Top Albums ‘11: What Others Think: Cumulative Results

1. Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
2. 21 by Adele
3. Bon Iver by Bon Iver
4. The English Riviera by Metronomy
5. whokill by tUnE-yArDs
6. Skying by The Horrors
7. Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes
8. Watch the Throne by Jay-Z and Kanye West
9. Smother by Wild Beasts
10. Father, Son, Holy Ghost by Girls 
11. Last of the Country Gentlemen by Josh T. Pearson 
12. The Whole Love by Wilco 1 0 3 6
13. House of Balloons by The Weekend 
14. Strange Mercy by St. Vincent 
15. Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming by M83 
16. Black Up by Shabazz Palaces
17. 936 by Peaking Lights
18. Burst Apart by The Antlers
19. Ceremonials by Florence + The Machine 
20. The Harrow & The Harvest by Gillian Welch 
21. David Comes to Life by Fucked Up
22. Smoke Ring for My Halo by Kurt Vile 

Individual Top Ten Lists

Music Magazines

American Songwriter 

1. The Whole Love by Wilco
2. The Harrow & The Harvest by Gillian Welch
3. 21 by Adele
4. Go-Go Boots by Drive-By Truckers
5. Nothing Is Wrong by Dawes
6. KMAG YOYO by Hayes Carll
7. So Beautiful or So What by Paul Simon
8. Hell on Heels by Pistol Annies
9. El Camino by The Black Keys
10. Metals by Feist
 
Clash 

1. Monkeytown by Modeselektor
2. Skying by The Horrors
3. Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
4. Gloss Drop by Battles
5. The King of Limbs by Radiohead
6. The English Riviera by Metronomy
7. Blood Pressures by The Kills
8. 21 by Adele
9. Circuital by My Morning Jacket
10. Dedication by Zomby
 
Decibel 

1. Path of Totality by Tombs
2. Heritage by Opeth
3. The Hunter by Mastodon
4. The World, The Flesh, The Devil by In Solitude
5. End Time by Brutal Truth
6. Phoenix Amongst the Ashes by Hate Eternal
7. Atma by YOB
8. The Inside Room by 40 Watt Sun
9. Ominous Doctrines Of The Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm by Inquisition
10. Reports From The Threshold of Death by Junius
 
Exclaim! 

1. Bon Iver by Bon Iver
2. Strange Mercy by St. Vincent
3. Metals by Feist
4. Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming by M83
5. Kaputt by Destroyer
6. Native Speaker by Braids
7. Feel it Break by Austra
8. Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
9. Creep On Creepin’ On by Timber Timbre
10. Impossible Spaces by Sandro Perri
 
Filter

1. Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming by M83
2. Bon Iver by Bon Iver
3. Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes
4. How Do You Do? by Mayer Hawthorne
5. House of Balloons by The Weeknd
6. 21 by Adele
7. Build a Rocket Boys by Elbow
8. Arabia Mountain by Black Lips
9. Within and Without by Washed Out
10. LIVELOVEA$AP by A$AP Rocky
 
The Fly 

1. Burst Apart by The Antlers
2.T he English Riviera by Metronomy
3. Skying by The Horrors
4. Dye It Blonde by Smith Westerns
5. A Different Kind of Fix by Bombay Bicycle Club
6. Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
7. Smother by Wild Beasts
8. Father, Son, Holy Ghost by Girls
9. What Did You Expect From The Vaccines by The Vaccines
10. Gloss Drop by Battles
 
Mojo 

1. Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
2. Skying by The Horrors
3. Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes
4. Gentle Spirit by Jonathan Wilson
5. 50 Words for Snow by Kate Bush
6. D by White Denim
7. Last Of The Country Gentlemen by Josh T. Pearson
8. Anna Calvi by Anna Calvi
9. Bad As Me by Tom Waits
10. Smother by Wild Beasts
 
NME 

1. Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
2. The English Riviera by Metronomy
3. Skying by The Horrors
4. Smother by Wild Beasts
5. Smoke Ring for My Halo by Kurt Vile
6. Suck It and See by Arctic Monkeys
7. Strange Mercy by St. Vincent
8. On A Mission by Katy B
9. whokill by tUnE-yArDs
10. Go Tell Fire To The Mountain by WU LYF
 
