The Roots Music Report's
Top Rock Album Chart
for the Year of 2021
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leftover Feelings | John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band | New West | Roots Rock |
| 2 | Downhill from Everywhere | Jackson Browne | Inside | Roots Rock |
| 3 | By Request | A.J. Croce | Compass | Roots Rock |
| 4 | Letter to You | Bruce Springsteen | Self-Release | Roots Rock |
| 5 | Exit Wounds | The Wallflowers | New West | Roots Rock |
| 6 | Obviously | Lake Street Dive | Nonesuch | Alternative Rock |
| 7 | McCartney III | Paul McCartney | UMG | Pop Rock |
| 8 | Play Loud | The Record Company | Concord | Roots Rock |
| 9 | At Home with Southern Culture on the Skids | Southern Culture On The Skids | Kudzu | Roots Rock |
| 10 | Never Too Late to Call | Paul Thorn | Thirty Tigers | Roots Rock |
| 11 | Daddy's Home | St. Vincent | Loma Vista | Alternative Rock |
| 12 | Self Made Man | Larkin Poe | Trick-Woo | Alternative Rock |
| 13 | XOXO | The Jayhawks | SHAM | Alternative Rock |
| 14 | Hate for Sale | Pretenders | BMG | Classic Rock |
| 15 | When You See Yourself | Kings of Leon | RCA | Alternative Rock |
| 16 | Stranger | The Band of Heathens | BOH | Roots Rock |
| 17 | First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder | Todd Snider | Thirty Tigers | Roots Rock |
| 18 | Work Hard and Be Nice | Michael Franti & Spearhead | Boo Boo Wax | Alternative Rock |
| 19 | The Third Gleam | The Avett Brothers | Loma Vista | Roots Rock |
| 20 | Late Night TV Gold | Shinyribs | Easy Street | Roots Rock |
| 21 | The Future | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | Stax | Roots Rock |
| 22 | The Land That Time Forgot | Chuck Prophet | Yep Roc | Roots Rock |
| 23 | By No Means | Jim Keller | Orange Mountain | Roots Rock |
| 24 | The Million Masks of God | Manchester Orchestra | Loma Vista | Alternative Rock |
| 25 | My Morning Jacket | My Morning Jacket | ATO | Alternative Rock |
| 26 | Trouble and Strife | Joan Osborne | Womanly Hips | Roots Rock |
| 27 | I Don’t Live Here Anymore | The War on Drugs | Atlantic | Alternative Rock |
| 28 | Good Luck with Whatever | Dawes | HUB | Alternative Rock |
| 29 | Reunions | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Southeastern | Roots Rock |
| 30 | El Dorado | Marcus King | Concord | Roots Rock |
| 31 | The New Abnormal | The Strokes | RCA | Alternative Rock |
| 32 | Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan! | Aaron Lee Tasjan | New West | Roots Rock |
| 33 | Deadstock: Uncollected Recordings 2005 – 2020 | Jeffrey Foucault | Blueblade | Roots Rock |
| 34 | Surfing with a Vintage Lady | The B. Christopher Band | Guitar One | Surf |
| 35 | Love & Desperation | Rick Shea | Tres Pescadores | Roots Rock |
| 36 | And It’s Still Alright | Nathaniel Rateliff | Stax | Roots Rock |
| 37 | Always Smilin' | Oliver Wood | Honey Jar | Roots Rock |
| 38 | Lamentations | American Aquarium | New West | Roots Rock |
| 39 | Pine Needle Fire | Randall Bramblett | New West Records | Roots Rock |
| 40 | Tricks of the Trade | Malcolm Holcombe | Gypsy Eyes | Roots Rock |
| 41 | Broken at the Break of Day | Fruition | Fruition | Alternative Rock |
| 42 | Daylight | Grace Potter | Concord | Alternative Rock |
| 43 | Lightning, Show Us Your Stuff | Grant Lee Phillips | Yep Roc | Roots Rock |
| 44 | Ghosts | Aris Paul Band | Red Caiman | Roots Rock |
| 45 | Social Cues | Cage the Elephant | RCA | Alternative Rock |
| 46 | The Million Things That Never Happened | Billy Bragg | Cooking Vinyl | Roots Rock |
| 47 | Kingdom in My Mind | The Wood Brothers | Thirty Tigers | Roots Rock |
| 48 | Anybody out There? | Sadler Vaden | Dirty Mag | Alternative Rock |
| 49 | Click Click Domino | Ida Mae | Thirty Tigers | Roots Rock |
| 50 | Lickskillet | The Subdudes | Self-Release | Roots Rock |
| 51 | Normal Isn't Normal Anymore | Rod Abernethy | Self-Release | Roots Rock |
