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MCCh 2021 (14) August 15

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The best albums of 2021 (update August 15)

The numbers presented next to each album title are the weighted average rating, and, in brackets, average and number of ratings (out of 33 included sources). The weighted average is based on a formula that includes a) the average of ratings and b) the number of sources that have rated the album.

The magazines I used for the ratings were:
EUR + Australia: Dansende Beren (New this year thanks to Chilton's proposal); Gaffa-dk; Gaffa-sw; Humo; Indiestyle; Jenesaispop; Laut; Mondosonoro; Musikexpress; Nojesguiden; Ondarock; Plattentests; Sentire Ascoltare; The Music
UK: Clash; DIY; God Is In The Tv; Load And Quiet; Music OMH; NME; The Guardian; The Line Of Best Fit; The Skinny
USA + Canada: Allmusic; Beats Per Minute; Consequence Of Sound; Exclaim!; Nothern Transmissions; Paste; Pitchfork; Popmatters; Rolling Stone; Spectrum Culture; Under The Radar

Highlights: Rob makes the top three songs from the album according to Allmusic, Consequence of Sound, Jenesaispop, Plattentests, The Skinny, etc…

Albums that have obtained new reviews but worsened the score
New entry or Re-entry
Albums that have obtained new reviews and improved the score

Out:
None

75 - Marianne Faithfull: She Walks in Beauty – 74,0 (76,7 / 13)
Highlights: The Bridge of Sighs – Ozymandias – So We’ll Go No More a Roving
New Age



74 - David Crosby: For Free - 74 (78,4 / 8)
Highlights: River Rise – For Free – Rodriguez for the Night
Singer-Songwriter



73 - Iglooghost: Lei Line Eon - 74,1 (78,7 / 7)
Highlights: Sylph Fossil - Eœ (Disk•Initiate) – Pure Grey Circle
Progressive Electronic



72 - The Staves: Good Woman - 74,3 (76,3 / 15)
Highlights: Devotion – Best Friend – Nothing’s Gonna Happen
Indie Pop



71 - Emma-Jean Thackray: Yellow – 74,5 (78,4 / 9)
Highlights: Say Something – Venus – Our People
Jazz Fusion



70 - The Hold Steady: Open Door Policy - 74,8 (74,8 / 21)
Highlights: Family Farm – Spices - Lanyards
Indie Rock



69 - Tomahawk: Tonic Immobility - 74,9 (78,6 / 10)
Highlights: Tattoo Zero – Howlie – Business Casual
Alternative Rock



68 - Katy Kirby: Cool Dry Place – 75,0 (79,0 / 9)
Highlights: Cool Dry Place – Juniper – Traffic!
Singer-Songwriter



67 - Girl In Red: If I Can Make It Go Quiet - 75,0 (74,3 / 23)
Highlights: Rue – Serotonin – Midnight Love
Indie Pop



66 - Celeste: Not Your Muse - 75,2 (77,2 / 15)
Highlights: Stop This Flame – Strange - Ideal Woman
Neo-Soul



65 - Madlib: Sound Ancestors - 75,2 (76,9 / 16)
Highlights: Road of the Lonely Ones – Dirtknock - Chino
Instrumental Hip Hop



64 - Chai: Wink - 75,3 (76,6 / 17)
Highlights: Maybe Chocolate Chips - Nobody Knows We Are Fun - In Pink
Indie Pop



63 - Sault: Nine – 75,4 (77,7 / 14)
Highlights: London Gangs – Bitter Streets - 9
Neo-Soul



62 - Nas: King's Disease II - 75,5 (80,1 / 7)
Highlights: Nobody – Death Row East – Store Run
East Coast Hip Hop



61 - Virginia Wing: Private Life - 75,7 (80,0 / 8)
Highlights: I’m Holding Out for Something – St. Francis Fountain – Moon Turn Tides
Art Pop



