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KEXP Adds music charts for 2011
Week: 12/02/2011 - 12/08/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
 The Black Keys | El Camino | Nonesuch | |
| The Roots | undun | Def Jam | |
| Doomtree | No Kings | Doomtree | |
| Canyons | Keep Your Dreams | Modular | |
| James Blake | Love What Happened Here | R&S | |
| (Various) | Bambara Mystic Soul | Analog Africa | |
| Sandrider | Sandrider | Good to Die | |
| (Various) | Bazzerk: African Digital Dance | Mental Groove | |
| The West | Don't Make A Sound | self-released | |
| Betty Wright | Betty Wright: The Movie | S-Curve | |
| Summer Camp | Welcome to Condale | Moshi Moshi | |
| Eligh + Amp Live | Therapy At 3 | Legendary Music/Live Up | |
| The Juan MacLean | Everybody Get Close | DFA | |
| Amy Winehouse | Lioness: Hidden Treasures | Universal Republic | |
| Boris | New Album | Sargent House | |
| Dive | Sometime | Captured Tracks | |
| Cascadia '10 | Live EP | self-released | |
| Dauwd | What's There EP | Pictures Music | |
| Beats Antique | Elektrafone | Antique |
Week: 11/25/2011 - 12/01/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sister Ruby Band | In Cold Blood | Starfish | |
| Tomten | Wednesday's Children | self-released | |
| The Walkabouts | Travels in the Dustland | Glitterhouse | |
| Dreams | Feelings 4 U | self-released | |
| Blouse | Blouse | Captured Tracks | |
| The D | Both Ways Open Jaws | Six Degrees | |
| Okkervil River | Golden Opportunities 2 | self-released | |
| The Head and the Heart | iTunes Session | Sub Pop | |
| Zun Zun Egui | Katang | Bella Union | |
| The Magnolias | Pop The Lock | Veto | |
| 88:88 | The Grey | self-released | |
| The Spits | The Spits | In the Red | |
| Dude York | Dewark | self-released | |
| Zomby | Nothing | 4AD | |
| The Soft Moon | Total Decay EP | Captured Tracks | |
| ANGO | Another City Now EP | Lucky Me | |
| Laura Veirs | Tumble Bee | Raven Marching Band | |
| Wise Blood | These Wings | Dovecote | |
| M.E.D. | Classic | Stones Throw | |
| Brett Netson | Simple Work For The Dead | The New Black |
Week: 11/18/2011 - 11/24/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wussy | Strawberry | Shake It | |
| Kate Bush | 50 Words For Snow | Anti- | |
| Apparat Organ Quintet | Polyfonia | Crunchy Frog | |
| Small Black | Moon Killer | self-released | |
| Escort | Escort | Silent Voice | |
| Cloud Control | Bliss Release | Infectious | |
| The Duke Spirit | Bruiser | Shangri-La | |
| Linsdsay Fullerr | You, Anniversary | ATO | |
| Ghosts I've Met | The Light Opera | self-released | |
| Land of Pines | III | self-released | |
| Darkside | EP | Clown & Sunset | |
| Van Dyke Parks | Arrangements Volume 1 | Bananastan | |
| The Bachata Legends | The Bachata Legends | iASo | |
| James Ferraro | Far Side Virtual | Hippos in Tanks | |
| Proh Mic | Rhythm For Days | All Natural Inc. | |
| Big Deal | Big Deal EP | Mute | |
| George FitzGerald | Shackled EP | Hotflush | |
| Lazy Animals | Trouble EP | self-released |
Week: 11/11/2011 - 11/17/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyme Def | Yuk the World | self-released | |
| Thee Oh Sees | Carrion Crawler/The Dream EP | In the Red | |
| Consignment | New Low | ggnzla | |
| Gui Boratto | III | Kompakt | |
| Sea Lions | Everything You Wanted To Know About Sea Lions, But Were Afraid To Ask | Slumberland | |
| Disco Inferno | The 5 EP's | One Little Indian | |
| TW Walsh | Songs of Pain and Leisure | Graveface | |
| Pollens | Brighten and Break | self-released | |
| Todd Sykes | Out of the Blue | self-released | |
| Two Inch Punch | Love You Up EP | PMR | |
| High Highs | EP | Small Plates | |
| Trophy Wives | Old Scratch | Latest Flame | |
| Gotye | Making Mirrors | Eleven | |
| The Soft White Sixties | The Soft White Sixties | Filament Group | |
| Quilt | Quilt | Mexican Summer | |
| Darkness Falls | Alive In Us | HFN Music | |
| Oneohtrix Point Never | Replica | Mexican Summer | |
| Amen Dunes | Through Donkey Jaw | Sacred Bones | |
| Steve Hauschildt | Tragedy and Geometry | Kranky | |
| Pert Near Sandstone | Paradise Hop | self-released | |
| Dessa | Castor, The Twin | Doomtree | |
| Terri Tarantula | Night of the Leapest | self-released | |
| Ill Cosby | Gold EP | Car Crash Set | |
| Jah Youssouf & Bintou Coulibaly | Sababou | Tall Corn | |
| Patten | GLAQJO XAACSSO | No Pain in Pop |
Week: 11/04/2011 - 11/10/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Beach Boys | The SMiLE Sessions | Capitol | |
| Los Campesinos! | Hello Sadness | Arts & Crafts | |
| Sigur Ros | Inni | XL | |
| Korallreven | An Album By Korallreven | Acephale | |
| Mayer Hawthorne | How Do You Do | Universal Republic | |
| Brief Candles | Fractured Days | Guilt Ridden Pop | |
| Wooden Wand & the Briarwood Virgins | Briarwood | Fire | |
| (Various) | Recordbreakin' Music 5 Year Anniversary | Record Breakin' Music | |
| Tycho | Dive | Ghostly International | |
| Kathleen Edwards | Voyageur | Zoe | |
| Oddisee | Rock Creek Park | Mello Music Group | |
| Justice | Audio, Video, Disco | Ed Bangar/Because/Elektra | |
| Sola Rosa | Get It Together | Melting Pot | |
| The Barr Brothers | The Barr Brothers | Secret City | |
| DRC Music | Kinshasa One Two | Warp | |
| (Various) | Generation Bass presents Moombahluv II | Generation Bass | |
| Teebs | Collections 01 | Brainfeeder | |
| (Various) | Ball of Wax Volume 26: Harry Smith Anthology Tribute | Ball of Wax | |
| Starkey | Open the Pod Bay Doors | Ninja Tune | |
| Jeff The Brotherhood | Whatever I Want/Everything I Need | Third Man | |
| Trailer Trash Tracys | You Wish You Were Red/Engelhardt's Arizona | Domino |
Week: 10/28/2011 - 11/04/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Sound | Parallax | 4AD | |
| Lushlife | No More Golden Days | self-released | |
| The Revelations feat. Tre Williams | Concrete Blues | Decision | |
| Khingz | Liberation of the Monster | Wandering Worx | |
| Hypatia Lake | Ouroboros | self-released | |
| Body Language | Social Studies | Om | |
| Mayer Hawthorne | How Do You Do | Universal Republic | |
| Bleeding Knees Club | Virginity | Iamsound | |
| Snorri Helgason | Winter Son | Kimi | |
| Roots Manuva | 4everevolution | Big Dada | |
| Treefight for Sunlight | A Collection of Vibrations For Your Skull | Friendly Fire | |
| Joker | The Vision | 4AD | |
| Cass McCombs | Humor Risk | Domino | |
| Trentemller | Reworked/Remixed | In My Room | |
| Kurt Vile | So Outta Reach | Matador | |
| Tycho | Past + Present: Radio Sampler | Ghostly International | |
| (Various) | Boddie Recording Company: Cleveland, Ohio | The Numero Group | |
| (Various) | Eccentric Soul: The Nickel and Penny Labels | The Numero Group | |
| DNTEL | Life Is Full of Possibilities (Deluxe Edition) | Sub Pop | |
| The Louvin Brothers | Satan Is Real | Light in the Attic | |
| Massy Ferguson | Damaged Goods | Spark & Shine | |
| Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs | Trouble | Polydor |
Week: 10/21/2011 - 10/27/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Waits | Bad As Me | Anti- | |
| Of Monsters and Men | My Head is an Animal | Record | |
| Allen Stone | Allen Stone | self-released | |
| State of the Artist x Ski Team | Slopes | Members Only | |
| Modeselektor | Monkeytown | Monkeytown | |
| Danny Barnes | Rocket | ATO | |
| Ritmo Machine | Welcome to the Ritmo Machine | Nacional | |
| Alabama Shakes | Alabama Shakes | self-released | |
| Captain Planet | Cookin' Gumbo | Bastard Jazz | |
| Wavves | Life Sux EP | Ghost Ramp | |
| Niki & The Dove | The Drummer | Sub Pop | |
| El Rego | El Rego | Daptone | |
| Surfer Blood | Tarot Classics EP | Kanine | |
| USF | The Spray | Circle into Square/Fake Four Inc. | |
| Brite Futures | Dark Past | Turnout | |
| Spectrals | Bad Penny | Slumberland | |
| Brown Bird | Salt for Salt | Supply & Demand | |
| (Soundtrack) | Drive | Lakeshore | |
