Year-End Lists

Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2021

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1. I Don’t Live Here Anymore
   The War on Drugs
2. Valentine
   Snail Mail
3. Glow On
   Turnstile
4. Hey What
   Low
5. Jubilee
   Japanese Breakfast
6. Deacon
   serpentwithfeet
7. Superwolves
   Matt Sweeney & Bonnie "Prince" Billy
8. Ignorance
   The Weather Station
9. Hall of Fame
   Polo G
10. An Overview on Phenomenal Nature
    Cassandra Jenkins
11. Twin Plagues
    Wednesday
12. Promises
    Floating Points / Pharoah Sanders / London Symphony Orchestra
13. Sour
    Olivia Rodrigo
14. Home Video
    Lucy Dacus
15. Carnage
    Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
16. Call Me If You Get Lost
    Tyler, The Creator
17. As Days Get Dark
    Arab Strap
18. Colourgrade
    Tirzah
19. Sling
    Clairo
20. Between the Richness
    Fiddlehead
21. Structure
    Water From Your Eyes
22. A Martyr’s Reward
    Ka
23. Little Oblivions
    Julien Baker
24. Ultrapop
    The Armed
25. A Way Forward
    Nation of Language
26. If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power
    Halsey
27. Entertainment, Death
    The Spirit Of The Beehive
28. Star-Crossed
    Kacey Musgraves
29. Bright Green Field
    Squid
30. To See the Next Part of the Dream
    Parannoul
31. Bo Jackson
    Boldy James & The Alchemist
32. This Place You Know
    One Step Closer
33. Una Rosa
    Xenia Rubinos
34. Sound Ancestors
    Madlib
35. Black To The Future
    Sons of Kemet
36. Untourable Album
    Men I Trust
37. Haram
    Armand Hammer & The Alchemist
38. Still Over It
    Summer Walker
39. i became birds
    Home Is Where
40. Sensational
    Erika de Casier
41. one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden
    Ada Lea
42. We Are Always Alone
    portrayal of guilt
43. Reflection
    Loraine James
44. Made Out Of Sound
    Chris Corsano & Bill Orcutt
45. Seek Shelter
    Iceage
46. Screen Violence
    Chvrches
47. Pray For Haiti
    Mach-Hommy
48. Head of Roses
    Flock of Dimes
49. In These Silent Days
    Brandi Carlile
50. within one stem
    closer