NME Best 50 Albums of 2011

Already #1 in Uncut and Mojo 2011 charts, PJ Harvey triumphs again. But the big news is that this is the first end-of-year list whose albums are all available on Spotify. Enjoy!

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NME BEST 50 ALBUMS OF 2011
Source: Stereogum / NME
Albums available on Spotify: 50/50 (bingo!)

50. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
49. SBTRKT – SBTRKT
48. Slow Club – Paradise
47. Real Estate – Days
46. Bon Iver – Bon Iver, Bon Iver
45. Austra – Feel It Break
44. Destroyer – Kaputt
43. Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
42. Patrick Wolf – Lupercalia
41. Death Gribs – Ex-Military
40. Cold Cave – Cherish The Light Years
39. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
38. Björk – Biophilia
37. White Denim – D
36. Iceage – New Brigade
35. TV On The Radio – Nine Types Of Light
34. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
33. Justice – Audio, Video, Disco
32. Alex Turner – Submarine Soundtrack
31. Florence & The Machine – Ceremonials
30. Friendly Fires – Pala
29. Smith Westerns – Dye It Blonde
28. The Field – Looping State Of Mind
27. Black Lips – Arabia Mountain
26. Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
25. Planningtorock – W
24. Big Talk – Big Talk
23. Yuck – Yuck
22. Noah & The Whale – Last Night On Earth
21. Kasabian – Velociraptor
20. Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
19. Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
18. Cat’s Eyes – Cat’s Eyes
17. Battles – Gloss Drop
16. Bombay Bicycle Club – A Different Kind Of Fix
15. Wild Flag – Wild Flag
14. The Vaccines – What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
13. Suuns – Zeroes QC
12. Scum – Again Into Eyes
11. Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
10. WU LYF – Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
9. tUnE-YarDs – w h o k i l l
8. Katy B – On A Mission
7. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
6. Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See
5. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
4. Wild Beasts – Smother
3. The Horrors – Skying
2. Metronomy – The English Riviera
1. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake

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END OF YEAR 2011 PLAYLISTS

Best 50 Albums picked by:
Mojo
NME
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Q
Stereogum
The Fly
Uncut

Best 50 Songs picked by:
NME
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