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ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Dave – We’re All Alone In This Together

Top Albums of 2021 (in alphabetical order)

Adele – 30 (Pop)
Benny the Butcher – The Plugs I Met 2 (Rap)
Dave – We’re All Alone In This Together (Rap)
Isaiah Rashad – The House Is Burning (Rap)
J.Cole – The Off-Season (Rap)
Kanye West – Donda (Rap)
Nas – King’s Disease II (Rap)
Nas – Magic (Rap)
Olivia Rodrigo – SOUR (Pop)
Silk Sonic – An Evening with Silk Sonic (Pop)
Tyler, the Creator – CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST (Rap)

Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order)

AZ – Doe or Die II (Rap)
Boldy James & The Alchemist – Bo Jackson (Rap)
Conway the Machine – La Maquina (Rap)
Grip – I Died For This!? (Rap)
Little Simz – Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (Rap)
Lute – Gold Mouf (Rap)
Mach-Hommy – Pray For Haiti (Rap)
Skyzoo – All the Brilliant Things (Rap)
Tash Sultana – Terra Firma (Alternative Rock)
Westside Gunn – Hitler Wears Hermes 8: sides A & B (Rap)

Top 25 Most Played Albums of 2021

1. J. Cole – The Off-Season
2. Isaiah Rashad – The House is Burning
3. Dave – We’re All Alone In This Together
4. Kanye West – Donda
5. Nas – King’s Disease II
6. Mach-Hommy – Pray For Haiti
7. Benny the Butcher – The Plugs I Met 2
8. DMX – Exodus
9. MC Eiht – LESSONS (2020)
10. The Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death (1997)
11. Sa-Roc – The Sharecropper’s Daughter (2020)
12. Tash Sultana – Terra Firma
13. Conway the Machine – La Maquina
14. Tyrone’s Jacket – Tyrone’s Jacket (2020)
15. Tyler, The Creator – CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
16. Grip – I Died for This!?
17. Toby Ganger – Free Machine (unreleased)
18. Pink Sweat$ – Pink Planet
19. Drake – Certified Lover Boy
20. Lana Del Rey – Chemtrails Over the Country
21. Ghetts – Conflict of Interest
22. Eminem – Music To Be Murdered By – Side B
23. Nyck Caution – Anywhere But Here
24. Vince Staples – Vince Staples
25. Courtney Bell – Poverty Stricken (2020)

The 50 Most Played Artists of 2021

1. J. Cole
2. Benny the Butcher
3. Isaiah Rashad
4. Nas
5. Eminem
6. Kanye West
7. DMX
8. Scarface
9. Dave
10. Kool G Rap
11. Lana Del Rey
12. The Notorious B.I.G.
13. Big K.R.I.T.
14. Boldy James
15. Vince Staples
16. Sa-Roc
17. Conway the Machine
18. MF DOOM
19. Mach-Hommy
20. KOTA the Friend
21. Westside Gunn
22. Drake
23. MC Eiht
24. Outkast
25. Yelawolf
26. Dua Lipa
27. Kendrick Lamar
28. Mac Miller
29. Tyler, the Creator
30. Tash Sultana
31. Jessie Ware
32. Lil Wayne
33. Tyrone’s Jacket
34. Grip
35. Pink Sweat$
36. Toby Ganger
37. Adele
38. Freddie Gibbs
39. Ghetts
40. Nyck Caution
41. Snoop Dogg
42. Elzhi
43. Jadakiss
44. AZ
45. BROCKHAMPTON
46. Courtney Bell
47. Devin the Dude
48. Emotional Oranges
49. Evidence
50. Kali Uchis

Top 25 Most Played Artist of December (* indicates released new album last month)

1. Nas *
2. Elzhi
3. The Beatles
4. Lil Wayne
5. DJ Quik
6. Adele
7. Roddy Ricch *
8. Big Boi *
9. Dave
10. Brother Ali
11. Kanye West
12. Russ *
13. Westside Gunn
14. Benny the Butcher
15. Boldy James *
16. Silk Sonic
17. Porter Robinson
18. Khalid *
19. Big K.R.I.T.
20. Cozz *
21. LE$ *
22. Young Thug
23. Ghostface Killah
24. Isaiah Rashad
25. J. Cole

Top 50 Most Played Artists of All-Time (since like late summer 2020) [last year’s ranking in brackets]

1. Eminem [1]
2. Benny the Butcher [2]
3. Nas [10]
4. J. Cole [unranked]
5. Conway the Machine [4]
6. Lil Wayne [3]
7. Kanye West [unranked]
8. MC Eiht [6]
9. Scarface [unranked]
10. Isaiah Rashad [unranked]
11. DMX [unranked]
12. Black Thought / The Roots [5]
13. Sa-Roc [24]
14. Che Noir [7]
15. Boldy James [29]
16. Lana Del Rey [unranked]
17. Toby Ganger [16]
18. Westside Gunn [26]
19. Dave [unranked]
20. Kool G Rap [unranked]
21. Amine [9]
22. Outkast / Big Boi [unranked]
23. The Lox / Jadakiss [37]
24. Dua Lipa [30]
25. MF DOOM [unranked]
26. 38 Spesh [14]
27. Spillage Village / Earthgang [8]
28. Mac Miller [48]
29. Dueling Experts / Recognize Ali [15]
30. Ty Dolla $ign [12]
31. The Notorious B.I.G. [unranked]
32. Ransom [31]
33. Tyrone’s Jacket [44]
34. KOTA the Friend [unranked]
35. Berner [11]
36. Big K.R.I.T. [unranked]
37. Jessie Ware [unranked]
38. Elzhi [49]
39. Busta Rhymes [13]
40. Vince Staples [unranked]
41. Kid Cudi [46]
42. The Weeknd [17]
43. Drake [unranked]
44. Kendrick Lamar [unranked]
45. Pop Smoke [28]
46. Blu [22]
47. Flip Huston [19]
48. Mach-Hommy [unranked]
49. Freddie Gibbs [unranked]
50. Brother Ali [42]

Dropped Out: R.A. the Rugged Man [18], Big Sean [20], 21 Savage & Metro Boomin [23], Felt [25], T.I. [27], Goodie Mob [34], Ariana Grande [35], CunninLynguists [36], Jaden Smith [38], Dinner Party [39], Future [40], Kaash Paige [41], Deante Hitchcock [43], Rich Brian [45], Dave East [47], Ice Cube [50]

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