It's scary that I agree more with the Mojo one

Not really, Mojo is generally less shit than that tabloid rag Q. All are awful though. And what a crap year for music, even worse than the last year.

Uncut magazine

Top 10
1. Third - Portishead
2. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
3. Dear Science - TV On The Radio
4. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
5. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
6. The Seldom Seen Kid - Elbow
7. Stainless Style – Neon Neon
8. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
9. Only By The Night - Kings Of Leon
10 Paul Weller - 22 Dreams

• That’s all for now from Uncut as list is not yet online to link to, and I'm not typing it all out…

um...I'm hopeless I haven't heard any of the records mentioned. haha on any of the lists.

what do you reckon will top the Wire's list? London Zoo?

but it's still only november!

but the magazines, they always publish issues a month or two early. what's with that? why's the november issue labelled the december issue?

It's the same list but in different orders. Looking forward to seeing Wire's top ten too!

yes tinyman, which means that the lists were probably compiled in october. stoopid.

anyways here's paste magazines top 10. snooze
10 Deerhunter - Microcastle (Kranky)
09 Lucinda Williams - Little Honey (Lost Highway)
08 Sun Kil Moon - April (Caldo Verde)
07 Girl Talk - Feed the Animals (Illegal Art)
06 Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (Sub Pop)
05 Okkervil River - The Stand Ins (Jagjaguwar)
04 Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar)
03 Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (XL)
02 Sigur Rós - Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust (XL)
01 She & Him - Volume One (Merge)

full list and details here. i'm interested in reading xlr8r's top 10

uncut's list goes to show they know their shit. i can't believe that portishead ain't getting more love.

all those lists are shit

London Zoo should top all these crappy lists

uncut's list probably the best so far. haven't even heard the paul weller album though, which isn't like me at all.

Vampire Weekend?

no wonder the kids aren't buying records anymore. If I believed this was all there was to choose from I'd quit music for good.

01 She & Him - Volume One

what the fuck?
who could possibly even rate this album let alone make it number one??!

now, i love zooey deschanel, in a totally uncool way, but this album is just plain woeful.

Maxim Blender's Top 33

1. Lil' Wayne, Tha Carter III
2. Girl Talk, Feed The Animals
3. TV On The Radio, Dear Science
4. Metallica, Death Magnetic
5. Hot Chip, Made In The Dark
6. Robyn, Robyn
7. Of Montreal, Skeletal Lamping
8. Randy Newman, Harps & Angels
9. Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend
10. Fall Out Boy, Folie A Deux
11. Death Cab For Cutie, Narrow Stairs
12. My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges
13. Al Green, Lay It Down
14. Jenny Lewis, Acid Tongue
15. Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago
16. Be Your Own Pet, Get Awkward
17. Conor Oberst, Conor Oberst
18. Ponytail, Ice Cream Spiritual
19. Katy Perry, One Of The Boys
20. Wale, Mixtape About Nothing
21. Erykah Badu, New Amerykah Part I: Fourth World War
22. Coldplay, Viva La Vida
23. The Cool Kids, Bake Sale
24. The Roots, Rising Down
25. Santogold, Santogold
26. Usher, Here I Stand
27. Mariah Carey, E=MC2
28. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Real Emotional Trash
29. Raphael Saadiq, The Way I See It
30. Young Jeezy, The Recession
31. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
32. Taylor Swift, Fearless
33. Hayes Carll, Trouble In Mind

metallica, robyn and randy newman

boy

btw heb, did you notice that Q's list is missing #45? i did only because stereogum told me so

even hiponion's list is better than these.

and where the fuck is kanye?

and didn't robyn's cd come out like 6 years ago?

and where the fuck is kanye?

that wouldn't even have leaked when these were compiled.

take that. really?

Drowned in Sound's Favourite Albums of 2010

Top Ten
1) Emeralds - Does It Look Like I’m Here?
2) The National - High Violet
3) Deftones - Diamond Eyes
4) Perfume Genius - Learning
5) The Knife - Tomorrow, In a Year
6) These New Puritans - Hidden
7) Shearwater - The Golden Archipelago
8) Yeasayer - Odd Blood
9) LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
10) Sufjan Stevens - Age of Adz
11 - 50 continues

SPIN's top 50 for 2011:

