Ants Albums of the Year: 2021

  408.75 raw points, 7 lists, 1,430.63 total points ( #1: wvufan2010, TwoStep2888 ) —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —   —  —  —  —  I Don’t Live Here Anymore voting facts: • This marks the third time The War on Drugs has captured the top spot in the Ants AOTY • They previously took the crown in 2014 for Lost in the Dream and 2017 for A Deeper Understanding • They join Radiohead ( 2007 , 2016 , 2000s ) as the only three-time winner of Ants AOTY/AOTD. Other multi-year winners include The National ( 2013 , 2010s ) and Bon Iver ( 2011 , 2019 ) • The only album this year to receive multiple first-place votes • Finished just 1.25 raw points ahead of Brandi Carlile , but appeared on one more list, which made the difference between finishing in third and finishing in first   • Also War on Drugs' closest margin of victory, right around 140 total points. For comparison, Lost in the Dream won in 2014 by almost 600 • Appeared on 7 of our 12 lists, which tied with Julien Baker’s Little Oblivions f