It was a year full of new music. Adele made a hero's comeback, Billie was again, ethereal, Lil Nas X deepened his storytelling, and other artists made 2021 better for, not only those who needed music the most, but also those who wanted music to take them away from reality.
Here are the list of Rolling Stone Magazine's 50 Best Albums of 2021:
1. Sour by Olivia Rodrigo
2. 30 by Adele
3. Vice Versa by Rauw Alejandro
4. Call Me If You Get Lost by Tyler, the Creator
5. Home Video by Lucy Dacus
6. Montero by Lil Nas X
7. Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan
8. Glow On by Turnstile
9. El Madrileño by C. Tangana
10. Jubilee by Japanese Breakfast
11. Whole Lotta Red by Playboi Carti
12. To Hell With It by PinkPantheress
13. Reckless by Morgan Wade
14. Hall of Fame by Polo G
15. Happier Than Ever by Billie Eilish
16. Hey What by Low
17. If Orange Was A Place by Tems
18. If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power by Halsey
19. Collapsed in Sunbeams by Arlo Parks
20. Gold-Diggers Sound by Leon Bridges
21. Planet Her by Doja Cat
22. Second Line by Dawn Richard
23. El Alimento by Cimafunk
24. New Long Leg by Dry Cleaning
25. 29 by Carly Pearce
26. Afrique Victime by Mdou Moctar
27. Ignorance by The Weather Station
28. Niñxs Rotxs by Mabiland
29. Punk by Young Thug
30. When Smoke Rises by Mustafa
31. Sound Ancestors by Madlib
32. Valentine by Snail Mail
33. Still Over It by Summer Walker
34. Driver by Adult Mom
35. An Evening With Silk Sonic by Silk Sonic
36. Sometimes I Might Be Introvert by Little Simz
37. Shiesty Season by Pooh Shiesty
38. Stand for Myself by Yola
39. Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma by Topaz Jones
40. Medicine at Midnight by Foo Fighters
41. Remember Her Name by Mickey Guyton
42. Let Me Do One More by Illuminati Hotties
43. Lyke Mike by Mike Towers
44. Senjutsu by Iron Maiden
45. Bo Jackson by Boldy James and the Alchemist
46. The Chaos Chapter: Fight of Rescape by TOMORROW X TOGETHER
47. Timelezz by Jhay Cortez
48. Certified Lover Boy by Drake
49. The Horses and the Hounds by James McMurtry
50. Daddy's Home by St. Vincent
