Year-End Lists

Music Writers for the BBC: Top 25 Albums of 2011

1. Let England Shake
   PJ Harvey
2. Smother
   Wild Beasts
3. Skying
   The Horrors
4. Burst Apart
   The Antlers
5. Bad as Me
   Tom Waits
6. The English Riviera
   Metronomy
7. 4
   Beyoncé
8. Last of the Country Gentlemen
   Josh T Pearson
9. Bon Iver
   Bon Iver
10. New Brigade
    Iceage
11. Biophilia
    Björk
12. SBTRKT
    SBTRKT
13. On A Mission
    Katy B
14. Go-Go Boots
    Drive-By Truckers
15. We’re New Here
    Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx
16. Anna Calvi
    Anna Calvi
17. 50 Words for Snow
    Kate Bush
18. Helplessness Blues
    Fleet Foxes
19. The Magic Place
    Julianna Barwick
20. Past Life Martyred Saints
    EMA
21. The King is Dead
    The Decemberists
22. Darker Handcraft
    Trap Them
23. Cherish the Light Years
    Cold Cave
24. A Creature I Don’t Know
    Laura Marling
25. The People’s Key
    Bright Eyes