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EW EOY Albums 2011

http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20326356_20556356,00.html

10. Kurt Vile, Smoke Ring for My Halo
9. Pistol Annies, Hell on Heels
8. My Morning Jacket, Circuital
7. Demi Lovato, Unbroken
6. Frank Ocean, Nostalgia, Ultra
5. Florence + the ­Machine, Ceremonials
4. Bon Iver, Bon Iver

3. Lykke Li, Wounded Rhymes
2. Fleet Foxes, Helplessness Blues
1. Adele, 21

Re: EW EOY Albums 2011

Not sure if this is a single critic. One person wrote the text in the magazine, whereas for the best singles list, four writers write the commentary for the picks.

Re: EW EOY Albums 2011

I have a copy of Entertainment Weekly's year-end magazine.

Here is the complete list of their top albums, as well as the songs they singled out as the albums' best tracks:
1. Adele - 21 (best track: "Rolling in the Deep")
2. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues (best track: "Helplessness Blues")
3. Lykke Li - Wounded (best track: "I Follow Rivers")
4. Bon Iver - Bon Iver (best track: "Holocene")
5. Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (best track: "Breaking Down")
6. Frank Ocean - Nostalgia, Ultra (best track: "Novacane")
7. Demi Lovato - Unbroken (best track: "All Night Long")
8. My Morning Jacket - Circuital (best track: "First Light")
9. Pistol Annies - Hell on Heels (best track: "Hell on Heels")
10. Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring for My Halo (best track: "Baby's Arms")
11. The Black Keys - El Camino
12. TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light
13. tUne-yArDs - whokill
14. Brad Paisley - This Is Country Music
15. Alexander - Alexander
16. Big K.R.I.T. - Return of 4Eva
17. Mastadon - The Hunter
18. Rihanna - Talk That Talk
19. Wilco - The Whole Love
20. Raphael Saadiq - Stone Rollin'

and here is their list of the best singles:
1. Nicki Minaj - "Super Bass"
2. Foster the People - "Pumped Up Kicks"
3. The Throne - "No Church in the Wild"
4. Lana Del Rey - "Video Games"
5. Beyonce - "Countdown"
6. Wild Flag - "Romance"
7. Britney Spears - "I Wanna Go"
8. Colbie Caillat - "Brighter Than the Sun"
9. Foo Fighters - "Walk"
10. Kelly Clarkson - "What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)"