The Best Fit Fifty: Albums of 2011
This list is a selection of some of the records we’ve come to love over the course of the last twelve months.We hope there’s something here you love. Either way, we look forward to the flurry of tweets telling us how irredeemably shit our taste is, and…
Published: December 22, 2011 00:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hearts | I Break Horses | Aug-22-2011, Dream Pop |
| #2 | An Album By Korallreven | Korallreven | Nov-15-2011, Chillwave |
| #3 | Slave Ambient | The War on Drugs | Aug-16-2011, Indie Rock |
| #4 | Smoke Ring For My Halo | Kurt Vile | Mar-07-2011, Folk Rock |
| #5 | Hall Music | Loney Dear | Oct-04-2011, Indie Pop |
| #6 | Konkylie | When Saints Go Machine | May-16-2011, Synthpop |
| #7 | GLAQJO XAACSSO | patten | Sep-26-2011, IDM |
| #8 | House of Balloons (Original) | The Weeknd | Mar-21-2011, |
| #9 | 936 | Peaking Lights | Dec-29-2012, Hypnagogic Pop |
| #10 | You Are All I See | Active Child | Aug-23-2011, Dream Pop |
| #11 | On A Mission | Katy B | Apr-04-2011, Dance-Pop |
| #12 | Feel It Break | Austra | May-17-2011, Electropop |
| #13 | Ashes & Fire | Ryan Adams | Jan-01-2011, Alt-Country |
| #14 | Coracle | Walls | Sep-26-2011, Indietronica |
| #15 | Eye Contact | Gang Gang Dance | May-09-2011, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #16 | Sun and Shade | Woods | May-31-2011, Psychedelic Folk |
| #17 | The English Riviera | Metronomy | Apr-11-2011, Indie Pop |
| #18 | Bon Iver | Bon Iver | Jun-21-2011, |
| #19 | Pleasure | Pure X | Jul-05-2011, Dream Pop |
| #20 | Wounded Rhymes | Lykke Li | Jan-01-2011, Indie Pop |
| #21 | The Whole Love (Deluxe Version) | Wilco | Feb-03-2011, |
| #22 | Father, Son, Holy Ghost | Girls | Sep-13-2011, Indie Rock |
| #23 | Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam | Ghostpoet | Feb-07-2011, UK Hip Hop |
| #24 | Diamond Mine | King Creosote, Jon Hopkins | May-24-2011, Indie Folk |
| #25 | Dreams Come True | Cant | Sep-12-2011, Indietronica |
| #26 | Bad As Me (Deluxe Edition) | Tom Waits | Oct-21-2011, |
| #27 | Days | Real Estate | Oct-18-2011, Indie Pop |
| #28 | Last of the Country Gentlemen | Josh T. Pearson | Jan-01-2011, Singer-Songwriter |
| #29 | Hurry Up, We're Dreaming | M83 | Jan-01-2011, Dream Pop |
| #30 | Dedication | Zomby | Jul-11-2011, Dubstep |
| #31 | Hotel Shampoo | Gruff Rhys | Jan-01-2011, Indie Pop |
| #32 | SBTRKT | SBTRKT | Jun-27-2011, Future Garage |
| #33 | Black Up | Shabazz Palaces | Jun-28-2011, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #34 | Native Speaker | Braids | Jan-18-2011, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #35 | Forever Dolphin Love | Connan Mockasin | Mar-28-2011, Psychedelic Pop |
| #36 | W H O K I L L | Tune-Yards | Apr-18-2011, |
| #37 | Kaputt | Destroyer | Jan-25-2011, Sophisti-Pop |
| #38 | Gob | DELS | Apr-25-2011, UK Hip Hop |
| #39 | Gloss Drop | Battles | Jun-20-2011, Math Rock |
| #40 | Mr. Machine | The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble | Oct-21-2011, Minimal Techno |
| #41 | Monkeytown | Modeselektor | Sep-30-2011, UK Bass |
| #42 | Route One or Die | Three Trapped Tigers | May-16-2011, Math Rock |
| #43 | New Brigade | Iceage | Jun-21-2011, Post-Punk |
| #44 | Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will | Mogwai | Feb-15-2011, Post-Rock |
| #45 | Tamer Animals | Other Lives | May-10-2011, Indie Rock |
| #46 | Felt | Nils Frahm | Oct-10-2011, Modern Classical |
| #47 | The Magic Place | Julianna Barwick | Feb-11-2011, Ambient |
| #48 | Gangs | And So I Watch You from Afar | Nov-08-2011, Math Rock |
