Year-End Lists

The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2011

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1. Far Side Virtual
   James Ferraro
2. Glass Swords
   Rustie
3. Transamorem – Transmortem
   Eliane Radigue
4. One Nation
   Hype Williams
5. The SMiLE Sessions
   The Beach Boys
6. The Resurrection and Revenge of the Clayton Peacock
   Michael Chapman
7. Just A Taste
   DJ Rashad
8. Hour Logic
   Laurel Halo
9. Lulu
   Lou Reed & Metallica
10. Work 2006-2011
    John Wall & Alex Rogers
11. In a Flash Everything Comes Together As One There Is No Need For A Subject
    Keiji Haino / Jim O’Rourke / Oren Ambarchi
12. Ancient Romans
    Sun Araw
13. How the Thing Sings
    Bill Orcutt
14. Replica
    Oneohtrix Point Never
15. 936
    Peaking Lights
16. Garten Der Unberwusstheit
    Corrupted
17. Wander/Wonder
    Balam Acab
18. Re: ECM
    Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer
19. Presents Kentje’sz Beatsz
    Anti G
20. Forma II
    Thomas Ankersmit & Valerio Tricoli
21. Let England Shake
    PJ Harvey
22. The Great Learning
    Cornelius Cardew
23. The Golden Age of Apocalypse
    Thundercat
24. Speculative Solution
    Hecker
25. We Stay Together
    Andy Stott
26. Remix of Rinse 16
    Ben UFO
27. The King of Limbs
    Radiohead
28. Margaret Dygas
    Margaret Dygas
29. Old News #5
    Jim O’Rourke
30. Bangs & Works Vol. 2: The Best of Chicago Footwork
    various artists
31. Intrusive Incidentalz Vol 1
    Ekoplekz
32. Ravedeath, 1972
    Tim Hecker
33. As The Crow Flies
    The Advisory Circle
34. Live In Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Vol. 1
    Miles Davis
35. Dorwytch
    Alexander Tucker
36. Cryptography
    Helm
37. The Luminous Ground
    John Chantler
38. TxN
    Ectoplasm Girls
39. Hold Everything Dear
    Cindytalk
40. Nostalgia, Ultra
    Frank Ocean
41. Severant
    Kuedo
42. Toad Blinker
    Structure
43. Ersatz GB
    The Fall
44. Intrigue & Stuff Vol. 1
    Leyland Kirby
45. Cashmere Sheets
    Patrice & Friends
46. Dedication
    Zomby
47. Music For Merce (1952-2009)
    various artists
48. Ghosts
    Peter Evans Quintet
49. Motormouth Variations
    Rrose x Bob Ostertag
50. Trainsongs: Guitar Compositions 1967-2010
    Michael Chapman