The Best Albums of 2011
This page last updated on January 30, 2012.
John Metzger's Top Albums of 2011
1) Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
2) Radiohead - The King of Limbs
3) The Decemberists - The King Is Dead
4) Paul Simon - So Beautiful or So What
5) Iron and Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean
6) TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light
7) Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
8) My Morning Jacket - Circuital
9) Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm with You
10) R.E.M. - Collapse into Now
11) The Feelies - Here Before
12) Ryan Adams - Ashes & Fire
13) Robbie Robertson - How to Become Clairvoyant
14) Del McCoury Band / Preservation Hall Jazz Band - American Legacies
15) North Mississippi Allstars - Keys to the Kingdom
16) Steve Earle - I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
17) The Jayhawks - Mockingbird Time
18) Various Artists - Rave on Buddy Holly
Best Reissues
1) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water: 40th Anniversary Edition
2) The Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall / Tomorrow the Green Grass: Legacy Edition
3) Neil Diamond - The Bang Years, 1966-1968
4) Billy Joel - Piano Man: Legacy Edition
5) Elvis Presley - Elvis Is Back: Legacy Edition
For more information, please also see our 2011 Holiday Gift Guide.
Best Live Albums / DVDs
1) Grateful Dead - Road Trips, Vol. 4, No. 3: Denver '73
2) Miles Davis - Bitches Brew Live
3) Grateful Dead - Road Trips, Vol. 4, No. 1: Big Rock Pow Wow '69
4) Bob Dylan - In Concert: Brandeis University, 1963
5) Grateful Dead - Road Trips, Vol. 4, No. 2: April Fools '88
6) Neil Young & the International Harvesters - A Treasure
7) Billy Joel - Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert
Best Holiday Outings / Reissues / Compilations
Best Documentaries / Films
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