今年的各家媒體的推薦顯得分散，尤其是前幾名的名單大都不同，是否也代表今年市場沒有超重量級代表作。另外我倒是有注意到金屬團鐵娘子(Iron Maiden)強勢回歸，至少出現在兩家不同媒體的榜單上，好奇找來聽了一下，確實是不錯。各家媒體榜單出來之後，又是讓人可以檢視是否漏掉了些好專輯，找來聽聽看。
RollingStone：
The 50 Best Albums of 202150. St. Vincent, 'Daddy's Home'
49. James McMurtry, 'The Horses and the Hounds'
48. Drake, 'Certified Lover Boy'
47. Jhay Cortez, 'Timelezz'
46. Jhay Cortez, 'Timelezz'
45. Boldy James and the Alchemist, 'Bo Jackson
44. Iron Maiden, 'Senjutsu'
43. Myke Towers, 'Lyke Mike'
42. Illuminati Hotties, 'Let Me Do One More'
41. Mickey Guyton, 'Remember Her Name'
40. Foo Fighters, 'Medicine at Midnight'
39.Topaz Jones, 'Don’t Go Tellin’ Your Momma'
38. Yola, 'Stand for Myself'
37. Pooh Shiesty, 'Shiesty Season'
36. Little Simz, 'Sometimes I Might Be Introvert'
35. Silk Sonic, 'An Evening With Silk Sonic'
34. Adult Mom, 'Driver'
33. Summer Walker, 'Still Over It'
32. Snail Mail, 'Valentine'
31. Madlib, 'Sound Ancestors'
30. Mustafa, 'When Smoke Rises'
29.Young Thug, ‘Punk’
28. Mabiland, 'Niñxs Rotxs'
27. The Weather Station, 'Ignorance'
26. Mdou Moctar, 'Afrique Victime'
25. Carly Pearce, '29'
24. Dry Cleaning, 'New Long Leg'
23. Cimafunk, 'El Alimento'
22. Dawn Richard, 'Second Line'
21. Doja Cat, 'Planet Her'
20. Leon Bridges, 'Gold-Diggers Sound'
19. Arlo Parks, 'Collapsed in Sunbeams'
18. Halsey, 'If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power'
17. Tems, 'If Orange Was a Place'
16. Low, 'Hey What'
15. Billie Eilish, 'Happier Than Ever'
14. Polo G, 'Hall of Fame'
13. Morgan Wade, 'Reckless'
12. PinkPantheress, 'To Hell With It'
11. Playboi Carti, 'Whole Lotta Red'
10. Japanese Breakfast, 'Jubilee'
9. C. Tangana, 'El Madrileño'
8. Turnstile, 'Glow On'
7. Jazmine Sullivan, 'Heaux Tales'
6. Lil Nas X, 'Montero'
5. Lucy Dacus, 'Home Video'
4. Tyler, the Creator, 'Call Me If You Get Lost'
3. Rauw Alejandro, 'Vice Versa'
2. Adele, '30'
1. Olivia Rodrigo, 'Sour'
NME：
The best albums of 2021 (so far!)
Shame, ‘Drunk Tank Pink’
Celeste, ‘Not Your Muse’
Sleaford Mods, ‘Spare Ribs’
Claud, ‘Super Monster’
Chung Ha, ‘Querencia’
Genesis Owusu, ‘Smiling With No Teeth’
Dry Cleaning, ‘New Long Leg’
For Those I Love, ‘For Those I Love’
AJ Tracey, ‘Flu Game’
Girl In Red, ‘If I Could Make It Go Quiet’
Royal Blood, ‘Typhoons’
Lana Del Rey, ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’
Arlo Parks, ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’
Squid, ‘Bright Green Field’
Squid Bright Green Field
Ghetts, ‘Conflict Of Interest’
St. Vincent, ‘Daddy’s Home’
St Vincent returns with new album 'Daddy's Home'. Credit: Press
Black Midi, ‘Cavalcade’
Olivia Rodrigo, ‘Sour’
Easy Life, ‘Life’s A Beach’
Tomorrow X Together, ‘The Chaos Chapter: Freeze’
Wolf Alice, ‘Blue Weekend’
Spin：
Best Album Of 2021 So Far
Adjective Animal – America’s Got Talons
Altın Gün – Yol
Architects – For Those That Wish to Exist
Maria Arnal i Marcel Bagés – CLAMOR
Benny the Butcher / Harry Fraud – The Plugs I Met 2
Black Country, New Road – For the First Time
Black Midi – Cavalcade
Dry Cleaning – New Long Leg
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & the London Symphony Orchestra – Promises
Flock of Dimes – Head of Roses
Foo Fighters – Medicine at Midnight
Greta Van Fleet – The Battle at Garden’s Gate
Dave Heumann – At Heights We Sway, At Depths We Speak
Iceage – Seek Shelter
Cassandra Jenkins – An Overview on Phenomenal Nature
Valerie June – The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – L.W.
