The best albums of 2021

Ranked by every score on sleeves, critics' and listeners'. An album with few scores is pulled toward the average until more come in, so one perfect score cannot top the list.

  1. 1CALL ME IF YOU GET LOSTTyler, The Creator · 4.8 from 2 scores
  2. 2MONTEROLil Nas X · 4.8 from 2 scores
  3. 3Happier Than EverBillie Eilish · 4.3 from 2 scores
  1. 4Glow OnTurnstile4.5 from 1 score
  2. 5If I Can’t Have Love, I Want PowerHalsey4.5 from 1 score
  3. 6JubileeJapanese Breakfast4.5 from 1 score
  4. 7SOUROlivia Rodrigo4 from 2 scores
  5. 8The Melodic BlueBaby Keem4 from 2 scores
  6. 9Scaled and Icytwenty one pilots3.8 from 2 scores
  7. 10Red (Taylor’s Version)Taylor Swift3.8 from 2 scores
  8. 11SlingClairo3.5 from 1 score
  9. 12NurturePorter Robinson3.5 from 1 score
  10. 13Fighting DemonsJuice WRLD3.5 from 1 score
  11. 14Fearless (Taylor’s Version)Taylor Swift3.5 from 2 scores
  12. 15Mercurial WorldMagdalena Bay3.5 from 2 scores
  13. 16Planet HerDoja Cat3.5 from 2 scores
  14. 17For Those That Wish to ExistArchitects3 from 1 score
  15. 18Music of the SpheresColdplay3 from 2 scores
  16. 19Certified Lover BoyDrake3 from 2 scores
  17. 20=Ed Sheeran2.5 from 3 scores