Lists
- NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2021
- Wired: Jason Parham: The 8 Best Albums of 2021
- Entertainment Weekly: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
- Los Angeles Times: Mikael Wood: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
- Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- The Ringer: The Best Albums of 2021
- The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2021 Ranked
- Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2021
- A.V. Club: The 20 Best Albums of 2021
- Flood: The Best Albums of 2021
- The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2021
- Complex: The Best Albums of 2021
- Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021
- The Forty-Five: The 45 Best Albums of 2021
- Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Business Insider: Callie Ahlgrim: The Best Albums of 2021
- Rolling Stone: Brittany Spanos: Top 10 Albums of 2021
- Atlantic: Spencer Kornhaber: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
- Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Dazed: The Best Albums of 2021
- Time: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
- Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Clash: Albums of the Year 2021
- Gigwise: 51 Best Albums of 2021
- Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Hanif Abdurraqib: 83 Favorite Albums Of 2021
- Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2021
- Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2021