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MCCh 2021 (21) November 30

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The best albums of 2021 (update November 30)

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:
Moor Mother: Black Encyclopedia Of The Air
Girl In Red: If I Can Make It Go Quiet
Katy Kirby: Cool Dry Place
Curtis Harding: If Words Were Flowers
Emma-Jean Thackray: Yellow


100 - Nao: And Then Life Was Beautiful – 75,1 (79,1 / 9)
Highlights: Antidote – Woman – And Then Life Was Beautiful
Neo-Soul



99 - Illuminati Hotties: Let Me Do One More - 75,2 (78,2 / 12)
Highlights: MMMOOOAAAAAYAYA - Pool Hopping - u u v p
Indie Rock



98 - Nation Of Language: A Way Forward - 75,2 (79,9 / 7)
Highlights: Across That Fine Line – This Fractured Mind – The Grey Commute
Synthpop



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



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



95 - Foxing: Draw Down The Moon - 75,2 (79,2 / 9)
Highlights: Speak with the Dead - Draw Down the Moon - If I Believed in God
Indie Rock



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



93 - Sam Fender: Seventeen Going Under – 75,3 (77,9 / 13)
Highlights: Seventeen Going Under - Get You Down - Long Way Off
Heartland Rock



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



91 - Damon Albarn: The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows - 75,6 (73,9 / 26)
Highlights: The Cormorant - The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows - Polaris
Ambient Pop



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



89 - Carcass: Torn Arteries - 75,7 (80,0 / 8)
Highlights: Under the Scalpel Blade – Kelly’s Meet Emporium – Dance of Ixtab (Psychopomp & Circumstance March No. 1)
Melodic Death Metal



88 - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: Raise The Roof - 75,7 (79 / 11)
Highlights: High and Lonesome – Quattro (World Drifts In) – The Price of Love
Americana



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



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



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



84 - Hand Habits: Fun House - 75,9 (79,3 / 11)
Highlights: Aquamarine – Clean Air – No Difference
Singer-Songwriter



83 - Poppy: Flux – 76,0 (78,6 / 13)
Highlights: Flux – Lessen the Damage – So Mean
Alternative Rock



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



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



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



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



78 - Gruff Rhys: Seeking New Gods - 76,1 (78,1 / 15)
Highlights: Mausoleum of My Former Self - Seeking New Gods - Hiking in Lightning
Psychedelic Pop



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



76 - Cassandra Jenkins: An Overview On Phenomenal Nature – 76,2 (80,2 / 9)
Highlights: Hard Drive - Crosshairs - New Bikini
Singer-Songwriter



75 - Squirrel Flower: Planet (i) - 76,3 (78,3 / 15)
Highlights: Hurt a Fly - I’ll Go Running - Roadkill
Indie Rock



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



73 - Lil Nas X: Montero - 76,4 (77,7 / 17)
Highlights: Industry Baby – Montero (Call Me By Your Name) – That’s What I Want
Pop Rap



72 - Deafheaven: Infinite Granite – 76,4 (73,8 / 29)
Highlights: Great Mass of Color - Mombasa - In Blur
Shoegaze



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



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



69 - Grouper: Shade - 76,5 (77,5 / 18)
Highlights: Followed the Ocean - The way her hair falls – Kelso (Blue Sky)
Folk



68 - Silk Sonic: An Evening With Silk Sonic - 76,6 (79,2 / 13)
Highlights: Leave the Door Open – Smoking Out the Window – Skate
R&B



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



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



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



64 - Chvrches: Screen Violence - 76,8 (75,5 / 25)
Highlights: How Not to Drown – Good Girls – Violent Delights
Synthpop



63 - Helado Negro: Far In – 76,9 (80,2 / 11)
Highlights: Gemini and Leo – Outside the Outside – La Naranja
Neo-Psychedelia



62 - Indigo De Souza: Any Shape You Take - 77,0 (78,6 / 16)
Highlights: Hold U - Kill Me - Pretty Pictures
Indie Rock



