Year-End Lists

Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2011

1. Fucked Up
   David Comes to Life
2. PJ Harvey
   Let England Shake
3. EMA
   Past Life Martyred Saints
4. Kurt Vile
   Smoke Ring for My Halo
5. Girls
   Father, Son, Holy Ghost
6. Danny Brown
   XXX
7. The Rapture
   In the Grace of Your Love
8. G-Side
   The One…Cohesive
9. Wild Flag
   Wild Flag
10. Lykke Li
    Wounded Rhymes
11. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
    Mirror Traffic
12. Telekinesis
    12 Desperate Straight Lines
13. The Weeknd
    House of Balloons & Thursday
14. Bon Iver
    Bon Iver
15. The Men
    Leave Home
16. Das Racist
    Relax
17. Dum Dum Girls
    Only in Dreams
18. SBTRKT
    SBTRKT
19. M83
    Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
20. Shabazz Palaces
    Black Up
21. Youth Lagoon
    The Year of Hibernation
22. Drake
    Take Care
23. Iceage
    New Brigade
24. Deer Tick
    Divine Providence
25. Cass McCombs
    Wit’s End/Humor Risk
26. Liturgy
    Aesthethica
27. Big K.R.I.T.
    Return of 4Eva
28. Tim Hecker
    Ravedeath, 1972
29. Lady Gaga
    Born This Way
30. Tune-Yards
    Whokill
31. Yuck
    Yuck (specifically the Deluxe Edition)
32. Hayes Carll
    KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories)
33. Fleet Foxes
    Helplessness Blues
34. St. Vincent
    Strange Mercy
35. Washed Out
    Within and Without
36. The Black Keys
    El Camino
37. The Field
    Looping State of Mind
38. Zola Jesus
    Conatus
39. Beyoncé
    4
40. Jay-Z and Kanye West
    Watch the Throne
41. Frank Ocean
    Nostalgia, Ultra
42. Eric Church
    Chief
43. Kendrick Lamar
    Section.80
44. The Roots
    Undun
45. Azari & III
    Azari & III
46. Foo Fighters
    Wasting Light
47. Gillian Welch
    The Harrow & The Harvest
48. various artists
    Drive (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
49. YOB
    Atma
50. Britney Spears
    Femme Fatale