Lista de melhores álbuns de 2011 publicados por 11 seminários musicais.

Impressões: a Rolling Stone é um guia de compras, não uma lista dos melhores álbuns. PJ em 47º, Foo Fighters em 20º e Lady Gaga em 6º.

Polly Jean Harvey foi quase unanimidade com seu décimo terceiro álbum Let England Shake: 5 primeiros lugares entre essas 11  listas e 5 entre 2ª a 4ª colocada, a não ser na míope Rolling Stone.

Figurinhas carimbadas: Bon Iver, Kurt Vile, Fleet Foxes, James Blake, Metronomy, Wilco, Radiohead, St. Vincent, Feist, Laura Marling, Girls, The Weeknd, The Horrors, Wild Beasts, Wild Flag, Black Lips, Decemberists, Arctic Monkeys, Tom Waits, Tune-Yards, etc.

Spin End Of Year Albums Lists 2011

1. Fucked Up -  David Comes to Life
2. PJ Harvey -  Let England Shake
3. EMA -  Past Life Martyred Saints
4. Kurt Vile -  Smoke Ring for My Halo
5. Girls – Father, Son,  Holy Ghost
6. Danny Brown  -  XXX
7. The Rapture – In the Grace of Your Love
8. G-Side – The One…Cohesive
9. Wild Flag – Wild Flag
10. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
11. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – Mirror Traffic
12. Telekinesis – Desperate Straight Lines
13. The Weeknd – House of Balloons/Thursday
14. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
15. The Men – Leave Home
16. Das Racist – Relax
17. Dum Dum Girls – Only in Dreams
18. SBTRKT – SBTRKT
19. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
20. Shabazz Palaces -  Black Up
21. Youth Lagoon – The Year of Hibernation
22. Drake – Take Care
23. Iceage – New Brigade
24. Deer Tick – Divine Providence
25. Cass McCombs – Wit’s End/Humor Risk
26. Liturgy – Aesthethica
27. Big K.R.I.T. – Return of 4Eva
28. Tim Hecker – Ravedeath -  1972
29. Lady Gaga – Born This Way
30. tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
31. Yuck – Yuck (Deluxe Edition)
32. Hayes Carll – KMAG YOYO (& other American stories)
33. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
34. St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
35. Washed Out – Within and Without
36. The Black Keys – El Camino
37. The Field – Looping State of Mind
38. Zola Jesus – Conatus
39. Beyonce – 4
40. Jay-Z and Kanye West – Watch the Throne
41. Frank Ocean – Nostalgia -  Ultra
42. Eric Church – Chief
43. Kendrick Lamar – Section.80
44. The Roots – Undun
45. Azari & III – Azari & III
46. Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
47. Gillian Welch – The Harrow and the Harvest
48. Various Artists – Drive (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
49. Yob – Atma
50. Britney Spears – Femme Fatale

Rolling Stone Best Albums 2011

1. Adele – 21
2. Jay-Z and Kanye West – Watch the Throne
3. Paul Simon – So Beautiful or So What
4. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
5. Radiohead – The King of Limbs
6. Lady Gaga – Born This Way
7. The Decemberists – The King Is Dead
8. Wilco – The Whole Love
9. Wild Flag – Wild Flag
10. Robbie Robertson – How to Become Clairvoyant
11. My Morning Jacket – Circuital
12. The Black Keys – El Camino
13. Tune-Yards – Whokill
14. Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Pt. Two
15. Cage the Elephant – Thank You Happy Birthday
16. R.E.M. – Collapse Into Now
17. TV on the Radio – Nine Types of Light
18. Feist – Metals
19. Eric Church – Chief
20. Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
21. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
22. Drake – Take Care
23. Tom Waits – Bad as Me
24. Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra
25. Beyonce – 4
26. St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
27. Florence and the Machine – Ceremonials
28. Das Racist – Relax
29. Pistol Annies – Hell on Heels
30. Tom Morello, The Nightwatchman: World Wide Rebel Songs
31. Miranda Lambert – Four the Record
32. Big K.R.I.T. – Return of 4eva
33. Josh T. Pearson – Last of the Country Gentlemen
34. SuperHeavy – SuperHeavy
35. Dawes – Nothing is Wrong
36. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – Mirror Traffic
37. Panda Bear – Tomboy
38. Mastodon – The Hunter
39. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring for My Halo
40. Gary Clark Jr. – The Bright Lights EP
41. Little Dragon – Ritual Union
42. Destroyer – Kaputt
43. The Kills – Blood Pressures
44. Raphael Saadiq – Stone Rollin
45. Tedeschi Trucks Band – Revelator
46. White Denim – D
47. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
48. Charles Bradley – No Time For Dreaming
49. Wavves – Life Sux EP
50. The Lonely Island – Turtleneck & Chain