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



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



59- LUMP: Animal - 77,1 (79,1 / 14)
Highlights: Animal - Climb Every Wall - Bloom At Night
Indie Pop



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



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



56 - Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine: A Beginner's Mind – 77,5 (78,2 / 19)
Highlights: Back to Oz - It’s Your Own Body and Mind - Reach Out
Indie Folk



55 - 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



54 - Converge and Chelsea Wolfe: Bloodmoon: I - 77,6 (81,3 / 10)
Highlights: Blood Moon – Coil – Failure Forever
Sludge Metal



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



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



51 - Amyl And The Sniffers: Comfort To Me – 78,0 (78,6 / 19)
Highlights: Guided by Angels - Security - Maggot
Punk Rock



50 - Injury Reserve: By the Time I Get to Phoenix – 78,0 (81,0 / 12)
Highlights: Knees – Superman That - Outside
Experimental Hip Hop



49 - Summer Walker: Still Over It - 78,0 (82,4 / 8)
Highlights: Ex for a Reason - No Love - Bitter
R&B



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



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



46 - Hiatus Kaiyote: Mood Valiant - 78,3 (80,9 / 13)
Highlights: Red Room - Get Sun - Chivalry Is Not Dead
Neo-Soul



45 - Iron Maiden: Senjutsu - 78,4 (78,4 / 21)
Highlights: The Writing on the Wall – Hell on Earth – Senjutsu
Heavy Metal



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



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



42 - Isaiah Rashad: The House Is Burning - 78,6 (83,3 / 7)
Highlights: RIP Young - Claymore - Score
Southern Hip Hop



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



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



39 - Iceage: Seek Shelter - 78,7 (77,0 / 26)
Highlights: Vendetta - The Holding Hand - Shelter Song
Art Rock



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



37 - 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



36 - 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



35 - PinkPantheress: To Hell With It – 79,0 (82,4 / 11)
Highlights: Pain – Break It Off – Just for Me
Atmospheric Drum and Bass



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



33 - Mastodon: Hushed and Grim – 79,2 (81,2 / 15)
Highlights: Pain with an Anchor – The Crux - Gigantium
Progressive Metal



32 - Taylor Swift: Red (Taylor's Version) - 79,2 (82,5 / 11)
Highlights: All Too Well (10 Minute Version) – Nothing New – I Knew You Were Trouble
Country Pop



31 - Idles: Crawler – 79,5 (78,8 / 23)
Hightlights: The Beachland Ballroom - Crawl! - MTT 420 RR
Post-Punk



30 - Billie Eilish: Happier Than Ever – 80,1 (77,7 / 28)
Highlights: Oxytocin - Therefore I Am - My future
R&B



29 - 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



28 - Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime - 80,7 (80,7 / 21)
Highlights: Tala Tannam - Afrique Victime - Ya Habibti
Tishoumaren



27 - The Bug: Fire - 81,0 (84,4 / 11)
Highlights: Pressure - Clash - Vexed
Grime



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



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



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



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



22 - Snail Mail: Valentine – 81,7 (80,4 / 25)
Highlights: Headlock – Valentine - Ben Franklin
Indie Rock



21 - 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



20 - Lingua Ignota: Sinner Get Ready - 82,0 (83,6 / 16)
Highlights: Pennsylvania Surface - The Order Of The Spiritual Virgins - I Who Bend The Tall Grasses
Neoclassical Darkwave



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



18 - 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



17 - Turnstile: Glow On – 82,6 (83,3 / 19)
Highlights: Holiday - Blackout - Mystery
Post-Hardcore



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



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



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



13 - Sons of Kemet: Black To The Future - 83,1 (84,1 / 18)
Highlights: Hustle - Pick Up Your Burning Cross - Field Negus
Jazz



12 - The War On Drugs: I Don't Live Here Anymore – 83,3 (80,6 / 29)
Highlights: Change - Living Proof – I Don’t Live Here Anymore
Heartland Rock



