Prefix's Top Albums of 2011

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Published: May 03, 2022 10:59 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Black Up Shabazz Palaces Jun-28-2011, Experimental Hip Hop
#2 Kaputt Destroyer Jan-25-2011, Sophisti-Pop
#3 XXX (Deluxe Version) Danny Brown Mar-13-2012,
#4 David Comes To Life Fucked Up Jun-06-2011, Post-Hardcore
#5 Watch The Throne JAY-Z, Kanye West Aug-08-2011, Hip Hop
#6 W H O K I L L Tune-Yards Apr-18-2011,
#7 Days Real Estate Oct-18-2011, Indie Pop
#8 Bon Iver Bon Iver Jun-21-2011,
#9 Smoke Ring For My Halo Kurt Vile Mar-07-2011, Folk Rock
#10 Take Care (Deluxe Version) Drake Nov-15-2011,
#11 Hurry Up, We're Dreaming M83 Jan-01-2011, Dream Pop
#12 Past Life Martyred Saints EMA Jun-03-2011, Singer-Songwriter
#13 Slave Ambient The War on Drugs Aug-16-2011, Indie Rock
#14 Strange Mercy St. Vincent Sep-12-2011, Art Pop
#15 New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges Colin Stetson Feb-22-2011, Post-Minimalism
#16 James Blake James Blake Jan-01-2011, Art Pop
#17 Tomboy Panda Bear Apr-11-2011, Psychedelic Pop
#18 Relax Das Racist Sep-13-2011, Abstract Hip Hop
#19 House of Balloons (Original) The Weeknd Mar-21-2011,
#20 Helplessness Blues Fleet Foxes May-03-2011, Indie Folk
#21 Ravedeath, 1972 Tim Hecker Feb-14-2011, Ambient
#22 Yuck (Deluxe Version) Yuck Oct-11-2011,
#23 The King Of Limbs Radiohead Feb-18-2011, Electronic
#24 Return of 4Eva Big K.R.I.T. Aug-13-2021, Southern Hip Hop
#25 Unknown Mortal Orchestra Unknown Mortal Orchestra Jun-21-2011, Psychedelic Pop
#26 Apocalypse Bill Callahan Apr-19-2011, Singer-Songwriter
#27 SBTRKT SBTRKT Jun-27-2011, Future Garage
#28 Last of the Country Gentlemen Josh T. Pearson Jan-01-2011, Singer-Songwriter
#29 Father, Son, Holy Ghost Girls Sep-13-2011, Indie Rock
#30 The Rip Tide Beirut Aug-30-2011, Indie Folk
#31 Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam Ghostpoet Feb-07-2011, UK Hip Hop
#32 Feel It Break Austra May-17-2011, Electropop
#33 Wit's End Cass McCombs Apr-26-2011, Chamber Folk
#34 Eye Contact Gang Gang Dance May-09-2011, Neo-Psychedelia
#35 Parallax Atlas Sound Nov-07-2011, Psychedelic Pop
#36 The Year of Hibernation Youth Lagoon Jan-01-2011, Dream Pop
#37 Badlands Dirty Beaches Mar-28-2011, Hypnagogic Pop
#38 Cloud Nothings Cloud Nothings Jan-25-2011, Indie Rock
#39 Within and Without Washed Out Jul-12-2011, Chillwave
#40 Wild Flag WILD FLAG Sep-13-2011, Indie Rock
#41 Let England Shake PJ Harvey Feb-15-2011, Singer-Songwriter
#42 Deep Politics Grails Mar-08-2011, Post-Rock
#44 936 Peaking Lights Dec-29-2012, Hypnagogic Pop
#45 Instrumentals Clams Casino Mar-07-2011, Instrumental Hip Hop
#46 Replica Oneohtrix Point Never Nov-08-2011, Plunderphonics
#47 In and Out of Youth and Lightness Young Widows Apr-12-2011, Noise Rock
#48 4 Beyoncé Jun-24-2011, Contemporary R&B
#49 Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will Mogwai Feb-15-2011, Post-Rock
#50 The Errant Charm Vetiver Jun-14-2011, Indie Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Black Up | Shabazz Palaces | Album, Jun-28-2011, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #2 | Kaputt | Destroyer | Album, Jan-25-2011, Sophisti-Pop |
| #3 | XXX (Deluxe Version) | Danny Brown | Album, Mar-13-2012,  |
| #4 | David Comes To Life | Fucked Up | Album, Jun-06-2011, Post-Hardcore |
| #5 | Watch The Throne | JAY-ZKanye West | Album, Aug-08-2011, Hip Hop |