60 - The Coral: Coral Island - 75,8 (79,5 / 10)
Highlights: Faceless Angel - Autumn Has Come - Lover Undiscovered
Indie Rock



59 - Ghetts: Conflict Of Interest - 75,9 (80,6 / 7)
Highlights: IC3 – Little Bo Peep - Mozambique
UK Hip Hop



58 - Cassandra Jenkins: An Overview On Phenomenal Nature – 75,9 (80,3 / 8)
Highlights: Hard Drive – Crosshairs – New Bikini
Singer-Songwriter



57 - Greentea Peng: Man Made - 75,9 (79,3 / 11)
Highlights: Nah It Ain’t the Same – Meditation – Kali V2
Neo-Soul



56 - Leon Vynehall: Rare, Forever – 76,0 (79,4 / 11)
Highlights: Mothra - Dumbo – Snakeskin ∞ Has-Been
Ambient Techno



55 - Loraine James: Reflection - 76,1 (80,7 / 7)
Highlights: Simple Stuff - Running Like That - Self Doubt (Leaving the Club Early)
IDM



54 - Dinosaur Jr: Sweep It Into Space – 76,1 (74,8 / 25)
Highlights: Garden – I Ran Away – I Ain’t
Alternative Rock



53 - Kiwi Jr.: Cooler Returns – 76,1 (78,1 / 15)
Highlights: Undecided Voters – Waiting in Line – Only Here for a Haircut
Indie Rock



52 - Bicep: Isles – 76,2 (75,5 / 23)
Highlights: Atlas - Sundial - Saku
Future Garage



51 - Clairo: Sling - 76,3 (76,0 / 22)
Highlights: Amoeba - Blouse - Bambi /b]
Singer-Songwriter



50 - Gruff Rhys: Seeking New Gods - 76,4 (78,7 / 14)
Highlights: Mausoleum of My Former Self - Seeking New Gods - Hiking in Lightning
Psychedelic Pop



49 - Pauline Anna Strom: Angel Tears in Sunlight – 76,5 (80,4 / 9)
Highlights: Tropical Convergence – Temple Gardens at Midnight – The Pulsation
Ambient



48 - Vince Staples: Vince Staples – 76,5 (75,8 / 23)
Highlights: Are You With That? – Take Me Home – Lil Fade
Trap Rap



47 - Darkside: Spiral - 76,7 (76,3 / 22)
Highlights: Liberty Bell - The Limit - Lawmaker
Art Rock



46 - Jazmine Sullivan: Heaux Tales – 76,7 (79,7 / 12)
Highlights: Lost One – Pick Up Your Feelings – Girl Like Me
Neo-Soul



45 - Viagra Boys: Welfare Jazz - 76,7 (75,7 / 24)
Highlights: Creatures – Girls & Boys – Ain’t Nice
Post-Punk



44 - LUMP: Animal – 76,7 (79,1 / 14)
Highlights: Animal – Climb Every Wall – Bloom At Night
Indie Pop



43 - Squirrel Flower: Planet (i) – 76,8 (79,1 / 14)
Highlights: Hurt a Fly – I’ll Go Running - Roadkill
Indie Rock



42 - Slowthai: Tyron – 77,1 (74,1 / 30)
Highlights: Feel Away – Cancelled - Mazza
UK Hip Hop



41 - Genesis Owusu: Smiling With No Teeth – 77,1 (80,5 / 11)
Highlights: A Song About Fishing – The Other Black Dog – Drown
Neo-Soul



40 - Bachelor: Doomin' Sun - 77,2 (78,8 / 16)
Highlights: Stay in the Car - Back of My Hand - Doomin’ Sun
Indie Rock



39 - Torres: Thirstier – 77,2 (77,2 / 21)
Highlights: Don’t Go Putting Wishes in My Head – Hug from a Dinosaur - Thirstier
Indie Rock



