There is so much music coming out now that it is almost impossible to to keep up. I literally check my Apple Music every Friday for new albums and read reviews every week to help sift through all the noise. This is still not enough to catch all the great music coming out. And I’ve honestly had to listen through dozens of horrible rap and heavy metal albums in order to find the gems, but they are out there. In fact, I’ve discovered a few more great albums just while I was putting together this list. So, I hope this breakdown of some of the best music I listened to in 2021 will help you discover some music that wasn’t already on your radar.
BEST HARD ROCK
Limp Bizkit: Still Sucks
Evanescence: The Bitter Truth
The Pretty Reckless: Death By Rock and Roll
Gojira: Fortitude
Chevelle: Niratias
BEST HIP HOP/RAP
Nas: King’s Disease ll
Dave: We’re All Alone In This Together
Little Simz: Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
BEST POP
Silk Sonic: An Evening With Silk Sonic
Adele: 30
Billie Eilish: Happier Than Ever
Olivia Rodrigo: Sour
Taylor Swift: Red (Taylor’s Version)
BEST CLASSICAL/INSTRUMENTAL
Julius Eastman, Vol 1: Femenine
Floating Points, Pharaoh Sanders, and the London Symphony Orchestra: Promises
Jonny Greenwood: The Power of the Dog
Hans Zimmer: Dune
Tom Holkenborg: Zack Snyder’s Justice League
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Halsey: If I Can’t Have Love I Want Power
Allison Russell: Outside Child
Japanese Breakfast: Jubilee
The War on Drugs: I Don’t Live Here Anymore
Lucy Dacus: Home Video
The Weather Station: Ignorance
Hayley Williams: FLOWERS for VASES/descansos
Wolf Alice: Blue Weekend
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