Year-End Lists

NME: Best Albums of 2011

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1. Let England Shake
   PJ Harvey
2. The English Riviera
   Metronomy
3. Skying
   The Horrors
4. Smother
   Wild Beasts
5. Smoke Ring for My Halo
   Kurt Vile
6. Suck It and See
   Arctic Monkeys
7. Strange Mercy
   St. Vincent
8. On A Mission
   Katy B
9. Whokill
   Tune-Yards
10. Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
    WU LYF
11. Anna Calvi
    Anna Calvi
12. Again Into Eyes
    Scum
13. Zeroes QC
    Suuns
14. What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
    The Vaccines
15. Wild Flag
    Wild Flag
16. A Different Kind of Fix
    Bombay Bicycle Club
17. Gloss Drop
    Battles
18. Cat’s Eyes
    Cat’s Eyes
19. A Creature I Don’t Know
    Laura Marling
20. The King of Limbs
    Radiohead
21. Velociraptor!
    Kasabian
22. Last Night on Earth
    Noah & The Whale
23. Yuck
    Yuck
24. Big Talk
    Big Talk
25. W
    PLANNINGTOROCK
26. Father, Son, Holy Ghost
    Girls
27. Arabia Mountain
    Black Lips
28. Looping State of Mind
    The Field
29. Dye It Blonde
    Smith Westerns
30. Pala
    Friendly Fires
31. Ceremonials
    Florence + The Machine
32. Submarine OST
    Alex Turner
33. Audio,Video,Disco
    Justice
34. Unknown Mortal Orchestra
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra
35. Nine Types of Light
    TV on the Radio
36. New Brigade
    Iceage
37. D
    White Denim
38. Biophilia
    Björk
39. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
    Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
40. Cherish the Light Years
    Cold Cave
41. Exmilitary
    Death Grips
42. Lupercalia
    Patrick Wolf
43. Wasting Light
    Foo Fighters
44. Kaputt
    Destroyer
45. Feel It Break
    Austra
46. Bon Iver
    Bon Iver
47. Days
    Real Estate
48. Paradise
    Slow Club
49. SBTRKT
    SBTRKT
50. Watch the Throne
    Jay-Z and Kanye West