SPIN's 50 Best Albums of 2011
50. Britney Spears, Femme Fatale
49. Yob, Atma
48. Various Artists, Drive (Orig.Motion Pict.Soundtrack)
47. Gillian Welch, The Harrow and the Harvest
46. Foo Fighters, Wasting Light
45. Azari & III, Azari & III
44. The Roots, Undun
43. Kendrick Lamar, Section.80
42. Eric Church, Chief
41. Frank Ocean, Nostalgia, Ultra
40. Jay-Z and Kanye West, Watch the Throne
39. Beyoncé, 4
38. Zola Jesus, Conatus
37. The Field, Looping State of Mind
36. The Black Keys, El Camino
35. Washed Out, Within and Without
34. St. Vincent, Strange Mercy
33. Fleet Foxes, Helplessness Blues
32. Hayes Carll, KMAG YOYO (& other American stories)
31. Yuck, Yuck (Deluxe Edition)
30. tUnE-yArDs, w h o k i l l
29. Lady Gaga, Born This Way
28. Tim Hecker, Ravedeath, 1972
27. Big K.R.I.T., Return of 4Eva
26. Liturgy, Aesthethica
25. Cass McCombs, Wit's End/Humor Risk
24. Deer Tick, Divine Providence
23. Iceage, New Brigade
22. Drake, Take Care
21. Youth Lagoon, The Year of Hibernation
20. Shabazz Palaces, Black Up
19. M83, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
18. SBTRKT, SBTRKT
17. Dum Dum Girls, Only in Dreams
16. Das Racist, Relax
15. The Men, Leave Home
14. Bon Iver, Bon Iver
13. The Weeknd, House of Balloons/Thursday
12. Telekinesis, Desperate Straight Lines
11. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Mirror Traffic
10. Lykke Li, Wounded Rhymes
9. Wild Flag, Wild Flag
8. G-Side, The One...Cohesive
7. The Rapture, In the Grace of Your Love
6. Danny Brown, XXX
5. Girls, Father, Son, Holy Ghost
4. Kurt Vile, Smoke Ring for My Halo
3. EMA, Past Life Martyred Saints
2. PJ Harvey, Let England Shake
1. Fucked Up, David Comes to Life
SPIN's 20 Best Songs of 2011
20. Fleet Foxes, "Helplessness Blues"
19. Eric Church, "Homeboy"
18. Lil Wayne, "6 Foot 7 Foot"
17. Jay-Z and Kanye West, "Otis"
16. Brad Paisley, feat. Carrie Underwood,"Remind Me"
15. Girls, "Vomit"
14. The Weeknd, "Wicked Games"
13. Britney Spears, "Till the World Ends"
12. M83, "Midnight City"; College, feat.Electric Youth, "A Real Hero"
11. LMFAO, "Party Rock Anthem" (Alesso Remix)
10. TV on the Radio, "You"
9. HyunA, "Bubble Pop!"
8. Lykke Li, " Get Some"
7. Clams Casino, "I'm God"
6. Tyler, the Creator, "Yonkers"
5. Frank Ocean, "Novacane"
4. The Rapture, "How Deep Is Your Love"
3. EMA, "California"
2. Beyoncé, "Countdown"
1. Adele, "Rolling in the Deep"
Rolling Stone's Best of 2011
1. Adele - 21
2. Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch the Throne
3. Paul Simon - So Beautiful or So What
4. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
5. Radiohead - The King of Limbs
6. Lady Gaga - Born This Way
7. The Decemberists - The King Is Dead
8. Wilco - The Whole Love
9. Wild Flag - Wild Flag
10. Robbie Robertson - How to Become Clairvoyant
11. My Morning Jacket - Circuital
12. The Black Keys - El Camino
13. Tune-Yards - Whokill
14. Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Pt. Two
15. Cage the Elephant - Thank You Happy Birthday
16. R.E.M. - Collapse Into Now
17. TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light
18. Feist - Metals
19. Eric Church - Chief
20. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
21. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
22. Drake - Take Care
23. Tom Waits - Bad as Me
24. Frank Ocean - Nostalgia, Ultra
25. Beyonce - 4
26. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
27. Florence and the Machine - Ceremonials
28. Das Racist - Relax
29. Pistol Annies - Hell on Heels
30. Tom Morello, The Nightwatchman: World Wide Rebel Songs