| 52 | Medicine at Midnight | Foo Fighters | Roswell | Alternative Rock |
| 53 | Head of Roses | Flock Of Dimes | Sub Pop | Alternative Rock |
| 54 | The Waterfall II | My Morning Jacket | ATO | Alternative Rock |
| 55 | 99 Degrees | Ericson Holt | Conch Town | Roots Rock |
| 56 | Bitter Better | Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards | Compass | Alternative Rock |
| 57 | In Heaven | Strand of Oaks | Thirty Tigers | Alternative Rock |
| 58 | Things Take Time, Take Time | Courtney Barnett | Mom+Pop | Alternative Rock |
| 59 | Beware of Worthless Imitations Vol 1 | Jeffrey Halford & the Healers | Continental Song Cit | Roots Rock |
| 60 | The Slow Rush | Tame Impala | Island | Alternative Rock |
| 61 | Changephobia | Rostam | Matsor Projects | Alternative Rock |
| 62 | Surface Sounds | Kaleo | Electra | Alternative Rock |
| 63 | Keeper | Elliott Brood | Six Shooter | Roots Rock |
| 64 | Blessings and Miracles | Santana | BMG | Progressive Rock |
| 65 | The Juice | G. Love & Special Sauce | Thirty Tigers | Alternative Rock |
| 66 | Strictly a One-Eyed Jack | John Mellencamp | Republic | Roots Rock |
| 67 | Love is the King | Jeff Tweedy | dBpm Records | Alternative Rock |
| 68 | That's Why | Voodoo Ramble | Thoroughbred | Roots Rock |
| 69 | Zoom in | Ringo Starr | UMG | Classic Rock |
| 70 | Darrell Scott Sings the Blues of Hank Williams | Darrell Scott | Soundly Music | Roots Rock |
| 71 | Home Video | Lucy Dacus | Matador | Alternative Rock |
| 72 | The Pet Parade | Fruit Bats | Merge | Alternative Rock |
| 73 | Good People | Bob Malone | Delta Moon | Soft Rock |
| 74 | Early Morning Rain | Steve Forbert | Blue Rose Music | Roots Rock |
| 75 | The Golden Casket | Modest Mouse | Epic | Alternative Rock |
| 76 | Thirsty | Desert Hollow | Self-Release | Roots Rock |
| 77 | 2020 Vision | Martin Sexton | Kitchen Table | Roots Rock |
| 78 | Intentions and Interpretations | Jason Lee McKinney Band | Bonfire | Roots Rock |
| 79 | June is Short, July is Long | Jeb Loy Nichols | Compass | Roots Rock |
| 80 | In the Game | Mick Flannery | Chart Room Media | Roots Rock |
| 81 | Butterfly 3000 | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | KGLW | Alternative Rock |
| 82 | I Wanna Go with You | Wide Mouth Mason | We Are Busy Bodies | Roots Rock |
| 83 | Today We’re the Greatest | Middle Kids | Domino Recording Co | Rock |
| 84 | Birmingham | Nescora | Self-Release | Roots Rock |
| 85 | Wildflowers: All the Rest | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | Warner | Roots Rock |
| 86 | As the Love Continues | Mogwai | Third Verse PTY Ltd | Rock |
| 87 | Red, White and American Blues (it Couldn't Happen Here) | Nathan Bell | Singular | Roots Rock |
| 88 | Down to the River | The Allman Betts Band | BMG | Roots Rock |
| 89 | Lucifer on the Sofa | Spoon | Matador | Alternative Rock |
| 90 | Holiday | Jennah Barry | Forward Music | Alternative Rock |
| 91 | A Little Something for Everyone | Arden Lanes | Self- Release | Alternative Rock |
| 92 | 20/20 | The Walk-a-Bout | Shred The Evidence | Alternative Rock |
| 93 | Black Pumas (Deluxe) | Black Pumas | ATO | Alternative Rock |
| 94 | Liberté | The Doobie Brothers | Island | Roots Rock |
| 95 | Promenade Blue | Nick Waterhouse | Innovative Leisure | Soft Rock |
| 96 | Dragons | Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors | Thirty Tigers | Roots Rock |
| 97 | Monovision | Ray LaMontagne | RCA | Alternative Rock |
| 98 | Fetch the Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Epic | Alternative Rock |
| 99 | Fear of the Dawn | Jack White | Third Man | Alternative Rock |
| 100 | Who Works for Who? | Beauwater | Self-Release | Roots Rock |
| 101 | South Front Street | Grayson Capps | Royal Potato Family | Roots Rock |
| 102 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Willie Nile | River House | Roots Rock |
| 103 | Dreamland | Glass Animals | Polydor | Alternative Rock |
