Year-End Lists

Stereogum: Top 50 Albums of 2011

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