SPIN's 50 Best Albums of 2011
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Published: December 12, 2011 17:00
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | David Comes To Life | Fucked Up | Jun-06-2011, Post-Hardcore |
| #2 | Let England Shake | PJ Harvey | Feb-15-2011, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | Past Life Martyred Saints | EMA | Jun-03-2011, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Smoke Ring For My Halo | Kurt Vile | Mar-07-2011, Folk Rock |
| #5 | Father, Son, Holy Ghost | Girls | Sep-13-2011, Indie Rock |
| #6 | XXX (Deluxe Version) | Danny Brown | Mar-13-2012, |
| #7 | In the Grace of Your Love | The Rapture | Sep-06-2011, Alternative Dance |
| #8 | The One... Cohesive | G-Side | Jan-01-2011, Southern Hip Hop |
| #9 | Wild Flag | WILD FLAG | Sep-13-2011, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Wounded Rhymes | Lykke Li | Jan-01-2011, Indie Pop |
| #11 | Mirror Traffic | Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks | Aug-23-2011, Indie Rock |
| #12 | 12 Desperate Straight Lines | Telekinesis | Feb-15-2011, Alternative Rock |
| #13 | House of Balloons (Original) | The Weeknd | Mar-21-2011, |
| #14 | Bon Iver | Bon Iver | Jun-21-2011, |
| #15 | Leave Home | The Men | May-24-2011, Noise Rock |
| #16 | Relax | Das Racist | Sep-13-2011, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #17 | Only in Dreams | Dum Dum Girls | Sep-27-2011, Indie Pop |
| #18 | SBTRKT | SBTRKT | Jun-27-2011, Future Garage |
| #19 | Hurry Up, We're Dreaming | M83 | Jan-01-2011, Dream Pop |
| #20 | Black Up | Shabazz Palaces | Jun-28-2011, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #21 | The Year of Hibernation | Youth Lagoon | Jan-01-2011, Dream Pop |
| #22 | Take Care (Deluxe Version) | Drake | Nov-15-2011, |
| #23 | New Brigade | Iceage | Jun-21-2011, Post-Punk |
| #24 | Divine Providence | Deer Tick | Oct-24-2011, Pub Rock |
| #25 | Humor Risk | Cass McCombs | Nov-08-2011, Singer-Songwriter |
| #26 | Aesthethica | Liturgy | May-10-2011, Black Metal |
| #27 | Return of 4Eva | Big K.R.I.T. | Aug-13-2021, Southern Hip Hop |
| #28 | Ravedeath, 1972 | Tim Hecker | Feb-14-2011, Ambient |
| #29 | Born This Way | Lady Gaga | Jan-01-2011, Dance-Pop |
| #30 | W H O K I L L | Tune-Yards | Apr-18-2011, |
| #31 | Yuck (Deluxe Version) | Yuck | Oct-11-2011, |
| #32 | KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories) | Hayes Carll | Jan-01-2011, Alt-Country |
| #33 | Helplessness Blues | Fleet Foxes | May-03-2011, Indie Folk |
| #34 | Strange Mercy | St. Vincent | Sep-12-2011, Art Pop |
| #35 | Within and Without | Washed Out | Jul-12-2011, Chillwave |
| #36 | El Camino | The Black Keys | Dec-06-2011, Garage Rock |
| #37 | Looping State Of Mind | The Field | Sep-05-2011, Minimal Techno |
| #38 | Conatus | Zola Jesus | Oct-04-2011, Art Pop |
| #39 | 4 | Beyoncé | Jun-24-2011, Contemporary R&B |
| #40 | Watch The Throne | JAY-Z, Kanye West | Aug-08-2011, Hip Hop |
| #41 | Wit's End | Cass McCombs | Apr-26-2011, Chamber Folk |
| #42 | Chief | Eric Church | Jan-01-2011, Contemporary Country |
| #43 | Section.80 | Kendrick Lamar | Jul-02-2011, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #44 | Undun | The Roots | Dec-02-2011, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #45 | Azari & III | Azari & III | Oct-30-2012, Chicago House |
| #46 | Wasting Light | Foo Fighters | Apr-12-2011, Alternative Rock |
| #47 | The Harrow & The Harvest | Gillian Welch | Jun-28-2011, Contemporary Folk |
| #49 | Atma | YOB | Aug-16-2011, Doom Metal |
| #50 | Femme Fatale (Deluxe Version) | Britney Spears | Mar-25-2011, |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | David Comes To Life | Fucked Up | Album, Jun-06-2011, Post-Hardcore |