Genesis Owusu – Smiling With No Teeth
Arlo Parks – Collapsed in Sunbeams
Bruno Pernadas – Private Reasons
Pink Sweat$ – Pink Planet
Really From – Really From
Spirit of the Beehive – Entertainment, Death
tUnE-yArDs – sketchy.
Viagra Boys – Welfare Jazz
Ryley Walker – Course in Fable
The Weather Station – Ignorance
Hayley Williams – FLOWERS for VASES/descansos
Joyce Wrice – Overgrown
YUNGMORPHEUS & ewonee – Thumbing Thru Foliage
The Guardian：
The 50 best albums of 2021
50. Agnes – Magic Still Exists
49. MØL – Diorama
48. Lucy Dacus – Home Video
47. Chai – WINK
46. Stephen Fretwell – Busy Guy
45. For Those I Love – For Those I Love
44. Black Country, New Road – For the First Time
43. Chris Corsano and Bill Orcutt – Made Out of Sound
42. Gojira – Fortitude
41. Eris Drew – Quivering in Time
40. Lana Del Rey – Chemtrails Over the Country Club
39. Hayley Williams – Flowers for Vases/Descansos
38. Goat Girl – On All Fours
37. Erika de Casier – Sensational
36. Aya – Im Hole
35. Aly & AJ – A Touch of the Beat Gets You Up on Your Feet Gets You Out and Then Into the Sun
34. The War on Drugs – I Don’t Live Here Anymore
33. PinkPantheress – To Hell With It
32. Cassandra Jenkins – An Overview on Phenomenal Nature
31. Low – Hey What
30. Greentea Peng – Man Made
29. Clairo – Sling
28. Kacey Musgraves – Star-Crossed
27. St Vincent – Daddy’s Home
26. Mogwai – As the Love Continues
25. Madlib – Sound Ancestors
24. Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
23. Floating Points, London Symphony Orchestra and Pharoah Sanders – Promises
22. Laura Mvula – Pink Noise
21. The Coral – Coral Island
20. Arooj Aftab – Vulture Prince
19. Dave – We’re All Alone in This Together
18. Turnstile – Glow On
17. Tirzah – Colourgrade
16. Deafheaven – Infinite Granite
15. Nick Cave and Warren Ellis – Carnage
14. Lil Nas X – Montero
13. Japanese Breakfast – Jubilee
12. Jazmine Sullivan – Heaux Tales
11. Sam Fender – Seventeen Going Under
Albumoftheyear：
The Highest Rated Albums of 2021
1. Self Esteem - Prioritise Pleasure
2. For Those I Love - For Those I Love
3. Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
4. Taylor Swift - Red (Taylor's Version)
5. Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - CARNAGE
6. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises
7. Dave - We're All Alone In This Together
8. Turnstile - GLOW ON
9. Converge & Chelsea Wolfe - Bloodmoon: I
10. Lingua Ignota - Sinner Get Ready
11. Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi - They're Calling Me Home
12. Tyler, the Creator - CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
13. Sons of Kemet - Black To The Future
14. The Bug - Fire
15. Trivium - In the Court of the Dragon
16. Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
17. Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend
18. Tribulation - Where The Gloom Becomes Sound
19. Amyl & The Sniffers - Comfort to Me
20. Nala Sinephro - Space 1.8
21. Biffy Clyro - The Myth of the Happily Ever After
22. Joy Crookes - Skin
23. Waterparks - Greatest Hits
24. Alfie Templeman - Forever Isn't Long Enough
25. Gazelle Twin & NYX - Deep England
26. Squid - Bright Green Field
27 reviews
28. PinkPantheress - to hell with it
29. The Weather Station - Ignorance
30. Carcass - Torn Arteries
31. SAULT - Nine
32. Laura Mvula - Pink Noise
33. Spiritbox - Eternal Blue
34. Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under
35. Genghis Tron - Dream Weapon
36. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raise The Roof
37. Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No Teeth
38. Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime
39. St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
40. The Anchoress - The Art Of Losing
41. Lord Huron - Long Lost
42. Richard Dawson & Circle - Henki
43. Ray BLK - Access Denied
44. Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real - A Few Stars Apart
45. Every Time I Die - Radical
46. Chloe Foy - Where Shall We Begin
47. Arab Strap - As Days Get Dark
48. Snail Mail - Valentine
49. Employed to Serve - Conquering
50. Low - Hey What