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



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



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



08 - Dave: We’re All Alone In This Together - 84,7 (86,7 / 15)
Highlights: In the Fire - We’re All Alone - Heart Attack
UK Hip Hop



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



06 - Low: Hey What – 85,1 (82,4 / 29)
Highlights: Days Like These - More - White Horses
Post-Industrial



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



04 - Self Esteem: Prioritise Pleasure – 86,5 (89,2 / 13)
Highlights: I Do This All the Time – Moody – Prioritise Pleasure
Electropop



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



02 - Little Simz: Sometimes I Might Be Introvert – 87,7 (86,0 / 26)
Highlights: Introvert - I Love You, I Hate You - Point and Kill
UK Hip Hop



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?
101 - Moor Mother: Black Encyclopedia Of The Air - 75,0 (78,4 / 11)
102 - Girl In Red: If I Can Make It Go Quiet - 75,0 (74,3 / 23)
103 - Katy Kirby: Cool Dry Place - 75,0 (79,0 / 9)
104 - Tomahawk: Tonic Immobility - 74,9 (78,6 / 10)
105 - Liars: The Apple Drop - 74,8 (75,2 / 20)
106 - The Hold Steady: Open Door Policy - 74,8 (74,8 / 21)
107 - Emma-Jean Thackray: Yellow - 74,6 (77,6 / 12)
108 - Adele: 30 - 74,6 (74,9 / 20)
109 - Curtis Harding: If Words Were Flowers - 74,5 (78,2 / 10)
110 - Villagers: Fever Dreams - 74,5 (76,5 / 15)
111 - Remi Wolf: Juno - 74,3 (78,3 / 9)
112 - Spellling: The Turning Wheel - 74,3 (75,3 / 18)
113 - The Killers: Pressure Machine - 74,3 (73,0 / 25)
114 - The Staves: Good Woman - 74,3 (76,3 / 15)
115 - Parquet Courts: Sympathy For Life - 74,2 (73,2 / 24)
116 - Jordan Rakei: What We Call Life - 74,2 (78,9 / 7)
117 - Tune-Yards: Sketchy. - 74,2 (73,8 / 22)
118 - Lana Del Rey: Blue Banisters - 74,1 (73,4 / 23)
119 - Iglooghost: Lei Line Eon - 74,1 (78,7 / 7)
120 - Marianne Faithfull: She Walks in Beauty - 74,0 (76,7 / 13)
121 - Diivde And Dissolve: Gas Lit - 74,0 (78,0 / 9)
122 - Manchester Orchestra: The Million Masks Of God - 73,9 (76,9 / 12)
123 - Dean Blunt: Black Metal 2 - 73,9 (78,6 / 7)
124 - Taylor Swift: Fearless (Taylor’s Version) - 73,8 (76,8 / 12)
125 - Nas: King's Disease II - 73,7 (76,7 / 12)
126 - Tom Jones: Surrounded By Time - 73,6 (77,3 / 10)
127 - Valerie June: The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers - 73,6 (76,9 / 11)
128 - Yola: Stand For Myself - 73,6 (76,9 / 11)
129 - Circuit des Yeux: -io - 73,6 (77,6 / 9)
130 - Tori Amos: Ocean To Ocean - 73,6 (77,6 / 9)
131 - Brockhampton: Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine - 73,6 (74,2 / 19)
132 - John Grant: Boy From Michigan - 73,5 (74,2 / 19)
133 - Du Blonde: Homecoming - 73,5 (77,4 / 9)
134 - The Antlers: Green To Gold - 73,3 (75,0 / 16)
135 - Claud: Super Monster - 73,3 (75,0 / 16)
136 - Porter Robinson: Nurture - 73,3 (77,0 / 10)
137 - Noga Erez: Kids - 73,3 (78,0 / 7)
138 - Biffy Clyro: The Myth of The Happily Ever After - 73,2 (77,5 / 8)
139 - Leon Bridges: Gold-Diggers Sound - 73,0 (73,9 / 18)
140 - Chad VanGaalen: World's Most Stressed Out Gardener - 72,9 (76,6 / 10)
141 - Sarah Mary Chadwick: Me and Ennui Are Friends, Baby - 72,9 (77,6 / 7)
142 - Courtney Barnett: Things Take Time, Take Time - 72,9 (70,5 / 28)
143 - Laura Mvula: Pink Noise - 72,7 (74,7 / 15)
