The Best Albums of 2011

It's the moment all music fans wait for…the end! Without further ado: The Best Albums of 2011.

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Best Albums of 2011

Greg Kot’s Top Ten of 2011

  1. Wild Flag, Wild Flag (Listen to Jim and Greg’s review, listen to Wild Flag on Sound Opinions)
  2. The Roots, Undun
  3. tUnE-yArDs, WHOKILL (Listen to tUnE-yArDs on Sound Opinions)
  4. Van Hunt, What Were You Hoping For? (Listen to Jim and Greg’s review)
  5. Fucked Up, David Comes to Life
  6. The Feelies, Here Before (Listen to Jim and Greg’s review, listen to The Feelies on Sound Opinions)
  7. Raphael Saadiq, Stone Rollin (Listen to Jim and Greg’s review)
  8. Bewitched Hands, Birds and Drums
  9. Das Racist, Relax (Listen to Jim and Greg’s review)
  10. Fleet Foxes, Helplessness Blues (Listen to Jim and Greg’s review)

View Greg's complete list

Jim DeRogatis’ Top Ten of 2011

  1. Le Butcherettes, Sin Sin Sin
  2. Wild Flag, Wild Flag (Listen to Jim and Greg’s review, listen to Wild Flag on Sound Opinions)
  3. Das Racist, Relax (Listen to Jim and Greg’s review)
  4. The Feelies, Here Before (Listen to Jim and Greg’s review, listen to The Feelies on Sound Opinions)
  5. Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi, Rome (Listen to Jim and Greg’s review)
  6. Fucked Up, David Comes to Life
  7. Bewitched Hands, Birds and Drums
  8. tUnE-yArDs, WHOKILL (Listen to tUnE-yArDs on Sound Opinions)
  9. The Decemberists, The King is Dead (Listen to Jim and Greg’s review, listen to The Decemberists on Sound Opinions)
  10. The Go! Team, Rolling Blackouts

View Jim's complete list

Listeners

And some more #1s from the listeners!

-Jeremy, from New York NY: Fleet Foxes, Helplessness Blues

-Rose from Naperville, IL: Mute Math, Odd Soul

-Derk from Chicago, IL: SBTRKT, SBTRKT

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