YEAR END MEGALIST 2021!!!!!!

[Woob_woob]

ITS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN TO GET TOGETHER ALL OF OUR YEAR END LISTS AND MAKE A COLLECTIVE FORUM YEAR END MEGALIST!!!!

Rules:
Everyone has 100 points distribute to their favorite albums of the year, however the most points you can give to a single album is 20 points. I'll calculate all the points up and post the master list in the beginning of January.

Also feel free to share your favorite songs/concerts/music videos/etc... of 2021

 

[Woob_woob]

Past Results:

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020

 

[CrazyDiamond84]

Put me down for the Black Pumas-self titled.

 

[TCell]

Put me down for the Black Pumas-self titled.

I love that an album that came out in 2019 (N&G 2019 Album of the Year!) is still getting nominated for awards in 2021.

 

[bettim84]

I’ve probably listened to fewer than 10 new releases that came out this year, so I’ll go ahead and assign points to live albums as well (if that’s allowed):

The War on Drugs - I Don’t Live Here Anymore (20 pts)
Green Lung - Black Harvest (15 pts)
Lightning Bug - A Color of the Sky (5 pts)

All Them Witches - Live on the Internet (20 pts)
Neil Young - Way Down the Rust Bucket (20 pts)
Neil Young - Carnegie Hall 1970 (15 pts)
Neil Young - Young Shakespeare (5 pts)

 

[moohoohahaha]

I love that an album that came out in 2019 (N&G 2019 Album of the Year!) is still getting nominated for awards in 2021.

True dat...

similarly...how is it that Glass Animals are nominated for a 2022 Best New Artist Grammy?

Zaba came out in 2014...I just don't get the Grammys.

 

[TCell]

My Favourite Albums from 2021:

1. Yasmin Williams – Urban Driftwood (16)
2. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra – Promises (14)
3. Gang of Youths – Total Serene EP (12)
4. Wild Pink – A Billion Little Lights (11)
5. Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime (9)
6. Olivia Rodrigo – SOUR (9)
7. Billy Bragg – The Million Things that Never Happened (5)
8. The Hold Steady – Open Door Policy (5)
9. The War on Drugs – I Don’t Live Here Anymore (2)
10. Nate Fredrick – Different Shade of Blue (2)
11. Billy Strings – Renewal (2)
12. Japanese Breakfast – Jubilee (2)
13. Little Simz – Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (2)
14. Arlo Parks – Collapsed in Sunbeams (2)
15. Lucy Dacus – Home Video (2)
16. Valerie June – The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers (1)
17. Turnstile – We’re All Alone Together (1)
18. Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – Carnage (1)
19. Sons of Kemet – Black to the Future (1)
20. The Weather Station – Ignorance (1)

 

[Rip_City]

This year, I'll be distributing points among my top10 but in a tiered fashion. 2021 presented a wealth of music that I would have never have discovered without the guidance of this forum otherwise; over 500 releases from this year listened to...and many were enjoyable.
I've got a rough top50 outlined, but this month will be primarily spent listening to past albums that are on the precipice of being left off my cutoff. I'll post my point distributions sometime around the 20th of this month when I have everything lined up, and as @Woob_woob mentioned will also share/recommend some of my favorite songs/concerts/music videos/etc of 2021, something I hadn't added to my posts the last two years.

If you'd like to make a best of chart, I really like this one: ostrakon. The developer fixed a bug last night that was preventing Chrome users on Microsoft Windows from downloading charts.

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

2020 was easily the closest overlap between my taste and the community's since I started contributing (2016, I think). Being that I was way lower on this year in music than normal, I'll be curious what I pick up from your all's lists.

 

[Fleetwood-Matt]

Im still finalizing my order but outside of my top 3 every other album i listened to this year all kinda fell into the 70/75 range so it makes my list feel really boring lol

But until im ready to post the albums here are some misc stuff

Single of the Year

Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u



Song of the Year

St Vincent - My Baby Wants a Baby



Favorite Album Cover of the Year

Halsey - If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power



Favorite Concert of the Year

St Vincent



Favorite Past Albums Discovered this Year

Madonna - True Blue
Pulsallama - Pulsallama

 

[Nee Lewman]

I’m not even remotely prepared for this!

 

[whatwhatsaywhat]

lots of good, ordinary albums

Order	Artist	Album
1​	Nick Cave and Warren Ellis	Carnage
2​	Sault	Nine
3​	Sturgill Simpson	The Ballad of Dood & Juanita
4​	Little Simz	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
5​	Deafheaven	Infinite Granite
6​	Low	Hey What
7​	serpentwithfeet	Deacon
8​	Marissa Nadler	The Path of the Clouds
9​	Matt Sweeney & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy	Superwolves
10​	Kacey Musgraves	Star-Crossed
11​	Vince Staples	Vince Staples
12​	Telenova	Tranquilize (EP)
13​	Robert Plant & Alison Krauss	Raise the Roof
14​	The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die	Illusory Walls
15​	Erika De Casier	Sensational
16​	Mastodon	Hushed and Grim
17​	Olivia Rodrigo	Sour
18​	Angel Haze	Girl with the Gun (EP)
19​	Mdou Moctar	Afrique Victime
20​	Dianas	Little Glimmer

 

[bgod]

20 records I enjoyed in 2021, 5 pts each. : )