MOJO – End Of Year Lists 2011

1. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
2. The Horrors – Skying
3. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
4. Jonathan Wilson – Gentle Sprit
5. Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
6. White Denim – D
7. Josh T. Pearson – Last Of The Country Gentlemen
8. Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
9. Tom Waits – Bad As Me
10. Wild Beasts – Smother
11. Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
12. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
13. Cat’s Eyes – Cat’s Eyes
14. King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Diamond Mine
15. Paul Simon – So Beautiful Or So What
16. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
17. Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat – Everything’s Getting Older
18. Thurston Moore – Demolished Thoughts
19. James Blake – James Blake
20. My Morning Jacket – Circuital
21. The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient
22. Beirut – The Rip Tide
23. Bill Callahan – Apocalypse
24. Ema – Past Life Martyred Saints
25. The Stepkids – The Stepkids
26. Drive-By Truckers – Go-Go Boots
27. Arbouretum – The Gathering
28. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
29. Wilco – The Whole Love
30. Girls – Farther, Sons, Holy Ghost
31. Nick Lowe – The Old Magic
32. Bjork – Biophilia
33. Glenn Jones – The Wanting
34. Gillian Welch – The Harrow And The Harvest
35. Tinariwen – Tassili
36. Shabazz Palaces – Black Up
37. Duane Eddy – Road Trip
38. The Sand Band – All Through The Night
39. Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See
40. Charles Bradley – No Time For Dreaming
41. Destroyer – Kaputt
42. Booker T. Jones – The Road From Memphis
43. Gwilym Simcock – Good Days At Schloss Elmau
44. Glen Campbell – Ghost On The Canvas
45. Tune-Yards – Whokill
46. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
47. Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
48. Wire – Red-Barked Trees
49. Frank Ocean – Nostalga, Ultra
50. Joe Henry – Revive

Q Magazine Albums of 2011

1. Florence And The Machine – Ceremonials
2. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
3. Adele – 21
4. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
5. Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
6. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Thorne
7. Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See
8. St Vincent – Strange Mercy
9. Wu Lyf – Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
10. Elbow – Build A Rocket Boys!
11. The Horrors – Skying
12. Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
13. Bombay Bicycle Club – A Different Kind Of Fix
14. The Weekend – House Of Ballons
15. Baxter Dury – Happy Soup
16. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
17. Metronomy – The English Riviera
18. Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
19. Cass Mccombs – Wit’s End
20. The Weekend – Thursday
21. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds
22. White Lies – Ritual
23. Bjork – Biophilla
24. Real Estate – Days
25. Wild Beasts – Smother
26. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
27. Ed Sheeran – +
28. Gillian Welch – The Harrow & The Harvest
29. Kasabian – Velociraptor!
30. Lady Gagagagag – Born This Way
31. Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
32. Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
33. Tune-Yards – Whokill
34. Gruff Ryhs – Hotel Shampoo
35. Cass Mccombs – Humor Risk
36. Katy B – On A Mission
37. Washed Out – Within And Washed Out
38. Feist – Metals
39. James Blake – James Blake
40. Dangermouse & Daniele Luppi – Rome
41. Girls – Farther, Son, Holy Ghost
42. Josh T Pearson – Last Of The Country Gentlemen
43. King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Diamond Mine
44. Death In Vegas – Trans Love Energies
45. Miles Kane – The Colour Of The Trap
46. Sbtkt – Sbtrkt
47. Mastodon – The Hunter
48. Noah And The Whale – Last Night On Earth
49. Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra
50. Justice – Audio, Video, Disco