144 - Steve Gunn: Other You - 72,7 (76,4 / 10)
145 - Flock of Dimes: Head of Roses - 72,7 (75,4 / 13)
146 - Alessia Cara: In The Meantime - 72,7 (77,0 / 8)
147 - Alan Vega: Mutator - 72,7 (76,7 / 9)
148 - William Doyle: Great Spans of Muddy Time - 72,6 (75,3 / 13)
149 - Kacey Musgraves: Star-Crossed - 72,6 (71,9 / 23)
150 - James Blake: Friends That Break Your Heart - 72,5 (71,5 / 24)
151 - Jon Hopkins: Music For Psychedelic Therapy - 72,5 (74,1 / 16)
152 - H.E.R.: Back of My Mind - 72,5 (76,4 / 9)
153 - The Mountain Goats: Dark In Here - 72,4 (74,4 / 15)
154 - Emma Ruth Rundle: Engine Of Hell - 72,3 (76,6 / 8)
155 - The Body: I've Seen All I Need To See - 72,2 (75,9 / 10)
156 - Cloud Nothings: The Shadow I Remember - 72,1 (73,8 / 16)
157 - Lord Huron: Long Lost - 72,1 (76,7 / 7)
158 - Parcels: Day/Night - 71,9 (75,3 / 11)
159 - Billie Marten: Flora Fauna - 71,9 (76,3 / 8)
160 - A Winged Victory for the Sullen: Invisible Cities - 71,9 (74,9 / 12)
161 - The Besnard Lakes: The Besnard Lakes Are the Last of the Great Thunderstom Warnings... - 71,9 (74,9 / 12)
162 - Halsey: If I Cant Have Love, I Want Power - 71,9 (72,6 / 19)
163 - Puma Blue: In Praise of Shadows - 71,8 (74,8 / 12)
164 - Half Waif: Mythopoetics - 71,8 (74,5 / 13)
165 - Pom Pom Squad: Death Of A Cheerleader - 71,8 (76,1 / 8)
166 - Elbow: Flying Dream 1 - 71,7 (75,0 / 11)
167 - Lael Neale: Acquainted with Night - 71,7 (76,0 / 8)
168 - Lambchop: Showtunes - 71,6 (73,3 / 16)
169 - Marissa Nadler: The Path Of The Clouds - 71,5 (73,2 / 16)
170 - Weezer: OK Human - 71,5 (70,8 / 23)
171 - Durand Jones & The Indications: Private Space - 71,5 (76,1 / 7)
172 - Dodie: Build A Problem - 71,5 (75,4 / 9)
173 - Jungle: Loving In Stereo - 71,5 (72,4 / 18)
174 - Foo Fighters: Medicine at Midnight - 71,4 (69,7 / 26)
175 - Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes: Sticky - 71,3 (75,3 / 9)
176 - Marta Wainwright: Love Will Be Reborn - 71,3 (75,3 / 9)
177 - Crowded House: Dreamers Are Waiting - 71,3 (75,0 / 10)
178 - Olivia Rodrigo: Sour - 71,2 (71,6 / 20)
179 - King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Butterfly 3000 - 71,2 (74,5 / 11)
180 - David Crosby: For Free - 71,1 (74,5 / 11)
181 - Spirit Of The Beehive: Entertainment, Death - 71,1 (75,1 / 9)
182 - Clinic: Fantasy Island - 71,1 (75,7 / 7)
183 - Nathaniel Rateliff And The Night Sweats: The Future - 71,1 (75,7 / 7)
184 - Ryley Walker: Course In Fable - 71,0 (74,4 / 11)
185 - Tindersticks: Distractions - 71,0 (73,4 / 14)
186 - BadBadNotGood: Talk Memory - 71,0 (72,4 / 17)
187 - Psychedelic Porn Crumpets: SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound - 71,0 (75,0 / 9)
188 - Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: Superwolves - 71,0 (73,3 / 14)
189 - Sleigh Bells: Texis - 70,9 (73,9 / 12)
190 - Hana Vu: Public Storage - 70,9 (75,6 / 7)
191 - Still Corners: The Last Exit - 70,8 (74,5 / 10)
192 - James Yorkston And The Second Hand Orchestra: The Wide, Wide River - 70,7 (74,4 / 10)
193 - Jarvis Cocker: Chansons d’Ennui Tip-Top - 70,6 (75,3 / 7)
194 - Pearl Charles: Magic Mirror - 70,5 (74,9 / 8)
195 - Mega Bog: Life, and another - 70,5 (74,9 / 8)
196 - Tirzah: Colourgrade - 70,4 (70,4 / 21)
197 - La Femme: Paradigmes - 70,3 (74,6 / 8)
198 - Liz Phair: Soberish - 70,2 (71,8 / 16)
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The second to last playlist of the year:


