TOP WORLD RECORDS OF 2021
| Artist | Album | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALTIN GUN | Yol | ATO |
| 2 | MDOU MOCTAR | Afrique Victime | Matador/Beggars Group |
| 3 | ANGELIQUE KIDJO | Mother Nature | Verve |
| 4 | FEMI KUTI | Stop The Hate | Partisan |
| 5 | JUPITER AND OKWESS | Na Kozonga | Everloving |
| 6 | MADE KUTI | For(e)ward | Partisan |
| 7 | U-ROY | Solid Gold U-Roy | Trojan/BMG |
| 8 | BOMBA ESTEREO | Deja | Sony Latin |
| 9 | LAKOU MIZIK AND JOSEPH RAY | Leave The Bones | Anjunadeep |
| 10 | PACHYMAN | The Return Of Pachyman | ATO |
| 11 | OKUTE | Okuté | Chulo |
| 12 | BALKAN TAKSIM | Disko Telegraf | Buda Musique |
| 13 | KASAI ALLSTARS | Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No Sound | Crammed |
| 14 | DOM LA NENA | Tempo | Six Degrees |
| 15 | FIMBER BRAVO | Lunar Tredd | Moshi Moshi |
| 16 | SONGHOY BLUES | Optimisme | Fat Possum |
| 17 | ALBOROSIE | For The Culture | VP/Greensleeves |
| 18 | COCHEMEA | Vol. II Baca Sewa | Daptone |
| 19 | DOBET GNAHORE | Couleur | Cumbancha |
| 20 | ORQUESTA AKOKAN | 16 Rayos | Daptone |
| 21 | QUANTIC AND NIDIA GONGORA | Almas Conectadas | Tru Thoughts |
| 22 | IKOQWE | The Beginning, The Medium, The End And The Infinite | Crammed |
| 23 | DAVID WALTERS | Nocturne | Six Degrees |
| 24 | AFRO YAQUI MUSIC COLLECTIVE | Maroon Futures | Neuma |
| 25 | INNOV GNAWA | Lila | Daptone |
| 26 | CHANGUI: THE SOUND OF GUANTANAMO | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Petaluma |
| 27 | LEE "SCRATCH" PERRY AND SPACEWAVE | Dubz Of The Root | Megawave |
| 28 | HAILU MERGIA AND THE WALIAS BAND | Tezeta | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 29 | KANE MATHIS | Geminus | Nyaato |
| 30 | BLK JKS | Abantu/Before Humans | We Are Busy Bodies |
| 31 | CIMAFUNK | El Alimento | Thirty Tigers |
| 32 | IREESH LAL | Journey Through The Chakras | Self-Released |
| 33 | TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS | Got To Be Tough | Trojan Jamaica/BMG |
| 34 | KHRUANGBIN | Late Night Tales | Night Time Stories |
| 35 | MARINERO | Hella Love | Hardly Art |
| 36 | JUANA MOLINA | ANRMAL (Live In Mexico) | Crammed |
| 37 | HABIBI FUNK AN ECLECTIC SELECTION OF MUSIC FROM THE ARAB WORLD (PART 2) | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Habibi Funk |
| 38 | ANCHORSONG | Mirage | Tru Thoughts |
| 39 | OPIUM MOON | Night + Day | Starry Void/Six Degrees |
| 40 | DELGRES | 4:00 AM | PIAS |
| 41 | JOSE GONZALEZ | Local Valley | Mute |
| 42 | SHUJAAT HUSAIN KHAN, KATAYOUN GOUDARZI, SHAHO ANDALIBI, AND SHARI | This Pale | Lycood |
| 43 | VUSI MAHLASELA | Shebeen Queen | ATO |
| 44 | SELVA SELECTS: THUNDERCLAPS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Selva |
| 45 | KELEKETLA | Keleketla! Remixes | Ahead Of Our Time |
| 46 | DICOSIMO/PAGAN | Con Moto | SubCat |
| 47 | ILHAN ERSAHIN'S ISTANBUL SESSIONS | Bir Zamanlar Simdi | Nublu |
| 48 | ARCHIVES, THE | Carry Me Home Dub | Montserrat House |
| 49 | LES FILLES DE ILLIGHADAD | At Pioneer Works | Sahel Sounds |
| 50 | SUSANA BACA | Palabras Urgentes | Real World |
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