2021年最佳專輯 Best Album Of 2021(西洋)

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 2021

50. 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