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Highest Rated Albums of 2021

Decade
Source
Genre
2020s
2020
2021

1.

STAYC - STEREOTYPE
September 6, 2021
K-Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

2.

Nas - King’s Disease II
August 6, 2021
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Nao - And Then Life Was Beautiful
September 24, 2021
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

AKMU - NEXT EPISODE
July 26, 2021
Score
100
Source →
Amazon

5.

Turnstile - GLOW ON
August 27, 2021
Post-Hardcore
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Ray BLK - Access Denied
October 1, 2021
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music

7.

Dave - We're All Alone In This Together
July 23, 2021
UK Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

Clairo - Sling
July 16, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Lorde - Solar Power
August 20, 2021
Folk Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

David Crosby - For Free
July 23, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Modest Mouse - The Golden Casket
June 25, 2021
Indie Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

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

13.

Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
July 30, 2021
Ambient Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
September 3, 2021
UK Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Glaive - all dogs go to heaven
August 6, 2021
Hyperpop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

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

17.

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

18.

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

19.

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

20.

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

21.

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

22.

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

23.

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

24.

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

25.

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