SPIN's 50 Best Albums of 2011

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Published: December 12, 2011 17:00 Source

# 1
Album • Jun 06 / 2011 Post-Hardcore Rock Opera
# 2
Album • Feb 15 / 2011 Singer-Songwriter Art Rock
# 3
Album • Jun 03 / 2011 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock
# 4
Album • Mar 07 / 2011 Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 5
Album • Sep 13 / 2011 Indie Rock Indie Pop Indie Surf
# 6
Album • Mar 13 / 2012
# 7
Album • Sep 06 / 2011 Alternative Dance
# 8
Album • Jan 01 / 2011 Southern Hip Hop
# 9
Album • Sep 13 / 2011 Indie Rock
# 10
Album • Jan 01 / 2011 Indie Pop Art Pop
# 11
Album • Aug 23 / 2011 Indie Rock
# 12
Album • Feb 15 / 2011 Alternative Rock Indie Pop Post-Punk Revival
# 13
Album • Mar 21 / 2011
# 14
Album • Jun 21 / 2011
# 15
Album • May 24 / 2011 Noise Rock Post-Hardcore
# 16
Album • Sep 13 / 2011 Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop
# 17
Album • Sep 27 / 2011 Indie Pop Noise Pop Indie Rock
# 18
Album • Jun 27 / 2011 Future Garage
# 19
Album • Jan 01 / 2011 Dream Pop Synthpop
# 20
Album • Jun 28 / 2011 Experimental Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop
# 21
Album • Jan 01 / 2011 Dream Pop Bedroom Pop
# 22
Album • Nov 15 / 2011
# 23
Album • Jun 21 / 2011 Post-Punk Art Punk
# 24
Album • Oct 24 / 2011 Pub Rock Folk Rock
# 25
Album • Nov 08 / 2011 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
# 26
Album • May 10 / 2011 Black Metal Avant-Garde Metal
# 27
Album • Aug 13 / 2021 Southern Hip Hop Dirty South Conscious Hip Hop
# 28
Album • Feb 14 / 2011 Ambient Drone
# 29
Album • Jan 01 / 2011 Dance-Pop Electropop
# 30
Album • Apr 18 / 2011
# 31
Album • Oct 11 / 2011
# 32
Album • Jan 01 / 2011 Alt-Country Americana
# 33
Album • May 03 / 2011 Indie Folk Chamber Folk
# 34
Album • Sep 12 / 2011 Art Pop Indie Pop Art Rock
# 35
Album • Jul 12 / 2011 Chillwave
# 36
Album • Dec 06 / 2011 Garage Rock Blues Rock
# 37
Album • Sep 05 / 2011 Minimal Techno
# 38
Album • Oct 04 / 2011 Art Pop Darkwave
# 39
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Album • Jun 24 / 2011 Contemporary R&B Pop
# 40
Album • Aug 08 / 2011 Hip Hop Pop Rap
# 41
Album • Apr 26 / 2011 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
# 42
Album • Jan 01 / 2011 Contemporary Country Country Rock
# 43
Album • Jul 02 / 2011 West Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 44
Album • Dec 02 / 2011 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 45
Album • Oct 30 / 2012 Chicago House Nu-Disco
# 46
Album • Apr 12 / 2011 Alternative Rock Hard Rock
# 47
Album • Jun 28 / 2011 Contemporary Folk Americana
# 49
Atma by YOB
Album • Aug 16 / 2011 Doom Metal
# 50
Album • Mar 25 / 2011