Lists
- Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021
- Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Passerby: Best Albums of 2021
- Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2021
- Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2021
- A.V. Club: The 20 Best Albums of 2021
- Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2021
- Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Spin: The 30 Best Albums Of 2021
- Flood: The Best Albums of 2021
- The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2021 Ranked
- Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Entertainment Weekly: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
- Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2021
- Clash: Albums of the Year 2021
- The Skinny: Top Ten Albums of 2021
- Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2021
- Uproxx: Steven Hyden: Favorite Albums of 2021
- NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2021
- DIY: Best Albums of 2021
- Northern Transmissions: Top 20 Albums of 2021
- Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Business Insider: Callie Ahlgrim: The Best Albums of 2021
- Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Exclaim: 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2021
- The Forty-Five: The 45 Best Albums of 2021
- Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2021
- Loud And Quiet: Albums of the Year 2021
- PopMatters: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
- Quietus: Albums of the Year 2021
- Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2021
- Vinyl Me, Please: The Best Albums of 2021
- Atwood Magazine: 2021 Albums of the Year
- Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2021
- AllMusic: Best of 2021
- GCN: Steve Erickson: The Best Music of 2021
- Rough Trade: US Albums of the Year 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