| Xeno & Oaklander | Sets & Lights | Weird | |
| Yuck | B-Sides | Fat Possum | |
| The Decemberists | Long Live the King | Capitol | |
| Caged Animals | Eat Their Own | Lucky Number | |
| The Pack A.D. | Unpersons | Mint | |
| Sandro Perri | Impossible Sauces | Constellation | |
| Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto | Capitol | |
| Preef | Mischief | self-released | |
| Tobias Lilja | Delirium Portraits | n5MD | |
| Onra | Chinoiseries Pt. 2 | All City | |
| Das Dhoom | Poetry of Dhoom | self-released | |
| Hey Marseilles | Elegy | Onto | |
| Jon McMillion | Flier EP | Nuearth Kitchen | |
| Dennis Coffey | Outer Galaxies: Dennis Coffey Re-Worked | Strut |
Week: 10/14/2011 - 10/20/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| M83 | Hurry Up, We're Dreaming | Mute | |
| Bonnie Prince Billy | Wolfroy Goes To Town | Drag City | |
| Mr. Chop | Switched On | Now-Again | |
| Strange Boys | Live Music | Rough Trade | |
| Noddy | Murder! Dance! Kill! | self-released | |
| Particle Wave | Painting on Shadows | self-released | |
| Class Actress | Rapprocher | Carpark | |
| Forest Fire | Staring at the X | Fatcat | |
| Phantogram | Nightlife | Barsuk | |
| Emika | Emika | Ninja Tune | |
| Mr. Gnome | Madness in Miniature | El Marko | |
| Russian Circles | Empros | Sargent House | |
| Seekae | +Dome | Rice Is Nice/PopFrenzy | |
| Western Haunts | Utya | self-released | |
| The Beets | Let the Poison Out | Hardly Art | |
| (Various) | Heartbreak presents Moombahsoul, Vol. III | N/A | |
| Basement Jaxx vs. Metropole Orkest | Basement Jaxx vs. Metropole Orkest | Atlantic Jaxx | |
| Downpilot | New Great Lakes | Tapete | |
| (Various) | Bollywood Bloodbath | B-Music | |
| Dkon | 800 EP | Tokyo Ghost Island |
Week: 10/07/2011 - 10/13/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Estate | Days | Domino | |
| The New Division | Shadows | Division 87 | |
| Buraka Som Sistema | Komba | Enchufada | |
| Deer Tick | Divine Providence | Partisan | |
| Bjork | Biophilia | Nonesuch | |
| J. Boogie's Dubtronic Science | Undercover | Om | |
| Yuni In Taxco | Slow Charade | self-released | |
| Rustie | Glass Swords | Warp | |
| Dude York | Satanic Vs. | self-released | |
| Dude York | Gangs of Dude York | self-released | |
| Expensive Looks | Dark Matters | Group Tightener | |
| The Cash Box Kings | Holler and Stomp | Blind Pig | |
| Arrange | Plantation | self-released | |
| Keep Shelly In Athens | Our Own Dream | Forest Family | |
| Sepalcure | Sepalcure | Hotflush | |
| Boots Electric | Honkey Kong | Dangerbird | |
| John Prine | The Singing Mailman Delivers | Oh Boy | |
| To Destroy A City | To Destroy A City | n5MD | |
| Icebird | The Abandoned Lullaby | RJ's Electrical Connections | |
| Johnny Cash | Bootleg III: Live Around the World | Columbia/Legacy | |
| Rudi Zygaldo | Achtung! | Pictures Music | |
| The Devil Makes Three | Stomp and Smash | Milan | |
| Prince Rama | Trust Now | Paw Tracks | |
| Chris Joss | No Play No Work | ESL | |
| Polyrhythmics | Labrador | self-released | |
| Anomie Belle | The Crush | self-released | |
| Sabzi | Parthenia | self-released | |
| vis-à-vis | Obi Agye Me Dofo | Secret Stash | |
| The Lijadu Sisters | Danger | Knitting Factory | |
| Joni Haastrup | Wake Up Your Mind | Tummy Touch | |
| MonoMono | Give The Beggar A Chance | Tummy Touch | |
| MonoMono | The Dawn of Awareness | Tummy Touch | |
| Starfawn | EP | Moongadget | |
| Salva | Yellobone EP | Friends of Friends | |
| Pipsisewah | Semi Gloss/Hold On | Grotto | |
| Spanish For 100 | Wallace/Wanting | self-released | |
| WD4D & Suttikeeree | After School EP2 | Fourthcity |
Week: 9/30/2011 - 10/06/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| We Were Promised Jetpacks | In the Pit of the Stomach | Fatcat | |
| Feist | Metals | Cherrytree/Interscope | |
| JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound | Want More | Bloodshot | |
| The Field | Looping State of Mind | Kompakt | |
| Crooked Fingers | Breaks in the Armor | Merge | |
| Malajbe | La Caverne | MB3 | |
| Casiokids | Aabenbaringen over aaskammen | Polyvinyl | |
| Masters of the Hemisphere | Maybe These Are The Breaks | Kindercore/Magic Marker | |
| Emperor X | Western Teleport | Bar/None | |
| Open Mike Eagle | Rappers Will Die of Natural Causes | Hellfyre Club | |
| (Various) | [unclassified] | Adult Swim | |
| Sun Wizard | Positively 4th Avenue | Light Organ | |
| Dreamers of the Ghetto | Enemy/Lover | Temporary Residence Ltd. | |
| Gringo Star | Count Yer Lucky Stars | Gigantic | |
| Joe Henry | Reverie | Anti- | |
| Merle Haggard | Working In Tennessee | Vanguard | |
| (Various) | The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams | Egyptian/CMF/Columbia | |
| Giorgio Momurda | More | self-released | |
| Pajama Club | Pajama Club | Lester/Redeye | |
| Sol | Dear Friends, Vol. III | self-released | |
| (Various) | Life Is Dance! | B-Music | |
| Martyn | Ghost People | Brainfeeder | |
| Jenni Potts | Belonged | self-released | |
| Nappy Riddem | One World Sovereignty | Fort Knox |
Week: 9/23/2011 - 9/29/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zola Jesus | Conatus | Sacred Bones | |
| Total Control | Henge Beat | Iron Lung | |
| High Places | Original Colors | Thrill Jockey | |
| Scott H. Biram | Bad Ingredients | Bloodshot | |
| Kiran Ahluwalia | Aam Zameen: Common Ground | Avokado | |
| Still Corners | Creatures of an Hour | Sub Pop | |
| Ryan Adams | Ashes & Fire | Capitol | |
| (Various) | Iceland: Fall 2011 Compilation | KEXP | |
| DJ Shadow | The Less You Know, The Better | Island | |
| Constant Lovers | True Romance | self-released | |
| Future Islands | On the Water | Thrill Jockey | |
| The Peep Tempel | The Peep Tempel | Wing Sing | |
| Carter Tanton | Free Clouds | Western Vinyl | |
| The Pica Beats | Better In Color | self-released | |
| Evidence | Cats & Dogs | Rhymesayers | |
| Tropics | Parodia Flare | Planet Mu | |
| Mike and the Censations | Don't Sell Your Soul | Ubiquity | |
| Zed Bias | Biasonic Hotsauce: Birth of the Nanocloud | Tru Thoughts | |
| Talvin Singh & Niladri Kumar | Together | World Village | |
| Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Quail & Dumplings | Drag City | |
| Regina | Soita Mulle | Friendly Fire | |
| Jupe Jupe | Reduction in Drag | self-released | |
| Boom Bip | Zig Zaj | Lex | |
| DM-FunK | InnaFocusedDaze EP | Scion A/V |
Week: 9/16/2011 - 9/22/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilco | The Whole Love | dBpm | |
| Youth Lagoon | The Year of Hibernation | Fat Possum | |
| Caveman | CoCo Beware | Magic Man! | |
| Big Troubles | Romantic Comedy | Slumberland | |
| Das Racist | Relax | Greedhead | |
| S.C.U.M. | Again Into Eyes | Mute | |
| Pallers | The Sea of Memories | Labrador | |
| Twin Sister | In Heaven | Domino | |
| Reptar | Oblangle Fizz Y'all | Vagrant | |
| The Cambodian Space Project | 2011: A Space Odyssey | Metal Postcard | |
| Gem Club | Breakers | Hardly Art | |
| Lucas Santtana | Sem Nostalgia | Mais Um Discos | |
| The Static Jacks | If You're Young | Fearless | |
| Ladytron | Gravity the Seducer | Nettwerk | |
| Exitmusic | From Silence | Secretly Canadian | |
| Los Destellos | Constelacion | Secret Stash | |
| Gathered Ghosts | Gathered Ghosts | self-released | |
| Cristina Bautista | Gold Parts | Local 638 | |
| The Glasses | Love Is Queer | self-released | |
| Erik Blood | Music From the Film Center of Gravity | self-released | |
| Miguel Migs | Outside the Skyline | Om | |
| Raffertie | Visual Acuity EP | Ninja Tune | |
| DRC Music | Kinshasa One Two | Warp | |
| Sleep ? Over | Forever | Hippos In Tanks | |
| King Midas Sound | Without You | Hyperdub | |
| Shin Joong Hyun | Beautiful Rivers and Mountains | Light in the Attic | |
| Dreamers of the Ghetto | Enemy/Lover | Temporary Residence Ltd. |
Week: 9/09/2011 - 9/15/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dum Dum Girls | Only in Dreams | Sub Pop | |
