I made some lists for 2020, here goes 2021.

Albums

1. I Don’t Live Here Anymore - The War On Drugs
2. Haram - Armand Hammer and the Alchemist
3. Valentine - Snail Mail
4. Sour - Olivia Rodrigo
5. Call Me If You Get Lost - Tyler, The Creator

Honorable mentions:

• Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast
• Whole Lotta Red - Playboi Carti
• Glow On - Turnstile
• HEY WHAT - Low
• For The First Time - Black Country, New Road
• Home Video - Lucy Dacus

Songs

1. “Like I Used To” - Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen
2. “Be Sweet” - Japanese Breakfast
3. “I Don’t Live Here Anymore” (Feat. Lucius) - The War On Drugs
4. “Chaise Longue” - Wet Leg
5. “Bunny Is A Rider” - Caroline Polachek

Honorable mentions:

• “good 4 u” - Olivia Rodrigo
• “Higher Power” - Coldplay
• “Valentine” - Snail Mail
• “Days Like These” - Low
• “Industry Baby” (Feat. Jack Harlow) - Lil Nas X
• “Time Escaping” - Big Thief
• “Essence” (Feat. Tems) - Wizkid
• “Hard Drive” - Cassandra Jenkins
• “You Stupid Bitch” - Girl in red
• “Simple Times” - Kacey Musgraves

Movies

(I watched for the first time this year)

1. Summer of Soul (2021)
2. Michael Clayton (2007)
3. La Piscine (1969)
4. Licorice Pizza (2021)
5. The Green Knight (2021)

Honorable mentions:

• The Endless Summer (1966)
• Bo Burnham: Inside (2021)
• Jurassic Park (1993)
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
• Shiva Baby (2021)

TV

1. Succession (HBO)
2. Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Netflix)
3. The White Lotus (HBO)
4. The Beatles: Get Back (Disney+)
5. Landscapers (HBO)

Honorable mentions:

• Starstruck (HBO)
• I Think You Should Leave: Season 2 (Netflix)
• Mare of Easttown (HBO)
• Squid Game (Netflix)
• Wandavision (HBO)

Books

(I read for the first time this year)

1. Hamnet - Maggie O’Farrell (2020)
2. The Road - Cormac McCarthy (2006)
3. The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro (1989)
4. Solaris - Stanisław Lem (1961)
5. Normal People - Sally Rooney (2018)

Honorable mentions:

• Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel (2014)
• Klara and the Sun - Kazuo Ishiguro (2021)
• The Plot - Jean Hanff Korelitz (2021)
• My Year of Rest and Relaxation - Ottessa Moshfegh (2018)
• The Glass Hotel - Emily St. John Mandel (2020)
• Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina - Chris Frantz (2020)