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2021
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Collapsed in Sunbeams - Arlo Parks

Ten of the Best Albums Released by Queer and Trans Artists in 2021 Autostraddle: Abeni Jones

Hey What - Low

Top 10 Albums of 2021 Slate: Carl Wilson

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Little Simz

The 100 Best Albums of 2021 Albumism

Sour - Olivia Rodrigo

The 45 Best Albums of 2021 The Forty-Five

Sour - Olivia Rodrigo

The Best Albums of 2021 Business Insider: Callie Ahlgrim

Sling - Clairo

The Best Albums Of 2021 Coup De Main

Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast

Best Albums of 2021 Uproxx Music Critics Poll

Montero - Lil Nas X

The Best Albums of 2021 Dazed

Illusory Walls - The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die

Favorite Emo Albums Of 2021 Uproxx: Ian Cohen

Blue Weekend - Wolf Alice

Best Albums of 2021 DIY

Prioritise Pleasure - Self Esteem

The 50 Best Albums of 2021 Guardian

New Long Leg - Dry Cleaning

The 10 Best Albums of 2021 Atlantic: Spencer Kornhaber

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Little Simz

Albums of the Year 2021 Clash

Heaux Tales - Jazmine Sullivan

The 10 Best Albums of 2021 Los Angeles Times: Mikael Wood

Home Video - Lucy Dacus

Top 10 Albums of 2021 NPR Music: Bob Boilen

Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast

Top 20 Albums of 2021 Spectrum Culture

Hey What - Low

Top 50 Albums of 2021 Beats Per Minute

The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers - Valerie June

Top 10 Albums of 2021 NPR Music: Ann Powers

Home Video - Lucy Dacus

Top 10 Albums of 2021 NPR Music: Marissa Lorusso

Glow On - Turnstile

The Best Albums of 2021 Flood

10 Best Albums of 2021 BBC Culture

Fire - The Bug

The Best Music of 2021 Quietus: Jennifer Lucy Allan

In Heaven - Strand of Oaks

Top 25 Albums of 2021 Magnet

Nurture - Porter Robinson

The 50 Best Albums of 2021 The Fader

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