| Neon Indian | Era Extrana | Mom + Pop | |
| Laura Marling | A Creature I Don't Know | Ribbon | |
| Apparat | The Devil's Walk | Mute | |
| (Various) | Rockabilly Ball Bands 2011 | ||
| Shimmering Stars | Violent Hearts | Hardly Art | |
| Big Harp | White Hat | Saddle Creek | |
| Robbers on High Street | Her There Golden Hair | Rocco Grecco | |
| Megafaun | Megafaun | Hometapes | |
| Kuedo | Severant | Planet Mu | |
| Nation Beat | Growing Stone | Barbes | |
| Balam Acab | Wander/Wonder | Tri Angle | |
| Mekons | Ancient & Modern | Bloodshot | |
| Slow Club | Paradise | Moshi Moshi | |
| Astronautilus | This Is Our Science | Fake Four Inc. | |
| Tammar | Visits | Suicide Squeeze | |
| Mocean Worker | Candygram For Mowo! | MOWO! | |
| Talkdemonic | Ruins | Glacial Pace | |
| PJ Harvey | iTunes Session | Vagrant | |
| Bio Ritmo | La Verdad | Electric Cowbell | |
| Scuba | Adrenalin EP | Hotflush | |
| Friska Viljor | The Beginning of the Beginning of the End | Crying Bob | |
| Shelby Lynne | Revelation Road | Everso | |
| Loney Dear | Hall Music | Polyvinyl | |
| Pony Time | Pony Time | Per Se | |
| Low Cut Connie | Get Out the Lotion | self-released | |
| DJAO | Wuhn EP | Dropping Gems | |
| Eastern Grip | Rocktirs Sans Frontirs | self-released | |
| Omar Souleyman | Haflat Gharbia: The Western Concerts | Sublime Frequencies | |
| Ganglians | Still Living | Lefse | |
| Memoryhouse | The Years EP | Sub Pop |
Week: 9/02/2011 - 9/08/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girls | Father, Son, Holy Ghost | 4AD | |
| St. Vincent | Strange Mercy | Hysterical | |
| Wild Flag | Wild Flag | Merge | |
| Lydia Loveless | Indestructible Machine | Bloodshot | |
| WATERS | Out In the Light | tbd | |
| Veronica Falls | Veronica Falls | Slumberland | |
| Nikki Lane | Walk of Shame | IAMSOUND | |
| CHLLNGR | Haven | Green Owl | |
| Grouplove | Never Trust A Happy Song | Canvasback/Atlantic | |
| Mates of State | Mountaintops | Barsuk | |
| Cataldo | Prison Boxing | Red Pepper | |
| Jens Lekman | An Argument With Myself | Secretly Canadian | |
| Thundercat | The Golden Age of Apocalypse | Brainfeeder | |
| Weekend | Red | Slumberland | |
| Charles Larson | Adventures Down Avenues | Don't Be A Lout | |
| Erkin Koray | Mehul: Singles & Rarities | Sublime Frequencies | |
| (Various) | Surreal Estate | Frite Nite | |
| Welder | Florescence | Ancestor | |
| NighTrain | Derailed | self-released |
Week: 8/26/2011 - 9/01/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Drums | Portamento | Frenchkiss | |
| Katie Kate | Flatland | Out For Stardom | |
| Milagres | Glowing Mouth | Kill Rock Stars | |
| Beta Hector | Sunbeam Insulin | Tru Thoughts | |
| Dan Mangan | Oh Fortune | Arts & Crafts | |
| The Rapture | In the Grace of Your Love | DFA/Modular | |
| Toro Y Moi | Freaking Out | Carpark | |
| Luck-One | King of the Northwest | self-released | |
| Nurses | Dracula | Dead Oceans | |
| The Gourds | Old Mad Joy | Vanguard | |
| Butch Walker and the Black Widows | The Spade | Dangerbird | |
| Caged Animals | Teflon Heart EP | Lucky Number | |
| Toddla T | Watch Me Dance | Ninja Tune | |
| The Horrible Crowes | Elsie | Side One Dummy | |
| Roberts & Lord | Eponymous | Asthmatic Kitty | |
| Mogwai | Earth Division EP | Sub Pop | |
| Free the Robots | The Mind's Eye | Alpha Pup | |
| Dalot | Minutestatic | n5MD | |
| Bassnectar | Divergent Spectrum | Amorphous | |
| Albert Swarm | Held | Ceremony | |
| Blasted Canyons | Blasted Canyons | Castleface | |
| D. Gookin | Spiral Style | Moodgadget | |
| Carrie Clark and the Lonesome Lovers | Between the Bed Sheets & Turpentine | Red Bug | |
| Eugene Wendell & the Demon Rind | Meet Me in the Garden and We'll See What Happens | self-released |
Week: 8/19/2011 - 8/25/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | The Rip Tide | Pompeii | |
| Blitzen Trapper | American Goldwing | Sub Pop | |
| Widowspeak | Widowspeak | Captured Tracks | |
| Bryan John Appleby | Fire on the Vine | self-released | |
| Canon Blue | Rumspringa | Temporary Residence Ltd. | |
| Jacuzzi Boys | Glazin' | Hardly Art | |
| Nick Lowe | The Old Magic | Yep Roc | |
| Stephen Merritt | Obscurities | Merge | |
| Ry Cooder | Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down | Nonesuch | |
| Julia Massey & the Five Finger Discount | Is There Room For Me? | self-released | |
| Blood Orange | Coastal Grooves | Domino | |
| Charles "Packy" Axton | Late Late Party 1965-1967 | Light in the Attic | |
| Jim Ford | Harlan County | Light in the Attic | |
| 10 Ft. Ganja Plant | Shake Up the Place | ROIR | |
| Robert Earl Keen | Ready For Confetti | Lost Highway | |
| Glen Campbell | Ghost On the Canvas | Surfdog | |
| Braille | A Meaning EP | Hotflush | |
| Trip Like Animals | The Sun of Endless Spring | self-released | |
| Cloud Seeding | Ink Jar/Unquestioning | Bleek | |
| Kronstudios | The Soundtrack to Life | self-released | |
| Lanie Lane | Ain't Hungry/My Man | Third Man |
Week: 8/12/2011 - 8/18/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Various) | Live at KEXP Volume Seven | KEXP | |
| Case Studies | The World Is Just a Shape to Fill the Night | Sacred Bones | |
| I Break Horses | Hearts | I Kill Love/Co-Op/Downtown | |
| Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks | Mirror Traffic | Matador | |
| The Weeknd | Thursday | self-released | |
| Tinariwen | Tassili | Anti- | |
| Chrome Sparks | My <3 | self-released | |
| Blind Pilot | We Are the Tide | ATO | |
| Cymbals Eat Guitars | Lenses Alien | Barsuk | |
| (Various) | Moombahsoul, Vol. 2 | n/a | |
| Tom Vek | Leisure Seizure | Co-Op/Island | |
| (Various) | Label Love Vol. 3 | n/a | |
| NewVillager | NewVillager | Iamsound | |
| Paul Burch | Words of Love: Songs of Buddy Holly | self-released | |
| (Various) | Norman Jay MBE presents Good Times (30th Anniversary Edition) | Strut | |
| Gary Clark Jr. | The Bright Lights EP | Warner Bros. | |
| Sunday Valley | To the Wind and On to Heaven | self-released | |
| HTRK | Work (work, work) | Ghostly International | |
| Siskiyou | Keep Away the Dead | Constellation | |
| Bonnie "Prince" Billy & the Phantom Family Halo | The Mindeater | Knitting Factory |
Week: 8/05/2011 - 8/09/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Physics | Love Is a Business | self-released | |
| The Stepkids | The Stepkids | Stones Throw | |
| Male Bonding | Endless Now | Sub Pop | |
| Gold Leaves | The Ornament | Hardly Art | |
| The Jim Jones Revue | Burning Your House Down | Punk Rock Blues | |
| Cut Off Your Hands | Hollow | Frenchkiss | |
| Jose Conde | Jose Conde | Pipiki | |
| Pepper Rabbit | Red Velvet Snow Ball | Kanine | |
| Milk Maid | Yucca | Fatcat | |
| Mason Jennings | Minnesota | Stats and Brackets | |
| (Various) | The Audio Refuge Compilation | Stronghold Sound | |
| Googosh | Googosh | B-Music | |
| Collections of Colonies of Bees | Giving | Hometapes | |
| Trombone Shorty | For True | Verve Forecast | |
| Canon Blue | Rumspringa | Temporary Residence Ltd. | |
| Stag | Don't Lead With Your Heart/Ides of March | self-released | |
| Fan Fiction | The Redbirds EP | self-released |
Week: 7/29/2011 - 8/04/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wooden Shjips | West | Thrill Jockey | |
| Mariachi El Bronx | II | ATO | |
| We Are Augustines | Rise Ye Sunken Ships | Turnout/Oxcart | |
| AM & Shawn Lee | Celestial Electric | ESL | |
| Little Gold | Weird Freedom | Loud Baby | |
| Portugal. The Man | In the Mountain In the Cloud | Atlantic | |
| Dom | Family of Love EP | Astralwerks | |
| Flexions | Golden Fjord | Cairo | |
| How To Dress Well | Just Once EP | Love Letters Ink | |
| Autre Ne Veut | Body EP | Olde English Spelling Bee | |
| Serengeti | Family & Friends | Anticon | |
| Metronomy | The English Riviera | Because/Big Beat/Atlantic | |
| John Doe | Keeper | Yep Roc | |
| Vondelpark | NYC Stuff and NYC Bags EP | R & S | |
