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Albums from the Year 2021

Other Years: 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2017 2018 2019 2020s 2020 2021 2022 2023

This page lists the top albums of 2021 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the site generation page. A list of biggest hit songs of 2021 can be found here.

The companion site the MusicID revenue site provides an alternative (and clearly better) set of charts of the top songs and albums of 2021. The data gathered at this site focuses on music from 2000 and before. The coverage for 2000-2010 is OK but after 2010 the number of charts included drops dramatically. The way year end summary charts are generated externally means that less recent data is available, so the results here are not to be trusted.

The top ten album artists of 2021 were:

1:Taylor Swift3:Billie Eilish5:Soundtrack7:Ed Sheeran9:Morgan Wallen
2:Olivia Rodrigo4:Justin Bieber6:Drake8:Ariana Grande10:Kanye West
# Artist Album Title Year Chart Entries
1 Olivia Rodrigo Sour 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Jun 2021 (135 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - May 2021 (136 weeks), US 2 of 2021, Grammy in 2021 (Nominated), UK album 4 of 2021, the MusicID revenue site album 1 of 2022
2 Taylor Swift Evermore 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Dec 2020 (158 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Dec 2020 (138 weeks), Grammy in 2021 (Nominated), US 4 of 2021, UK album 31 of 2021, the MusicID revenue site album 11 of 2021
3 Billie Eilish Happier Than Ever 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Aug 2021 (125 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Aug 2021 (96 weeks), Grammy in 2021 (Nominated), UK album 26 of 2021, the MusicID revenue site album 12 of 2022
4 Drake Certified Lover Boy 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Sep 2021 (120 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Sep 2021 (108 weeks), US 5 of 2021, UK album 22 of 2021, the MusicID revenue site album 7 of 2022
5 Ed Sheeran = 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Nov 2021 (112 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Nov 2021 (113 weeks), UK album 2 of 2021, the MusicID revenue site album 2 of 2022
6 Taylor Swift Red (Taylor's Version) 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Nov 2021 (110 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Nov 2021 (98 weeks), US 5 of 2022, UK album 32 of 2021, the MusicID revenue site album 20 of 2022
7 Ariana Grande Positions 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Nov 2020 (103 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Nov 2020 (43 weeks), US 8 of 2021, UK album 50 of 2021, the MusicID revenue site album 14 of 2021
8 Justin Bieber Justice 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Apr 2021 (116 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 2 - Mar 2021 (64 weeks), Grammy in 2021 (Nominated), UK album 21 of 2021, the MusicID revenue site album 10 of 2021
9 Morgan Wallen Dangerous: The Double Album 2021 US 1 of 2021, US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Jan 2021 (154 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 77 - Jan 2021 (1 week), the MusicID revenue site album 4 of 2021
10 Kanye West Donda 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Sep 2021 (62 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Sep 2021 (22 weeks), Grammy in 2021 (Nominated), the MusicID revenue site album 61 of 2021
11 Kid LAROI F*ck Love 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Aug 2020 (164 weeks), US 6 of 2021, UK Albums 2013-23 peak 6 - Jul 2020 (87 weeks), UK album 25 of 2021, the MusicID revenue site album 6 of 2021
12 Doja Cat Planet Her 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 2 - Jul 2021 (130 weeks), Grammy in 2021 (Nominated), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 3 - Jul 2021 (85 weeks), UK album 18 of 2021, the MusicID revenue site album 6 of 2022
13 Lil NAS X Montero 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 2 - Oct 2021 (57 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 2 - Sep 2021 (23 weeks), Grammy in 2021 (Nominated), the MusicID revenue site album 49 of 2022
14 Taylor Swift Fearless (Taylor's Version) 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Apr 2021 (128 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Apr 2021 (33 weeks), the MusicID revenue site album 46 of 2023
15 J Cole The Off-Season 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - May 2021 (75 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 2 - May 2021 (10 weeks), the MusicID revenue site album 51 of 2021
16 Polo G Hall Of Fame 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Jun 2021 (102 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 3 - Jun 2021 (11 weeks), the MusicID revenue site album 52 of 2022
