Personal Chart: Top 20 Albums of 2021

Another year with great list of musicians putting out music to their best. I’m almost certain that there’s still many good albums out there that I missed, but for the time being, I only need to compile my own list of favorite studio albums this year that grabbed my attention the most.

Personal Chart: Top Album of 2021. (Chart order: 20 to 1)

20.  Music of the Spheres by Coldplay. Parlophone/ Atlantic. Release date: October 15th.
19.  The Future Bites by Steven Wilson. Caroline International. Release date: January 29th.
18.  Nowhere Generations by Rise Against. Loma Vista. Release date: June 4th.
17.  A View from the Top of the World by Dream Theater. Inside Out. Release date: October 22nd.
16.  Wild Dreams by Westlife. East West. Release date: November 26th.
15.  Typhoons by Royal Blood. Warner. Release date: April 30th.
14.  Motorheart by The Darkness. Cooking Vinyl. Release date: November 19th.
13.  Let the Bad Times Roll by The Offspring. Concord. Release date: April 16th.
12.  When You See Yourself by Kings of Leon. RCA. Release date: March 5th.
11.  Medicine at Midnight by Foo Fighters. RCA/ Roswell. Release date: February 5th.

10.  In the Court of the Dragon by Trivium. Roadrunner. Release date: October 8th.
9.  The Lockdown Sessions by Elton John. EMI/ Interscope. Release date: October 22nd.
8.  Pressure Machine by The Killers. Island. Release date: August 13th.
7.  Senjutsu by Iron Maiden. Parlophone/ BMG. Release date: September 3rd.
6.  The Bitter Truth by Evanescence. BMG. Release date: March 26th.
5.  Sour by Olivia Rodrigo. Geffen. Release date: May 21st.
4.  OK Human by Weezer. Atlantic/ Crush. Release date: January 29th.

3.  The Battle at Garden’s Gate by Greta Van Fleet. Lava/ Republic. Release date: April 16th.
2.  Voyage by ABBA. Polar/ Universal. Release date: November 5th.
1.  30 by Adele. Columbia/ Melted Stone. Release date: November 19th.

Album of the Year 2015

As the year gets closer to the end, it’s time for us again to pick 10 album and put it to our list of favorite albums. Here are our Top 10 Album this year. Play it again now, louder !!

10.	“Cauterize” by Tremonti Released:  5 June 2015 The Alter Bridge/ Creed guitarist proves one more time his skills, this time with his own band, he also singing for the album. Rate :  7 / 10
9.	“Bad Magic” by Motörhead Released:  28 August 2015 The final album from the iconic band, not showing the band even slowing down as they enter the 40th anniversary. R.I.P. Lemmy. Rate :  7/10
8.	“Kill the Flaw” by Sevendust Released:  2 October 2015 The metal band got some recognition as for their new album, with the opening track ‘Thank You’ being nominated for a Grammy. Rate :  7.5 / 10
7.	“How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful” by Florence + The Machine Released:  1 June 2015 That women that rocking with her own way, awaited by the fans for the return and the result is something really good to listen. Rate :  7.8 / 10
6.	“The Pale Emperor” by Marilyn Manson Released:  15 January 2015 The glam rocker has returned with another dark imagery with this new album. Rate :  7.8 / 10
5.	“Sol Invictus” by Faith No More Released:  19 May 2015 The comeback albums were usually rejected. This is an exception. 18 years in waiting, they are back with great record! Rate :  8.3 / 10
4.	“That’s the Spirit” by Bring Me the Horizon Released:  4 September 2015 The young rockers are keep getting better, now with a bit different but still sounding hard and loud. Listen to its best like ‘True Friends’ and ‘Happy Song’. Rate :  8.7 / 10
3.	“VII: Sturm und Drang” by Lamb of God Released:  24 July 2015 Entering the top 3, is the heavy mettalers Lamb of God, with their new sound, new album. Listen to its best like ‘Still Echoes’. Rate :  9.1 / 10
2.	“Meliora” by Ghost Released:  21 August 2015 Taking a theme of ‘the abscence of God’, the Swedish metallers bringing a fresh sound to the rock world, some would say it’s one of the best that came in the last decade. Listen to heavy tracks like ‘Cirice’, ‘Majesty’, and the softer sound in ‘He Is’. Rate :  9.2 / 10
1.	“The Book of Souls” by Iron Maiden Released:  4 September 2015 One of the best album they ever recorded, making the double-album get the throne this year. Up the Irons!! Rate :  9.5 / 10

Next up: Most Anticipated Albums of 2016 !!

Top 10 Albums of 2014

A year is going to an end, so it’s time to pick our top 10 favorite album released this year. Let us know if we miss something… for considerance.

10.	“1000hp” by Godsmack Released: Aug 5, 2014 The band keep it up with this album, noting the title-track along with Generation Day and Lock & Loaded to be some important hard rock songs from them.
9.	“Songs of Innocence” by U2 Released: Sep 9, 2014 Not to judge by its release controversy, but the record still deserves some love. Hear The Miracle (of Joey Ramone), Every Breaking Wave, and Cedarwood Road on repeat.
8.	“High Hopes” by Bruce Springsteen Released: Jan 14, 2014 There’s always interesting to hear some previously unheard materials from some of the best recording sessions in the past.
7.	“Turn Blue” by The Black Keys Released: May 13, 2014 The rock n’ roll youngster has delivered some fresh materials, which even sounded different at first, but actually is a good record, hear the songs Fever and Turn Blue.
6.	“Lazaretto” by Jack White Released: Jun 10, 2014 Another great records by ex-White Strip founder, proving that his solo effort could attract some new followers. Better to put a listen on its vinyl record.
5.	“The Endless River” by Pink Floyd Released: Nov 10, 2014 The absence of Mr. Waters on the ‘River’ records, leaving some unexplored area that may bring the band to another glorious era. But at least, this new album have some good vibration that can be found in The Division Bell, back twenty-years ago.
4.	“Once More ‘Round the Sun” by Mastodon Released: Jun 24, 2014 The latest album brings them one step ahead, by serving another great ideas after another, that injects right formula and riffs to the songs on it.
3.	“.5: The Gray Chapter” by Slipknot Released: Oct 21, 2014 Maybe it’s not their best yet, but that is something we need to hear from them, as the culmination point to what it sounds like if the previous albums mixed into a new one, adding some sharp emotional touch on it.
2.	“Everything Will Be Alright in the End” by Weezer Released: Oct 7, 2014 Fans are tired enough by some unwanted experiment done in recent years, until this album is come.. It’s clearly brings us back to an era we enjoy their music so much. As the anthem start to kick: “Take me back to the shack, back to the strat with the lightning strap.”
1.	“Sonic Highways” by Foo Fighters Released: Nov 10, 2014 So the foos are taking our attention more than ever. The record has a story that letting us know if this one has a very creative proccess behind it, resulting a great eight-songs with some unforgettable part on it.

Read our next article about what albums shuold we buy next year!