| Greg Garing | Greg Garing | L.E.S. | |
| Hudson Mohawke | Satin Panthers EP | Warp | |
| Mariza | Fado Tradicional | Four Quarters | |
| The Wronglers with Jimmie Dale Gilmore | Heirloom Music | Neanerthal | |
| TV Girl | Benny and the Jetts | self-released | |
| Bottle Rockets | Not So Loud | Bloodshot | |
| Black Milk | Brain/Royal Mega | Third Man |
Week: 7/22/2011 - 7/28/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Horrors | Skying | XL | |
| Fool's Gold | Leave No Trace | Iamsound | |
| The Features | Wilderness | Serpents and Snakes | |
| The War On Drugs | Slave Ambient | Secretly Canadian | |
| The Jayhawks | Mockingbird Time | Rounder | |
| Army Navy | The Last Place | self-released | |
| Wugazi | 13 Chambers | Doomtree | |
| The Decemberists | An iTunes Session | iTunes | |
| Nodzzz | Innings | Woodsist | |
| Mister Heavenly | Out of Love | Sub Pop | |
| Baba Maraire | Wona Baba Maraire | self-released | |
| Shenandoah Davis | The Company We Keep | self-released | |
| Brown Bird | The Sound of Ghosts | Supply & Demand | |
| Mathieu Santos | Massachussetts 2010 | Barsuk | |
| Fatoumata Diawara | Fatou | World Circuit | |
| Operation ID | Legs | Tables & Chairs | |
| Arnold McCuller | Soon As I Get Paid | What's Good | |
| Muhsinah | Gone EP | self-released | |
| OC Notes | Secret Society | self-released | |
| Explone | You Were Good | self-released |
Week: 7/15/2011 - 7/21/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoove & Turrell | Eccentric Audio | Jalapeno | |
| Screaming Trees | Last Words: The Final Recordings | Sunyata | |
| Active Child | You Are All I See | Vagrant | |
| The Ettes | Wicked Will | Krian | |
| Ursula 1000 | Mondo Beyondo | ESL | |
| Strong Killings | Strong Killings | Don't Stop Believin' | |
| DJ Raff | Latino & Proud | Nacional | |
| Is Tropical | Native To | Kitsune/Downtown/Cooperative | |
| Witch Gardens | "Alice, Agatha, Branch & Christ" | self-released | |
| Imelda May | Mayhem | Decca | |
| They Might Be Giants | Join Us | Idlewild/Rounder | |
| Playdough | Hotdoggin | Writer Dye | |
| (Various) | Songs About Books: Ball of Wax 25 Summer 2011 | Ball of Wax | |
| The First Times | There's Magic Under Our Umbrella | self-released | |
| (Various) | Brownswood Electric 2 | Brownswood Recordings | |
| Implodes | Black Earth | Kranky | |
| The Glitch Mob | We Can Make the World Stop EP | Glass Air | |
| Shaprece | Scatterbrain | The Battlefield | |
| Clams Casino | Rainforest EP | Tri Angle | |
| Ilaiyaraaja | Solla Solla | B-Music | |
| Sage Redman | Dramatics | self-released | |
| Quantic and his Combo Barbaro | Caliventura Remix EP | Tru Thoughts | |
| Moonface | Organ Music Not Vibraphone Like I'd Hoped | Jagjaguwar | |
| PotatoFinger | The Arrival EP | Flak | |
| Kasey Chambers | Little Bird | Sugar Hill | |
| Animal Farm | Culture Shock | Focused Noise | |
| The Pimps of Joytime | Janxta Funk! | Wonderwheel | |
| Theophilus London | Timez Are Weird These Days | Reprise/Warner Bros. | |
| The Sky Drops | Making Mountains | Custom Made | |
| Twin Sister | Bad Street EP | Domino |
Week: 7/08/2011 - 7/14/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Dragon | Ritual Union | Peacefrog | |
| Pictureplane | Thee Physical | Lovepump United | |
| Brilliant Colors | Again and Again | Slumberland | |
| Wiley | 100% Publishing | Big Dada | |
| Katy B | On A Mission | Columbia | |
| Richard Buckner | Our Blood | Merge | |
| Metal Chocolates | Metal Chocolates | self-released | |
| Fruit Bats | Tripper | Sub Pop | |
| Zomby | Dedication | 4AD | |
| Ty Segall | Goodbye Bread | Drag City | |
| SebastiAn | Total | Ed Banger/Because Music/Big Beat | |
| Bodies of Water | Twist Again | Thousand Tongues | |
| SHIM | Medicine Show | self-released | |
| (Various) | PDX Pop Now! 2011 | PDX Pop Now! | |
| Sad Face | Gosh Darn! | self-released | |
| Fountains of Wayne | Sky Full of Holes | Yep Roc | |
| Shlohmo | Bad Vibes | Friends of Friends | |
| Daydream Vacation | That Girl Don't Sleep/Silent Places | self-released | |
| Elite Gymnastics | Ruin 1 / Ruin 2 | Psychedelic Surf Club | |
| Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three | Middle of Everywhere | Free Dirt | |
| Brian Eno with Rick Holland | Drums Between the Bells | Warp | |
| Special Explosion | A Smaller Me | demo | |
| Dex Romweber Duo | Is That You In The Blue? | Bloodshot |
Week: 7/01/2011 - 7/07/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter | Marble Son | Station Grey | |
| The Fascination Movement | Intent | Monastery | |
| Sons & Daughters | Mirror Mirror | Domino | |
| AraabMuzik | Electronic Dream | Duke | |
| Team Me | EP | Propeller | |
| Alias | Fever Dream | Anticon | |
| The Deer Tracks | The Archer Trilogy Pt. 2 | The Control Group | |
| (Various) | Made in Iceland IV | Iceland Music Export | |
| Com Truise | Galactic Melt | Ghostly International | |
| (Various) | Nickodemus presents Turntables on the Hudson Vol. 8: Reflecting Cielo | Wonderwheel | |
| Pickwick | Myths | self-released | |
| The Naturebot | Hello World! | Pleasure Boat | |
| LDFD | Outtacontrol EP | Magical Properties | |
| Bryn Thomas | Feel for Bumps EP | Cut | |
| Tiger & Woods | Through the Green | Running Back | |
| San Cisco | Golden Revolver | self-released |
Week: 6/24/2011 - 6/30/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBTRKT | SBTRKT | Young Turks | |
| Memory Tapes | Player Piano | Carpark | |
| Pure X | Pleasure | Acephale | |
| Soft Metals | Soft Metals | Captured Tracks | |
| The Demon Beat | Bullshit Walks | Big Bullet | |
| Holy Other | With U EP | Tri Angle | |
| Yacht | Shangri-La | DFA | |
| Nazca Lines | Hyperventilation | Stressed Sumo | |
| Slime | Increases | Tough Love | |
| Other Lives | Tamer Animals | tbd | |
| Thee Oh Sees | Castlemania | In the Red | |
| Psychobuildings | EP | All Hands Electric | |
| Seven Saturdays | Secret Things | self-released | |
| Blanck Mass | Blanck Mass | Rock Action | |
| (Various) | Cut, Volume 1 | Cut | |
| Black Stax | Talking Buildings | self-released |
Week: 6/17/2011 - 6/23/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceage | New Brigade | What's Your Rupture? | |
| Gillian Welch | The Harrow & the Harvest | Acony | |
| Washed Out | Within and Without | Sub Pop | |
| Jolie Holland & The Grand Chandeliers | Pint of Blood | Anti- | |
| Chad Valley | Equatorial Ultravox | Cascine | |
| Eleanor Friedberger | Last Summer | Merge | |
| Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Fat Possum | |
| William Elliott Whitmore | Field Songs | Anti- | |
| Grieves | Together/Apart | Rhymesayers | |
| FM Belfast | Don't Want To Sleep | Morr | |
| Thievery Corporation | Culture of Fear | ESL | |
| Nikki Lane | Gone, Gone, Gone EP | IAMSOUND | |
| Cuckoo Chaos | Woman | Lefse | |
| Seacats | Metal Music | self-released | |
| White Orange | White Orange | Made In China | |
| (Various) | Sub Pop Terminal Sales Vol. 4 | Sub Pop | |
| Data Romance | EP | self-released | |
| Tabou Combo | Respect | Secret Stash | |
| Pure X | You're In It Now | Acephale | |
| Tim Easton and the Freelan Barons | Beat the Band | Campfire Propoganda | |
| Rocket Empire | See Me Speak In Color | Om |
Week: 6/03/2011 - 6/09/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handsome Furs | Sound Kapital | Sup Pop | |
| Da Cruz | Sistema Subeversiva | Six Degrees | |
| Marissa Nadler | Marissa Madler | Box of Decar | |
| JEFF the Brotherhood | We Are the Champions | Infinity Cat | |
| Woods | Sun and Shade | Woodsist | |
| The Ladybug Transistor | Clutching Stems | Merge | |
| Marianne Faithfull | Horses and High Heels | Nave | |
| The Loose Salute | Getting Over Being Under | Graveface | |
| Eilen Jewell | Queen of the Minor Key | Signature Sounds | |
| Balkans | Balkans | Double Platinum | |
| Frank Turner | England Keep My Bones | Epitaph | |
| Neil Young International Harvesters | A Treasure | Reprise | |
| Best Coast | iTunes Session | iTunes | |