| #6 | W H O K I L L | Tune-Yards | Album, Apr-18-2011,  |
| #7 | Days | Real Estate | Album, Oct-18-2011, Indie Pop |
| #8 | Bon Iver | Bon Iver | Album, Jun-21-2011,  |
| #9 | Smoke Ring For My Halo | Kurt Vile | Album, Mar-07-2011, Folk Rock |
| #10 | Take Care (Deluxe Version) | Drake | Album, Nov-15-2011,  |
| #11 | Hurry Up, We're Dreaming | M83 | Album, Jan-01-2011, Dream Pop |
| #12 | Past Life Martyred Saints | EMA | Album, Jun-03-2011, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | Slave Ambient | The War on Drugs | Album, Aug-16-2011, Indie Rock |
| #14 | Strange Mercy | St. Vincent | Album, Sep-12-2011, Art Pop |
| #15 | New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges | Colin Stetson | Album, Feb-22-2011, Post-Minimalism |
| #16 | James Blake | James Blake | Album, Jan-01-2011, Art Pop |
| #17 | Tomboy | Panda Bear | Album, Apr-11-2011, Psychedelic Pop |
| #18 | Relax | Das Racist | Album, Sep-13-2011, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #19 | House of Balloons (Original) | The Weeknd | Album, Mar-21-2011,  |
| #20 | Helplessness Blues | Fleet Foxes | Album, May-03-2011, Indie Folk |
| #21 | Ravedeath, 1972 | Tim Hecker | Album, Feb-14-2011, Ambient |
| #22 | Yuck (Deluxe Version) | Yuck | Album, Oct-11-2011,  |
| #23 | The King Of Limbs | Radiohead | Album, Feb-18-2011, Electronic |
| #24 | Return of 4Eva | Big K.R.I.T. | Album, Aug-13-2021, Southern Hip Hop |
| #25 | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Album, Jun-21-2011, Psychedelic Pop |
| #26 | Apocalypse | Bill Callahan | Album, Apr-19-2011, Singer-Songwriter |
| #27 | SBTRKT | SBTRKT | Album, Jun-27-2011, Future Garage |
| #28 | Last of the Country Gentlemen | Josh T. Pearson | Album, Jan-01-2011, Singer-Songwriter |
| #29 | Father, Son, Holy Ghost | Girls | Album, Sep-13-2011, Indie Rock |
| #30 | The Rip Tide | Beirut | Album, Aug-30-2011, Indie Folk |
| #31 | Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam | Ghostpoet | Album, Feb-07-2011, UK Hip Hop |
| #32 | Feel It Break | Austra | Album, May-17-2011, Electropop |
| #33 | Wit's End | Cass McCombs | Album, Apr-26-2011, Chamber Folk |
| #34 | Eye Contact | Gang Gang Dance | Album, May-09-2011, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #35 | Parallax | Atlas Sound | Album, Nov-07-2011, Psychedelic Pop |
| #36 | The Year of Hibernation | Youth Lagoon | Album, Jan-01-2011, Dream Pop |
| #37 | Badlands | Dirty Beaches | Album, Mar-28-2011, Hypnagogic Pop |
| #38 | Cloud Nothings | Cloud Nothings | Album, Jan-25-2011, Indie Rock |
| #39 | Within and Without | Washed Out | Album, Jul-12-2011, Chillwave |
| #40 | Wild Flag | WILD FLAG | Album, Sep-13-2011, Indie Rock |
| #41 | Let England Shake | PJ Harvey | Album, Feb-15-2011, Singer-Songwriter |
| #42 | Deep Politics | Grails | Album, Mar-08-2011, Post-Rock |
| #44 | 936 | Peaking Lights | Album, Dec-29-2012, Hypnagogic Pop |
| #45 | Instrumentals | Clams Casino | Album, Mar-07-2011, Instrumental Hip Hop |
| #46 | Replica | Oneohtrix Point Never | Album, Nov-08-2011, Plunderphonics |
| #47 | In and Out of Youth and Lightness | Young Widows | Album, Apr-12-2011, Noise Rock |
| #48 | 4 | Beyoncé | Album, Jun-24-2011, Contemporary R&B |
| #49 | Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will | Mogwai | Album, Feb-15-2011, Post-Rock |
| #50 | The Errant Charm | Vetiver | Album, Jun-14-2011, Indie Pop |