Anna B Savage​	A Common Turn​	5​
Black Country New Road​	For The First Time​	5​
Circuit Des Yeux​	-io​	5​
Cloud Nothings​	The Shadow I Remember​	5​
Dry Cleaning​	New Long Leg​	5​
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra​	Promises​	5​
Goat Girl​	On All Fours​	5​
Iceage​	Seek Shelter​	5​
Iglooghost​	Lei Line Eon​	5​
Kedr Livanskiy​	Liminal Soul​	5​
Makthaverskan​	För Allting​	5​
Mess Esque​	Mess Esque​	5​
Nightmares on Wax​	Shout Out! To Freedom...​	5​
Parquet Courts​	Sympathy For Life​	5​
Sibille Attar​	A History Of Silence​	5​
Sons of Kemet​	Black To The Future​	5​
TEKE::TEKE​	Shirushi​	5​
Torres​	Thirstier​	5​
War on Drugs​	I Don't Live Here Anymore​	5​
Yung​	Ongoing Dispute​	5​

 

[CrazyDiamond84]

20 records I enjoyed in 2021, 5 pts each. : )

Anna B Savage​	A Common Turn​	5​
Black Country New Road​	For The First Time​	5​
Circuit Des Yeux​	-io​	5​
Cloud Nothings​	The Shadow I Remember​	5​
Dry Cleaning​	New Long Leg​	5​
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra​	Promises​	5​
Goat Girl​	On All Fours​	5​
Iceage​	Seek Shelter​	5​
Iglooghost​	Lei Line Eon​	5​
Kedr Livanskiy​	Liminal Soul​	5​
Makthaverskan​	För Allting​	5​
Mess Esque​	Mess Esque​	5​
Nightmares on Wax​	Shout Out! To Freedom...​	5​
Parquet Courts​	Sympathy For Life​	5​
Sibille Attar​	A History Of Silence​	5​
Sons of Kemet​	Black To The Future​	5​
TEKE::TEKE​	Shirushi​	5​
Torres​	Thirstier​	5​
War on Drugs​	I Don't Live Here Anymore​	5​
Yung​	Ongoing Dispute​	5​

I'll probably do 20 albums at 5 pts each as well. I feel like there were a lot of good albums this year, but none that scream out AOTY for me. My top 5-10 or so in 2020 would still probably be the top albums for 2021. 2020 I thought was the best year in awhile.

 

[Woob_woob]

I'll probably do 20 albums at 5 pts each as well. I feel like there were a lot of good albums this year, but none that scream out AOTY for me. My top 5-10 or so in 2020 would still probably be the top albums for 2021. 2020 I thought was the best year in awhile.

Same on most points here. I dont believe this year had a no doubt about it AOTY like most years. While there are a bunch of good albums this year, I think this was one of the weaker music years in a while

 

[Woob_woob]

Here's my top 10 in no real order

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END!

Boldy James and Alchemist- Bo Jackson

Armand Hammer and Alchemist- Haram

Pharoah Sanders and Floating Points- Promises

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard- Butterfly 3000

Westside Gunn HWH 8 A+B

Lil Ugly Mane - Volcanic Bird Enemy and the Voiced Concern

Low - Hey What

Skee Mask - Pool

Ka - A Martyrs Reward

 

[wokeupnew]

1. Men I Trust - Untourable Album (10)
2. Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee (10)
3. Kiwi Jr. - Cooler Returns (10)
4. Ducks Ltd. - Modern Fiction (10)
5. Laura Stevenson - Laura Stevenson (10)
6. Yung - Ongoing Dispute (10)
7. Molly Burch - Romantic Images (10)
8. Wednesday - Twin Plagues (10)
9. Amyl and the Sniffers - Comfort to Me (10)
10. Lucy Dacus - Home Video (10)

 

[Hollywood]

1. Men I Trust - Untourable Album (10)
2. Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee (10)
3. Kiwi Jr. - Cooler Returns (10)
4. Ducks Ltd. - Modern Fiction (10)
5. Laura Stevenson - Laura Stevenson (10)
6. Yung - Ongoing Dispute (10)
7. Molly Burch - Romantic Images (10)
8. Wednesday - Twin Plagues (10)
9. Amyl and the Sniffers - Comfort to Me (10)
10. Lucy Dacus - Home Video (10)

You and I share something in common but I won't tell you what it is just yet

 

[moohoohahaha]

I really enjoyed these 2021'ers...

15 - Delvon Lamarr Trio - I Told You So
10 - Bicep - Isles
10 - Sierra Ferrell - Long Time Coming
10 - My Morning Jacket - S/T
10 - Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
10 - Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight
10 - San Holo - bb r u ok?
5 - King Buffalo - The Burden Of Restlessness
5 - Neal Francis - In Plain Sight
5 - Pond - 9
5 - Durand Jones & the Indications - Private Space
5 - Cedric Burnside - I Be Trying

 

[Jdiddlydawg]

Looking back, I think 2021 was pretty solid!

1. 20 pts - Jpegmafia - LP!
2. 15 pts - Benny the Butcher & Harry Fraud - The Plugs I Met 2
3. 10 pts - Kanye West - Donda
4. 10 pts - Clams Casino - Winter Flower
5. 10 pts - Tyler, the Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost
6. 7 pts - S. Maharba - Cold Friend
7. 7 pts - BADBADNOTGOOD - Talk Memory
8. 7 pts - Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, and the London Symphony Orchestra - Promises
9. 7 pts - Black Country, New Road - For the First Time
10. 7 pts - Lil Wayne & Rich the Kid - Trust Fund Babies