UNCUT End Of Year Album’s List 2011

1. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
2. Gilian Welch – The Harrow & The Harvest
3. Metronomy – The English Riviera
4. White Denim – D
5. Josh T Pearson – Last Of The Country Gentlemen
6. The Horrors – Skying
7. Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
8. Wild Beasts – Smother
9. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
10. The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient
11. Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
12. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
13. Tom Waits – Bad As Me
14. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For A Halo
15. Wilco – The Whole Love
16. Jonathan Wilson – Gentle Sprit
17. Feist – Metals
18. Tinariwen – Tassili
19. Drive-By Truckers – Go-Go Boots
20. Ry Cooder – Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down
21. James Blake – James Blake
22. Gang Gang Dance – Eye Contact
23. Thurston More – Demolished Thoughts
24. Real Estate – Days
25. Bill Callahan – Apocalypse
26. The Decemberists – The King Is Dead
27. Bjork – Biophilla
28. King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Diamond Mine
29. Paul Simon – So Beautiful Or So What
30. Tim Hecker – Ravendeath, 1972
31. Destroyer – Kaput
32. Gil Scott Heron & Jamie XX – We’re New Here
33. Low – C’mon
34. Fatoumata Diawara – Fatou
35. My Morning Jacket – Circuital
36. Johhy – Jonny
37. Little Dragon – Ritual Union
38. Hiss Golden Messenger – From Country Hai East Cotton
39. Dawes – Nothing Is Wrong
40. Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
41. Raphael Saadiq – Stone Rollin’
42. Jenny Hval – Viscera
43. St Vincent – Strange Mercy
44. Tune-Yards – Whokill
45. Mikal Cronin – Mikal Cronin
46. Iceage – New Bridge
47. The Caretaker – The Empty Bliss Beyond This World
48. Cornershop Featuring Bubbley Kaur – Cornershop And The Double-O Groove
49. Arbouretum – The Gathering
50. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Pitchfork Top 50 Albums of 2011
50 Youth Lagoon – The Year Of Hibernation
49 Wild Flag – Wild Flag
48 Toro Y Moi – Underneath The Pine
47 Sepalcure – Sepalcure
46 Cults – Cults
45 Kendrick Lamar – Section.80
44 Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
43 Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
42 SBTRKT – SBTRKT
41 Liturgy – Aesethetica
40 AraabMuzik – Electronic Dream
39 The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient
38 Sandro Perri – Impossible Spaces
37 Iceage – New Brigade
36 Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
35 Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra.
34 Katy B – On A Mission
33 Fucked Up – David Comes To Life
32 Panda Bear – Tomboy
31 Ty Segall – Goodbye Bread
30 Tim Hecker – Ravedeath, 1972
29 DJ Quik – The Book Of David
28 Cut Copy – Zonoscope
27 Beyoncé – 4
26 The Field – Looping State Of Mind
25 Gang Gang Dance – Eye Contact
24 Julianna Barwick – The Magic Place
23 Bill Callahan – Apocalypse
22 The Caretaker – An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
21 Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
20 Nicolas Jaar – Space Is Only Noise
19 Danny Brown – XXX
18 Atlas Sound – Parallax
17 Clams Casino – Instrumentals
16 Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
15 Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
14 Shabazz Palaces – Black Up
13 EMA – Past Life Martyred Saints
12 James Blake – James Blake
11 St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
10 The Weeknd – House Of Ballons
09 Real Estate – Days
08 Drake – Take Care
07 tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
06 Oneohtrix Point Never – Replica
05 Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
04 PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
03 M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
02 Destroyer – Kaputt
01 Bon Iver – Bon Iver