Paste 

1. Bon Iver by Bon Iver
2. Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes
3. Circuital by My Morning Jacket
4. whokill by tUnE-yArDs
5. Middle Brother by Middle Brother
6. It’s A Corporate World by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
7. The Whole Love by Wilco
8. Nothing Is Wrong by Dawes
9. Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming by M83
10. The King Is Dead by The Decemberists
 
Q 

1. Ceremonials by Florence + The Machine
2. Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
3. 21 by Adele
4. Bon Iver by Bon Iver
5. Mylo Xyloto by Coldplay
6. Watch the Throne by Jay-Z and Kanye West
7. Suck It and See by Arctic Monkeys
8. Strange Mercy by St. Vincent
9. Go Tell Fire To The Mountain by WU LYF
10. Build a Rocket Boys by Elbow
 
Rolling Stone 

1. 21 by Adele
2. Watch the Throne by Jay-Z and Kanye West
3. So Beautiful or So What by Paul Simon
4. Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes
5. The King of Limbs by Radiohead
6. Born This Way by Lady Gaga
7. The King Is Dead by The Decemberists
8. The Whole Love by Wilco
9. Wild Flag by Wild Flag
10. How to Become Clairvoyant by Robbie Robertson
 
Uncut 

1. Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
2. The Harrow & The Harvest by Gillian Welch
3. The English Riviera by Metronomy
4. D by White Denim
5. Last Of The Country Gentlemen by Josh T. Pearson
6. Skying by The Horrors
7. The King of Limbs by Radiohead
8. Smother by Wild Beasts
9. Bon Iver by Bon Iver
10. Slave Ambient by The War on Drugs

Other Magazines and Newspapers

Chicago Tribune - Greg Kot 

1. Wild Flag by Wild Flag
2. Undun by The Roots
3. whokill by tUnE-yArDs
4. What Were You Hoping For? by Van Hunt
5. David Comes to Life by Fucked Up
6. Here Before by Feelies
7. Stone Rollin’ by Raphael Saadiq
8. Birds & Drums by The Bewitched Hands
9. Relax by Das Racist
10. Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes
 
New York - Nitsuh Abebe 

1. Feel It Break by Austra
2. New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges by Colin Stetson
3. Black Up by Shabazz Palaces
4. Kaputt by Destroyer
5. Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
6. New Brigade by Iceage
7. whokill by tUnE-yArDs
8. Section.80 by Kendrick Lamar
9. Eye Contact by Gang Gang Dance
10. Space Is Only Noise by Nicolas Jaar
 
Time - Claire Suddath

1. 21 by Adele
2. Ceremonials by Florence + The Machine
3. Watch the Throne by Jay-Z and Kanye West
4. Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
5. Nostalgia, Ultra. by Frank Ocean
6. whokill by tUnE-yArDs
7. Own Side Now by Caitlin Rose
8. Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 by Beastie Boys
9. Barton Hollow by The Civil Wars
10. El Camino by The Black Keys

Music Websites

A.V. Club

1. Civilian by Wye Oak
2. David Comes to Life by Fucked Up
3. Bon Iver by Bon Iver
4. C’mon by Low
5. The Whole Love by Wilco
6. House of Balloons by The Weeknd
7. Days by Real Estate
8. Strange Mercy by St. Vincent
9. Watch the Throne by Jay-Z and Kanye West
10. The King Is Dead by The Decemberists
 
ChartAttack

Bon Iver by Bon Iver, Ex Military by Death GripsTake Care, Take Care, Take Care by Explosions in the SkyHelplessness Blues by Fleet FoxesWatch the Throne by Jay-Z and Kanye WestDays by Real EstateNew History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges by Colin StetsonCape Dory by TennisUnderneath the Pine by Toro y Moiwhokill by tUnE-yArDsDiaper Island by Chad VanGaalenWithin and Without by Washed Out

FACT Magazine 

1. House of Balloons by The Weeknd
2. Glass Swords by Rustie
3. Instrumentals by Clams Casino
4. Bermuda Drain by Prurient
5. Electronic Dream by Araabmuzik
6. Far Side Virtual by James Ferraro
7. Take Care by Drake
8. The Magic Place by Julianna Barwick
9. Routes by LV & Josh Idehen
10. Nostalgia, Ultra. by Frank Ocean
 
Gorilla vs. Bear

1. Black Up by Shabazz Palaces
2. 936 by Peaking Lights
3. Tomboy by Panda Bear
4. D by White Denim
5. LIVELOVEA$AP by A$AP Rocky
6. An Album by Korallreven by Korallreven
7. Electronic Dream by Araabmuzik
8. Days by Real Estate
9. The Magic Place by Julianna Barwick
10. Headbangers in Ecstasy by Puro Instinct
 
