A revista Spin resolveu escolher os melhores álbuns dos primeiros seis meses de 2011 e entre eles aponta trabalhos de Arctic Monkeys, Yuck, Strokes, Lady GaGa, Foo Fighters, PJ Harvey, Adele e James Blake.
Veja abaixo os discos escolhidos pela Spin até o momento.
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver
Big K.R.I.T. - Return Of 4eva
Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See
Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
James Blake - James Blake
Adele - 21
Fucked Up - David Comes To Life
Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys!
TV On The Radio - Nine Types Of Light
DJ Quik - The Book Of David
Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo
tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l
The Strokes - Angles
Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
Smith Westerns - Dye It Blonde
Panda Bear - Tomboy
Lady Gaga - Born This Way
The Weeknd - House Of Balloons
EMA - Past Life Martyred Saints
Yuck - Yuck
Alela Diane - Alela Diane& Wild Divine
G-Side - The ONE ... COHESIVE