The Roots Music Report's
Top Pop Album Chart
for the Year of 2021
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | Adele | Columbia | Adult Contemporary |
| 2 | The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers | Valerie June | Fantasy | Singer/Songwriter |
| 3 | Long Lost | Lord Huron | UMG | Alternative |
| 4 | Planet Her | Doja Cat | Ministry Of Sound | Pop |
| 5 | Illuminations | Sean Della Croce | Pasadena | Singer/Songwriter |
| 6 | Wary + Strange | Amythyst Kiah | Rounder | Alternative |
| 7 | SOUR | Olivia Rodrigo | Geffen | Pop |
| 8 | The Fray | John Smith | Commoner | Singer/Songwriter |
| 9 | Equal | Ed Sheeran | Asylum | Singer/Songwriter |
| 10 | The Burnt Pines | The Burnt Pines | Adraela | Singer/Songwriter |
| 11 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Warner | Pop |
| 12 | Positions | Ariana Grande | Republic | Pop |
| 13 | Jubilee | Japanese Breakfast | Dead Oceans | Alternative |
| 14 | Small Town Boy | Duncan Laurence | Spark | Pop |
| 15 | OK ORCHESTRA | AJR | Self-Release | Alternative |
| 16 | TV | Tai Verdes | Fourth Wall | Pop |
| 17 | Evermore | Taylor Swift | Republic | Alternative |
| 18 | MONTERO | Lil Nas X | Columbia | Pop |
| 19 | F*CK LOVE 3+: over YOU | The Kid LAROI | Columbia | Pop |
| 20 | Justice (The Complete Edition) | Justin Bieber | Def Jam | Pop |
| 21 | An Evening with Silk Sonic | Silk Sonic | Atlantic | Adult Contemporary |
| 22 | Half Moon Light (Deluxe Edition) | The Lone Bellow | Dualtone | Alternative |
| 23 | Kelsea | Kelsea Ballerini | Black River | Adult Contemporary |
| 24 | Scaled and Icy | Twenty One Pilots | Fueled by Ramen | Alternative |
| 25 | Finding Wildflowers (Alternate Versions) | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | Warner | Singer/Songwriter |
| 26 | The Lockdown Sessions | Elton John | EMI | Pop |
| 27 | Little Oblivions | Julien Baker | Matador | Alternative |
| 28 | Setlist: the Remember This Tour | Jonas Brothers | Republic | Pop |
| 29 | Hunter and the Dog Star | Edie Brickell & New Bohemians | Shuffle | Alternative |
| 30 | Sob Rock | John Mayer | Columbia | Singer/Songwriter |
| 31 | BRIGHTSIDE | The Lumineers | Dualtone | Alternative |
| 32 | Serpentine Prison | Matt Berninger | Concord | Alternative |
| 33 | Different Kinds of Light | Jade Bird | Glassnote | Alternative |
| 34 | Take the Sadness out of Saturday Night | Bleachers | RCA | Alternative |
| 35 | Familia | Camila Cabello | Epic | Pop |
| 36 | How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last? | Big Red Machine | Jagjaguwar | Alternative |
| 37 | Fine Line | Harry Styles | Erskine | Pop |
| 38 | Music of the Spheres | Coldplay | Parlophone | Alternative |
| 39 | A Billion Little Lights | Wild Pink | Royal Mountain | Alternative |
| 40 | All the Right People | Cas Haley | Mailboat | Singer/Songwriter |
| 41 | CITIZENS | Faouzia | Atlantic | Adult Contemporary |
| 42 | West | Jedd Hughes | Royal Noise | Adult Contemporary |
| 43 | The Supporting Character | Emily Kinney | Jullian | Singer/Songwriter |
| 44 | Give Me the Future (Deluxe Edition) | Bastille | Virgin | Alternative |
| 45 | Walls | Louis Tomlinson | Sony | Pop |
| 46 | Prospect | AHI | 22nd Sentry | Singer/Songwriter |
| 47 | Narratives | Alisa Amador | Self-Release | Alternative |
| 48 | Conundrum | Michael Schatte | Self-Release | Pop/Rock |
| 49 | F*CK LOVE (SAVAGE) | The Kid LAROI | SME - Columbia | Pop |
| 50 | Trip Tape | Milky Chance | Muggelig | Alternative |
| 51 | Happier Than Ever | Billie Eilish | Darkroom | Alternative |
| 52 | World's Most Stressed out Gardener | Chad VanGaalen | Sub Pop | Alternative |
| 53 | Home | Rhye | Last Gang | Alternative |
| 54 | Super Monster | Claud | Saddest Factory | Alternative |
| 55 | Tales from the Script: Greatest Hits | The Script | Sony | Adult Contemporary |
| 56 | The Bridge | Sting | A&M | Alternative |
| 57 | OK Human | Weezer | Crush | Alternative |
| 58 | Little Disappearance | Sam Lynch | Birthday Cake | Singer/Songwriter |
| 59 | Don't Shy Away | Loma | Sub Pop | Alternative |
| 60 | Twelve Carat Toothache | Post Malone | Republic | Pop |
| 61 | Peace or Love | Kings of Convenience | EMI | Pop |
| 62 | In Defense of My Own Happiness | Joy Oladokun | Republic | Singer/Songwriter |
| 63 | Losing Ground Vol. 1 | The Sweeplings | Nettwerk | Adult Contemporary |
| 64 | Formula of Love: O+T=<3 | Twice | JYP Ent. | Pop |
| 65 | Ignorance | The Weather Station | Fat Possum | Alternative |
| 66 | Ocean to Ocean | Tori Amos | Decca | Alternative |
| 67 | The Tipping Point | Tears For Fears | Concord | Alternative |
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