Lists
- Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Time: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
- Vinyl Factory: Our 50 Favourite Albums of 2021
- Mojo: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
- New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich: The Best Music of 2021
- PopMatters: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
- Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2021
- The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2021
- Passerby: Best Albums of 2021
- Observer: Kitty Empire: Top 10 Albums of 2021
- Northern Transmissions: Top 20 Albums of 2021
- Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2021
- Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2021
- The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2021
- Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2021
- Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2021
- The Skinny: Top Ten Albums of 2021
- Washington Post: Chris Richards: Best Music of 2021
- Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Loud And Quiet: Albums of the Year 2021
- Exclaim: 50 Best Albums of 2021
- BBC Radio 6 Music: Top 10 Albums of 2021
- Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021
- Jordan Cronk: The Top 30 Albums of 2021
- Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2021
- Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2021
- Clash: Albums of the Year 2021
- The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Flood: The Best Albums of 2021
- Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2021