17 Tyler, The Creator Call Me If You Get Lost 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Jul 2021 (114 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 4 - Jul 2021 (10 weeks), the MusicID revenue site album 96 of 2023
18 Lil Baby & Lil Durk The Voice Of The Heroes 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Jun 2021 (71 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 5 - Jun 2021 (5 weeks), the MusicID revenue site album 57 of 2021
19 Summer Walker Still Over It 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Nov 2021 (56 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 5 - Nov 2021 (5 weeks), the MusicID revenue site album 93 of 2022
20 DJ Khalid Khaled Khaled 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - May 2021 (32 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 10 - May 2021 (6 weeks), the MusicID revenue site album 82 of 2021
21 Playboi Carti Whole Lotta Red 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Jan 2021 (135 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 17 - Jan 2021 (2 weeks), the MusicID revenue site album 94 of 2021
22 Rod Wave Soulfly 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Apr 2021 (143 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 57 - Apr 2021 (1 week), the MusicID revenue site album 32 of 2021
23 Juice WRLD Fighting Demons 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 2 - Dec 2021 (72 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 8 - Dec 2021 (15 weeks), the MusicID revenue site album 41 of 2022
24 Lil Durk The Voice 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 2 - Jan 2021 (78 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 26 - Jan 2021 (5 weeks), the MusicID revenue site album 30 of 2021
25 Lil Tjay Destined 2 Win 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 5 - Apr 2021 (44 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 7 - Apr 2021 (7 weeks), the MusicID revenue site album 81 of 2021
26 Bo Burnham Inside (The Songs) 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 5 - Jun 2021 (23 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 7 - Jun 2021 (32 weeks), the MusicID revenue site album 93 of 2021
27 Imagine Dragons Mercury - Act 1 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 7 - Sep 2021 (4 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 9 - Sep 2021 (81 weeks), the MusicID revenue site album 48 of 2022
28 Baby Keem The Melodic Blue 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 5 - Sep 2021 (118 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 49 - Sep 2021 (1 week), the MusicID revenue site album 83 of 2022
29 Giveon When It's All Said And Done... Take Time 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 5 - Mar 2021 (81 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 87 - Mar 2021 (1 week), the MusicID revenue site album 69 of 2021
30 Moneybagg Yo A Gangsta's Pain 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - May 2021 (89 weeks), the MusicID revenue site album 41 of 2021
31 Pitbull Greatest Hits 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 58 - Feb 2021 (96 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 107 - Feb 2021 (137 weeks), the MusicID revenue site album 95 of 2023
32 Abba Voyage 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Nov 2021 (19 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 2 - Nov 2021 (7 weeks), Grammy in 2022 (Nominated), UK album 3 of 2021
33 Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) An Evening With Silk Sonic 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 2 - Nov 2021 (58 weeks), the MusicID revenue site album 76 of 2022
34 Pooh Shiesty Shiesty Season 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 3 - Feb 2021 (109 weeks), the MusicID revenue site album 46 of 2021
35 Coldplay Music Of The Spheres 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Oct 2021 (17 weeks), Grammy in 2022 (Nominated), US Albums 2014-23 peak 4 - Oct 2021 (8 weeks), UK album 14 of 2021
36 Nardo Wick Who Is Nardo Wick? 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 16 - Dec 2021 (80 weeks), the MusicID revenue site album 56 of 2022
37 Creedence Clearwater Revival Chronicle--The Twenty Greatest Hits 2021 the MusicID revenue site album 50 of 2021
38 The Foo Fighters Medicine at Midnight 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Feb 2021 (11 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 3 - Feb 2021 (4 weeks), UK album 56 of 2021
39 Elton John The Lockdown Sessions 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Oct 2021 (14 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 10 - Nov 2021 (28 weeks), UK album 39 of 2021
40 Lana Del Rey Chemtrails Over The Country Club 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Mar 2021 (7 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 2 - Apr 2021 (5 weeks)