| #50 | Glass Swords | Rustie | Oct-10-2011, Purple Sound |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hearts | I Break Horses | Album, Aug-22-2011, Dream Pop |
| #2 | An Album By Korallreven | Korallreven | Album, Nov-15-2011, Chillwave |
| #3 | Slave Ambient | The War on Drugs | Album, Aug-16-2011, Indie Rock |
| #4 | Smoke Ring For My Halo | Kurt Vile | Album, Mar-07-2011, Folk Rock |
| #5 | Hall Music | Loney Dear | Album, Oct-04-2011, Indie Pop |
| #6 | Konkylie | When Saints Go Machine | Album, May-16-2011, Synthpop |
| #7 | GLAQJO XAACSSO | patten | Album, Sep-26-2011, IDM |
| #8 | House of Balloons (Original) | The Weeknd | Album, Mar-21-2011, |
| #9 | 936 | Peaking Lights | Album, Dec-29-2012, Hypnagogic Pop |
| #10 | You Are All I See | Active Child | Album, Aug-23-2011, Dream Pop |
| #11 | On A Mission | Katy B | Album, Apr-04-2011, Dance-Pop |
| #12 | Feel It Break | Austra | Album, May-17-2011, Electropop |
| #13 | Ashes & Fire | Ryan Adams | Album, Jan-01-2011, Alt-Country |
| #14 | Coracle | Walls | Album, Sep-26-2011, Indietronica |
| #15 | Eye Contact | Gang Gang Dance | Album, May-09-2011, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #16 | Sun and Shade | Woods | Album, May-31-2011, Psychedelic Folk |
| #17 | The English Riviera | Metronomy | Album, Apr-11-2011, Indie Pop |
| #18 | Bon Iver | Bon Iver | Album, Jun-21-2011, |
| #19 | Pleasure | Pure X | Album, Jul-05-2011, Dream Pop |
| #20 | Wounded Rhymes | Lykke Li | Album, Jan-01-2011, Indie Pop |
| #21 | The Whole Love (Deluxe Version) | Wilco | Album, Feb-03-2011, |
| #22 | Father, Son, Holy Ghost | Girls | Album, Sep-13-2011, Indie Rock |
| #23 | Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam | Ghostpoet | Album, Feb-07-2011, UK Hip Hop |
| #24 | Diamond Mine | King CreosoteJon Hopkins | Album, May-24-2011, Indie Folk |
| #25 | Dreams Come True | Cant | Album, Sep-12-2011, Indietronica |
| #26 | Bad As Me (Deluxe Edition) | Tom Waits | Album, Oct-21-2011, |
| #27 | Days | Real Estate | Album, Oct-18-2011, Indie Pop |
| #28 | Last of the Country Gentlemen | Josh T. Pearson | Album, Jan-01-2011, Singer-Songwriter |
| #29 | Hurry Up, We're Dreaming | M83 | Album, Jan-01-2011, Dream Pop |
| #30 | Dedication | Zomby | Album, Jul-11-2011, Dubstep |
| #31 | Hotel Shampoo | Gruff Rhys | Album, Jan-01-2011, Indie Pop |
| #32 | SBTRKT | SBTRKT | Album, Jun-27-2011, Future Garage |
| #33 | Black Up | Shabazz Palaces | Album, Jun-28-2011, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #34 | Native Speaker | Braids | Album, Jan-18-2011, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #35 | Forever Dolphin Love | Connan Mockasin | Album, Mar-28-2011, Psychedelic Pop |
| #36 | W H O K I L L | Tune-Yards | Album, Apr-18-2011, |
| #37 | Kaputt | Destroyer | Album, Jan-25-2011, Sophisti-Pop |
| #38 | Gob | DELS | Album, Apr-25-2011, UK Hip Hop |
| #39 | Gloss Drop | Battles | Album, Jun-20-2011, Math Rock |
| #40 | Mr. Machine | The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble | Album, Oct-21-2011, Minimal Techno |
| #41 | Monkeytown | Modeselektor | Album, Sep-30-2011, UK Bass |
| #42 | Route One or Die | Three Trapped Tigers | Album, May-16-2011, Math Rock |
| #43 | New Brigade | Iceage | Album, Jun-21-2011, Post-Punk |
| #44 | Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will | Mogwai | Album, Feb-15-2011, Post-Rock |
| #45 | Tamer Animals | Other Lives | Album, May-10-2011, Indie Rock |
| #46 | Felt | Nils Frahm | Album, Oct-10-2011, Modern Classical |
| #47 | The Magic Place | Julianna Barwick | Album, Feb-11-2011, Ambient |
| #48 | Gangs | And So I Watch You from Afar | Album, Nov-08-2011, Math Rock |
| #50 | Glass Swords | Rustie | Album, Oct-10-2011, Purple Sound |