Lists
- NPR Music: Bob Boilen: Top 10 Albums of 2021
- NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2021
- USA Today: Melissa Ruggieri: 5 Best Albums of 2021
- Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2021
- Spin: The 30 Best Albums Of 2021
- Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021
- Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2021
- Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2021
- Coup De Main: The Best Albums Of 2021
- Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Flood: The Best Albums of 2021
- New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2021
- Uproxx: Steven Hyden: Favorite Albums of 2021
- Business Insider: Callie Ahlgrim: The Best Albums of 2021
- Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2021
- Northern Transmissions: Top 20 Albums of 2021
- Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: The Best Albums of 2021
- The Forty-Five: The 45 Best Albums of 2021
- Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Hanif Abdurraqib: 83 Favorite Albums Of 2021
- Exclaim: 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2021
- The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2021 Ranked
- Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2021
- PopMatters: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
- Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Mojo: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
- Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2021
- Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2021
- Slate: Carl Wilson: Top 10 Albums of 2021
- Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2021
- Los Angeles Times: Mikael Wood: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
- NPR Music: Marissa Lorusso: Top 10 Albums of 2021
- Autostraddle: Abeni Jones: Ten of the Best Albums Released by Queer and Trans Artists in 2021
- The Philadelphia Inquirer: Dan DeLuca: The Best Albums of 2021
- Dork: Albums of 2021