Year-End Lists

Gigwise: Top 50 Albums of 2011

1. Metronomy
   The English Riviera
2. The Horrors
   Skying
3. PJ Harvey
   Let England Shake
4. Beastie Boys
   Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
5. The Strokes
   Angles
6. Kasabian
   Velociraptor!
7. Arctic Monkeys
   Suck It and See
8. Florence + The Machine
   Ceremonials
9. Fleet Foxes
   Helplessness Blues
10. Friendly Fires
    Pala
11. Foo Fighters
    Wasting Light
12. Wild Beasts
    Smother
13. Radiohead
    The King of Limbs
14. The Antlers
    Burst Apart
15. Coldplay
    Mylo Xyloto
16. The Vaccines
    What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
17. Jay-Z and Kanye West
    Watch the Throne
18. Iron & Wine
    Kiss Each Other Clean
19. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
    Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
20. Jamie Woon
    Mirrorwriting
21. Bombay Bicycle Club
    A Different Kind of Fix
22. Björk
    Biophilia
23. Black Lips
    Arabia Mountain
24. Blood Orange
    Coastal Grooves
25. The Streets
    Computers and Blues
26. Bright Eyes
    The People’s Key
27. Cults
    Cults
28. Elbow
    Build a Rocket Boys!
29. Esben and the Witch
    Violet Cries
30. Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx
    We’re New Here
31. Frankie and the Heartstrings
    Hunger
32. Veronica Falls
    Veronica Falls
33. James Blake
    James Blake
34. Joy Formidable
    The Big Roar
35. Katy B
    On A Mission
36. Laura Marling
    A Creature I Don’t Know
37. Mogwai
    Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
38. TV on the Radio
    Nine Types of Light
39. Noah & The Whale
    Last Night on Earth
40. Unknown Mortal Orchestra
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra
41. Yuck
    Yuck
42. Adele
    21
43. The Weeknd
    House of Balloons
44. Danger Mouse & Daniel Luppi
    Rome
45. EMA
    Past Life Martyred Saints
46. Sully
    Carrier
47. Rustie
    Glass Swords
48. SBTRKT
    SBTRKT
49. Tom Vek
    Leisure Seizure
50. You Me At Six
    Sinners Never Sleep