Year-End Lists

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

1. Bomba Estéreo
   Deja
2. Allison Russell
   Outside Child
3. Mon Laferte
   Seis
4. The Weather Station
   Ignorance
5. Mdou Moctar
   Afrique Victime
6. Julien Baker
   Little Oblivions
7. Black Midi
   Cavalcade
8. Olivia Rodrigo
   Sour
9. Esperanza Spalding
   Songwrights Apothecary Lab
10. Tyler, The Creator
    Call Me If You Get Lost

Another 15 deserving albums, alphabetically

• Adele
  30
• Arooj Aftab
  Vulture Prince
• Khaira Arby
  Live In New York
• Billie Eilish
  Happier Than Ever
• Floating Points / Pharoah Sanders / London Symphony Orchestra
  Promises
• Flock of Dimes
  Head of Roses
• Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
  They're Calling Me Home
• Idles
  Crawler
• Ka
  A Martyr’s Reward
• Valerie June
  The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers
• L'Rain
  Fatigue
• Arlo Parks
  Collapsed in Sunbeams
• Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
  Raise The Roof
• Omar Sosa
  An East African Journey
• Jazmine Sullivan
  Heaux Tales