Best Music of 2011 (1-5)

1. Bon Iver-Bon Iver, 99

2. M83-Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, 95

3. Kanye West & Jay-Z-Watch The Throne, 89

4. Deer Tick-Divine Providence, 85

5. King Creosote & Jon Hopkins-Diamond Mine, 84

Best Music of 2011 (6-15)

6. The Black Keys-El Camino, 82

7. Admiral Fallow-Boots Met My Face, 78

8. Blind Pilot-We Are The Tide, 77

9. Wiz Khalifa-Rolling Papers, 77

10. I Break Horses-Hearts, 76

11. Dawes-Nothing Is Wrong, 75

12. Lisa Hannigan-Passenger, 75

13. Typhoon-A New Kind of House, 75

14. Various Artists-The Book of Mormon Soundtrack, 75

15. Okkervil River-I Am Very Far, 73

Best Music of 2011 (16-25)

16. The Decemberists-The King is Dead, 73

17. The Dodos-No Color, 73

18. The Jayhawks-Mockingbird Time, 73

19. We Are Augustines-Rise Ye Sunken Ships, 73

20. Apparat-The Devil's Walk, 72

21. Beirut-The Rip Tide, 72

22. Lupe Fiasco-Lasers, 72

23. Wilco-The Whole Love, 72

24. Adele-21, 71

25. Cold War Kids-Mine Is Yours, 71

Best Music of 2011 (26-50)

26. The Belle Brigade-The Belle Brigade, 71

27. The Roots-Undun, 71

28. Elbow-Build a Rocket Boys!, 70

29. Marketa Irglova-Anar, 70

30. The Joy Formidable-The Big Roar, 70

31. Noah and the Whale-Last Night on Earth, 69

32. The Mountain Goats-All Eternals Deck, 69

33. Bright Eyes-The People's Key, 69

34. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah-Hysterical, 69

35. Middle Brother-Middle Brother, 68

36. The Lonely Forest-Arrows, 68

37. Beyonce-4, 67

38. Cold Cave-Cherish The Light, 67

39. Sum 41-Screaming Bloody Murder, 67

40. We Were Promised Jetpacks-In the Pit of the Stomach, 67

41. Crooked Fingers-Breaks in the Armor, 67

42. Grouplove-Never Trust a Happy Song, 67

43. Ben Folds-Best Imitation of Myself, 66

44. Future Islands-On The Water, 66

45. Phantogram-Nightlife EP, 66

46. Ha Ha Tonka-Death of a Decade, 65

47. Danger Mouse and Danielle Luipi-Rome, 65

48. F****d Up-David Comes To Life, 65

49. St. Vincent-Strange Mercy, 65

50. Gem Club-Breakers, 64

Best Music of 2011 (51-100)

51. Jack's Mannequin-People and Things, 64

52. TV On The Radio-Nine Types of Light, 64

53. Shane & Shane-The One You Need, 63

54. Portugal. The Man-In The Mountain In The Cloud, 63

55. The Kooks-Junk of the Heart, 63

56. The Rural Alberta Advantage-Departing, 63

57. Mat Kearney-Young Love, 62

58. Wild Beasts-Smother, 62

59. Feist-Metals, 62

60. Yuck-Yuck, 61

61. David Ford-Ford 4.1 EP, 61

62. Rachael Yamagata-Chesapeake, 61

63. Blink 183-Neighborhoods, 61

64. The Decemberists-Long Live The King, 61

65. Gang Gang Dance-Eye Contact, 59

66. The Kills-Blood Pressures, 59

67. Charles Bradley-No Time For Dreaming, 59

68. Sondre Lerche-Sondre Lerche, 59

69. Jens Lekman-An Argument With Myself, 58

70. Blue Scholars-Cinematropolis, 58

71. Cults-Cults, 58

72. Handsome Furs-Sound Kapital, 58

73. Bad Meet Evil-Hell II-The Sequel, 58

74. Radiohead-The King of Limbs, 58

75. The Rapture-In The Grace Of Your Love, 58

76. They Might Be Giants-Join Us, 58

77. Balam Acab-Wander / Wonder, 57

78. OK Go-180/365, 57

79. The Generationals-Actor-Caster, 57

80. Woods-Sun and Shade, 57

81. The Low Anthem-Smart Flesh, 57

82. Death Cab For Cutie-Codes & Keys, 56

83. Fountains of Wayne-Sky Full of Holes, 56

84. My Morning Jacket-Circuital, 56

85. Panda Bear-Tomboy, 56

86. Wye Oak-Civilian, 56

87. Mastodon-The Hunter, 56

88. Gorillaz-The Fall, 56

89. Ryan Adams-Ashes & Fire, 55

90. Lana Del Rey-Video Games EP, 55

91. Atlas Sound-Parallax, 55

92. David Bazan-Strange Negotiations, 55

93. Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal-Chamber Music, 54

94. Wavves-Life Sux EP, 54

95. James Morrison-The Awakening, 53

96. Arctic Monkeys-Suck it and See, 53

97. Peter, Bjorn and John-Gimme Some, 53

98. R.E.M.-Collapse Into Now, 53

99. Vetiver-Errant Charm, 53

100. Augustana-Augustana, 52