The Top 10 Albums of 2021

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The Musicians Who Came Back in 2021 With a Bang—or a Whimper

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Is It a Curse to Have a Hit Christmas Song?

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There’s a Reason the New Beatles Doc Had to Be Eight Hours

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Could Taylor Swift Have Written “F— the Patriarchy” a Decade Ago?

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On 30, Adele Holds Back the Waterworks Unlike Ever Before

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How Justin Timberlake Came Undone

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Taylor Swift’s Red Rerelease Proves What Swifties Always Knew

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How Taylor Swift’s Best Song Went From Underground Fave to 10-Minute Masterpiece

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What Everyone Gets Wrong About the Beatles

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How ABBA Went From Rock’s Enemy to One of Our Most Influential Acts

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Adele’s Return to No. 1 Is Almost Too Easy

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The Unbelievable Version of Harry Styles That Only Exists Online

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TikTok’s Latest Breakout Star Hides Her Name, but She Can’t Escape Her Fame

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Japanese Breakfast Thinks This Is the Best Song She’s Ever Written

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Kacey Musgraves Is Here to Help You Through Your Divorce

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Chvrches Refuse to Be the “Final Girls”

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Is Lorde’s New Album Satirical, Basic, Corny, or “Just Cringe”?

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Is the Song of the Summer Still the Song of the Summer if You’ve Never Heard It?

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How Black TikTok Is Saving One of the Whitest Fandoms

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Aug 05, 2021 5:45 AM