NME Albums of 2011

1. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
2. Metronomy – The English Riviera
3. The Horrors – Skying
4. Wild Beasts – Smother
5. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
6. Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See
7. St Vincent – Strange Mercy
8. Katy B – On A Mission
9. Tune-Yards – Whokill
10. Wu Lyf – Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
11. Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
12. Scum – Again Into Eyes
13. Suns – Zeroes Qc
14. The Vaccines – What Did You Expect From The Vaccines
15. Wild Flag – Wild Flag
16. Bombay Bicycle Club
17. Battles – Gloss Drop
18. Car’s Eyes – Cat’s Eyes
19. Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
20. Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
21. Kasabian – ‘Velociraptor’
22. Noah And The Whale – Last Night On Earth
23. Yuck – Yuck
24. Big Talk – Big Talk
25. Planningtorock – W
26. Girls – Farther, Son, Holy Ghost
27. Black Lips – Arabia Mountain
28. The Field – Looping State Of Mind
29. Smith Westerns – Dye It Blond
30. Friendly Fires – Pala
31. Florence & The Machine – Ceremonials
32. Alex Turner – Submarine Soundtrack
33. Justice – Audio, Video, Disco
34. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
35. TV On The Radio – Nine Types Of Light
36. Iceage – New Brigade
37. White Denim – D
38. Bjork – Biophilia
39. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
40. Cold Cave – Cherish The Light
41. Death Grips – Exmilitary
42. Patrick Wolf – Lupercalla
43. Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
44. Destroyer – Kaput
45. Austra – Feel It Break
46. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
47. Real Estate – Days
48. Slow Club – Paradise
49. SBTRKT – SBTRKT
50. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne

OOR critics list 2011

1. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
2. Wilco – The Whole Love
3. Spinvis – Tot Ziens, Justine Keller
4. Gillian Welch – The Harrow & The Harvest
5. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
6. Adele – 21
7. The Vaccines – What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
8. Elbow – Build A Rocket Boys!
9. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
10. Fucked Up – David Comes To Life
11. Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See
12. Pete And The Pirates – One Thousand Pictures
13. Destroyer – Kaputt
14. Other Lives – Tamer Animals
15. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
16. Tom Waits – Bad As Me
17. Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi – Rome
18. The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient
19. The Decemberists – The King Is Dead
20. Zomby – Dedication
21. Florence + The Machine – Ceremonials
22. Foster The People – Torches
23. Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire
24. Alamo Race Track – Unicorn Loves Deer
25. Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
26. James Blake – James Blake
27. John Maus – We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves
28. Miles Kane – Colour Of The Trap
29. The Black Lips – Arabia Mountain
30. The Weeknd – House Of Balloons
31. Tim Knol – Days
32. Dazzled Kid – Fire Needs Air
33. Real Estate – Days
34. Rustie – Glass Swords
35. dEUS – Keep You Close
36. Washed Out – Within And Without
37. Beady Eye – Different Gear, Still Speeding
38. Eefje De Visser – De Koek
39. Little Dragon – Ritual Union
40. Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
41. Amatorski – TBC
42. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
43. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
44. Frank Tuner – England Keep My Bones
45. Timber Timbre – Creep On Creepin’ On
46. Beirut – The Rip Tide
47. Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans
48. Cloud Control – Bliss Release
49. Kasabian – Velociraptor!
50. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming

Clash – Recordings Of 2011

1. Modeselektor – Monkeytown
2. The Horrors – Skying
3. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
4. Battles – Gloss Drop
5. Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
6. Metronomy – The English Riviera
7. The Kills – Blood Pressures
8. Adele – 21
9. My Morning Jacket – Circuital
10. Zombie – Dedication
11. Beirut – The Rip Tide
12. Bjork – Biophila
13. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
14. King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Diamond Mine
15. Wild Beasts – Smother
16. Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
17. Planning To Rock – W
18. Gruff Rhys – Hotel Shampoo
19. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
20. DJ Shadow – The Less You Know The Better
21. Oneothtrx Point Never – Replica
22. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
23. Wilco – The Whole Love
24. Bibio – Mind Bokeh
25. Explosions In The Sky – Take Care, Take
26. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
27. The Low Anthem – Smart Flesh
28. Florence And The Machine – Ceremonials
29. Matthew Herbert – One Pig
30. Ryan Adams – Ashes And Fire
31. Little Dragon – Ritual Union
32. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
33. Kasabian – Velociraptor
34. White Denem – D
35. Red Hot Chilli Peppers – I’m With You
36. Richard Donose – Progress Chance
37. Wagon Christ – Toomorrow
38. Wooden Shjips – West
39. When The Saints Go Marching In – Konkylie
40. Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi – Rome