| #2 | Let England Shake | PJ Harvey | Album, Feb-15-2011, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | Past Life Martyred Saints | EMA | Album, Jun-03-2011, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Smoke Ring For My Halo | Kurt Vile | Album, Mar-07-2011, Folk Rock |
| #5 | Father, Son, Holy Ghost | Girls | Album, Sep-13-2011, Indie Rock |
| #6 | XXX (Deluxe Version) | Danny Brown | Album, Mar-13-2012, |
| #7 | In the Grace of Your Love | The Rapture | Album, Sep-06-2011, Alternative Dance |
| #8 | The One... Cohesive | G-Side | Album, Jan-01-2011, Southern Hip Hop |
| #9 | Wild Flag | WILD FLAG | Album, Sep-13-2011, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Wounded Rhymes | Lykke Li | Album, Jan-01-2011, Indie Pop |
| #11 | Mirror Traffic | Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks | Album, Aug-23-2011, Indie Rock |
| #12 | 12 Desperate Straight Lines | Telekinesis | Album, Feb-15-2011, Alternative Rock |
| #13 | House of Balloons (Original) | The Weeknd | Album, Mar-21-2011, |
| #14 | Bon Iver | Bon Iver | Album, Jun-21-2011, |
| #15 | Leave Home | The Men | Album, May-24-2011, Noise Rock |
| #16 | Relax | Das Racist | Album, Sep-13-2011, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #17 | Only in Dreams | Dum Dum Girls | Album, Sep-27-2011, Indie Pop |
| #18 | SBTRKT | SBTRKT | Album, Jun-27-2011, Future Garage |
| #19 | Hurry Up, We're Dreaming | M83 | Album, Jan-01-2011, Dream Pop |
| #20 | Black Up | Shabazz Palaces | Album, Jun-28-2011, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #21 | The Year of Hibernation | Youth Lagoon | Album, Jan-01-2011, Dream Pop |
| #22 | Take Care (Deluxe Version) | Drake | Album, Nov-15-2011, |
| #23 | New Brigade | Iceage | Album, Jun-21-2011, Post-Punk |
| #24 | Divine Providence | Deer Tick | Album, Oct-24-2011, Pub Rock |
| #25 | Humor Risk | Cass McCombs | Album, Nov-08-2011, Singer-Songwriter |
| #26 | Aesthethica | Liturgy | Album, May-10-2011, Black Metal |
| #27 | Return of 4Eva | Big K.R.I.T. | Album, Aug-13-2021, Southern Hip Hop |
| #28 | Ravedeath, 1972 | Tim Hecker | Album, Feb-14-2011, Ambient |
| #29 | Born This Way | Lady Gaga | Album, Jan-01-2011, Dance-Pop |
| #30 | W H O K I L L | Tune-Yards | Album, Apr-18-2011, |
| #31 | Yuck (Deluxe Version) | Yuck | Album, Oct-11-2011, |
| #32 | KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories) | Hayes Carll | Album, Jan-01-2011, Alt-Country |
| #33 | Helplessness Blues | Fleet Foxes | Album, May-03-2011, Indie Folk |
| #34 | Strange Mercy | St. Vincent | Album, Sep-12-2011, Art Pop |
| #35 | Within and Without | Washed Out | Album, Jul-12-2011, Chillwave |
| #36 | El Camino | The Black Keys | Album, Dec-06-2011, Garage Rock |
| #37 | Looping State Of Mind | The Field | Album, Sep-05-2011, Minimal Techno |
| #38 | Conatus | Zola Jesus | Album, Oct-04-2011, Art Pop |
| #39 | 4 | Beyoncé | Album, Jun-24-2011, Contemporary R&B |
| #40 | Watch The Throne | JAY-ZKanye West | Album, Aug-08-2011, Hip Hop |
| #41 | Wit's End | Cass McCombs | Album, Apr-26-2011, Chamber Folk |
| #42 | Chief | Eric Church | Album, Jan-01-2011, Contemporary Country |
| #43 | Section.80 | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Jul-02-2011, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #44 | Undun | The Roots | Album, Dec-02-2011, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #45 | Azari & III | Azari & III | Album, Oct-30-2012, Chicago House |
| #46 | Wasting Light | Foo Fighters | Album, Apr-12-2011, Alternative Rock |
| #47 | The Harrow & The Harvest | Gillian Welch | Album, Jun-28-2011, Contemporary Folk |
| #49 | Atma | YOB | Album, Aug-16-2011, Doom Metal |
| #50 | Femme Fatale (Deluxe Version) | Britney Spears | Album, Mar-25-2011, |