| Jamie XX | Far Nearer/Beat For | Numbers | |
| Pollens | Pollens | self-released | |
| Cheikh Lo | Jamm | World | |
| Star Anna & the Laughing Dogs | Alone In This Together | Local 638 | |
| Ikebe Shakedown | Ikebe Shakedown | Ubiquity | |
| Robert Pollard | Lord of the Birdcage | Guided By Voices Inc. | |
| Son Lux | We Are Rising | Anticon | |
| Centro-Matic | Candidate Waltz | Undertow | |
| Shannon and the Clams | Sleep Talk | 1-2-3-4 Go! | |
| Baths | Pop Music/False B-Sides | Anticon | |
| Seasick Steve | Write Me A Few Lines | Third Man | |
| Eddie Vedder | Ukelele Songs | Monkeywrench | |
| Telepathe | Throw Away This | White Iris |
Week: 5/27/2011 - 6/02/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fucked Up | David Comes To Life | Matador | |
| Cults | Cults | Itno/Columbia | |
| Junior Boys | It's All True | Domino | |
| Death Cab For Cutie | Codes and Keys | Atlantic | |
| Battles | Gloss Drop | Warp | |
| Old 97's | The Grand Theatre Volume Two | New West | |
| Arctic Monkeys | Suck It and See | Domino | |
| Viva Voce | The Future Will Destroy You | Vanguard | |
| Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80 | From Africa With Fure: Rise | KF | |
| Joseph Arthur | The Graduation Ceremony | Lonely Astronaut | |
| Samiyam | Sam Baker's Album | Brainfeeder | |
| Big Spider's Back | Memory Man | Circle Into Square | |
| V/A | Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love: Motown's Mowest Story 1971-1973 | Light In the Attic | |
| Boris | Attention Please/Heavy Rocks | Sargent House | |
| Matthew Shipp, Beans, William Parker and Hprizm | Knives From Heaven | Thirsty Ear | |
| Hercules and Love Affair | Blue Songs | Moshi Moshi | |
| White Hills | H-p1 | Thrill Jockey | |
| Rubblebucket | Omega La La | Sin Dada | |
| Ford & Lopatin | Channel Pressure | Software/Mexican Summer | |
| Thousands | The Sound of Everything | Bella Union | |
| Rob | Funky Rob Way | Analog Africa | |
| Orchestre Poly-Rythmo | The 1st Album | Analog Africa | |
| DJ Cosm | Time and Space | Makebelieve | |
| Zach Christ | Lucky Pork/Far East Side | Moodgadget | |
| Boom Clap Bachelors | Mellem Dine Lber | Plug Research |
Week: 5/20/2011 - 5/26/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Various) | Oi! A Nova Musica Brasileira! | Mais Um Discos | |
| Black Lips | Arabia Mountain | Vice | |
| 13 & God | Own Your Ghost | anticon | |
| The Rosebuds | Loud Planes Fly Low | Merge | |
| Prommer + Barck | Alex and the Grizzly | Derwin | |
| The Devil Whale | Teeth | self-released | |
| The Weeknd | House of Balloons | self-released | |
| The Coathangers | Larceny & Old Lace | Suicide Squeeze | |
| Vampire Weekend | iTunes Session | XL | |
| The Fresh & Onlys | Secret Walls EP | Sacred Bones | |
| Hail Mary Mallon | "Are You Gonna Eat That?" | Rhymesayers | |
| Slam Dunk | The Shivers | self-released | |
| The Wooden Birds | Two Matchsticks | Barsuk | |
| Jessica 6 | See the Light | Peacefrog | |
| Beads | Thin Air | self-released | |
| (Various) | Rave On Buddy Holly | Fantasy | |
| The David Mayfield Parade | The David Mayfield Parade | 9th Grade | |
| Steve Cropper | Dedicated | 429 | |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. | It's A Corporate World | Warner Bros | |
| Hyetal | Broadcast | Black Acre | |
| The Men | Leave Home | Sacred Bones | |
| Vetiver | The Errant Charm | Sub Pop | |
| The Wilderness of Manitoba | When You Left the Fire | tinyOGRE | |
| Ear Pwr | Ear Pwr | Carpark | |
| The Vaccines | What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? | Columbia | |
| (Various) | 101 Things To Do In Bongolia | Electric Cowbell | |
| Valentin Stip | Anytime Will Do EP | Clown and Sunset |
Week: 5/13/2011 - 5/19/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly Fires | Pala | XL | |
| Seapony | Go With Me | Hardly Art | |
| Thurston Moore | Demolished Thoughts | Matador | |
| Grand Hallway | Winter Creatures | Self-released | |
| Foster the People | Torches | Startime/Columbia | |
| SMOD | SMOD | Nacional | |
| Art Brut | Brilliant! Tragic! | Cooking Vinyl | |
| Let's Wrestle | Nursing Home | Merge | |
| Generationals | Actor-Caster | Park the Van | |
| Burial | Street Halo EP | Hyperdub | |
| Mayer Hawthorne | Impressions: The Covers EP | Stones Throw | |
| We Are Augustines | We Are Augustines | Self-released | |
| The Funk Ark | From the Rooftops | ESL | |
| Suttikeeree | Nostalgia EP | Fourthcity | |
| Vieux Farka Toure | The Secret | Six Degrees | |
| Ocote Soul Sounds | Taurus | ESL | |
| Caitlin Park | Warriors With Wild Hearts EP | Broken Stone | |
| Jesse Lege, Joel Savoy and the Cajun Country Revival | The Right Combination | Valcour | |
| (Various) | The Rhythms of Black Peru | Secret Stash | |
| Amon Tobin | ISAM | Ninja Tune | |
| Sondre Lerche | Sondre Lerche | Mona | |
| The Riffbrokers | Every Pilot's Blinded By the Sun | Unsmashable | |
| John Talabot | Families EP | Young Turks | |
| The Black Swans | Don't Blame the Stars | Misra | |
| King Creosote & Jon Hopkins | Diamond Mine | Domino | |
| John Maus | Believer | Domino |
Week: 5/06/2011 - 5/12/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Beasts | Smother | Domino | |
| My Morning Jacket | Circuital | ATO | |
| Gold-Bears | Are You Falling In Love? | Slumberland | |
| The Bo-Keys | Got To Get Back! | Electraphonic | |
| Moby | Destroyed | Little Idiot/Mute | |
| Kid Smpl | Ghostsuit EP | Car Crash Set | |
| No Surrender | Medicine Babies | Zer0Killed | |
| Ceremony | Not Tonight EP | Custom Made | |
| The Very Best | Super Mom Mixtape | Self-released | |
| Ravenna Woods | Valley of the Headless Men | Self-released | |
| (Various) | Fania Records 1964-1980: The Original Sound of New York | Strut | |
| Dirty Gold | Roar | Autumn Tone | |
| Chris Thile & Michael Daves | Sleep With One Eye Open | Nonesuch | |
| Sorry Bamba | Volume One 1970-1979 | Thrill Jockey | |
| Africa Hitech | 93 Million Miles | Warp | |
| RL Grime | Clipz EP | Self-released | |
| City Center | Redeemer | K | |
| (Various) | An Alternate History of Popular History | The Numero Group | |
| Father's Children | Who's Gonna Save the World | The Numero Group | |
| The Death Set | Michel Poiccard | Counter | |
| M A N I K | Armies of the Night | Ovum | |
| Here We Go Magic | The January EP | Secretly Canadian | |
| Jackrabbit | Jackrabbit EP | Self-released | |
| Foo Fighters | Wasting Light | RCA | |
| The Jolly Boys | Great Expectation | Geejam/eOne | |
| Amor de Dias | Street of the Love of Days | Merge | |
| TOKiMONSTA | Creature Dreams EP | Brainfeeder | |
| Freddie Cruger and Anthony Mills are Wildcookie | Cookie Dough | Tru Thoughts | |
| Matt Pond PA | Spring Fools | Altitude |
Week: 4/29/2011 - 5/05/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Bazan | Strange Negotiations | Barsuk | |
| Beastie Boys | Hot Sauce Committee Part Two | Capitol | |
| Gang Gang Dance | Eye Contact | 4AD | |
| Booker T. Jones | The Road From Memphis | Anti- | |
| Austra | Feel It Break | Domino | |
| Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi | Rome | Capitol | |
| The Antlers | Burst Apart | Frenchkiss | |
| Raphael Saadiq | Stone Rollin' | Columbia | |
| Man Man | Life Fantastic | Anti- | |
| DELS | GOB | Big Dada | |
| Susana Baca | Afrodiaspora | Luaka Bop | |
| Dag For Dag | Boo | Ceremony | |
| John Paul Keith | The Man That Time Forgot | Big Lega Mess/Fat Possum | |
| Young Montana? | Limerence | Alpha Pup | |
| Painted Palms | Canopy EP | Secretly Canadian | |
| Stag | Paper Crown EP | Rock & Roll Circus | |
| Futurebirds | Via Flamina | Self-released | |
| Loga Ramin Torkian | Mehraab | Terrestrial Lane | |
| Sloan | The Double Cross | Yep Roc | |
| Del the Funky Homosapien | Golden Era | the council | |
| (Various) | Those Shocking, Shaking Days | Now-Again/Stones Throw | |
| Paper Pilots | Gold Leader EP | Self-released | |
| Echo Tongues | Echo Tongues EP | Self-released | |
