2021

This is an ordered list of NME's highest rated albums of 2021. Check out NME's Year End List.

1. TWICE - Formula of Love: O+T=<3

November 12, 2021

K-Pop, Dance Pop

Score

100

2. Silk Sonic - An Evening with Silk Sonic

November 12, 2021

Smooth Soul, R&B, Soul, Funk

Score

100

3. Summer Walker - STILL OVER IT

November 5, 2021

Contemporary R&B, R&B

Score

100

4. Nation of Language - A Way Forward

November 5, 2021

Synthpop

Score

100

5. Snail Mail - Valentine

November 5, 2021

Indie Rock, Indie Pop

Score

100

6. The War on Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore

October 29, 2021

Heartland Rock

Score

100

7. LeeHi - 4 ONLY

September 9, 2021

Contemporary R&B

Score

100

Source →

Amazon

Spotify

8. Young Thug - Punk

October 15, 2021

Trap, Southern Hip Hop, Pop Rap

Score

100

9. PinkPantheress - to hell with it

October 15, 2021

Atmospheric Drum and Bass, Alternative R&B, R&B, Alt-Pop

Score

100

10. James Blake - Friends That Break Your Heart

October 8, 2021

Alternative R&B, Ambient Pop

Score

100

11. Key - BAD LOVE

September 27, 2021

Dance Pop, K-Pop

Score

100

12. Nao - And Then Life Was Beautiful

September 24, 2021

Neo-Soul, Afrobeats, Contemporary R&B, Alternative R&B, R&B

Score

100

13. Ray BLK - Access Denied

October 1, 2021

Pop Rap, Contemporary R&B

Score

100

14. STAYC - STEREOTYPE

September 6, 2021

K-Pop, Dance Pop, Contemporary R&B

Score

100

15. Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

September 3, 2021

UK Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Neo-Soul, Jazz Rap

Score

100

16. Turnstile - GLOW ON

August 27, 2021

Post-Hardcore, Hardcore Punk, Alternative Rock

Score

100

17. AKMU - NEXT EPISODE

July 26, 2021

K-Pop, Indie Pop, R&B

Score

100

Source →

Amazon

18. Lorde - Solar Power

August 20, 2021

Folk Pop, Singer-Songwriter, Indie Folk, Indie Pop

Score

100

19. glaive - all dogs go to heaven

August 6, 2021

Hyperpop, Emo-Pop

Score

100

20. Nas - King’s Disease II

August 6, 2021

East Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, Conscious Hip Hop, Hip Hop

Score

100

21. Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

July 30, 2021

Ambient Pop, Alternative R&B, Art Pop, Alt-Pop, Electropop

Score

100

22. Dave - We're All Alone In This Together

July 23, 2021

UK Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop

Score

100

23. David Crosby - For Free

July 23, 2021

Singer-Songwriter, Folk Pop

Score

100

24. Clairo - Sling

July 16, 2021

Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Indie Folk, Contemporary Folk

Score

100

25. Modest Mouse - The Golden Casket

June 25, 2021

Indie Rock

Score

100

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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings NME awarded albums throughout 2021.