| 104 | The Ghost Light | Bob Bradshaw | Self-Release | Roots Rock |
| 105 | Cooler Returns | Kiwi jr. | Sub Pop | Alternative Rock |
| 106 | Spaceology | The Space Age Travellers | CRS Music | Surf |
| 107 | Holy Smokes Future Jokes | Blitzen Trapper | Yep Roc | Roots Rock |
| 108 | Open Door Policy | The Hold Steady | Thirty Tiger | Alternative Rock |
| 109 | Beatles Vs Stones | Los Straitjackets | Yep Roc | Rockabilly |
| 110 | In Isolation | Elle King | RCA | Alternative Rock |
| 111 | Introducing… the Pink Stones | The Pink Stones | Normaltown | Alternative Rock |
| 112 | Harmonizer | Ty Segall | Drag City | Alternative Rock |
| 113 | Mercy Rising | Maia Sharp | Crooked Crown | Roots Rock |
| 114 | Animal | Lump | Chrysalis | Alternative Rock |
| 115 | Dark in Here | The Mountain Goats | Merge | Alternative Rock |
| 116 | Alvarado | The Wild Feathers | New West | Roots Rock |
| 117 | In a Roomful of Blood with a Sleeping Tiger | Bob Schneider | Shockorama | Roots Rock |
| 118 | Breaking Point | Jackson+Sellers | Anti | Alternative Rock |
| 119 | Sympathy for Life | Parquet Courts | Rough Trade | Alternative Rock |
| 120 | Access | Major Murphy | Winspear | Alternative Rock |
| 121 | Acquainted with Night | Lael Neale | Sub Pop | Roots Rock |
| 122 | New Long Leg | Dry Cleaning | 4AD | Alternative Rock |
| 123 | Getting into Knives | The Mountain Goats | Merge | Alternative Rock |
| 124 | Sweep It into Space | Dinosaur Jr. | Jagjaguwar | Alternative Rock |
| 125 | Soberish | Liz Phair | Chrysalis | Alternative Rock |
| 126 | Uppers | TV Priest | Sub Pop | Alternative Rock |
| 127 | No Gods No Masters | Garbage | Infectious | Alternative Rock |
| 128 | Nané | Nané | Self-Release | Alternative Rock |
| 129 | III | The Lumineers | Dualtone | Alternative Rock |
| 130 | We Will Always Love You | The Avalanches | Astralwerks | Alternative Rock |
| 131 | Glowing Lantern | The Mother Hips | Blue Rose | Alternative Rock |
| 132 | Change the World | Ringo Starr | Universal | Rock & Roll |
| 133 | Flat White Moon | Field Music | Memphis | Alternative Rock |
| 134 | For the First Time | Black Country, New Road | Ninja Tune | Alternative Rock |
| 135 | Live at the Hollywood Palladium | Keith Richards & The X-Pensive Winos | BMG | Classic Rock |
| 136 | A Beautiful Life | Heartless Bastards | Thirty Tigers | Rock & Roll |
| 137 | Imploding the Mirage | The Killers | Island | Alternative Rock |
| 138 | New Fragility | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | CYHSY | Alternative Rock |
| 139 | Blessings | Hollow Coves | Nettwerk | Alternative Rock |
| 140 | Digital Dream | Deap Vally | Cooking Viny | Alternative Rock |
| 141 | Live | Moses Guest | Sclanard | Jam Band |
| 142 | K.G. | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Self-Release | Psychedelic |
| 143 | My Getaway | Dustin Arbuckle & the Damnations | Self-Release | Roots Rock |
| 144 | Yesterday Park | Island | Frenchkiss | Alternative Rock |
| 145 | Del Shamen | Del Shamen | Self-Release | Southern Rock |
| 146 | Glowing in the Dark | Django Django | Because | Alternative Rock |
| 147 | Logan Ledger | Logan Ledger | Rounder | Roots Rock |
| 148 | Free Love | Sylvan Esso | Loma Vista | Alternative Rock |
| 149 | Dirty Honey | Dirty Honey | Dirty Honey | Hard Rock |
| 150 | Live Forever | Bartees Strange | Memory | Alternative Rock |
| 151 | Red Rocks 2020 (Live) | Nathaniel Rateliff | Stax | Roots Rock |
| 152 | All the Misery Money Can Buy | Gasoline Lollipops | Soundly Music | Roots Rock |
| 153 | Los Dos | Nocona | Mule Kick | Roots Rock |
| 154 | Sketchy. | Tune-Yards | 4AD | Alternative Rock |
| 155 | Sing Up, Sing out | James Bay | UMG | Alternative Rock |
| 156 | Maverick Thinker | William The Conqueror | Chrysalis | Roots Rock |
| 157 | Night Without Love | Webb Wilder | Landslide | Roots Rock |
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