Year-End Lists

Stereogum: Top 50 Albums of 2011

1. Girls
   Father, Son, Holy Ghost
2. Drake
   Take Care
3. Bon Iver
   Bon Iver
4. Fucked Up
   David Comes to Life
5. The Weeknd
   House of Balloons
6. Gang Gang Dance
   Eye Contact
7. EMA
   Past Life Martyred Saints
8. PJ Harvey
   Let England Shake
9. A$AP Rocky
   LIVE.LOVE.A$AP
10. Jay-Z and Kanye West
    Watch the Throne
11. Kate Bush
    50 Words for Snow
12. M83
    Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
13. Yuck
    Yuck
14. Austra
    Feel It Break
15. Zola Jesus
    Conatus
16. Neon Indian
    Era Extraña
17. Oneohtrix Point Never
    Replica
18. Beyoncé
    4
19. Iceage
    New Brigade
20. Real Estate
    Days
21. Clams Casino
    Instrumental Mixtape
22. Ryan Adams
    Ashes & Fire
23. Wild Flag
    Wild Flag
24. Frank Ocean
    Nostalgia, Ultra
25. Cold Cave
    Cherish the Light Years
26. Pains of Being Pure at Heart
    Belong
27. Destroyer
    Kaputt
28. Pictureplane
    Thee Physical
29. Washed Out
    Within and Without
30. Radiohead
    The King of Limbs
31. Fleet Foxes
    Helplessness Blues
32. St. Vincent
    Strange Mercy
33. SBTRKT
    SBTRKT
34. Kurt Vile
    Smoke Ring for My Halo
35. Atlas Sound
    Parallax
36. Cut Copy
    Zonoscope
37. Smith Westerns
    Dye It Blonde
38. The Antlers
    Burst Apart
39. Nicolas Jaar
    Space is Only Noise
40. Kendrick Lamar
    Section.80
41. Das Racist
    Relax
42. Unknown Mortal Orchestra
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra
43. Mr Twin Sister
    In Heaven
44. James Blake
    James Blake
45. Adele
    21
46. Tune-Yards
    Whokill
47. Wilco
    The Whole Love
48. Oddisee
    Rock Creek Park
49. Toro y Moi
    Underneath the Pine
50. Youth Lagoon
    The Year of Hibernation