A.V. Club's Best Music of 2011
Every year, The A.V. Club invites its music writers to pick their favorite albums of the past 12 months. (Since we vote in mid-November, this takes us back to December 2010. That means late 2011 albums like The Roots Undun will be eligible next year.) Then we ask that they disperse 100 points over no more than 15 of…
Published: December 06, 2011 06:00
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Civilian | Wye Oak | Mar-08-2011, Indie Rock |
| #2 | David Comes To Life | Fucked Up | Jun-06-2011, Post-Hardcore |
| #3 | Bon Iver | Bon Iver | Jun-21-2011, |
| #4 | C'mon | Low | Apr-12-2011, Slowcore |
| #5 | The Whole Love (Deluxe Version) | Wilco | Feb-03-2011, |
| #6 | House of Balloons (Original) | The Weeknd | Mar-21-2011, |
| #7 | Days | Real Estate | Oct-18-2011, Indie Pop |
| #8 | Strange Mercy | St. Vincent | Sep-12-2011, Art Pop |
| #9 | Watch The Throne | JAY-Z, Kanye West | Aug-08-2011, Hip Hop |
| #10 | The King Is Dead | The Decemberists | Jan-18-2011, Indie Folk |
| #11 | Nine Types of Light | TV On The Radio | Jan-01-2011, Indie Rock |
| #12 | Bad As Me (Deluxe Edition) | Tom Waits | Oct-21-2011, |
| #13 | Take Care (Deluxe Version) | Drake | Nov-15-2011, |
| #14 | So Beautiful or So What | Paul Simon | Apr-08-2011, Singer-Songwriter |
| #15 | Yuck (Deluxe Version) | Yuck | Oct-11-2011, |
| #17 | Wild Flag | WILD FLAG | Sep-13-2011, Indie Rock |
| #18 | Kaputt | Destroyer | Jan-25-2011, Sophisti-Pop |
| #19 | Cloud Nothings | Cloud Nothings | Jan-25-2011, Indie Rock |
| #20 | 12 Desperate Straight Lines | Telekinesis | Feb-15-2011, Alternative Rock |
| #21 | New Brigade | Iceage | Jun-21-2011, Post-Punk |
| #22 | The Greatest Story Never Told | Saigon | Feb-15-2011, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #23 | Femme Fatale (Deluxe Version) | Britney Spears | Mar-25-2011, |
| #25 | Within and Without | Washed Out | Jul-12-2011, Chillwave |
| #26 | Ceremonials | Florence + the Machine | Jan-01-2011, Art Pop |
| #27 | 21 | Adele | Jan-24-2011, Pop Soul |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Civilian | Wye Oak | Album, Mar-08-2011, Indie Rock |
| #2 | David Comes To Life | Fucked Up | Album, Jun-06-2011, Post-Hardcore |
| #3 | Bon Iver | Bon Iver | Album, Jun-21-2011, |
| #4 | C'mon | Low | Album, Apr-12-2011, Slowcore |
| #5 | The Whole Love (Deluxe Version) | Wilco | Album, Feb-03-2011, |
| #6 | House of Balloons (Original) | The Weeknd | Album, Mar-21-2011, |
| #7 | Days | Real Estate | Album, Oct-18-2011, Indie Pop |
| #8 | Strange Mercy | St. Vincent | Album, Sep-12-2011, Art Pop |
| #9 | Watch The Throne | JAY-ZKanye West | Album, Aug-08-2011, Hip Hop |
| #10 | The King Is Dead | The Decemberists | Album, Jan-18-2011, Indie Folk |
| #11 | Nine Types of Light | TV On The Radio | Album, Jan-01-2011, Indie Rock |
| #12 | Bad As Me (Deluxe Edition) | Tom Waits | Album, Oct-21-2011, |
| #13 | Take Care (Deluxe Version) | Drake | Album, Nov-15-2011, |
| #14 | So Beautiful or So What | Paul Simon | Album, Apr-08-2011, Singer-Songwriter |
| #15 | Yuck (Deluxe Version) | Yuck | Album, Oct-11-2011, |
| #17 | Wild Flag | WILD FLAG | Album, Sep-13-2011, Indie Rock |
| #18 | Kaputt | Destroyer | Album, Jan-25-2011, Sophisti-Pop |
| #19 | Cloud Nothings | Cloud Nothings | Album, Jan-25-2011, Indie Rock |
| #20 | 12 Desperate Straight Lines | Telekinesis | Album, Feb-15-2011, Alternative Rock |
| #21 | New Brigade | Iceage | Album, Jun-21-2011, Post-Punk |
| #22 | The Greatest Story Never Told | Saigon | Album, Feb-15-2011, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #23 | Femme Fatale (Deluxe Version) | Britney Spears | Album, Mar-25-2011, |
| #25 | Within and Without | Washed Out | Album, Jul-12-2011, Chillwave |
| #26 | Ceremonials | Florence + the Machine | Album, Jan-01-2011, Art Pop |
| #27 | 21 | Adele | Album, Jan-24-2011, Pop Soul |