Best Debut Albums

1. Death Grips – Exmilitary
2. James Blake – James Blake
3. Ghost Poet – Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jams
4. The Vaccines – What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
5. Shabazz Palaces – Black Up
6. Cloud Control – Bliss Release
7. Austral – Feel It Break
8. How To Dress Well – Love Remains
9. Swimming – Ecstatstics International
10. Youth Lagoon – The Year Of Hibernation

 

The Word Albums Of The Year 2011

The Top 10

• Paul Simon – So Beautiful Or So What
• Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
• Roots Manuva – 4 Everevolution
• PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
• Ron Sexsmith – Long Player Late Bloomer
• Keren Ann – 101
• Feist – Metals
• Bon Iver – Bon Iver
• Wilco – The Whole Love
• Mickey Newbury – An American Trilogy

Bubbling Under…

• Arbouretun – The Gathering
• Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
• North Sea Radio Orchestra – I A Moon
• Dennis Hopper Choppers – Be Ready
• Amy Lavere – Stranger Me
• Washed Out – Washed Out
• Wolfram – Wolfram
• Nils Frahms – Felt
• Magazine – No Thyself
• The Janks – Hands Of Time
• Justice – Audio Video Disco
• Charles Bradley – No Time For Dreaming
• Metronomy – The English Riviera
• Patrick Wolf – Lupercalia
• Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
• Little Roy – Battle For Seattle
• A Winged Victory For The Sullen – A Winged Victory For The Sullen
• King Midas Sound – Without You
• Danger Mouse And Daniele Luppi – Rome
• Luke Haines – Nine And A Half Psychedelic….
• Various Artists – Late Night Tales: Midlake
• Jonathan Wilson – Gentle Spirit
• About Group – Start And Complete
• Orkestra Del Sol – Lung Capacity
• Yacht – Shangri La
• Louis Armstrong – Satchmo
• The Beach Boys – Smile
• June Tabor & Oysterband
• Elbow – Build A Rocket Boys
• Eliza Carthy – Neptune
• Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
• Ry Cooder – Pull Up Some Dust & Sit Down
• Martin Simpson – Purse + Grace

 

 

 

 

Rumore Critics Top Albums 2011

01 James Blake – James Blake
02 PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
03 Bon Iver – Bon Iver
04 Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
05 Verdena – Wow
06 Radio Moscow – The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz
07 I Cani – Il sorprendente album d’esordio de I Cani
08 The Rapture – In the Grace of Your Love
09 Saviours – Death’s Procession
10 Danava – Hemisphere of Shadows
11 Orchid – Capricorn
12 The Might Could – The Might Could
13 The Horrors – Skying
14 The Peoples Temple – Sons of Stone
15 Paolo Benvegnù – Hermann
16 Obrero – Mortui Vivos Docent
17 tUnE-yArDs – whokill
18 Devil – Time to Repent
19 Blood Ceremony – Living with the Ancients
20 Rival Sons – Pressure and Time

 

Humo Albums Of The Year 2011

1) Let England Shake – PJ Harvey
2) Last Of The Country Gentlemen – Josh T. Pearson
3) James Blake – James Blake
4) Black Up – Shabazz Palaces
5) Skying – The Horrors
6) Demolished Thoughts – Thurston Moore
7) Helplessness Blues – Fleet Foxes
8) ‘Bon Iver – Bon Iver
9) Bad As Me – Tom Waits
10) Whokill – Tune-Yards
11) With U EP – Holy Other
12) The King Of Limbs – Radiohead
13) TBC – Amatorski
14) Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2 – Beastie Boys
15) Burst Apart – The Antlers
16) Passed Me By – Andy Stott
17) Smoke Ring For My Halo – Kurt Vile
18) Lioness – Amy Winehouse
19) A Solitary Man – Jonathan Jeremiah
20) Believers – A.A. Bondy