38 – Tribulation: Where The Gloom Becomes Sound - 77,6 (82,3 / 7)
Highlights: Hour of the Wolf – Daughter of the Djinn – Dirge of a Dying Soul
Gothic Metal



37 - Sleaford Mods: Spare Ribs – 77,7 (76,3 / 25)
Highlights: Mork n Mindy – Shortcummings – Nudge It
UK Hip Hop



36 - Django Django: Glowing in the Dark - 77,9 (76,9 / 24)
Highlights: Spirals – Waking Up – Glowing in the Dark
Indie Pop



35 - Goat Girl: On All Fours – 78,2 (78,1 / 21)
Highlights: Sad Cowboy – Badibaba – The Crack
Post-Punk



34 - Hiatus Kaiyote: Mood Valiant – 78,2 (81,2 / 12)
Highlights: Red Room – Get Sun – Chivalry Is Not Dead
Neo-Soul



33- The Armed: Ultrapop – 78,3 (81,3 / 12)
Highlights: All Futures – An Iteration – Masunaga Vaporsa
Noise Rock



32 - The Anchoress: The Art Of Losing - 78,5 (82,9 / 8)
Highlights: Unravel - The Art of Losing - Show Your Face
Art Rock



31 - Anna B Savage: A Common Turn - 78,6 (81,6 / 12)
Highlights: Corncrakes – BedStuy - Two
Psychedelic Folk



30 - Iceage: Seek Shelter - 78,6 (77,3 / 25)
Highlights: Vendetta – The Holding Hand – Shelter Song
Art Rock



29 - Steve Earle & The Dukes: J.T. - 78,7 (82,0 / 11)
Highlights: Champagne Corolla – Last Words – I Don’t Care
Americana



28 - Jane Weaver: Flock – 78,7 (80,7 / 15)
Highlights: Heartlow – Modern Reputation - Solarised
Psychedelic Pop



27 - Mogwai: As The Love Continues - 78,8 (76,2 / 29)
Highlights: Midnight Flit – Ritchie Sacramento – Dry Fantasy
Post Rock



26 - Alfie Templeman: Forever Isn't Long Enough - 78,9 (83,6 / 7)
Highlights: Forever Isn’t Long Enough – Shady - Everybody’s Gonna Love Somebody
Dance Pop



25 - Lana Del Rey: Chemtrails Over the Country Club - 78,9 (76,9 / 27)
Highlights: Chemtrails over the Country Club - White Dress - Wild at Heart
Singer-Songwriter



24 - Serpentwithfeet: Deacon – 79,1 (78,1 / 24)
Highlights: Hyacinth - Sailor’s Superstition - Fellowship
Alternative R&B



23 - Lingua Ignota: Sinner Get Ready – 79,3 (83,0 / 10)
Highlights: Pennsylvania Surface – The Order Of The Spiritual Virgins – I Who Bend The Tall Grasses
Neoclassical Darkwave



22 - Billie Eilish: Happier Than Ever – 79,6 (77,9 / 26)
Highlights: Oxytocin - Therefore I Am - My future
R&B



21 - Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime – 79,9 (80,6 / 19)
Highlights: Tala Tannam - Afrique Victime – Ya Habibti
Tishoumaren



20 - Wolf Alice: Blue Weekend - 80,6 (80,2 / 22)
Highlights: The Last Man On Earth - How Can I Make It OK - Lipstick On the Glass
Alternative Rock



19 - Dry Cleaning: New Long Leg – 81,1 (78,4 / 29)
Highlights: Scratchyard Lanyard - New Long Leg - Her Hippo
Post-Punk



18 - Shame: Drunk Tank Pink – 81,2 (78,5 / 29)
Highlights: Alphabet – Water in the Well – Snow Day
Post-Punk



17 - Arab Strap: As Days Get Dark – 81,2 (79,9 / 25)
Highlights: The Turning of Our Bones - Here Comes Comus! - Kebabylon
Slowcore