Sault's Nine is now officially removed from much of existence, because of whimsy, but you can still find it on YouTube. I also found the three highlights there:
London Gangs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtgVzLd ... heShuffler
Bitter Streets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9Wd175 ... anBurkhart
9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njBOFFu ... nel=kuptun
However, these are all unofficial videos so I could see them be removed.

I kind of cheated this time around. For Red I should actually have added both versions of All Too Well to the list, but that felt like a little much to me. The 10 Minute Version was the clear favorite so I went with that one, but I Knew You Were Trouble, otherwise #4 in points, has replaced the shorter All Too Well. If people have a problem with this I will replace it again.

No Adele is the surprise of the update.
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Rob wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 6:36 pm No Adele is the surprise of the update.


Seriously; I don't understand how it has an 88 on Metacritic and can't even place in the top 100 here. I'm guessing some non-Metacritic source or two really didn't like it? (or I guess some of the Metacritic sources that love it aren't counted here)
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BleuPanda wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 6:42 pm
Rob wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 6:36 pm No Adele is the surprise of the update.


Seriously; I don't understand how it has an 88 on Metacritic and can't even place in the top 100 here. I'm guessing some non-Metacritic source or two really didn't like it? (or I guess some of the Metacritic sources that love it aren't counted here)
Metacritic is US/UK/Canada centric, and they use a lot of weightage on their formula. But honestly critics are riding on her hype, they too scared to drag her. 30 has similar Metascore with Folklore and Future Nostalgia but I can say that the former will never reach the acclaim of the latter when it comes to year-end/decade-end lists. A reminder that Rolling Stone gave 25 a rare perfect five stars, but the album completely missed their decade-end list, in fact the album was nowhere to be found on other critics' lists too.
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On albumoftheyear.org which is also US/UK/Canada centric but does not use any weighting whatsoever, Adele got an average score of 80 and is current placed 117th for 2021.
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Alfie Templeman is at number 37 but I haven't noticed him in any end of year lists.
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discord wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 7:49 pm Alfie Templeman is at number 37 but I haven't noticed him in any end of year lists.
He only had seven reviews, the bare minimum needed to make it here. I don't think it is heard by most publications. Indeed, most albums from this list that are doing bad now have a low amount of reviews.
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Rob wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:34 pm
discord wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 7:49 pm Alfie Templeman is at number 37 but I haven't noticed him in any end of year lists.
He only had seven reviews, the bare minimum needed to make it here. I don't think it is heard by most publications. Indeed, most albums from this list that are doing bad now have a low amount of reviews.
Interesting. I found the Alfie Templeman album quite good.
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Is there going to be another update?
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discord wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 7:40 pm Is there going to be another update?
The December update always comes on the 31st
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