Lists
- New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich: The Best Music of 2021
- New York Times: Jon Pareles: Best Albums of 2021
- Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2021
- The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2021 Ranked
- Exclaim: 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2021
- Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2021
- No Depression: Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2021
- Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021
- Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2021
- Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Hanif Abdurraqib: 83 Favorite Albums Of 2021
- The Forty-Five: The 45 Best Albums of 2021
- Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2021
- Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- PopMatters: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
- Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2021
- GCN: Steve Erickson: The Best Music of 2021
- Slate: Carl Wilson: Top 10 Albums of 2021
- Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2021
- Atwood Magazine: 2021 Albums of the Year
- Autostraddle: Abeni Jones: Ten of the Best Albums Released by Queer and Trans Artists in 2021
- Dork: Albums of 2021