Hi all,
We at Music Mania have been hard at work making a list of what in our humble opinions are the best albums of 2011. Here is what we came up with:
MUSIC MANIA
TOP 50 ALBUMS 2011
1. LAURA MARLING – A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW
2. PJ HARVEY – LET ENGLAND SHAKE
3. FEIST – METALS
4. BILL CALLAHAN – APOCALYPSE
5. WAR ON DRUGS – SLAVE AMBIENT
6. FLEET FOXES – HELPLESSNESS BLUES
7. GIRLS – FATHER, SON, HOLY GHOST
8. METRONOMY – THE ENGLISH RIVIERA
9. KURT VILE – SMOKE RING FOR MY HALO
10. KING CREOSOTE + JON HOPKINS – DIAMOND MINE
11. ATLAS SOUND – PARALLAX
12. JONATHAN WILSON – GENTLE SPIRIT
13. CATS EYES – CATS EYES
14. BJORK - BIOPHILIA
15. BON IVER – BON IVER
16. ELBOW – BUILD A ROCKET BOYS
17. WILD BEASTS – SMOTHER
18. REAL ESTATE – DAYS
19. THE PEOPLES TEMPLE – SONS OF STONE
20. JAY Z + KANYE WEST – WATCH THE THRONE
21. TINARIWEN – TASSILI
22. GIL SCOTT HERON/JAMIE XX – WE’RE NEW HERE
23. MY MORNING JACKET – CIRCUITAL
24. CRYSTAL STILTS – IN LOVE WITH OBLIVION
25. THURSTON MOORE – DEMOLISHED THOUGHTS
26. RADIOHEAD – KINGS OF LIMBS
27. IRON & WINE – KISS EACH OTHER CLEAN
28. KASABIAN – VELOCIRAPTOR!
29. WHITE DENIM – D
30. WOODEN SHJIPS – WEST
31. GILLIAN WELCH - HARROW AND THE HARVEST
32. WILCO – THE WHOLE LOVE
33. JOSH T PEARSON – LAST OF THE COUNTRY GENTLEMEN
34. LANTERNS ON THE LAKE – GRACIOUS TIDE, TAKE ME HOME
35. PEAKING LIGHTS – 936
36. TOM WAITS – BAD AS ME
37. TORO Y MOI – UNDERNEATH THE PINE
38. THE DECEMBERISTS – THE KING IS DEAD
39. DRIVE BY TRUCKERS – GO GO BOOTS
40. DENGUE FEVER – CANNIBAL COURTSHIP
41. THE LOW ANTHEM – SMART FLESH
42. SBTRKT – SBTRKT
43. J MASCIS – SEVERAL SHADES OF WHY
44. ROOTS MANUVA – 4EVEREVOLUTION
45. THE HORRORS – SKYING
46. JAMES BLAKE – JAMES BLAKE
47. MOON DUO – MAZES
48. KING’S DAUGHTERS & SONS – IF THEN NOT WHEN
49. LYKKE LI – WOUNDED RHYMES
50. STILL CORNERS – CREATURES OF AN HOUR
Music Mania top 10 compilation albums 2011
1. Delta Swamp Rock (soul jazz records)
2. Chicago Soul (soul jazz records)
3. Late Night Tales MGMT (late night stories)
4. Motown’s Mowest Story (light in the attic)
5. Nigeria 70 (strut)
6. Bossa Jazz (soul jazz records)
7. Factory Dance (strut)
8. Black America sings Lennon & McCartney (ace)
9. Fame Studios Story (ace)
10. Upside Down – The History Of Creation Records (creation)
Music Mania Top 10 reissues 2011
1. Beach Boys – Smile
2. The Who – Quadrophenia
3. Mickey Newbury – An American Trilogy
4. Paul McCartney – McCartney II
5. Howlin Wolf – The Howlin Wolf Album
6. Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire De Melody Nelson
7. Jesus And Mary Chain – Psychocandy
8. Primal Scream – Screamadelica
9. Pink Floyd–Dark Side OfThe Moon
10. Nirvana - Nevermind
Staff Top 10 Albums 2011
Ian
1. Bill Callahan – Apocalypse
2. Elbow – Build A Rocket Boys
3. Real Estate – Days
4. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
5. War On Drugs – Slave Ambient
6. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
7. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
8. Peoples Temple – Sons Of Stone
9. Kasabian – Velociraptor!
10. Atlas Sound – Parallax
Steve
1. Josh T Pearson – Last Of The Country Gentlemen
2. Feist – Metals
3. Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
4. Gillian Welch – Harrow And The Harvest
5. King Creosote + Jon Hopkins – Diamond Mine
6. Jonathan Wilson – Gentle Spirit
7. Bjork – Biophilia
8. Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire
9. Tom Waits – Bad As Me
10. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
Carl
1. SBTRKT – SBTRKT
2. Metronomy – The English Riviera
3. Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
4. Gil Scott Heron/Jamie XX– We’re New Here
5. Feist – Metals
6. Washed Out – Within And Without
7. Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
8. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
9. St Vincent – Strange Mercy
10. Peaking Lights - 936
