Il 2021 ha visto la pubblicazione di tantissimi album, mainstream e non, soprattutto grazie allo stop e poi alla successiva riduzione degli eventi dal vivo. In ogni ambito musicale, ci sono stati dischi di qualità che meritano di essere menzionati.
BEST POP ALBUM
1) Duran Duran: Future Past
2) Justin Bieber: Justice
3) Adele: 30
4) Ed Sheeran: = (Equal)
5) Tori Amos: Ocean to ocean
6) Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson Paak): An Evening with Silk Sonic
7) Richard Ashcroft: Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1
8) Dave Gahan & Soulsavers: Imposter
9) Inhaler: It won’t always be like this
10) Martha Waiwright: Love will be reborn
BEST FOLK / ROCK ALBUM
1) Ryan Adams: Big colors
2) Ryan Adams: Wednesdays
3) Kelley McRae: Can you change the heart of me?
4) John Mayer: Sob Rock
5) The Wallflowers: Exit wounds
6) John Hiatt: Leftovers Feelings
7) Lindsey Buckingham: Lindsey Buckingham
8) The War On Drugs: I don’t live here anymore
9) Robert Plant / Alison Krauss: Raise the roof
10) Jillette Johnson: It’s a beautiful day and I love you
BEST ITALIAN ALBUM
1) Vasco Rossi: Siamo Qui
2) Carmen Consoli: Volevo fare la Rock Star
3) Marco Mengoni: Materia (Terra)
4) Achille Lauro: Lauro
BEST LIVE ALBUM
1) Oasis: Knebworth 1996
2) Steely Dan: North East Corridor
3) Sheryl Crow: Live from the Ryman and more
4) Donald Fagen: The Nightfly Live
5) Rufus Wainwright And the Amsterdam Sinfonietta: Live
6) Norah Jones: ..’Til we meet again
7) Eric Clapton: The Lady in the balcony (Lockdown Sessions)
BEST SONGS
1) Showtime: Ryan Adams (Album: Big Colors)
2) Troye Sivan – Angel baby: (Single)
3) Kelley McRae – Montana: (Album: Can you Change the heart of me?)
4) Adele – Easy on me: (Album: 30)
5) John Mayer – Wild blue: (Album: Sob Rock)
6) Ed Sheeran – Overpass graffiti: (Album: =)
7) Sting – Rushing water: (Album: The Bridge)
8) Duran Duran ft. Tove Lo – Give it all up: by (Album: Future past)
9) The War On Drugs – I don’t live here anymore: (Album: I don’t live here anymore)
10) Justin Bieber – Somebody: (Album: Justice)
