Year-End Lists

Slant Magazine: The 50 Best Albums of 2021

1. Japanese Breakfast
   Jubilee
2. St. Vincent
   Daddy's Home
3. Lana Del Rey
   Blue Banisters
4. Lana Del Rey
   Chemtrails over the Country Club
5. Low
   Hey What
6. Billie Eilish
   Happier Than Ever
7. Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
   Carnage
8. serpentwithfeet
   Deacon
9. PinkPantheress
   To Hell with It
10. Courtney Barnett
    Things Take Time, Take Time
11. Suzanne Santo
    Yard Sale
12. Taylor Swift
    Red (Taylor's Version)
13. Lucy Dacus
    Home Video
14. Tyler, The Creator
    Call Me If You Get Lost
15. Cassandra Jenkins
    An Overview on Phenomenal Nature
16. Lost Girls
    Menneskekollektivet
17. Torres
    Thirstier
18. Erika de Casier
    Sensational
19. Spellling
    The Turning Wheel
20. Halsey
    If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power
21. Loraine James
    Reflection
22. Mdou Moctar
    Afrique Victime
23. Little Simz
    Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
24. Snail Mail
    Valentine
25. The Killers
    Pressure Machine
26. Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine
    A Beginner's Mind
27. James McMurtry
    The Horses and the Hounds
28. Hiatus Kaiyote
    Mood Valiant
29. Doja Cat
    Planet Her
30. Porter Robinson
    Nurture
31. Kanye West
    Donda
32. The War on Drugs
    I Don’t Live Here Anymore
33. DJ Seinfeld
    Mirrors
34. Helado Negro
    Far In
35. Tinashe
    333
36. LSDXOXO
    Dedicated 2 Disrespect
37. For Those I Love
    For Those I Love
38. Dry Cleaning
    New Long Leg
39. Lingua Ignota
    Sinner Get Ready
40. Valerie June
    The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers
41. Julien Baker
    Little Oblivions
42. Olivia Rodrigo
    Sour
43. Squid
    Bright Green Field
44. Young Stoner Life, Young Thug & Gunna
    Slime Language 2 (Deluxe)
45. Vince Staples
    Vince Staples
46. Lightning Bug
    A Color of the Sky
47. Armand Hammer & The Alchemist
    Haram
48. Black Country, New Road
    For the First Time
49. Jazmine Sullivan
    Heaux Tales
50. Marina
    Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land