| Dreissk | The Finding | n5MD | |
| Kids On A Crime Spree | We Love You So Bad | Slumberland | |
| Times New Viking | Dancer Equired! | Merge | |
| Blueprint | Adventures in Counter-Culture | Rhymesayers | |
| Mountains | Air Museum | Thrill Jockey |
Week: 4/22/2011 - 4/28/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Juncture, WA | Handsome Orders | Mt Fuji | |
| Okkervil River | I Am Very Far | Jagjaguwar | |
| Sports | Sports | Crash Symbols | |
| Holy Ghost! | Holy Ghost! | DFA | |
| Johan Agebjorn and Friends | Casablanca Nights | Paper Bag | |
| The Sea and Cake | The Moonlight Butterfly | Thrill Jockey | |
| Galactic | The Other Side of Midnight: Live in New Orleans | Anti- | |
| David Kilgour and The Heavy Eights | Left By Soft | Merge | |
| EMA | Past Life Martyred Saints | City Slang | |
| Chrissy Murderbot | Women's Studies | Planet Mu | |
| Love Inks | E.S.P. | City Slang | |
| The Elected | Bury Me In My Rings | Vagrant | |
| Kraak & Smaak | Electric Hustle | Jalapeno | |
| An Horse | Walls | Mom+Pop | |
| (Various) | Daptone Singles Spring/Summer 2011 | Daptone | |
| The Sandwitches | Mrs. Jones' Cookies | Empty Cellar | |
| Chad VanGaalen | Diaper Island | Sub Pop | |
| Mexicans With Guns | Ceremony | Innovative Leisure/Friends of Friends | |
| Fidlar | DIYDUI | White Iris | |
| Jonwayne | Bowser | Alpha Pup | |
| Prefuse 73 | The Only She Chapters | Warp | |
| Jookabox | The Eyes of the Fly | Asthmatic Kitty | |
| Of Montreal | Thecontrollersphere | Polyvinyl |
Week: 4/15/2011 - 4/21/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Coffey | Dennis Coffey | Strut | |
| Girls Name | Dead to Me | Slumberland | |
| Hooray For Earth | True Loves | Dovecote | |
| Blue Sky Black Death | Noir | Fake Four Inc. | |
| The Globes | Future Self | Barsuk | |
| Virgin Islands | Ernie Chambers v. God | The Control Group | |
| Title Tracks | In Blank | Ernest Jenning Record Co. | |
| Red Fang | Murder the Mountains | Relapse | |
| The Good Sin x 10.4 Rog | Late | Self-released | |
| Antietam | Tenth Life | Carrot Top | |
| The One AM Radio | Heaven Is Attached By A Slender Thread | Dangerbird | |
| Little Scream | The Golden Record | Secretly Canadian | |
| Toy Selectah | Mex Machine | Mad Decent | |
| Grimes & d'Eon | Darkbloom | Hippos in Tanks/Arbutus | |
| The Donkeys | Born With Stripes | Dead Oceans | |
| (Various) | No Northwest | Car Crash Set | |
| Curtains For You | After Nights Without Sleep | Spark & Shine | |
| Explosions in the Sky | Take Care, Take Care, Take Care | Temporary Residence Ltd. | |
| Cass McCombs | Wit's End | Domino | |
| Hauschka | Salon Des Amateurs | Fatcat/130701 | |
| Garage a Trois | Always Be Happy, But Stay Evil | Royal Potato Family | |
| Daedelus | Bespoke | Ninja Tune | |
| Atmosphere | The Family Sign | Rhymesayers | |
| Viper Creek Club | ViperLust | Self-released | |
| Smokey Brights | Can't Rightly Say | Self-released | |
| (Various) | Persian Funk | Secret Stash | |
| African Head Charge | Voodoo of the Godsent | On-U Sound | |
| Broken Bells | Meyrin Fields EP | Columbia | |
| UNKLE | Only the Lonely EP | Surrender All |
Week: 4/08/2011 - 4/11/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet Foxes | Helplessness Blues | Sub Pop | |
| Bill Callahan | Apocalypse | Drag City | |
| tUnE-yArDs | W H O K I L L | 4AD | |
| Panda Bear | Tomboy | Paw Tracks | |
| Helluvastate | Adventures in a Helluvastate | Members Only | |
| Gruff Rhys | Hotel Shampoo | Wichita | |
| I'm From Barcelona | Forever Today | Mute | |
| Howe Gelb and A Band of Gypsies | Alegrias | Fire | |
| Adebisi Shank | This is the Second Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank | Sargent House | |
| The Echocentrics | Sunshadows | Ubiquity | |
| Hi-Life Soundsystem | Death of the Party | Members Only | |
| James Pants | James Pants | Stones Throw | |
| Gorillaz | The Fall | Virgin | |
| Mr. Pauer | Soundtrack | Self-released | |
| Errors | Come Down With Me | Rock Action | |
| Chris Bathgate | Salt Year | Quite Scientific | |
| State of the Artist | Altered State | Members Only | |
| A Lull | Confetti | Mush | |
| Wagon Christ | Toomorrow | Ninja Tune | |
| Sunol | Lay in the Light | Self-released | |
| Pantha du Prince | XI Versions of Black Noise | Rough Trade | |
| LAKE | Giving & Receiving | K | |
| Anomie Belle | How Can I Be Sure EP | Self-released | |
| Co. fee | Easy Listening | My Hollow Drum |
Week: 4/01/2011 - 4/07/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| TV On the Radio | Nine Types of Light | Interscope | |
| My Goodness | My Goodness | Sarathan | |
| Cute Lepers | Adventure Time | 1-2-3-4 Go! | |
| Moon Duo | Mazes | Sacred Bones | |
| Police Teeth | Awesomer Than the Devil | Latest Flame | |
| Orchestre Poly-Rythmo | Cotonou Club | Strut | |
| The Feelies | Here Before | Bar/None | |
| Bibio | Mind Bokeh | Warp | |
| Mazes | A Thousand Heys | Fatcat | |
| Hounds of the Wild Hunt | Hounds of the Wild Hunt | Mt. Fuji | |
| Rebirth Brass Band | Rebirth of New Orleans | Basin Street | |
| (Various) | Portable Shrines present Magic Sound Theatre Vol. 1 | Translinguistic Other | |
| Zoobombs | La Vie En Jupon | MB3 | |
| Coulter | Grip Fast | Coulter Club | |
| Hard Mix | Defaults | Dovecote | |
| Bass Drum of Death | GB City | Fat Possum | |
| Mo Kolours | EP1: Drum Talking | One Handed Music | |
| Bombino | Agadez | Cumbancha | |
| Matthew Dear | Slowdance EP | Ghostly International | |
| Gold Panda | Companion | Ghostly International | |
| KORT | Invariable Heartache | City Slang | |
| Nat Baldwin | People Changes | Western Vinyl | |
| Slugabed | Moonbeam Rider EP | Ninja Tune | |
| Art Department | The Drawing Board | Crosstown Rebels | |
| Maceo Plex | Life Index | Crosstown Rebels | |
| Oh Land | Oh Land | Epic | |
| Gabriel Teodros & DJ Ian Head | The Lentil Soup EP | Self-released | |
| Fly Moon Royalty | Fly Moon Royalty | Sportn' Life | |
| Slow Skate | Count the Days With Me | Self-released |
Week: 3/25/2011 - 3/31/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Kills | Blood Pressures | Domino | |
| Craft Spells | Idle Labor | Captured Tracks | |
| Vivian Girls | Share the Joy | Polyvinyl | |
| Cold Cave | Cherish the Light Years | Matador | |
| Thao & Mirah | Thao & Mirah | Kill Rock Stars | |
| Crystal Stilts | In Love With Oblivion | Slumberland | |
| Alela Diane | Alela Diane & Wild Divine | Rough Trade | |
| Jonny | Jonny | Merge | |
| Helvetia | On the Lam | The Static Cult | |
| Charles Leo Gebhardt IV | Being Again | ggnzla | |
| Femi Kuti | Africa for Africa | Knitting Factory | |
| Buffalo Death Beam | Salvation for Ordinary People | Self-released | |
| Blood Orange Paradise | Blood Orange Paradise | demo |
Week: 3/18/2011 - 3/24/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | C'mon | Sub Pop | |
| Peter Bjorn and John | Gimme Some | StarTime | |
| Plan B | The Defamation of Strickland Banks | 679/Atlantic | |
| Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers | Starlight Hotel | Signature Sounds | |
| Ponytail | Do Whatever You Want All the Time | We Are Free | |
| Atropolis | Atropolis | Dutty Artz | |
| Beach Fossils | What A Pleasure | Captured Tracks | |
| (Various) | Heartbeats | Heartbeats | |
| Grynch | Timeless EP | Self-released | |
| Fantasma | Fantasma City | FireAnt | |
| D. Charles Speer & the Helix | Leaving the Commonwealth | Thrill Jockey | |
| The Strokes | Angles | RCA | |
| The Morning Benders | Japan Echo EP | Self-released | |
| Timber Timbre | Creep On Creepin' On | Arts & Crafts | |
| (Various) | Gem Drops | Dropping Gems | |
| Blind Boys of Alabama | Take the High Road | Saguaro Road | |
| All Tiny Creatures | Harbors | Hometapes | |
| Stateless | Matilda | Ninja Tune | |
| Hunx and his Punx | Too Young To Be In Love | Hardly Art | |
| Tony Castles | No Service | Famous Class | |
| The Crying Shame | Old Disguise | Self-released |
