Self Esteem's Prioritise Pleasure is the most acclaimed album of 2021.
The ADM Top 10 2021
Now everyone's had their say with the Best Albums of 2021
roundups, it's time to take stock of the cold hard facts of what
really were the most critically-acclaimed albums over the past 12
months.
The AnyDecentMusic top 10 of 2021 is the most reliable guide to
what earned the most extensive overall praise from reviewers.
We have excluded from the rankings any albums with fewer than ten
reviews from our list of more than 50 sources from the UK, US,
Canada, Australia and Ireland, and the formula we apply to arrive
at the ADM rating takes the number of reviews into account.
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8.99
Self Esteem
Prioritise Pleasure
"A triumphant rush of hedonism, autonomy, and solidarity"
The Line Of Best Fit
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8.92
Dave
We're All Alone In This Together
"A knockout follow-up to 2019's 'Psychodrama', this Stormzy and
James Blake-featuring LP sees the rapper grapple with doubt at the
world around him"
NME
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8.79
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, The London Symphony
Orchestra
Promises
"This is a truly joyous album, and a purely pleasurable
experience"
musicOMH
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8.78
Little Simz
Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
"As on Grey Area, there are no dry spells or dips in quality,
just a master class in modern songwriting with heaps of poise and a
beating, soulful heart"
All Music
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8.75
For Those I Love
For Those I Love
"A cacophonous soundtrack to grief, rage and subsequent
acceptance"
Gigwise
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8.64
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
CARNAGE
"The grief remains, but Cave's hunger for retribution is back
too, heightened at every turn by Ellis's strings, on this wild,
writerly masterpiece"
The Observer
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Taylor Swift
Red (Taylor's Version)
"Swift took an already brilliant album and turned the quality up
to eleven. Nobody will ever do it like Miss Swift"
Vinyl Chapters
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The Weather Station
Ignorance
"Tamara Lindeman's songwriting has reached stunning new heights.
With a full band supporting her, her new album draws upon the
natural world to create unforgettable moments of calm and
beauty"
Pitchfork
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Turnstile
Glow On
"Across 15 tracks, the Baltimore hardcore group widen their
scope without losing sight of what made them so intriguing to begin
with"
Paste Magazine
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Japanese Breakfast
Jubilee
"Jubilee is bombastic and subtle, full of towering affections
and understated warmth and something you completely cannot miss out
on"
Northern Transmissions
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And the next 10
11. Sons of Kemet - Black To The Future Reviews
12. Squid - Bright Green Field
Reviews
13. Ghetts - Conflict Of Interest
Reviews
14. Tyler, The Creator - Call Me
If You Get Lost Reviews
15. Converge and Chelsea
Wolfe - Bloodmoon: Reviews
16. Amyl
And The Sniffers - Comfort To
Me Reviews
17. Wolf
Alice - Blue Weekend
Reviews
18. Laura Mvula
- Pink Noise Field
Reviews
19.
Billie
Eilish
- Happier Than Ever
Reviews
20. Biffy
Clyro
- The Myth of The Happily Ever
After
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