Our new issue, Q306 hits UK newsstands today (28 November), including our Top 50 Albums of 2011. Get the issue for the full rundown, including interviews with key artists like Noel Gallagher, Feist, Florence + The Machine and more, but in the meantime here is a taster from each of the 50 records to make our list. Plus check out our photo gallery feature the artwork from all 50 albums.
1.FLORENCE + THE MACHINE - CEREMONIALS
2. PJ HARVEY - LET ENGLAND SHAKE
3. ADELE - 21
4. BON IVER - BON IVER
5. COLDPLAY - MYLO XYLOTO
6. JAY-Z & KANYE WEST - WATCH THE THRONE
7. ARCTIC MONKEYS - SUCK IT AND SEE
8. ST. VINCENT - STRANGE MERCY
9. WU LYF - GO TELL FIRE TO THE MOUNTAIN
10. ELBOW - BUILD A ROCKET, BOYS!
11. THE HORRORS - SKYING
12. LAURA MARLING - A CREATURE I DON'T KNOW
13. BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB - A DIFFERENT KIND OF FIX
14. THE WEEKND - HOUSE OF BALLOONS
15. BAXTER DURY - HAPPY SOUP
16. KURT VILE - SMOKE RING FOR MY HALO
17. METRONOMY - THE ENGLISH RIVIERA
18. ANNA CALVI - ANNA CALVI
19. CASS MCCOMBS - WIT'S END
Cass McCombs - County Line by PitchPerfectPR
20. THE WEEKND - THURSDAY
21. NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS
22. WHITE LIES - RITUAL
23. Bjork - Biophilla
24. REAL ESTATE - DAYS
25. WILD BEASTS - SMOTHER
26. LYKKE LI - WOUNDED RHYMES
27. Ed Sheeran - +
28. GILLIAN WELCH - THE HARROW & THE HARVEST
29. KASABIAN - VELOCIRAPTOR!
Q's track-by-track guide to the album, Part 1
Part 2
30. LADY GAGA - BORN THIS WAY
31. BEASTIE BOYS - HOT SAUCE COMMITTEE PART II
Fight For Your Right (revisited): A short film
32. RADIOHEAD - KING OF LIMBS
33. TuneYards - Who Kill
34. GRUFF RHYS - HOTEL SHAMPOO
35. CASS MCCOMBS - HUMOR RISK
36. Katy B - On A Mission
37. WASHED OUT - WITHIN AND WITHOUT
38. FEIST - METALS
39. James Blake - James Blake
The Wihelm Scream (live)
40. DANGER MOUSE & DANIEL LUPPI - ROME
Rome - A trailer
41. GIRLS - FATHER, SON, HOLY GHOST
42. JOSH T. PEARSON - LAST OF THE COUNTRY GENTLEMEN
43. KING CREOSOTE AND JON HOPKINS - DIAMOND MINE
44. DEATH IN VEGAS - TRANS-LOVE ENERGIES
45. Miles Kane - The Colour Of the Trap
46. SBTRKT - SBTRKT
47. Mastodon - The Hunter
48. NOAH AND THE WHALE - LAST NIGHT ON EARTH
49. FRANK OCEAN - NOSTALGIA, ULTRA
50. Justice - Audio Video, Disco
Get the new issue of Q306 on sale now.
10:30 AM | 29/11/2011
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'Let England Shake' should have been number 1. Also, why no Kate Bush in this top 50?
Posted by Elaine at 11:41 AM | 29/11/2011 | Report Abuse
"Let England Shake" should have been number 1.
Posted by clint at 12:37 PM | 29/11/2011 | Report Abuse
Let England Shake should've been no.1, although I would put Ceremonials at the second place, it's still a fantastic album. Where is Kate Bush??
Posted by AaY at 1:08 PM | 29/11/2011 | Report Abuse
Tom Waits: Bad As Me?
Posted by Nyet at 5:53 PM | 29/11/2011 | Report Abuse
Flo <3
Posted by diogo at 6:31 PM | 29/11/2011 | Report Abuse
Tom Waits & Kate Bush???? Baxter Dury should have been between ##5 and 10.
