In no order:

Vince Staples - Vince Staples

A good comeback from Vince showing a lot of growth. Wish he released a 30min+ album tho
Best track: LiL Fade

Porter Robinson - Nurture

Beautiful project from start to finish with some great uplifting vibes. A perfect summer album I'm glad it was the soundtrack to my year
Best track: Unfold

twenty one pilots - Scaled and Icy

This is probably an unpopular opinion amongst the KTT elite but this album was actually super fun and catchy and that's what music is about. Some like to torture themselves while listening to music in search of meaning - this one is not it. This is just a great album to play on a nice sunny day
Best track: Shy Away

Inhaler - It Won't Always Be Like This

A great debut. These kids rock and remind me of some peak U2. Glad I stumbled upon this album and I'm definitely looking forward to hearing more from them
Best track: When It Breaks

Baby Keem - The Melodic Blue

This one was a grower. At first it was meh but with time it actually showed a lot of depth and this is a good album in general. Love how Keem can go from a light banger to something slow that almost makes you cry
Best track: issues

Dave - We're All In This Alone

Rap at it's finest. Nothing this year has came close to the level of this. Dave really on the come up
Best track: Both Sides Of A Smile

PinkPantheress - to hell with it

It is short asl but it's consistent and cute. A great album to play in the background while riding in a car with someone. A great vibe in general. Some of the tracks get stuck in your head and won't leave
Best track: Break it off

Deafheaven - Infinite Granite

Something about Deafheaven just gets me. Screaming your lungs out while melodic guitars play in the background just sounds dope af when they do it. Found out about them this year and I really liked this album.
Deafheaven is like Beach House meets Bring Me The Horizon
Best track: Great Mass of Color

The Black Keys - Delta Kream

Although it's an album full of covers this just bangs so hard. Play it in your car and you feel like a king. A great comeback from the legendary band.
Best tracks: Crawling Kingsnake

Floating Points x Pharoah Sanders - Promises

This is just the best album of the decade imo idc it's just 2021. It's not mainstream or anything like that but it's timeless music and we'll definitely look at this in 40 years and consider this art
No best track bc it has to be enjoyed in full

Honorable mentions:

Donda, Van Weezer, Sympathy For Life, Friends That Break Your Hear

It hurts me deeply but Punk doesn't deserve to be on that list

Good work

Beautiful list, OP.

Thank you very much

Also KID A MNESIA is an amazing re-edition and it almost feels like a whole new album

Non-rap fan rap picks
Tik tok
Beer commercial rock
Elevator music

You must not have heard Smiling with No Teeth by Genesis Owusu. It's okay, I'll give you some time to listen and then edit the OP

Not my thing but happy for you OP

You must not have heard Call Me If You Get Lost by Tyler the Creator. It's okay, I'll give you some time to listen and then edit the OP

@johnwaynefreshhome won

Sorry @RedEyeJedi I'm not a Fantano fan

Sorry @RedEyeJedi I'm not a Fantano fan

Did u say INhaler sound like U2 because the guy being Bono's son or do they really sound like U2

What?! Is he really his son!?

And to answer your question you can clearly hear some influence in some of their songs

That his SON (family wise (lead singer)) man.

Craaaaaaaaaaazy

But I give myself a point for hearing the U2 influence without knowing he's really his son haha

good list even tho i did not f*** with that 21pilots album at all. i need to peep the Porter Robinson still

Intrigued by Inhaler

only 5 good albums on this list

Which ones?