31. Miranda Lambert - Four the Record
32. Big K.R.I.T. - Return of 4eva
33. Josh T. Pearson - Last of the Country Gentlemen
34. SuperHeavy - SuperHeavy
35. Dawes - Nothing is Wrong
36. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Mirror Traffic
37. Panda Bear - Tomboy
38. Mastodon - The Hunter
39. Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring for My Halo
40. Gary Clark Jr. - The Bright Lights EP
41. Little Dragon - Ritual Union
42. Destroyer - Kaputt
43. The Kills - Blood Pressures
44. Raphael Saadiq - Stone Rollin
45. Tedeschi Trucks Band - Revelator
46. White Denim - D
47. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
48. Charles Bradley - No Time For Dreaming
49. Wavves - Life Sux EP
50. The Lonely Island - Turtleneck & Chain
UNCUT magazine –Recordings of 2011
1. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
2. Gilian Welch – The Harrow & The Harvest
3. Metronomy – The English Riviera
4. White Denim – D
5. Josh T Pearson – Last Of The Country Gentlemen
6. The Horrors – Skying
7. Radiohead – The King of Limbs
8. Wild Beasts – Smother
9. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
10. The War on Drugs – Slave Ambient
11. Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
12. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
13. Tom Waits – Bad As Me
14. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For A Halo
15. Wilco – The Whole Love
16. Jonathan Wilson – Gentle Sprit
17. Feist – Metals
18. Tinariwen – Tassili
19. Drive-By Truckers – Go-Go Boots
20. Ry Cooder – Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down
21. James Blake – James Blake
22. Gang Gang Dance – Eye Contact
23. Thurston More – Demolished Thoughts
24. Real Estate – Days
25. Bill Callahan – Apocalypse
26. The Decemberists – The King Is Dead
27. Bjork – Biophilla
28. King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Diamond Mine
29. Paul Simon – So Beautiful Or So What
30. Tim Hecker – Ravendeath, 1972
31. Destroyer – Kaput
32. Gil Scott Heron & Jamie XX – We’re New Here
33. Low – C’mon
34. Fatoumata Diawara – Fatou
35. My Morning Jacket – Circuital
36. Johhy – Jonny
37. Little Dragon – Ritual Union
38. Hiss Golden Messenger – From Country Hai East Cotton
39. Dawes – Nothing Is Wrong
40. Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
41. Raphael Saadiq – Stone Rollin’
42. Jenny Hval – Viscera
43. St Vincent – Strange Mercy
44. Tune-Yards – Whokill
45. Mikal Cronin – Mikal Cronin
46. Iceage – New Bridge
47. The Caretaker – The Empty Bliss Beyond This World
48. Cornershop Featuring Bubbley Kaur – Cornershop &The Double-O Groove
49. Arbouretum – The Gathering
50. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Mojo - Albums Of The Year 2011
1. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
2. The Horrors – Skying
3. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
4. Jonathan Wilson – Gentle Sprit
5. Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
6. White Denim – D
7. Josh T. Pearson – Last Of The Country Gentlemen
8. Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
9. Tom Waits – Bad as Me
10. Wild Beasts – Smother
11. Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
12. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring for my Halo
13. Cat’s Eyes – Cat’s Eyes
14. King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Diamond Mine
15. Paul Simon – So Beautiful or so What
16. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
17. Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat – Everything’s Getting Older