Posted by nick at 6:52 PM | 29/11/2011 | Report Abuse
Agreed with Florence. On the other hand, imho 21 is nice but overrated.
Posted by Filippo at 7:38 PM | 29/11/2011 | Report Abuse
This is a bad joke...
Posted by Remi at 9:13 PM | 29/11/2011 | Report Abuse
I'm a bit shocked about Florence and the machine being number 1. I didn't mind her voice at first but it grates on me now, as many people have said. PJ Harvey is always changing evolving, I love every thing she has ever done she's a genius
Posted by Katie at 9:32 PM | 29/11/2011 | Report Abuse
Let england shake shoud have been number 1 and where are wilco's the whole love and low's c'mon!!!
Posted by Denis at 9:36 PM | 29/11/2011 | Report Abuse
'Let England Shake' - should certainly be number one. It's head and shoulders above the rest.
As a veteran, PJ has given us a classic that will stand the test of time. Remarkable songwriting.
I agree with a few other posts.
Some great albums are missing, such as:
Tom Waits - Bad as me
Wilco - Whole Love
M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Low - C'mon
Posted by S at 6:36 AM | 30/11/2011 | Report Abuse
Born This Way? seriously? The most overrated album of the year. All songs failed to chart in the UK compared to her previous releases. Glad you included Washed Out, very refreshing sound.
Posted by Libertoni at 11:45 AM | 30/11/2011 | Report Abuse
Born This Way? seriously? The most overrated album of the year. All songs failed to chart in the UK compared to her previous releases. Glad you included Washed Out, very refreshing sound.
Posted by Libertoni at 11:46 AM | 30/11/2011 | Report Abuse
you know,typically there is always dissatisfaction with these sort of these lists but this is truly erroneous. i loved ceremonials but it's hardly worth such a position. that honour surely should have been bestowed to Polly Jean. and the fact that they completely ignored kate bush,M83 & ladytron(who released quite possibly their most refreshing work in a while)....then add that with the fact that lady gaga's album was ranked higher than feist's utterly sublime metals....and bjork's biophilia is so low compared with others that were nowhere near as remarkable.....no.
this seems more about popularity and they filled in certain spots to try and keep their integrity. i don't buy it. i mean i don't understand how anybody can simply ignore kate bush. egregious mistake on their part.
Posted by scott at 5:02 PM | 30/11/2011 | Report Abuse
Let England Shake should have been number one hands down :-) There is no comparison between ceremonials and Let england shake... Shake is by far the better body of work, simple, engaging and rich with a level of deeper context that ceremonials lacks.
Also where the Tom Waits album Bad as Me... such a strong album also
Posted by andreas at 6:50 PM | 30/11/2011 | Report Abuse
What? Where's Kate's 50 WORDS FOR SNOW? Lady Googoo's there but not The Goddess? COME OFF IT!!!!!!
Posted by Michael Dalton at 9:02 PM | 30/11/2011 | Report Abuse
Mylo Xyloto--Massive Fail
Posted by Denis at 10:55 AM | 01/12/2011 | Report Abuse
What a poor list and a shockingly bad top 10! Florence at no 1 is a total joke!
Posted by Mark at 11:17 PM | 04/12/2011 | Report Abuse
The fact that St. Vincent is in there at all has made me happy; the fact that she's so high up is fantastic! It is a brlliant album!
Posted by Lloyd at 2:27 PM | 15/12/2011 | Report Abuse
Mastodon - The Hunter: should have been Number 1. Epic, rockin', diverse and fun - can't ask for more than that.
Pursue happiness with diligence...
Posted by Disco Duckbill at 2:01 PM | 31/12/2011 | Report Abuse
+ should've been number one,ceremonials is good,but ed sheeran just beats everyone for me...:)
Posted by te'a at 10:10 AM | 12/02/2012 | Report Abuse
+ should've been number one,ceremonials is good,but ed sheeran just beats everyone for me...:)
Posted by te'a at 10:11 AM | 12/02/2012 | Report Abuse
No Vaccines?!
Posted by Daniel at 3:54 PM | 10/04/2012 | Report Abuse
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