50) Britney Spears, Femme Fatale
49. Yob, Atma
48. Various Artists, Drive (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
47. Gillian Welch, The Harrow and the Harvest
46. Foo Fighters, Wasting Light
45. Azari & III, Azari & III
44. The Roots, Undun
43. Kendrick Lamar, Section.80
42. Eric Church, Chief
41. Frank Ocean, Nostalgia, Ultra
40. Jay-Z and Kanye West, Watch the Throne
39. Beyonce, 4
38. Zola Jesus, Conatus
37. The Field, Looping State of Mind
36. The Black Keys, El Camino
35. Washed Out, Within and Without
34. St. Vincent, Strange Mercy
33. Fleet Foxes, Helplessness Blues
32. Hayes Carll, KMAG YOYO (& other American stories)
31. Yuck, Yuck (Deluxe Edition)
30. tUnE-yArDs, w h o k i l l
29. Lady Gaga, Born This Way
28. Tim Hecker, Ravedeath, 1972
27. Big K.R.I.T., Return of 4Eva
26. Liturgy, Aesthethica
25. Cass McCombs, Wit's End/Humor Risk
24. Deer Tick, Divine Providence
23. Iceage, New Brigade
22. Drake, Take Care
21. Youth Lagoon, The Year of Hibernation
20. Shabazz Palaces, Black Up
19. M83, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
18. SBTRKT, SBTRKT
17. Dum Dum Girls, Only in Dreams
16. Das Racist, Relax
15. The Men, Leave Home
14. Bon Iver, Bon Iver
13. The Weeknd, House of Balloons/Thursday
12. Telekinesis, Desperate Straight Lines
11. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Mirror Traffic
10. Lykke Li, Wounded Rhymes
9. Wild Flag, Wild Flag
8. G-Side, The One...Cohesive
7. The Rapture, In the Grace of Your Love
6. Danny Brown, XXX
5. Girls, Father, Son, Holy Ghost
4. Kurt Vile, Smoke Ring for My Halo
3. EMA, Past Life Martyred Saints
2. PJ Harvey, Let England Shake
1). Fucked Up, David Comes to Life

Predicatably most lists have been one in the same this year. Just variations on the order. Really surprised Radiohead album hasn't featured more prominently higher up in lists. Same with the Panda Bear album. Always keen to see the Wire Magazine and The Quietus lists. At least with those you're fairly certain not to see any fucking Bon Iver.

And now and exercise in irrelevance.................

Rolling Stone Best Albums 2011
1. Adele - 21
2. Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch the Throne
3. Paul Simon - So Beautiful or So What
4. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
5. Radiohead - The King of Limbs
6. Lady Gaga - Born This Way
7. The Decemberists - The King Is Dead
8. Wilco - The Whole Love
9. Wild Flag - Wild Flag
10. Robbie Robertson - How to Become Clairvoyant
11. My Morning Jacket - Circuital
12. The Black Keys - El Camino
13. Tune-Yards - Whokill
14. Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Pt. Two
15. Cage the Elephant - Thank You Happy Birthday
16. R.E.M. - Collapse Into Now
17. TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light
18. Feist - Metals
19. Eric Church - Chief
20. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
21. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
22. Drake - Take Care
23. Tom Waits - Bad as Me
24. Frank Ocean - Nostalgia, Ultra
25. Beyonce - 4
26. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
27. Florence and the Machine - Ceremonials
28. Das Racist - Relax
29. Pistol Annies - Hell on Heels
30. Tom Morello, The Nightwatchman: World Wide Rebel Songs
31. Miranda Lambert - Four the Record
32. Big K.R.I.T. - Return of 4eva
33. Josh T. Pearson - Last of the Country Gentlemen
34. SuperHeavy - SuperHeavy
35. Dawes - Nothing is Wrong
36. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Mirror Traffic
37. Panda Bear - Tomboy
38. Mastodon - The Hunter
39. Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring for My Halo
40. Gary Clark Jr. - The Bright Lights EP
41. Little Dragon - Ritual Union
42. Destroyer - Kaputt
43. The Kills - Blood Pressures
44. Raphael Saadiq - Stone Rollin
45. Tedeschi Trucks Band - Revelator
46. White Denim - D
47. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
48. Charles Bradley - No Time For Dreaming
49. Wavves - Life Sux EP
50. The Lonely Island - Turtleneck & Chain

PJ Harvey at #47 and Adele #1. Need I say more.

