Year-End Lists

The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2021

[see also 2023 • 2022]

1. Nurture
   Porter Robinson
2. Call Me If You Get Lost
   Tyler, The Creator
3. Absolutely
   Dijon
4. Heaux Tales
   Jazmine Sullivan
5. Vice Versa
   Rauw Alejandro
6. Pray For Haiti
   Mach-Hommy
7. Planet Her
   Doja Cat
8. When Smoke Rises
   Mustafa
9. Sounds of My World
   Juls Baby
10. Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
    Little Simz
11. The Fool
    Bladee
12. Solitario
    Blue Rojo
13. Inbred
    Ethel Cain
14. Glow On
    Turnstile
15. Haram
    Armand Hammer & The Alchemist
16. Promises
    Floating Points / Pharoah Sanders / London Symphony Orchestra
17. Love is War
    Prettyboy D-O
18. Montero
    Lil Nas X
19. Chemtrails over the Country Club
    Lana Del Rey
19. Blue Banisters
    Lana Del Rey
20. fragments
    Rachika Nayar
21. Vince Staples
    Vince Staples
22. Cavalcade
    black midi
23. drive-by lullabies
    osquinn
24. Blue Weekend
    Wolf Alice
25. The House Is Burning
    Isaiah Rashad
26. If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power
    Halsey
27. Rhinestones
    HTRK
28. KG0516
    Karol G
29. Bo Jackson
    Boldy James & The Alchemist
30. Setsubun
    Fuubutsushi
31. Entertainment, Death
    The Spirit Of The Beehive
32. Navy’s Reprise
    Navy Blue
33. Adolescence
    Unknown T
34. Urban Driftwood
    Yasmin Williams
35. Menneskekollektivet
    Lost Girls
36. Fresh Bread
    Sam Gendel
37. Sour
    Olivia Rodrigo
38. At The Moonbase
    Slaughter Beach, Dog
39. Fatigue
    L'Rain
40. dariacore
    leroy
41. We Will Always Love You
    The Avalanches
42. Showtunes
    Lambchop
43. to hell with it
    PinkPantheress
44. Infinite Granite
    Deafheaven
45. Whole Lotta Red
    Playboi Carti
46. LV N ATTN
    Lojay & Sarz
47. Shade
    Grouper
48. Colourgrade
    Tirzah
49. Lucy & Aaron
    Aaron Dilloway & Lucrecia Dalt
50. Dope Game Stupid
    Bruiser Wolf