18. Thurston Moore – Demolished Thoughts
19. James Blake – James Blake
20. My Morning Jacket – Circuital
21. The War on Drugs – Slave Ambient
22. Beirut – The Rip Tide
23. Bill Callahan – Apocalypse
24. Ema – Past Life Martyred Saints
25. The Stepkids – The Stepkids
26. Drive-By Truckers – Go-Go Boots
27. Arbouretum – The Gathering
28. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
29. Wilco – The Whole Love
30. Girls – Farther, Sons, Holy Ghost
31. Nick Lowe – The Old Magic
32. Bjork – Biophilia
33. Glenn Jones – The Wanting
34. Gillian Welch – The Harrow And The Harvest
35. Tinariwen – Tassili
36. Shabazz Palaces – Black Up
37. Duane Eddy – Road Trip
38. The Sand Band – All Through The Night
39. Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See
40. Charles Bradley – No Time For Dreaming
41. Destroyer – Kaputt
42. Booker T. Jones – The Road from Memphis
43. Gwilym Simcock – Good Days at Schloss Elmau
44. Glen Campbell – Ghost On the Canvas
45. Tune-Yards – Whokill
46. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
47. Radiohead – The King of Limbs
48. Wire – Red-Barked Trees
49. Frank Ocean – Nostalga, Ultra
50. Joe Henry – Revive
Q Magazine Albums Of 2011
1. Florence and The Machine – Ceremonials
2. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
3. Adele – 21
4. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
5. Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
6. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch the Thorne
7. Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See
8. St Vincent – Strange Mercy
9. Wu Lyf – Go Tell Fire to The Mountain
10. Elbow – Build a Rocket Boys!
11. The Horrors – Skying
12. Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
13. Bombay Bicycle Club – A Different Kind of Fix
14. The Weekend – House of Ballons
15. Baxter Dury – Happy Soup
16. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring for My Halo
17. Metronomy – The English Riviera
18. Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
19. Cass Mccombs – Wit’s End
20. The Weekend – Thursday
21. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Noel Gallaghers HFB
22. White Lies – Ritual
23. Bjork – Biophilla
24. Real Estate – Days
25. Wild Beasts – Smother
26. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
27. Ed Sheeran - +
28. Gillian Welch – The Harrow & The Harvest
29. Kasabian – Velociraptor!
30. Lady Gagagagag – Born This Way
31. Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
32. Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
33. Tune-Yards – Whokill
34. Gruff Ryhs – Hotel Shampoo
35. Cass Mccombs – Humor Risk
36. Katy B – On A Mission
37. Washed Out – Within And Washed Out
38. Feist – Metals
39. James Blake – James Blake
40. Dangermouse & Daniele Luppi – Rome
41. Girls – Farther, Son, Holy Ghost
42. Josh T Pearson – Last Of The Country Gentlemen
43. King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Diamond Mine
44. Death In Vegas – Trans Love Energies
45. Miles Kane – The Colour Of The Trap
46. Sbtkt – Sbtrkt
47. Mastodon – The Hunter
48. Noah And The Whale – Last Night On Earth
49. Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra
50. Justice – Audio, Video, Disco
Q magazine Tracks Of 2011
1. Adel – Someone Like You
2. Lana Del Rey – Video Games
3. Kreayshawn – Gucci Gucci
4. Foster The People – Pumped Up Kids
5. Lady Gagagagagag – The Edge Of Glory
6. The Vaccines – If You Wanna
7. Aloe Blacc – I Need A Dollar
8. Tyler The Creator – Yonkers
9. The Strokes – Under Cover Of Darkness
10. Lykke Li – Get Some
11. Jack White – Love Is Blindness
12. Chase & Status – Blind Faith
13. Rihanna – Man Down
14. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
15. Florance & The Machine – Shake It Out
16. Ghostpoet – Cash And Carry Me Home
17. Wretch 32 – Traktor
18. Cat’s Eyes – Best Person I Know
19. Example – Changed the Way You Kissed Me
20. Beady Eye – The Morning Son
NME Albums Of 2011
1. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
2. Metronomy – The English Riviera
3. The Horrors – Skying
4. Wild Beasts – Smother
5. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
6. Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See
7. St Vincent – Strange Mercy
8. Katy B – On A Mission
9. Tune-Yards – Whokill
10. Wu Lyf – Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
11. Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
12. Scum – Again Into Eyes
13. Suns – Zeroes Qc
14. The Vaccines – What Did You Expect From The Vaccines
15. Wild Flag – Wild Flag
16. Bombay Bicycle Club
17. Battles – Gloss Drop
18. Car’s Eyes – Cat’s Eyes
19. Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
20. Radiohead – The King of Limbs
21. Kasabian – Velociraptor
22. Noah And The Whale – Last Night On Earth
23. Yuck – Yuck
24. Big Talk – Big Talk
25. Planningtorock – W
26. Girls – Farther, Son, Holy Ghost
27. Black Lips – Arabia Mountain
28. The Field – Looping State Of Mind
29. Smith Westerns – Dye It Blond
30. Friendly Fires – Pala
31. Florence & The Machine – Ceremonials
32. Alex Turner – Submarine Soundtrack
33. Justice – Audio, Video, Disco
34. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
35. TV On The Radio – Nine Types Of Light
36. Iceage – New Brigade
37. White Denim – D
38. Bjork – Biophilia
39. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Noel Gallagher’s HFB
40. Cold Cave – Cherish The Light
41. Death Grips – Exmilitary
42. Patrick Wolf – Lupercalla
43. Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
44. Destroyer – Kaput
45. Austra – Feel It Break
46. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
47. Real Estate – Days
48. Slow Club – Paradise
49. SBTRKT – SBTRKT
50. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch the Throne
The Word Albums of The Year 2011
• Paul Simon – So Beautiful Or So What
• Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
• Roots Manuva – 4 Everevolution
• PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
• Ron Sexsmith – Long Player Late Bloomer
• Keren Ann – 101
• Feist – Metals
• Bon Iver – Bon Iver
• Wilco – The Whole Love
• Mickey Newbury – An American Trilogy
