Pop darling Carly Rae Jepsen released her highly anticipated sixth studio album, The Loneliest Time, on October 21, providing a poignant reflection of life over the past two years spent in isolation, and the joys of connection.

This past year has been so memorable to many artists, breakout musicians or not, and whether they’ve released another album, single, or won awards for their art. Although, right now, let’s focus on the ones that have released albums (not ranked, just listed).