Lists
- Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Atlantic: Spencer Kornhaber: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
- Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: The Best Albums of 2021
- DIY: Best Albums of 2021
- Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2021
- The Skinny: Top Ten Albums of 2021
- Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: The Best Albums of 2021
- Northern Transmissions: Top 20 Albums of 2021
- Uproxx: Steven Hyden: Favorite Albums of 2021
- Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Spin: The 30 Best Albums Of 2021
- The Ringer: The Best Albums of 2021
- Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2021
- Loud And Quiet: Albums of the Year 2021
- Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021
- New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich: The Best Music of 2021
- Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2021
- Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2021
- Les Inrocks: Top 25 Albums of 2021
- Mojo: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
- Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2021
- Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2021
- Gigwise: 51 Best Albums of 2021
- Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Jordan Cronk: The Top 30 Albums of 2021
- Clash: Albums of the Year 2021
- The Forty-Five: The 45 Best Albums of 2021
- Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2021
- Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2021
- Quietus: Albums of the Year 2021
- NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Hanif Abdurraqib: 83 Favorite Albums Of 2021
- Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2021