16 - Lucy Dacus: Home Video – 81,2 (79,2 / 27)
Highlights: Hot & Heavy – Thumbs – First Time
Singer-Songwriter



15 - For Those I Love: For Those I Love - 81,9 (86,3 / 8)
Highlights: I Have a Love - Birthday/ The Pain - Top Scheme
Progressive House



14 - St. Vincent: Daddy's Home – 82,1 (78,8 / 31)
Highlights: The Melting of the Sun – Down - Pay Your Way in Pain
Psychedelic Soul



13 - Godspeed You! Black Emperor: G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END! - 82,4 (80,4 / 27)
Highlights: "Government Came" (9980.0kHz 3617.1kHz 4521.0 kHz)/Cliffs Gaze/Cliffs' Gaze at Empty Waters' Rise/Ashes to Sea or Near to Thee - A Military Alphabet (five eyes all blind) (4521.0kHz 6730.0kHz 4109.09kHz) / Job’s Lament / First of the Last Glaciers / where we break how we shine (ROCKETS FOR MARY) - Fire at Static Valley
Post-Rock



12 - Tyler, The Creator: Call Me If You Get Lost – 82,7 (82,0 / 23)
Highlights: Lumberjack – Wilshire - Juggernaut
Hip Hop



11 - Black Midi: Cavalcade - 82,8 (79,8 / 30)
Highlights: Chondromalacia Patella – Slow - John L
Avant- Prog



10 - Black Country, New Road: For The First Time – 83,0 (81,0 / 27)
Highlights: Sunglasses – Track X - Instrumental
Experimental Rock



09 - Sons of Kemet: Black To The Future – 83,3 (84,6 / 17)
Highlights: Hustle – Pick Up Your Burning Cross – Field Negus
Jazz



08 - The Weather Station: Ignorance - 83,5 (82,8 / 23)
Highlights: Robber – Parking Lot – Tried to Tell You
Art Pop



07 - Arlo Parks: Collapsed In Sunbeams – 83,9 (80,9 / 30)
Highlights: Hurt – Eugene – Black Dog
Bedroom Pop



06 - Dave: We’re All Alone In This Together – 84,0 (86,7 / 13)
Highlights: In the Fire - We’re All Alone - Heart Attack
UK Hip Hop



05 - Julien Baker: Little Oblivions – 84,2 (81,2 / 30)
Highlights: Hardline – Ringside – Favor
Singer-Songwriter



04 - Nick Cave & Warren Ellis: Carnage – 84,9 (83,6 / 25)
Highlights: White Elephant - Hand of God – Old Time
Art Rock



03 - Japanese Breakfast: Jubilee - 85,6 (83,3 / 28)
Highlights: Be Sweet - Posing in Bondage – Kokomo, In
Indie Pop



02 - Squid: Bright Green Field - 86,9 (85,2 / 26)
Highlights: Narrator – Pamphlets - Paddling
Art Punk



