The Top 25 Albums of 2021

Dave’s Music Database: Top Albums of 2021

Based on a combination of year-end lists and overall status in Dave’s Music Database, these are the top 25 albums of 2021: Olivia Rodrigo Sour Adele 30 Morgan Wallen Dangerous: The Double Album Billie Eilish Happier Than Ever Lil Nas X Montero Drake Certified Lover Boy Tyler, the Creator Call Me if You Get Lost Taylor Swift Red (Taylor’s Version) Kacey Musgraves Star-Crossed Doja Cat Planet Her Little Simz Sometimes I Might Be Introvert Japanese Breakfast Jubilee Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Raise the Roof Justin Bieber Justice Silk Sonic An Evening with Silk Sonic Halsey If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power The Weather Station Ignorance Turnstile Glow On Taylor Swift Fearless (Taylor’s Version) Snail Mail Valentine Brandi Carlile In These Silent Days Jazmine Sullivan Heaux Tales Jon Batiste We Are Dry Cleaning New Long Leg Floating Points with Pharoah Sanders & the London Symphony Orchestra Promises Resources and Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: Top Songs and Albums by Year Lists Dave’s Music Database: “Other Year-End Album Awards” First posted 1/4/2022.