Idolator 

4 by Beyonce21 by AdeleThe Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective by Ben FoldsBorn This Way by Lady GagaEchoes by Will YoungFemme Fatale by Britney SpearsOh Land by Oh LandSoul Punk by Patrick StumpTorches by Foster the PeopleVoyage by The Sound of Arrows

MTV (Bigger Than the Sound) View article

1. Father, Son, Holy Ghost by Girls
2. 21 by Adele
3. Take Care by Drake
4. David Comes to Life by Fucked Up
5. Skying by The Horrors
6. Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
7. Bon Iver by Bon Iver
8. Watch the Throne by Jay-Z and Kanye West
9. In The Mountain, In the Cloud by Portugal. The Man
10. Born This Way by Lady Gaga
 
The Quietus 

1. Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
2. Azari & III by Azari & III
3. Ravedeath 1972 by Tim Hecker
4. The Haxan Cloak by The Haxan Cloak
5. Wicker & Steel by Perc
6. Afro Noise by Cut Hands
7. On A Mission by Katy B
8. Smother by Wild Beasts
9. Ex Military by Death Grips
10. Bermuda Drain by Prurient
 
Stereogum

1. Father, Son, Holy Ghost by Girls
2. Take Care by Drake
3. Bon Iver by Bon Iver
4. David Comes to Life by Fucked Up
5. House of Balloons by The Weeknd
6. Eye Contact by Gang Gang Dance
7. Past Life Martyred Saints by EMA
8. Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
9. LIVELOVEA$AP by A$AP Rocky
10. Watch the Throne by Jay-Z and Kanye West

Other Sources/Critics

BBC Music Writers’ Picks

1. Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
2. Smother by Wild Beasts
3. Skying by The Horrors
4. Burst Apart by The Antlers
5. Bad As Me by Tom Waits
6. The English Riviera by Metronomy
7. 4 by Beyoncé
8. Last Of The Country Gentlemen by Josh T. Pearson
9. Bon Iver by Bon Iver
10. New Brigade by Iceage
 
KCRW - Music Director Jason Bentley

1. Nine Types of Light by TV On The Radio
2. Build a Rocket Boys by Elbow
3. Circuital by My Morning Jacket
4. Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes
5. 21 by Adele
6. Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 by Beastie Boys
7. In The Mountain, In the Cloud by Portugal. The Man
8. Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
9. The English Riviera by Metronomy
10. Metals by Feist

Music Stores

Amazon.com View article

1. 21 by Adele
2. Bon Iver by Bon Iver
3. The King Is Dead by The Decemberists
4. James Blake by James Blake
5. Barton Hollow by The Civil Wars
6. Zonoscope by Cut Copy
7. Cults by Cults
8. Ritual Union by Little Dragon
9. whokill by tUnE-yArDs
10. Wasting Light by Foo Fighters
 
Piccadilly Records 

1. 936 by Peaking Lights
2. Smoke Ring for My Halo by Kurt Vile
3. Buffalo by The Phoenix Foundation
4. Caberet Cixous by Maria Minerva
5. The English Riviera by Metronomy
6. West by Wooden Shjips
7. Tamer Animals by Other Lives
8. Blood Pressures by The Kills
9. Arabia Mountain by Black Lips
10. Widowspeak by Widowspeak
 
Rise 

1. Slave Ambient by The War on Drugs
2. whokill by tUnE-yArDs
3. Coracle by Walls
4. Gentle Spirit by Jonathan Wilson
5. Last Of The Country Gentlemen by Josh T. Pearson
6. Smoke Ring for My Halo by Kurt Vile
7. Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
8. Burst Apart by The Antlers
9. Ritual Union by Little Dragon
10. Black Up by Shabazz Palaces
 
Rough Trade Shops

1. Last of the Country Gentlemen by Josh T. Pearson
2. Space Is Only Noise by Nicolas Jaar
3. Smoke Ring for My Halo by Kurt Vile
4. The Harrow & The Harvest by Gillian Welch
5. Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
6. Bad Feeling by Veronica Falls
7. Dedication by Zomby
8. We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves by John Maus
9. The Head And The Heart by The Head And The Heart
10. H-p1 by White Hills

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