Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

2021
Sour - Olivia Rodrigo

Billboard The 50 Best Albums of 2021

Hey What - Low

Treble The 50 Best Albums of 2021

I Don’t Live Here Anymore - The War on Drugs

Stereogum The 50 Best Albums Of 2021

Promises - Floating Points / Pharoah Sanders / London Symphony Orchestra

Time The 10 Best Albums of 2021

Sour - Olivia Rodrigo

Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2021

29: Written In Stone - Carly Pearce

Holler Albums of the Year 2021

I Don’t Live Here Anymore - The War on Drugs

Uproxx: Steven Hyden Favorite Albums of 2021

30 - Adele

New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz Best Albums of 2021

When Smoke Rises - Mustafa

New York Times: Jon Caramanica Best Albums of 2021

Deja - Bomba Estéreo

New York Times: Jon Pareles Best Albums of 2021

Mercurial World - Magdalena Bay

Gorilla vs. Bear Albums of 2021

Heaux Tales - Jazmine Sullivan

NPR Music 50 Best Albums of 2021

Call Me If You Get Lost - Tyler, The Creator

Complex The Best Albums of 2021

Fire - The Bug

Quietus Albums of the Year 2021

The Heart Pumps Kool-Aid - ---__--___

Artforum: Sasha Geffen Best Music of 2021

Prioritise Pleasure - Self Esteem

Gigwise 51 Best Albums of 2021

Bright Green Field - Squid

Les Inrocks Top 25 Albums of 2021

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Little Simz

Exclaim 50 Best Albums of 2021

Whole Lotta Red - Playboi Carti

Uproxx The Best Albums Of 2021

I Don’t Live Here Anymore - The War on Drugs

Glide 20 Best Albums of 2021

Promises - Floating Points / Pharoah Sanders / London Symphony Orchestra

Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2021

Ignorance - The Weather Station

New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich The Best Music of 2021

Fortitude - Gojira

Revolver 25 Best Albums of 2021

Torn Arteries - Carcass

Decibel Top 40 Albums of 2021