Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Q Best 50 Albums of 2011


In praise of diversity. Earlier this day I published the Spotify version of Paste Top 50 Albums of 2011. Now it's time to reply with the list compiled by British magazine Q. And, at first count, it seems only eleven albums are in both lists (those by James Blake, Feist, tUnE-yArDs, Radiohead, Gillian Welch, Lykke Li, Real Estate, Kurt Vile, St. Vincent, Bon Iver and Adele). While Paste crowned Bon Iver, Q gives its preference to Florence + The Machine. And it's a little more mainstream, with Lady Gaga and Coldplay (at #5? Cover oblige?). Enjoy!


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Q BEST 50 ALBUMS OF 2011
Source:
Stereogum
Albums available on Spotify: 46/50 (92%)

50. Justice – Audio, Video, Disco
49. Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra.
48. Noah And The Whale – Last Night On Earth
47. Mastodon – The Hunter
46. SBTRKT – SBTRKT
45. Miles Kane – The Colour Of The Trap
44. Death In Vegas – Trans-Love Energies
43. King Creosote – Diamond Mine
42. Josh T. Pearson – Last Of The Country Gentlemen
41. Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
40. Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi – Rome
39. James Blake – James Blake
38. Feist – Metals
37. Washed Out – Within And Without
36. Katy B – On A Mission
35. Cass McCombs – Humour Risk
34. Gruff Rhys – Hotel Shampoo
33. tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
32. Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
31. Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee, Part Two
30. Lady Gaga - Born This Way
29. Kasabian – Velociraptor
28. Gillian Welch – The Harrows And The Harvest
27. Ed Sheeran – +
26. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
25. Wild Beasts – Smother
24. Real Estate – Days
23. Björk – Biophilia
22. White Lies – Ritual
21. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
20. The Weeknd – Thursday
19. Cass McCombs – Wit’s End
18. Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
17. Metronomy – The English Riviera
16. Kurt Vile – Smoke Rings For My Halo
15. Baxter Dury – Happy Soup
14. The Weeknd – House Of Balloons
13. Bombay Bicycle Club – A Different Kind Of Fix
12. Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
11. The Horrors – Skying
10. Elbow – Build A Rocket Boys
09. WU LYF – Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
08. St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
07. Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See
06. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
05. Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
04. Bon Iver – Bon Iver, Bon Iver
03. Adele – 21 (just 4 songs available)
02. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
01. Florence & The Machine – Ceremonials

Listen to it on Spotify:
lite (3 tracks each album):
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mammoth (full albums): HTTP, URI. (SR0761)

EOY 2011:
Top 50 Albums of 2011 (The Fly)
Top 50 Albums of 2011 (Paste)
Top 50 Albums of 2011 (Q)

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