01 - Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra: Promises – 88,4 (87,7 / 23)
Highlights: Movement 1 - Movement 6 - Movement 8
Modern Classical
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Holden wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 2:54 am Out of curiosity, where do be the albums above 70?
76 - Diivde And Dissolve: Gas Lit - 74,0 (78,0 / 9)
77 - Tune-Yards: Sketchy. - 74,0 (74,0 / 21)
78 - Manchester Orchestra: The Million Masks Of God - 73,9 (76,9 / 12)
79 - Taylor Swift: Fearless (Taylor’s Version) - 73,8 (76,8 / 12)
80 - Spellling: The Turning Wheel - 73,7 (75,1 / 17)
81 - Liars: The Apple Drop - 73,7 (75,0 / 17)
82 - Tom Jones: Surrounded By Time - 73,6 (77,3 / 10)
83 - Valerie June: The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers - 73,6 (76,9 / 11)
84 - Yola: Stand For Myself - 73,6 (76,9 / 11)
85 - Brockhampton: Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine - 73,6 (74,2 / 19)
86 - Du Blonde: Homecoming - 73,5 (77,4 / 9)
87 - John Grant: Boy From Michigan - 73,4 (74,4 / 18)
88 - Porter Robinson: Nurture - 73,3 (77,0 / 10)
89 - Claud: Super Monster - 73,3 (75,0 / 16)
90 - Noga Erez: Kids - 73,3 (78,0 / 7)
91 - Chad VanGaalen: World's Most Stressed Out Gardener - 72,9 (76,6 / 10)
92 - Laura Mvula: Pink Noise - 72,7 (74,7 / 15)
93 - The Antlers: Green To Gold - 72,7 (74,7 / 15)
94 - Flock of Dimes: Head of Roses - 72,7 (75,4 / 13)
95 - Alan Vega: Mutator - 72,7 (76,7 / 9)
96 - William Doyle: Great Spans of Muddy Time - 72,6 (75,3 / 13)
97 - H.E.R.: Back of My Mind - 72,5 (76,4 / 9)
98 - Leon Bridges: Gold-Diggers Sound - 72,3 (73,6 / 17)
99 - The Body: I've Seen All I Need To See - 72,2 (75,9 / 10)
100 - Cloud Nothings: The Shadow I Remember - 72,1 (73,8 / 16)
101 - Lord Huron: Long Lost - 72,1 (76,7 / 7)
102 - The Mountain Goats: Dark In Here - 72,0 (74,3 / 14)
103 - Billie Marten: Flora Fauna - 71,9 (76,3 / 8)
104 - A Winged Victory for the Sullen: Invisible Cities - 71,9 (74,9 / 12)
105 - The Besnard Lakes: The Besnard Lakes Are the Last of the Great Thunderstom Warnings... - 71,9 (74,9 / 12)
106 - Puma Blue: In Praise of Shadows - 71,8 (74,8 / 12)
107 - Half Waif: Mythopoetics - 71,8 (74,5 / 13)
108 - Pom Pom Squad: Death Of A Cheerleader - 71,8 (76,1 / 8)
109 - Lambchop: Showtunes - 71,6 (73,3 / 16)
110 - Crowded House: Dreamers Are Waiting - 71,6 (75,6 / 9)
111 - Weezer: OK Human - 71,5 (70,8 / 23)
112 - Lael Neale: Acquainted with Night - 71,5 (76,1 / 7)
113 - Dodie: Build A Problem - 71,5 (75,4 / 9)
114 - Foo Fighters: Medicine at Midnight - 71,4 (69,7 / 26)
115 - Olivia Rodrigo: Sour - 71,2 (71,6 / 20)
116 - King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Butterfly 3000 - 71,2 (74,5 / 11)
117 - Spirit Of The Beehive: Entertainment, Death - 71,1 (75,1 / 9)
118 - Ryley Walker: Course In Fable - 71,0 (74,4 / 11)
119 - Tindersticks: Distractions - 71,0 (73,4 / 14)
120 - Psychedelic Porn Crumpets: SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound - 71,0 (75 / 9)
121 - Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: Superwolves - 71,0 (73,3 / 14)
122 - Still Corners: The Last Exit - 70,8 (74,5 / 10)
123 - Hiss Golden Messenger: Quietly Blowing It - 70,8 (74,8 / 9)
124 - James Yorkston And The Second Hand Orchestra: The Wide, Wide River - 70,7 (74,4 / 10)
125 - Pearl Charles: Magic Mirror - 70,5 (74,9 / 8)
126 - La Femme: Paradigmes - 70,3 (74,6 / 8)
127 - Liz Phair: Soberish - 70,1 (72,1 / 15)
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Thank you again for the effort you put into making this list.
I think N.12, Tyler's album, should be in the regular black color, not blue, as it's not a new entry or re-entry, nor did it receive any new reviews.
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Top 50 Albums of the Decade

