Year-End Lists

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The Best Albums of 2021 The Ringer

The 50 Best Albums of 2021 Billboard

The 50 Best Albums of 2021 Treble

The 50 Best Albums Of 2021 Stereogum

The 10 Best Albums of 2021 Time

50 Best Albums of 2021 Rolling Stone

Albums of the Year 2021 Holler

Favorite Albums of 2021 Uproxx: Steven Hyden

Best Albums of 2021 New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz

Best Albums of 2021 New York Times: Jon Caramanica

Best Albums of 2021 New York Times: Jon Pareles

Albums of 2021 Gorilla vs. Bear

50 Best Albums of 2021 NPR Music

The Best Albums of 2021 Complex

Albums of the Year 2021 Quietus

Best Music of 2021 Artforum: Sasha Geffen

51 Best Albums of 2021 Gigwise

Top 25 Albums of 2021 Les Inrocks

50 Best Albums of 2021 Exclaim

The Best Albums Of 2021 Uproxx

20 Best Albums of 2021 Glide

The 50 Best Albums of 2021 Paste

The Best Music of 2021 New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich

25 Best Albums of 2021 Revolver

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