Com a aproximação do final do ano, começam a ser publicadas várias listas dos melhores álbuns de 2011.
Para a britânica Uncut, PJ Harvey, com "Let England Shake" , foi a rainha de 2011, seguida de Gillian Welch e Metronomy. Veja o top 50 abaixo.
Por sua vez, a revista Q, também do Reino Unido, deu a medalha de ouro a "Ceremonials" , de Florence and the Machine. PJ Harvey e Adele, com "21", completam um pódio exclusivamente feminino (veja os primeiros 50 abaixo).
Para a norte-americana Paste, o segundo disco de Bon Iver foi o melhor de 2011. O Fleet Foxes, com "Helplessness Blues", e o My Morning Jacket ficaram com a prata e o bronze, respetivamente.
Melhores Álbuns do Ano para a Uncut:
50 Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Unknown Mortal Orchestra
49 Arbouretum - The Gathering
48 Cornershop Featuring Bubbley Kaur - Cornershop And The Double-O Groove Of
47 The Caretaker - An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
46 Iceage - New Brigade
45 Mikal Cronin - Mikal Cronin
44 tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l
43 St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
42 Jenny Hval - Viscera
41 Raphael Saadiq - Stone Rollin'
40 Kate Bush - 50 Words For Snow
39 Dawes - Nothing Is Wrong
38 His Golden Messenger - From Country Hai East Cotton
37 Little Dragon - Ritual Union
36 Jonny - Jonny
35 My Morning Jacket - Circuital
34 Fatoumata Diawara - Fatou
33 Low - C'Mon
32 Gil Scott Heron & Jamie XX - We're New Here
31 Destroyer - Kaputt
30 Tim Hecker - Ravendeath, 1972
29 Paul Simon - So Beautiful Or So What
28 King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - Diamond Mine
27 Björk - Biophilia
26 The Decemberists - The King Is Dead
25 Bill Callahan - Apocolypse
24 Real Estate - Days
23 Thurston Moore - Demolished Thoughts
22 Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact
21 James Blake - James Blake
20 Ry Cooder - Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down
19 Drive-By Truckers - Go-Go Boots
18 Tinariwen - Tassili
17 Feist - Metals
16 Jonathan Wilson - Gentle Spirit
15 Wilco - The Whole Love
14 Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo
13 Tom Waits - Bad As Me
12 Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
11 Laura Marling - A Creature I Don't Know
10 The War On Drugs - Slave Ambient
09 Bon Iver - Bon Iver
08 Wild Beasts - Smother
07 Radiohead - The King Of Limbs
06 The Horrors - Skying
05 Josh T. Pearson - Last Of The Country Gentlemen
04 White Denim - D
03 Metronomy - The English Riviera
02 Gillian Welch - The Harrow & The Harvest
01 PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
Melhores Álbuns do Ano para a Q Magazine:
50 Justice - Audio, Video, Disco
49 Frank Ocean - Nostalgia, Ultra.
48 Noah And The Whale - Last Night On Earth
47 Mastodon - The Hunter
46 SBTRKT - SBTRKT
45 Miles Kane - The Colour Of The Trap
44 Death In Vegas - Trans-Love Energies
43 King Creosote - Diamond Mine
42 Josh T. Pearson - Last Of The Country Gentlemen
41 Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost
40 Danger Mouse & Danielle Luppi - Rome
39 James Blake - James Blake
28 Feist - Metals
37 Washed Out - Within And Without
36 Katy B - On A Mission
35 Cass McCombs - Humour Risk
34 Gruff Rhys - Hotel Shampoo
33 tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l
32 Radiohead - The King Of Limbs
31 Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee, Part Two
30 Lady Gaga - Born This Way
29 Kasabian - Velociraptor
28 Gillian Welch - The Harrows And The Harvest
27 Ed Sheeran - +
26 Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
25 Wild Beasts - Smother
24 Real Estate - Days
23 Björk - Biophilia
22 White Lies - Ritual
21 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
20 The Weeknd - Thursday
19 Cass McCombs - WIT'S END
18 Anna Calvi - Anna Calvi
17 Metronomy - The English Riviera
16 Kurt Vile - Smoke Rings For My Halo
15 Baxter Drury - Happy Soup
14 The Weeknd - House Of Balloons
13 Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind Of Fix
12 Laura Marling - A Creature I Don't Know
11 The Horrors - Skying
10 Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys
09 WU LYF - Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
08 St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
07 Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See
06 Jay-Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne
05 Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
04 Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver
03 Adele - 21
02 PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
01 Florence & The Machine - Ceremonials
Melhores Álbuns do Ano para a Paste Magazine:
50 Frank Turner - England Keep My Bones
49 Mates Of State - Mountaintops
48 Drake - Take Care
47 Real Estate - Days
46 Holy Ghost! - Holy Ghost!
45 Those Darlins - Screws Get Loose
44 Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo
43 The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar
42 Wild Flag - Wild Flag
41 James Blake - James Blake
40 Portugal. The Man - In The Mountain, In The Cloud
39 Gillian Welch - The Harrow And The Harvest
38 Over The Rhine - The Long Surrender
37 The War On Drugs - Slave Ambient
36 Mister Heavenly - Out Of Love
35 Childish Gambino - Camp
34 Seryn - This Is Where We Are
33 The Head And The Heart - The Head And The Heart
32 Ryan Adams - Ashes & Fire
31 Telekinesis - 12 Desperate Straight Lines
30 Tom Waits - Bad As Me
29 Feist - Metals
28 Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
27 Black Lips - Arabia Mountain
26 The Low Anthem - Smart Flesh
25 The Antlers - Burst Apart
24 TV On The Radio - Nine Types Of Light
23 The Belle Brigade - The Belle Brigade
22 The Black Keys - El Camino
21 Charles Bradley - No Time For Dreaming
20 Beirut - The Rip Tide
19 Cults - Cults
18 Wye Oak - Civilian
17 The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
16 Yuck - Yuck
15 Deer Tick - Divine Providence
14 Adele - 21
13 Radiohead - The King Of Limbs
12 Iron & Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean
11 St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
10 The Decemberists - The King Is Dead
09 M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
08 Dawes - Nothing Is Wrong
07 Wilco - The Whole Love
06 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - It's A Corporate World
05 Middle Brother - Middle Brother
04 tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l
03 My Morning Jacket - Circuital
02 Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
01 Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver
(Uncut/Q/Paste/Blitz)