41 Pop Smoke Faith 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Jul 2021 (13 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 3 - Jul 2021 (6 weeks)
42 KSI All Over the Place 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Jul 2021 (26 weeks), UK album 46 of 2021, US Albums 2014-23 peak 94 - Jul 2021 (1 week)
43 Tony Bennett & Lady GaGa Love For Sale 2021 Grammy in 2021 (Nominated), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 6 - Oct 2021 (2 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 8 - Oct 2021 (6 weeks)
44 Young Thug Punk 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Oct 2021 (11 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 22 - Oct 2021 (1 week)
45 YoungBoy Never Broke Again Sincerely, Kentrell 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Oct 2021 (44 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 47 - Oct 2021 (1 week)
46 Jon Batiste We Are 2021 Grammy in 2021, US Albums 2014-23 peak 25 - Apr 2021 (3 weeks)
47 The Killers Pressure Machine 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Aug 2021 (4 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 9 - Aug 2021 (2 weeks)
48 Demi Lovato Dancing With The Devil...The Art Of Starting Over 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 2 - Apr 2021 (8 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 2 - Apr 2021 (4 weeks)
49 Kings of Leon When You See Yourself 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Mar 2021 (6 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 11 - Mar 2021 (2 weeks)
50 Royal Blood Typhoons 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - May 2021 (11 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 48 - May 2021 (1 week)
51 Architects For Those That Wish To Exist 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Mar 2021 (2 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 80 - Mar 2021 (1 week)
52 Little Mix Between Us 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 3 - Nov 2021 (111 weeks), UK album 9 of 2022, US Albums 2014-23 peak 182 - Nov 2021 (1 week)
53 Iron Maiden Senjutsu 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 2 - Sep 2021 (8 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 3 - Sep 2021 (3 weeks)
54 John Mayer Sob Rock 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 2 - Jul 2021 (6 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 4 - Jul 2021 (2 weeks)
55 Dave We're All Alone in This Together 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Jul 2021 (86 weeks), UK album 10 of 2021
56 Twenty One Pilots Scaled And Icy 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 3 - Jun 2021 (14 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 3 - May 2021 (6 weeks)
57 Lorde Solar Power 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 2 - Aug 2021 (4 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 5 - Sep 2021 (4 weeks)
58 Migos Culture Iii 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 2 - Jun 2021 (22 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 9 - Jun 2021 (4 weeks)
59 Rag'n'Bone Man Life by Misadventure 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - May 2021 (35 weeks), UK album 20 of 2021
60 Sam Fender Seventeen Going Under 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Oct 2021 (89 weeks), UK album 21 of 2022
61 Trippie Redd Trip At Knight 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 2 - Sep 2021 (27 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 15 - Aug 2021 (2 weeks)
62 Nicki Minaj Beam Me Up Scotty 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 2 - May 2021 (14 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 19 - May 2021 (1 week)
63 Tom Grennan Evering Road 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Mar 2021 (55 weeks), UK album 52 of 2021
64 H.E.R. Back Of My Mind 2021 Grammy in 2021 (Nominated), US Albums 2014-23 peak 6 - Jul 2021 (30 weeks)
65 Don Toliver Life Of A Don 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 2 - Oct 2021 (8 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 26 - Oct 2021 (1 week)
66 Lana Del Rey Blue Banisters 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 2 - Oct 2021 (4 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 8 - Nov 2021 (5 weeks)
67 Why Don't We Good Times, Bad Times 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 3 - Jan 2021 (2 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 5 - Jan 2021 (1 week)
68 Soundtrack Encanto 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Dec 2021 (51 weeks)
69 Young Thug & Various Artists Young Stoner Life: Slime Language 2 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - May 2021 (24 weeks)
70 Brandi Carlile In These Silent Days 2021 Grammy in 2022 (Nominated), US Albums 2014-23 peak 11 - Oct 2021 (3 weeks)
