Year-End Lists

Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2021, as published by The New York Times

1. Adele
   30
2. Tyler, The Creator
   Call Me If You Get Lost
3. Snail Mail
   Valentine
4. Jazmine Sullivan
   Heaux Tales
5. illuminati hotties
   Let Me Do One More
6. Olivia Rodrigo
   Sour
7. The Weather Station
   Ignorance
8. Low
   Hey What
9. Lucy Dacus
   Home Video
10. Dry Cleaning
    New Long Leg
11. Billie Eilish
    Happier Than Ever
12. Mdou Moctar
    Afrique Victime
13. Bitchin Bajas
    Switched On Ra
14. Remi Wolf
    Juno

Some runners-up worth mentioning

• L'Rain
  Fatigue
• Rostam
  Changephobia
• Flock of Dimes
  Head of Roses
• Lana Del Rey
  Chemtrails over the Country Club
• Halsey
  If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power
• Palberta
  Palberta5000
• Lily Konigsberg
  Lily We Need to Talk Now