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1 | Fiona Apple | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | 94.9497 | 2020
2 | Perfume Genius | Set My Heart On Fire Immediately | 90.2421 | 2020
3 | Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra | Promises | 88.3711 | 2021
4 | Bob Dylan | Rough and Rowdy Ways | 88.3422 | 2020
5 | Run The Jewels | RTJ4 | 87.7125 | 2020
6 | Squid | Bright Green Field | 86.9059 | 2021
7 | Phoebe Bridgers | Punisher | 85.9084 | 2020
8 | Japanese Breakfast | Jubilee | 85.5918 | 2021
9 | Nick Cave & Warren Ellis | Carnage | 84.9419 | 2021
10 | Julien Baker | Little Oblivions | 84.2413 | 2021
11 | Yves Tumor | Heaven To A Tortured Mind | 84.2346 | 2020
12 | Moses Sumney | græ | 84.2251 | 2020
13 | Dave | We're All ALone In This Together | 84.0346 | 2021
14 | Taylor Swift | Folklore | 83.8752 | 2020
15 | Arlo Parks | Collapsed In Sunbeams | 83.8746 | 2021
16 | The Weather Station | Ignorance | 83.4579 | 2021
17 | Sons of Kemet | Black To The Future | 83.3222 | 2021
18 | Adrianne Lenker | Songs | 83.1144 | 2020
19 | Black Country, New Road | For The First Time | 82.9712 | 2021
20 | Porridge Radio | Every Bad | 82.8487 | 2020
21 | Fleet Foxes | Shore | 82.8412 | 2020
22 | Black Midi | Cavalcade | 82.8411 | 2021
23 | Haim | Women In Music Pt. III | 82.7609 | 2020
24 | Tyler, The Creator | Call Me If You Get Lost | 82.6751 | 2021
25 | Godspeed You! Black Emperor | G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END! | 82.4153 | 2021
26 | Waxahatchee | Saint Cloud | 82.3647 | 2020
27 | Fontaines D.C. | A Hero's Death | 82.2609 | 2020
28 | St. Vincent | Daddy's Home | 82.1480 | 2021
29 | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia | 82.1419 | 2020
30 | Protomartyr | Ultimate Success Today | 82.1362 | 2020
31 | Caribou | Suddenly | 82.0541 | 2020
32 | Sault | Untitled (Rise) | 82.0088 | 2020
33 | For Those I Love | For Those I Love | 81.9255 | 2021
34 | Lucy Dacus | Home Video | 81.2302 | 2021
35 | Neil Young | Homegrown | 81.2249 | 2020
36 | Arab Strap | As Days Get Dark | 81.2212 | 2021
37 | Shame | Drunk Tank Pink | 81.1917 | 2021
38 | Dry Cleaning | New Long Leg | 81.0886 | 2021
39 | Jessie Ware | What's Your Pleasure? | 80.8215 | 2020
40 | Thundercat | It Is What It Is | 80.7578 | 2020
41 | Bright Eyes | Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was | 80.5909 | 2020
42 | Wolf Alice | Blue Weekend | 80.5689 | 2021
43 | Taylor Swift | Evermore | 80.4895 | 2020
44 | The Microphones | Microphones in 2020 | 80.3416 | 2020
45 | Rina Sawayama | Sawayama | 80.2940 | 2020
46 | Laura Marling | Song For Our Daughter | 80.2405 | 2020
47 | Róisín Murphy | Roisin Machine | 79.9779 | 2020
48 | Mdou Moctar | Afrique Victime | 79.9205 | 2021
49 | Crack Cloud | Pain Olympics | 79.8971 | 2020
50 | Soccer Mommy | Color Theory | 79.5812 | 2020
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An updated playlist for all your listening wants:



So, when you open this topic the first two albums you see are by Marianne Faithfull and David Crosby. They are at a bookend with Pharaoh Sanders on the top. The three of them have an average age of about 77. Don't tell Edre Peraza!
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