71 Kacey Musgraves Star-crossed 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 3 - Sep 2021 (8 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 10 - Sep 2021 (2 weeks)
72 Prince Welcome 2 America 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 4 - Aug 2021 (2 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 5 - Aug 2021 (1 week)
73 NAS King's Disease II 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 3 - Aug 2021 (3 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 20 - Aug 2021 (2 weeks)
74 Meek Mill Expensive Pain 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 3 - Oct 2021 (19 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 23 - Oct 2021 (2 weeks)
75 Mac Miller Faces 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 3 - Oct 2021 (4 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 66 - Oct 2021 (1 week)
76 The Black Keys Delta Kream 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 5 - May 2021 (2 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 6 - May 2021 (3 weeks)
77 Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Raise The Roof 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 5 - Nov 2021 (8 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 7 - Dec 2021 (6 weeks)
78 Offspring Let The Bad Times Roll 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 3 - Apr 2021 (1 week), US Albums 2014-23 peak 27 - May 2021 (1 week)
79 Duran Duran Future past 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 3 - Oct 2021 (6 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 28 - Nov 2021 (1 week)
80 Evanescence The Bitter Truth 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 4 - Apr 2021 (1 week), US Albums 2014-23 peak 11 - Apr 2021 (1 week)
81 Radiohead Kid A Mnesia 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 4 - Nov 2021 (2 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 12 - Nov 2021 (2 weeks)
82 Roddy Ricch Live Life Fast 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 4 - Jan 2022 (10 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 34 - Dec 2021 (1 week)
83 Pink All I Know So Far: Setlist 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 4 - May 2021 (7 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 13 - Jun 2021 (4 weeks)
84 Dodie Build A Problem 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 3 - May 2021 (1 week), US Albums 2014-23 peak 115 - May 2021 (1 week)
85 Jungle Loving In Stereo 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 3 - Aug 2021 (2 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 159 - Aug 2021 (1 week)
86 Jazmine Sullivan Heaux Tales 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 4 - Jan 2021 (21 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 79 - Jan 2021 (1 week)
87 Perry Como Season's Greetings From Perry Como 2021 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Mar 1963), US Albums 2014-23 peak 110 - Dec 2021 (1 week)
88 Fall Out Boy Take This To Your Grave 2021 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Aug 2006), US Albums 2014-23 peak 140 - May 2021 (1 week)
89 Greta Van Fleet The Battle At Garden's Gate 2021 US Albums 2014-23 peak 7 - May 2021 (8 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 8 - Apr 2021 (1 week)
90 Chvrches Screen Violence 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 4 - Sep 2021 (2 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 31 - Sep 2021 (1 week)
91 Barbra Streisand Release Me 2 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 5 - Aug 2021 (3 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 15 - Aug 2021 (1 week)
92 Alice Cooper detroit Stories 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 4 - Mar 2021 (2 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 47 - Mar 2021 (1 week)
93 Gojira Fortitude 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 6 - May 2021 (1 week), US Albums 2014-23 peak 12 - May 2021 (1 week)
94 James Blake Friends That Break Your Heart 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 4 - Oct 2021 (1 week), US Albums 2014-23 peak 75 - Oct 2021 (1 week)
95 Steven Wilson The Future Bites 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 4 - Feb 2021 (1 week), US Albums 2014-23 peak 193 - Feb 2021 (1 week)
96 Central Cee Wild West 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 2 - Mar 2021 (42 weeks), UK album 47 of 2021
97 Garbage No Gods No Masters 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 5 - Jun 2021 (1 week), US Albums 2014-23 peak 33 - Jun 2021 (1 week)
98 The War on Drugs I Don't Live Here Anymore 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 6 - Nov 2021 (4 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 22 - Nov 2021 (1 week)
99 Wolf Alice Blue Weekend 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Jun 2021 (12 weeks)
100 Barry Gibb Greenfields - Gibb Brothers Songbook - 1 2021 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Jan 2021 (8 weeks)