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

  368.02 raw points, 7 lists, 1,288.07 total points ( #1: iMAC386 )

  407.5 raw points, 6 lists, 1,222.5 total points ( #1: dmbetc )

  377.29 raw points, 6 lists, 1,131.87 total points

  283.75 raw points, 6 lists, 851.25 total points

  334.86 raw points, 5 lists, 837.15 total points ( #1: vkratliff )

261.81 raw points, 6 lists, 785.43 total points  

  274.93 raw points, 5 lists, 687.33 total points

315.57 raw points, 4 lists, 631.14 total points  

292.36 raw points, 4 lists, 584.72 total points ( #1: laura22 )

No. Artist - Album (Total Points, Lists Appearing, Raw Points) (#1)   20. Silk Sonic - An Evening With Silk Sonic (158.5, 2, 158.5) 19. Adele - 30 (161.25, 3, 107.5) 18. Faye Webster - I Know I’m Funny Haha (188.25, 3, 125.5) 17. Lil Nas X - Montero (231.435, 3, 154.29) 16. Weezer - OK Human (231.75, 3, 154.5) 15. Black Country, New Road - For the First Time (304.875, 3, 203.25) 14. Low - Hey What (325.875, 3, 217.25) 13. Lord Huron - Long Lost (352.5, 3, 235) ( #1: herzag17 ) 12. Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over the Country Club (409.22, 4, 204.61) 11. Arlo Parks - Collapsed in Sunbeams (444.62, 4, 222.31)    

No. Artist - Album (Total Points, Lists Appearing, Raw Points) (#1)   30. James Blake - Friends That Break Your Heart (114.43, 2, 114.43) 29. Boldy James and The Alchemist - Bo Jackson (116, 2, 116) 28. Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine - A Beginner’s Mind (120, 2, 120) 27. 파란노을 (Parannoul) - To See the Next Part of the Dream (121, 2, 121) 26. Girl in Red - If I Could Make it Go Quiet (124.9, 2, 124.9) 25. Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend (125.71, 2, 125.71) 24. Cassandra Jenkins - An Overview on Phenomenal Nature (132.5, 2, 132.5) 23. Kanye West - Donda (133.23, 3, 88.82) 22. Porter Robinson - Nurture (138, 2, 138) ( #1: Kiko ) 21. Madlib - Sound Ancestors (144, 2, 144)  

No. Artist - Album (Total Points, Lists Appearing, Raw Points) (#1)   40. Vince Staples - Vince Staples (51.57, 2, 51.57) 39. Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime (64, 2, 64) 38. Rhye - Home (65.09, 2, 65.09) 37. Coldplay - Music of the Spheres (66.79, 2, 66.79) 36. Floating Points, Pharaoh Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra - Promises (75, 2, 75) 35. The Hold Steady - Open Door Policy (76.25, 2, 76.25) 34. Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (84, 2, 84) 33. The Killers - Pressure Machine (100.5, 2, 100.5) 32. Parquet Courts - Sympathy for Life (104, 2, 104) 31. David Gray - Skellig (108, 2, 108)    

No. Artist - Album (Original Points, Lists Appearing, Total Points) (#1) T49. Black Midi - Cavalcade (46, 1, 92) T49. Isaiah Rashad - The House Is Burning (46, 1, 92) 48. Spirit of the Beehive - Entertainment, Death (46.86, 1, 93.75) 47. Bo Burnham - Inside: The Songs (47.5, 1, 95) T45. Turnstile - Glow On (48, 2, 48) T45. Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No Teeth (48, 2, 48) T41. Darkside - Spiral (50, 1, 100) ( #1: Route_2 ) T41. Dream Theater - A View From the Top of the World (50, 1, 100) ( #1: drop2d ) T41. Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight (50, 1, 100) ( #1: BrewCrew15 ) T41. Lingua Ignota - Sinner Get Ready (50, 1, 100) ( #1: coldengrey12 )