Week: 3/11/2011 - 3/17/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pains of Being Pure at Heart | Belong | Slumberland | |
| Acid House Kings | Music Sounds Better With You | Labrador | |
| Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Here We Rest | Lightning Rod | |
| Ha Ha Tonka | Death of a Decade | Bloodshot | |
| The Joy Formidable | The Big Roar | Canvasback/Atlantic | |
| (Various) | We Love This Comp Volume One | Burning Building | |
| The New Division | The Rookie EP | Self-released | |
| Bing Ji Ling | Shadow to Shine | Tummy Touch | |
| Egyptrixx | Bible Eyes | Night Slugs | |
| Those Darlins | Screws Get Loose | Oh Wow Dang | |
| (Various) | Back and 4th | Hotflush | |
| Obits | Moody, Standard and Poor | Sub Pop | |
| Steve Earle | I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive | New West | |
| Baltic Cousins | For the Hell of Us | Self-released | |
| The Night Beats | H-Bomb EP | Trouble In Mind | |
| Groundislava | Groundislava | Friends of Friends | |
| Sin Fang | Summer Echoes | Morr Music | |
| Jonny Burke | Distance and Fortune | Self-released | |
| The Raveonettes | Raven in the Grave | Vice | |
| Alexi Murdoch | Towards the Sun | Zero Summer | |
| Six Organs of Admittance | Asleep in the Floodplain | Drag City | |
| White Fence | White Fence Is Growing | Woodsist | |
| (Various) | Cartagena! | Soundway | |
| Balmorhea | Live at Sint-Elisabethkerk | Balmorhea Music | |
| (Various) | Thai? Dai! | B-Music | |
| Typhoon | A New Kind of House | Tender Loving Empire | |
| The Curious Mystery | We Creeling | K | |
| Mono/Poly | Manifestations EP | Brainfeeder | |
| Caural | Die Before You Die | Eat Concrete | |
| The Vaccines | Extended Play | Columbia |
Week: 3/04/2011 - 3/10/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elbow | Build A Rocket Boys! | Fiction/Downtown | |
| Capsula | In the Land of Silver Souls | Bcore | |
| BOAT | Dress Like Your Idols | Magic Marker | |
| Dodos | No Color | Frenchkiss | |
| The Mountain Goats | All Eternals Deck | Merge | |
| Buffalo Tom | Skins | Scrawny | |
| Southeast Engine | Canary | Misra | |
| R.E.M. | Collapse Into Now | Warner Bros. | |
| Hello Echo | Hello | Self-released | |
| The Lonely Forest | Arrows | Trans/Atlantic | |
| Eleventh Dream Day | Riot Now | Thrill Jockey | |
| Maggie Bjorklund | Coming Home | Bloodshot | |
| Brave Irene | Brave Irene | Slumberland | |
| Darlings | Warma | Famous Class | |
| EvergreenOne & Todd Sykes | Milk On Wax | Self-released | |
| Lumerians | Transmalinnia | Knitting Factory | |
| Basement Freaks | Something Freaky | Jalapeno | |
| Rainbow Arabia | Boys and Diamonds | Kompakt | |
| Copper Thieves | II | Jack Holmes Recording Company | |
| Federico Aubele | Berlin 13 | ESL | |
| The Deer Tracks | The Archer Trilogy Pt. 1 | The Control Group | |
| (Various) | Sufis at the Cinema | Times Square | |
| Middle Brother | Middle Brother | Partisan | |
| Shlohmo | Places EP | Friends of Friends | |
| The Low Anthem | Smart Flesh | Nonesuch | |
| Algodon Egipcio | La Lucha Constante | Lefse | |
| Jahon Mikal | The Medulla Transmissions | Self-released | |
| Ellie Goulding | Lights | Cherrytree/Interscope | |
| Adventure | The Lesser Known | Carpark | |
| Jed and Lucia | Helium EP | Ubiquity |
Week: 2/25/2011 - 3/03/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lykke Li | Wounded Rhymes | Atlantic | |
| Parts & Labor | Constant Future | Jagjaguwar | |
| Anna Calvi | Anna Calvi | Domino | |
| Dirty Beaches | Badlands | Zoo | |
| Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears | Scandalous | Lost Highway | |
| Noddy | Drama | Self-released | |
| Kurt Vile | Smoke Ring For My Halo | Matador | |
| Peaking Lights | 936 | Not Not Fun | |
| J Mascis | Several Shades of Why | Sub Pop | |
| Brown Recluse | Evening Tapestry | Slumberland | |
| Kimnusico Trio | The Fantastic Feline | Self-released | |
| Michael Chapman | Fully Qualified Survivor | Light in the Attic | |
| (Various) | Pakistan: Folk & Pop Instrumentals 1966-1976 | Sublime Frequencies | |
| Yarn Owl | Montana y Caballo | Self-released | |
| The Notekillers | We're Here to Help | Prophase | |
| Bomba Estereo | Ponte Bomb EP | Nacional | |
| Malachai | Return to the Ugly Side | Domino | |
| Carolina Chocolate Drops/Luminscent Orchestrii | Carolina Chocolate Drops/Luminscent Orchestrii | Nonesuch | |
| Altrice | Stem | Merge | |
| Pixelord | Puzzles | Car Crash Set | |
| Sweet Jesus | Nightlife | Self-released | |
| Take | Only Mountain: The Remixes | Alpha Pup | |
| port-royal | 2000-2010: The Golden Age of Consumerism | n5MD | |
| The Electric | Life is Moving | OGS | |
| Deniz Kurtel | Music Watching Over Me | Crosstown Rebels | |
| Elite Gymnastics | Neu! '92 | Psychedelic Surf Club | |
| Shugo Tokumaru | Port Entropy | Polyvinyl | |
| Cheveu | 1000 | Kill Shaman/Born Bad | |
| Pale Sketcher | Seventh Heaven EP | Ghostly |
Week: 2/18/2011 - 2/24/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wye Oak | Civilian | Merge | |
| Dom | Sun Bronzed Greek Gods | Burning Mill/Astralwerks | |
| Acrylics | Lives and Treasures | Friendly Fire | |
| Starfucker | Reptilian | Polyvinyl | |
| Julianna Barwick | The Magic Place | Asthmatic Kitty | |
| …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead | Tao of the Dead | Superball | |
| Johnny Cash | Bootleg Vol. II: From Memphis to Hollywood | Columbia/Legacy | |
| (Various) | Sound Off! 2011 | Sound Off! | |
| A Hawk and a Hacksaw | Cervantine | L.M. Dupli-cation | |
| The Golden Blondes | The Golden Blondes | Per Se | |
| Austra | Beat and the Pulse | Domino | |
| Bag Raiders | Bag Raiders | Modular | |
| Paris Suit Yourself | My Main Shitstain | Big Dada | |
| Buddy Miller's The Majestic Silver Strings | Buddy Miller's The Majestic Silver Strings | New West | |
| Stalley | Lincoln Way Nights (Intelligent Trunk Music) | Mishka | |
| Dam Mantle | First Wave | Wichita | |
| Sims | Bad Time Zoo | Doomtree | |
| Okay Colour | Okay Colour | Self-released | |
| Ian Moore & the Lossy Coils | El Sonido Nuevo | Spark & Shine |
Week: 2/11/2011 - 2/17/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiohead | The King of Limbs | tbd | |
| Adele | 21 | XL/Columbia | |
| Davila 666 | Tan Bajo | In the Red | |
| Lucinda Williams | Blessed | Lost Highway | |
| Nicolas Jaar | Space Is Only Noise | Circus Company | |
| The Soft Moon | The Soft Moon | Captured Tracks | |
| Toro Y Moi | Underneath the Pine | Carpark | |
| The Baseball Project | Vol. 2: High and Inside | Yep Roc | |
| Dum Dum Girls | He Gets Me High | Sub Pop | |
| Youth Rescue Mission | Youth Rescue Mission | Red Kettle | |
| The Beets | Stay Home | Captured Tracks | |
| Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx | We're New Here | XL | |
| (Various) | 14 Tracks from Planet Mu | Planet Mu | |
| The Dirtbombs | Party Store | In the Red | |
| Win Win | Win Win | Vice | |
| Kimo Muraki | Tiny Messengers EP | Self-released | |
| Young Galaxy | Shapeshifting | Paper Bag | |
| (Various) | Generation Bass presents Transnational Dubstep | Six Degrees | |
| Blue Scholars/Sabzi | 2010: Odds + Ends | Self-released | |
| Braids | Native Speaker | Kanine | |
| Sister Crayon | Bellow | Manimal Vinyl | |
| Banjo or Freakout | Banjo or Freakout | Rare Boom Room | |
| Malice & Mario Sweet | Happy 2 Year | Self-released | |
| AgesandAges | Alright You Restless | Knitting Factory | |
| Winter Drones | Blood in the Coffin | Weird Forest |
Week: 2/04/2011 - 2/10/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cave Singers | No Witch | Jagjaguwar | |
| PJ Harvey | Let England Shake | Vagrant | |
| The Rural Alberta Advantage | Departing | Saddle Creek | |
| Puro Instinct | Headbangers in Ecstasy | Mexican Summer | |
| Asobi Seksu | Fluorescence | Polyvinyl | |
| Yuni In Taxco | Sanpaku | Self-released | |
| Ringo Deathstarr | Colour Trip | Sonic Unyon | |
| The Megaphonic Thrift | Decay Decoy | Sonic Unyon | |
