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Spencer Kornhaber: Atlantic: The 10 Best Albums of 2021

17 December 2021

New Long Leg - Dry Cleaning

Spencer Kornhaber: The 10 Best Albums of 2021, as published by The Atlantic

[see also 2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2017]

  1. New Long Leg
    Dry Cleaning
  2. KicK iii
    Arca
  3. Outside Child
    Allison Russell
  4. Call Me If You Get Lost
    Tyler, The Creator
  5. fishmonger
    underscores
  6. Solar Power
    Lorde
  7. SoulFly
    Rod Wave
  8. True North (Deluxe)
    Ninajirachi & Kota Banks
  9. Heaux Tales
    Jazmine Sullivan
  10. My Parade
    ​iLoveMakonnen

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