The Young Folks - The 50 Best Albums of 2021
50. Lil Nas X – Montero
49. Cleo Sol – Mother
48. Serpentwithfeet – Deacon
47. Magdalena Bay – Mercurial World
46. Remi Wolf – Juno
45. JPEGMAFIA – LP!
44. Tinashe – 333
43. Donny Montell – 1987
42. Low Cut Connie – Tough Cookies: Best of the Quarantine Broadcasts
41. Madlib – Sound Ancestors
40. Self Esteem – Prioritise Pleasure
39. Janet Batch – You Be the Wolf
38. Squid – Bright Green Field
37. Black Midi – Cavalcade
36. Adele – 30
35. The War on Drugs – I Don’t Live Here Anymore
34. Faye Webster – I Know I’m Funny haha
33. PinkPanthress – To Hell With It
32. Fred again.. – Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020)
31. Black Countrym New Road – For the First Time
30. Jazmine Sullivan – Heaux Tales
29. Tyler the Creator – Call Me If You Get Lost
28. Laura Mvula – Pink Noise
27. Parannoul – To See the Next Part of the Dream
26. Genesis Owusu – Smiling with No Teeth
25. Clairo – Sling
24. Kero Kero Bonito – Civilisation
23. Brandi Carlile – In These Silent Days
22. Girl in Red – If I Could Make It Go Quiet
21. CHVRCHES – Screen Violence
20. Low – HEY WHAT
19. Lorde – Solar Power
18. Taylor Swift – Red (Taylor’s Version)
17. Julien Baker – Little Oblivions
16. Mach-Hommy – Pray for Haiti
15. Hayley Williams – Flowers for Vases / descansos
14. Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
13. Silk Sonic – An Evening with Silk Sonic
12. Dry Cleaning – New Long Leg
11. St. Vincent – Daddy’s Home
10. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, and the London Symphony Orchestra – Promises
9. Snail Mail – Valentine
8. Halsey – If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power
7. Wolf Alice – Blue Weekend
6. Lucy Dacus – Home Video
5. Olivia Rodrigo – Sour
4. Porter Robinson – Nurture
3. Arlo Parks – Collapsed in Sunbeams
2. Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime
1. Japanese Breakfast – Jubilee
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