| Star Slinger | Collected Works + Remixes | Self-released | |
| Foster the People | Foster the People | Star Time | |
| Jamaica | No Problem | Control Freak/V2 | |
| Air Waves | Dungeon Dots | Underwater Peoples | |
| La Sera | La Sera | Hardly Art | |
| Clive Tanak y su orquesta | Jet Set Siempre 1° | Tall Corn | |
| Papercuts | Fading Paradise | Sub Pop | |
| USF | Jamaica Plain EP | Highfives and Handshakes | |
| Wayfinders | Wayfinders | Self-released | |
| Secret Cities | Strange Hearts | Western Vinyl | |
| Lia Ices | Grown Unknown | Jagjaguwar | |
| White Sea | This Frontier | Obscura |
Week: 1/28/2011 - 2/03/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cut Copy | Zonoscope | Modular | |
| Yuck | Yuck | Fat Possum | |
| Jessica Lea Mayfield | Tell Me | Nonesuch | |
| Bright Eyes | The People's Key | Saddle Creek | |
| Beans | End It All | Anticon | |
| (Various) | Sofrito: Tropical Discotheque | Strut | |
| Teeel | Amulet | Moodgadget | |
| Reverend John Wilkins | You Can't Hurry God | Big Legal Mess/Fat Possum | |
| Hotels | On the Casino Floor | Hidden Shoal | |
| Sepalcure | Fleur EP | Hotflush | |
| Los Fabulocos featuring Kid Ramos | Dos | Delta Groove | |
| Ancient Astronauts | Into Bass and Time | ESL | |
| The Dears | Degeneration Street | Dangerbird | |
| Modern Athletics | Modern Athletics | Self-released | |
| The David Wax Museum | Everything Is Saved | Self-released | |
| Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra | World of Funk | Ubiquity | |
| Hayes Carll | KMAG YOYO | Lost Highway | |
| Thank You | Golden Worry | Thrill Jockey | |
| Delicate Steve | Wondervisions | Luaka Bop | |
| Ghostface Killah | Apollo Kids | Def Jam | |
| Chikita Violenta | TRE3S | Arts & Crafts | |
| T-Model Ford and GravelRoad | Taledragger | Alive | |
| The Forms | Derealization | Threespheres/Ernest Jenning |
Week: 1/21/2011 - 1/27/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devotchka | 100 Lovers | Anti- | |
| Wire | Red Barked Tree | Pink Flag | |
| Akron/Family | S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT | Dead Oceans | |
| Cloud Nothings | Cloud Nothings | Carpark | |
| Lord Huron | Mighty EP | Self-released | |
| Scribes | What Was Lost | Self-released | |
| Mogwai | Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will | Sub Pop | |
| John Vanderslice | White Wilderness | Dead Oceans | |
| When Saints Go Machine | Fail Forever | !K7 | |
| Oberhofer | Away Frm U EP | Self-released | |
| Derek Kelley and the Speedwobbles | Bourgeoisie Marmalade | Self-released | |
| The Builders and the Butchers | Dead Reckoning | Badman | |
| Cornershop featuring Bubbley Kaur | Cornershop & the Double 'O' Groove Of | Ample Play | |
| Eddie Spaghetti | Sundowner | Bloodshot | |
| Vagrants | I Can't Make A Friend 1965-1968 | Light in the Attic | |
| Arbouretum | The Gathering | Thrill Jockey | |
| El Sportivo & the Blooz | EP | White Iris | |
| Don't Talk to the Cops! | Regular Show | Self-released | |
| Wake Up Lucid | Sugar | Self-released | |
| Fergus & Geronimo | Unlearn | Hardly Art | |
| Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Songs from a Zulu Farm | Razor & Tie | |
| Junk Culture | Summer Friends | Illegal Art | |
| Kelli Schaefer | Ghost of the Beast | Amigo/Amiga | |
| The Let Go | Morning Comes | Self-released | |
| Near the Parenthesis | Japanese for Beginners | n5MD | |
| (Various) | Para Armar: Tremor Remixes | ZZK | |
| Oh Land | EP | Epic | |
| The Heavy | How You Like Me Now? EP | Counter/+1 | |
| Ducktails | Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics | Woodsist |
Week: 1/14/2011 - 1/20/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Westerns | Dye It Blonde | Fat Possum | |
| Iron and Wine | Kiss Each Other Clean | Warner Bros. | |
| The Twilight Singers | Dynamite Steps | Sub Pop | |
| (Various) | Night Slugs Allstars Volume 1 | Night Slugs | |
| Beth Ditto | EP | Deconstruction | |
| Telekinesis | 12 Desperate Straight Lines | Merge | |
| Deerhoof | Deerhoof vs. Evil | Polyvinyl | |
| Say Hi | Um, Uh Oh | Barsuk | |
| Wanda Jackson | The Party Ain't Over | Nonesuch | |
| Blaqstarr | Divine EP | N.E.E.T./Interscope | |
| Shelby Earl | Burn the Boats | Self-released | |
| Igor Boxx | Breslau | Ninja Tune | |
| The War On Drugs | Future Weather | Secretly Canadian | |
| Com Truise | Cyanide Sisters | Ghostly International | |
| East River Pipe | We Live in Rented Rooms | Merge | |
| Sidi Toure | Sahel Folk | Thrill Jockey | |
| Land of Pines | 1 | Self-released | |
| Seacats | 3D | Self-released | |
| The Jayhawks | Tomorrow the Green Grass (Legacy Edition) | American | |
| The Jayhawks | Hollywood Town Hall (Legacy Edition) | American | |
| (Various) | Diplo presents Dubstep: Blow Your Head | Mad Decent | |
| Laurel Halo | King Felix EP | Hippos in Tanks | |
| Calibro 35 | RARE | Nublu |
Week: 1/07/2011 - 1/13/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Go! Team | Rolling Blackouts | Memphis Industries | |
| Drive-By Truckers | Go-Go Boots | ATO | |
| Grouplove | Grouplove EP | Canvasback/Atlantic | |
| Destroyer | Kaputt | Merge | |
| Gang of Four | Content | Yep Roc | |
| Joshua Morrison | Builder | Expanding Brooklyn | |
| Los Chicharonns | Roots of Life | Tummy Touch | |
| Darwin Deez | Darwin Deez | Lucky Number | |
| Campfire OK | Strange Like We Are | Ana-Them | |
| Salva | Complex Housing | Friends of Friends | |
| Dolorean | The Unfazed | Partisan | |
| Fujiya & Miyagi | Ventriloquizzing | Yep Roc | |
| Quiet Life | Big Green | Safety Meeting | |
| The Head and the Heart | The Head and the Heart | Sub Pop | |
| Boat | Boat | Self-released | |
| The Icarus Kid | The Icarus Kid | Electrowookie | |
| Mal De Mer | Bubble Bobble/All That I Want | Fish the Cat | |
| Ambulance | People in Places | Self-released |
Week: 12/31/2010 - 1/06/2011
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Decemberists | The King is Dead | Capitol | |
| James Blake | James Blake | Atlas/A&M | |
| Whalebones | Whalebones | Self-released | |
| (Various) | 4 the Love of Music | Maraire Enterprises | |
| Tennis | Cape Dory | Fat Possum | |
| Autre Ne Veut | Autre Ne Veut | Olde English Spelling Bee | |
| Disappears | Guider | Kranky | |
| Aurelio | Laru Beya | Next Ambiance/Sub Pop | |
| Onry Ozzborn | Hold On For Dear Life | Fake Four Inc. | |
| Onry Ozzborn | No Hoax | Circle Into Square/Fake Four Inc. | |
| Bear Hands | Burning Bush Supper Club | Cantora | |
| Ghosts I've Met | From a Spark | Yerbird | |
| British Sea Power | Valhalla Dancehall | Rough Trade | |
| The Veils | Troubles of the Brain | Pitch Beast | |
| Brothers From Another | Two Weeks Vacation | Members Only | |
| oOoOO | oOoOO EP | Tri Angle | |
| Beach Fossils | Beach Fossils | Captured Tracks | |
| Shane Tutmarc | So Hard to Make An Easy Getaway | Inverness | |
| Actress | Splazsh | Honest Jon's | |
| Kasey Anderson and the Honkies | Heart of a Dog | Red River | |
| Lone | Emerald Fantasy Tracks | Magic Wire Recordings | |
| Fernando | True Instigator | Domingo | |
| Josh & Anand | Fractal Cave EP | Self-released | |
| Tapes 'N Tapes | Outside | Ibid | |
| jj | Kills | Sincerely Yours | |
| Chancha Via Circuito | Rio Arriba | ZZK | |
| The Alchemist + Oh No (Gangrene) | Gutter Water | Decon | |
| Made in Heights | Winter Pigeons EP | Self-released | |
| The Pains of Being Pure at Heart | Heart in Your Heartbreak | Slumberland | |
| Yuni in Taxco | What Love Will Provide/Stiff Joints | Self-released | |
| Daniel Martin Moore | In the Cool of the Day | Sub Pop | |
| Echo Tongues | Lost Found | Self-released | |
| Ballake Sissoko and Vincent Segal | Chamber Music | Six Degrees | |
| John Grant | Queen of Denmark | Bella Union/Yep Roc | |
| (Various) | Gilles Peterson presents Worldwide | BBE | |
| Zion I | Atomic Clock | Gold Dust Media | |
| Tommy Guerrero | Lifeboats and Follies | Galaxia | |
| Afro-Soultet | Afrodesia | Luv N' Haight |