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2023
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The Best Pop Albums of 2021 by User Score
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1
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SPELLLING - The Turning Wheel
June 25th, 2021
Art Pop
,
Baroque Pop
,
Progressive Pop
USER SCORE
83
3,145 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
2
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Magdalena Bay - Mercurial World
October 8th, 2021
Synthpop
,
Dance-Pop
,
Electropop
USER SCORE
82
2,636 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
3
.
Porter Robinson - Nurture
April 23rd, 2021
Electropop
,
Synthpop
,
Glitch Pop
USER SCORE
81
3,294 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
4
.
Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
June 4th, 2021
Indie Pop
,
Chamber Pop
,
Synthpop
USER SCORE
81
3,612 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
5
.
Ginger Root - City Slicker
August 20th, 2021
City Pop
,
Bedroom Pop
,
Hypnagogic Pop
USER SCORE
81
152 ratings
Amazon
6
.
Taylor Swift - Red (Taylor's Version)
November 12th, 2021
Country Pop
,
Pop Rock
,
Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
80
3,018 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
7
.
Kero Kero Bonito - Civilisation II
April 21st, 2021
Synthpop
,
Indietronica
,
Electropop
USER SCORE
79
1,290 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
8
.
St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
May 14th, 2021
Psychedelic Soul
,
Art Rock
,
Art Pop
USER SCORE
79
2,829 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
9
.
Marina Sena - De Primeira
August 19th, 2021
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop
,
Latin Pop
,
Dance-Pop
,
Alternative R&B
,
MPB
USER SCORE
79
493 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
10
.
Duda Beat - Te Amo Lá Fora
April 27th, 2021
Synthpop
,
Art Pop
,
MPB
USER SCORE
79
792 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
11
.
Juçara Marçal - Delta Estácio Blues
September 30th, 2021
Experimental Rock
,
Glitch
,
Art Pop
,
Synth Punk
USER SCORE
79
358 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
12
.
C. Tangana - El Madrileño
February 26th, 2021
Alternative R&B
,
Latin Pop
,
Flamenco Pop
,
Flamenco nuevo
USER SCORE
78
796 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
13
.
8485 - plague town
April 14th, 2021
Electropop
,
Synthpop
,
Hyperpop
USER SCORE
78
147 ratings
Amazon
14
.
Vylet Pony - CUTIEMARKS (And the Things That Bind Us)
July 23rd, 2021
Electronic Dance Music
,
Electropop
USER SCORE
78
200 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
15
.
Laufey - Typical of Me
April 30th, 2021
Bedroom Pop
,
Jazz Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Vocal Jazz
USER SCORE
78
148 ratings
Amazon
16
.
Sloppy Jane - Madison
November 5th, 2021
Art Pop
,
Progressive Pop
USER SCORE
78
285 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
17
.
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
July 30th, 2021
Alt-Pop
,
Ambient Pop
,
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
USER SCORE
78
5,709 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
18
.
KEY - BAD LOVE
September 27th, 2021
Dance-Pop
,
K-Pop
USER SCORE
77
115 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
19
.
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - CARNAGE
February 25th, 2021
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
USER SCORE
77
1,371 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
20
.
Luke Hemmings - When Facing the Things We Turn Away From
August 13th, 2021
Pop Rock
,
Dream Pop
USER SCORE
77
175 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21
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Linn da Quebrada - Trava Línguas
July 16th, 2021
Art Pop
,
MPB
,
UK Bass
,
Experimental
,
Techno
,
Hip House
,
Downtempo
USER SCORE
77
238 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22
.
Rochelle Jordan - Play with the Changes
April 30th, 2021
Alternative R&B
,
UK Bass
,
Dance-Pop
,
UK Garage
USER SCORE
77
280 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23
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유키카 [YUKIKA] - timeabout,
April 7th, 2021
K-Pop
,
Dance-Pop
,
City Pop
USER SCORE
77
526 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24
.
aespa - Savage
October 5th, 2021
K-Pop
,
Pop Rap
,
Hyperpop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Trap [EDM]
,
Bubblegum Bass
USER SCORE
77
783 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25
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Feu! Chatterton - Palais d'argile
March 12th, 2021
Art Pop
,
Art Rock
USER SCORE
77
397 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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