2021 Music - Year-End Lists

2021

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Barn - Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2021

Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast

Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2021

Comfort To Me - Amyl and The Sniffers

Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: The Best Albums of 2021

On All Fours - Goat Girl

Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: The Best Albums of 2021

Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast

GCN: Steve Erickson: The Best Music of 2021

Glow On - Turnstile

Northern Transmissions: Top 20 Albums of 2021

Revolution Shuffle - Michael Pisaro-Liu

Tone Glow: Our Favorite Albums, 2021

Little Oblivions - Julien Baker

Atwood Magazine: 2021 Albums of the Year

Painful Enlightenment - Jana Rush

Hanif Abdurraqib: 83 Favorite Albums Of 2021

Bright Green Field - Squid

AllMusic: Best of 2021

i became birds - Home Is Where

Jordan Cronk: The Top 30 Albums of 2021

Screen Violence - Chvrches

USA Today: Patrick Ryan: 5 Best Albums of 2021

In These Silent Days - Brandi Carlile

USA Today: Melissa Ruggieri: 5 Best Albums of 2021

Glow On - Turnstile

Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2021

Outside Child - Allison Russell

No Depression: Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2021

Ignorance - The Weather Station

Observer: Kitty Empire: Top 10 Albums of 2021

The Turning Wheel - Spellling

The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2021

Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast

A.V. Club: The 20 Best Albums of 2021

Heaux Tales - Jazmine Sullivan

Wired: Jason Parham: The 8 Best Albums of 2021

If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power - Halsey

Rolling Stone: Brittany Spanos: Top 10 Albums of 2021

Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast

Passerby: Best Albums of 2021

Raise The Roof - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Ultimate Classic Rock: Top 40 Rock Albums of 2021

New Long Leg - Dry Cleaning

New Statesman: The Best Albums of 2021

Collapsed in Sunbeams - Arlo Parks

Autostraddle: Abeni Jones: Ten of the Best Albums Released by Queer and Trans Artists in 2021

Call Me If You Get Lost - Tyler, The Creator

Slate: Carl Wilson: Top 10 Albums of 2021

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Little Simz

Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2021

Sour - Olivia Rodrigo

The Forty-Five: The 45 Best Albums of 2021

Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast

Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021

Montero - Lil Nas X

Dazed: The Best Albums of 2021

Blue Weekend - Wolf Alice

DIY: Best Albums of 2021

Prioritise Pleasure - Self Esteem

Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2021

New Long Leg - Dry Cleaning

Atlantic: Spencer Kornhaber: The 10 Best Albums of 2021

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Little Simz

Clash: Albums of the Year 2021

Heaux Tales - Jazmine Sullivan

Los Angeles Times: Mikael Wood: The 10 Best Albums of 2021

Home Video - Lucy Dacus

NPR Music: Bob Boilen: Top 10 Albums of 2021

Hey What - Low

Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2021

The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers - Valerie June

NPR Music: Ann Powers: Top 10 Albums of 2021

Glow On - Turnstile

NPR Music: Marissa Lorusso: Top 10 Albums of 2021

Glow On - Turnstile

Flood: The Best Albums of 2021

BBC Culture: 10 Best Albums of 2021

Fire - The Bug

Quietus: Jennifer Lucy Allan: The Best Music of 2021

In Heaven - Strand of Oaks

Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2021

Nurture - Porter Robinson

The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2021

Heaux Tales - Jazmine Sullivan

Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2021

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Little Simz

The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2021 Ranked

Outside Child - Allison Russell

Stereogum: Marissa R. Moss: The 10 Best Country Albums Of 2021

Glow On - Turnstile

Spin: The 30 Best Albums Of 2021

Promises - Floating Points / Pharoah Sanders / London Symphony Orchestra

Vinyl Me, Please: The Best Albums of 2021