1. Adele - 21
2. Adele - 21
3. Adele - 21
4. Adele - 21
5. Adele - 21
6. Adele - 21
7. Adele - 21
8. Adele - 21
9. Adele - 21
10. Adele - 21
11. Adele - 21
12. Adele - 21
13. Adele - 21
14. Adele - 21
15. Adele - 21
16. Adele - 21
17. Adele - 21
18. Adele - 21
19. Adele - 21

Mojo – End Of Year Lists 2011
Albums Of The Year
1. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
2. The Horrors – Skying
3. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
4. Jonathan Wilson – Gentle Sprit
5. Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
6. White Denim – D
7. Josh T. Pearson – Last Of The Country Gentlemen
8. Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
9. Tom Waits – Bad As Me
10. Wild Beasts – Smother
11. Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
12. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
13. Cat’s Eyes – Cat’s Eyes
14. King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Diamond Mine
15. Paul Simon – So Beautiful Or So What
16. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
17. Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat – Everything’s Getting Older
18. Thurston Moore – Demolished Thoughts
19. James Blake – James Blake
20. My Morning Jacket – Circuital
21. The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient
22. Beirut – The Rip Tide
23. Bill Callahan – Apocalypse
24. Ema – Past Life Martyred Saints
25. The Stepkids – The Stepkids
26. Drive-By Truckers – Go-Go Boots
27. Arbouretum – The Gathering
28. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
29. Wilco – The Whole Love
30. Girls – Farther, Sons, Holy Ghost
31. Nick Lowe – The Old Magic
32. Bjork – Biophilia
33. Glenn Jones – The Wanting
34. Gillian Welch – The Harrow And The Harvest
35. Tinariwen – Tassili
36. Shabazz Palaces – Black Up
37. Duane Eddy – Road Trip
38. The Sand Band – All Through The Night
39. Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See
40. Charles Bradley – No Time For Dreaming
41. Destroyer – Kaputt
42. Booker T. Jones – The Road From Memphis
43. Gwilym Simcock – Good Days At Schloss Elma u
44. Glen Campbell – Ghost On The Canvas
45. Tune-Yards – Whokill
46. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
47. Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
48. Wire – Red-Barked Trees
49. Frank Ocean – Nostalga, Ultra
50. Joe Henry – Revive

And now and exercise in irrelevance.................

man even Rolling Stone likes dance and pop more than I do

only lists that have stuff I've heard on them:

http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/12/american-songwriters-top-50-songs-of-2011/

http://www.bombshellzine.com/blog/category/top-20-releases-of-2011/

http://yearendlists.com/2011/11/uncut-music-awards-2011/
fuck even Uncut forgot the Mountain Goats

PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
Gillian Welch – The Harrow & The Harvest
Metronomy – The English Riviera
White Denim – D
Josh T. Pearson – Last Of The Country Gentlemen
The Horrors – Skying
Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
Wild Beasts – Smother
Bon Iver – Bon Iver
The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient
Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
Tom Waits – Bad As Me
Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
Wilco – The Whole Love
Jonathan Wilson – Gentle Spirit
Feist – Metals
Tinariwen – Tassili
Drive-By Truckers – Go-Go Boots
Ry Cooder – Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down
James Blake – James Blake
Gang Gang Dance – Eye Contact
Thurston Moore – Demolished Thoughts
Real Estate – Days
Bill Callahan – Apocolypse
The Decemberists – The King Is Dead
Björk – Biophilia
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Diamond Mine
Paul Simon – So Beautiful Or So What
Tim Hecker – Ravendeath, 1972
Destroyer – Kaputt
Gil Scott Heron & Jamie XX – We’re New Here
Low – C’Mon
Fatoumata Diawara – Fatou
My Morning Jacket – Circuital
Jonny – Jonny
Little Dragon – Ritual Union
His Golden Messenger – From Country Hai East Cotton
Dawes – Nothing Is Wrong
Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
Raphael Saadiq – Stone Rollin’
Jenny Hval – Viscera
St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
Mikal Cronin – Mikal Cronin
Iceage – New Brigade
The Caretaker – An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
Cornershop Featuring Bubbley Kaur – Cornershop And The Double-O Groove Of
Arbouretum – The Gathering
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unknown Mortal Orchestra

The year of no Important Albums (and many Good Records)

interesting view on things.

Inpress went too hard on this today. OTT.

inpress always goes pretty hard with its list issue.

I'm glad everyone seems to like Let England Shake. It's a fucking brilliant album.

Impress has a massive StreePressAustralia writers' poll thingy.

TL;DR.

Andrew Hazel and Doug Wallen are on it though. Who the fuck is ''Cyclone''?

she's a chick who has been writing in street press for years on techno and hiphop and urban and shit

The Life Of Riley by Drapht is on Clem Bastow's Top 10 album. heh

or just browse inpress's list(s) for yourself online here

fuck lists

TL;DR