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Highest Rated Albums of 2021

Decade
Source
Genre
2020s
2020
2021

1.

Modest Mouse - The Golden Casket
June 25, 2021
Score
100
Source →
Amazon

2.

TOMORROW X TOGETHER - The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE
May 31, 2021
K-Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Sons of Kemet - Black To The Future
May 14, 2021
Jazz
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

Griff - One Foot In Front Of The Other
June 18, 2021
Electropop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend
June 4, 2021
Alternative Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Ghetts - Conflict Of Interest
February 19, 2021
UK Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Sofia Kourtesis - Fresia Magdalena
March 19, 2021
House
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

Squid - Bright Green Field
May 7, 2021
Art Punk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

For Those I Love - For Those I Love
March 26, 2021
Progressive House
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - CARNAGE
February 25, 2021
Art Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

CHUNG HA - Querencia
February 15, 2021
K-Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

shame - Drunk Tank Pink
January 15, 2021
Post-Punk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

slowthai - TYRON
February 12, 2021
UK Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Sleaford Mods - Spare Ribs
January 15, 2021
UK Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Black Country, New Road - For the first time
February 5, 2021
Experimental Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
January 29, 2021
Bedroom Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Liz Phair - Soberish
June 4, 2021
Pop Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over the Country Club
March 19, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Berwyn - TAPE 2 / FOMALHAUT
June 18, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

Smoothboi Ezra - Stuck
June 11, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

KennyHoopla & Travis Barker - SURVIVORS GUILT: THE MIXTAPE//
June 11, 2021
Pop Punk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Brave Girls - Summer Queen
June 17, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

23.

Renforshort - off saint dominique
June 4, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

B.I - Waterfall
June 1, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

25.

Pinty - Tomorrow's Where I'm At
May 21, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings NME awarded albums throughout 2021.
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