Year-End Lists

Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2021, as published by The New York Times

1. Mustafa
   When Smoke Rises
2. EST Gee
   Bigger Than Life or Death
3. Olivia Rodrigo
   Sour
4. Moneybagg Yo
   A Gangsta’s Pain
5. PinkPantheress
   To Hell with It
6. Summer Walker
   Still Over It
7. Lana Del Rey
   Chemtrails over the Country Club
8. Tyler, The Creator
   Call Me If You Get Lost
9. Playboi Carti
   Whole Lotta Red
10. Kanye West
    Donda (Deluxe)
11. Rauw Alejandro
    Vice Versa
12. Doja Cat
    Planet Her
13. Chloe Moriondo
    Blood Bunny
14. Kidd G
    Down Home Boy
15. The Armed
    Ultrapop
16. Carly Pearce
    29: Written In Stone
17. Yeat
    4L
18. Conway the Machine
    La Maquina
19. Farruko
    La 167
20. Mickey Guyton
    Remember Her Name

And 20 more albums for a more well-rounded year

• 42 Dugg
  Free Dem Boyz
• Gracie Abrams
  This Is What It Feels Like
• Aespa
  Savage
• Jay Bahd
  Return of Okomfo Anokye
• Benny the Butcher & Harry Fraud
  The Plugs I Met 2
• Ivan Cornejo
  Alma Vacía
• Jhay Cortez
  Timelezz
• Dave
  We're All Alone in This Together
• Drake
  Certified Lover Boy
• Halsey
  If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power
• Cody Johnson
  Human The Double Album
• NCT 127
  Sticker
• RXKNephew
  Crack Dreams
• serpentwithfeet
  Deacon
• The Spirit Of The Beehive
  Entertainment, Death
• Don Toliver
  Life of a Don
• Rod Wave
  SoulFly
• Tion Wayne
  Green with Envy
• Wiki
  Half God
• Young Thug
  Punk