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2011 Music

Entertainment Weekly: 20 Best Albums of 2011

01 January 2012

21 - Adele

Entertainment Weekly: 20 Best Albums of 2011

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  1. 21
    Adele
  2. Helplessness Blues
    Fleet Foxes
  3. Wounded Rhymes
    Lykke Li
  4. Bon Iver
    Bon Iver
  5. Ceremonials
    Florence + The Machine
  6. Nostalgia, Ultra
    Frank Ocean
  7. Unbroken
    Demi Lovato
  8. Circuital
    My Morning Jacket
  9. Hell on Heels
    Pistol Annies
  10. Smoke Ring for My Halo
    Kurt Vile
  11. El Camino
    The Black Keys
  12. Nine Types of Light
    TV on the Radio
  13. Whokill
    Tune-Yards
  14. This Is Country Music
    Brad Paisley
  15. Alexander
    Alexander
  16. Return of 4Eva
    Big K.R.I.T.
  17. The Hunter
    Mastodon
  18. Talk That Talk
    Rihanna
  19. The Whole Love
    Wilco
  20. Stone Rollin’
    Raphael Saadiq

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