Year-End Lists

The A.V. Club: Best Music of 2011 [ballots]

1. Wye Oak
   Civilian
2. Fucked Up
   David Comes to Life
3. Bon Iver
   Bon Iver
4. Low
   C’mon
5. Wilco
   The Whole Love
6. The Weeknd
   House of Balloons
7. Real Estate
   Days
8. St. Vincent
   Strange Mercy
9. Jay-Z and Kanye West
   Watch the Throne
10. The Decemberists
    The King is Dead
11. TV on the Radio
    Nine Types of Light
12. Tom Waits
    Bad as Me
13. Drake
    Take Care
14. Paul Simon
    So Beautiful or So What
15. Frank Ocean
    Nostalgia, Ultra
15. Yuck
    Yuck
17. Wild Flag
    Wild Flag
17. Destroyer
    Kaputt
19. Cloud Nothings
    Cloud Nothings
20. Telekinesis
    12 Desperate Straight Lines
21. Iceage
    New Brigade
22. Saigon
    The Greatest Story Never Told
23. Britney Spears
    Femme Fatale
24. Washed Out
    Within and Without
25. Florence + The Machine
    Ceremonials