The best albums of 2011 (update november, 16)

“The ratings come from a formula that includes a) average of ratings from different sources and b) numbers of magazines that rated the album.

The magazines I used for the ratings were:
USA: All Music Guide; AV Club; Cokemachineglow; One Thirty BPM;Pitchforkmedia, Popmatters, Rolling I Stone, Slant, Spin, Tinymixtapes
UK: Drowned In Sound, The Guardian, Music OMH, NME, No Ripcord
EUR: Gaffa; Nojesguiden; Plattentests
SPA: Playgrounmag; Mondosonoro; Jenesaispop”

This update includes these new magazines: Humo (Belgium); Sentire Ascoltare (Italy); Stroria Della Musica (Italy)



The current position is followed by last month´s position in brackets.
The final numbers is the average rating and number of reviews in brackets (over 25)
New entry or Re entry

Out:
Earth: Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light 1

Saigon: The Greatest Story Never Told

Paul Simon: So Beautiful or So What

Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise

My Morning Jacket: Circuital

Yuck: Yuck

Wild Flag: Wild Flag

50 (43) - Julianna Barwick: The Magic Place – 77,0 (15)

49 (RE) - Beastie Boys: Hot Sauce Committee Part Two - 77,1 (23)


48 (38) - Iceage: New Brigade - 77,2 (15)

47 (NE) - Laura Marling: A Creature I Don't Know - 77,3 (19)


46 (37) - Big K.R.I.T.: Return of 4Eva - 77,3 (7)

45 (RE) - Beirut: The Rip Tide - 77,4 (25)


44 (46) - Radiohead: The King of Limbs - 77,4 (24)

43 (45) - Elbow: Build A Rocket Boys! - 77,6 (17)

42 (35) - The Mountain Goats: All Eternals Deck - 77,6 (19)

41 (48) - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Belong - 77,7 (25)

40 (34) - Gillian Welch: The Harrow And The Harvest - 77,8 (10)

39 (36) - Katy B: On a Mission - 77,9 (20)

38 (32) - Björk: Biophilia - 78,4 (24)

37 (41) - Arctic Monkeys: Suck It and See - 78,7 (23)

36 (27) - Kurt Vile: Smoke Ring For My Halo – 79,0 (23)

35 (NE) - A Winged Victory for the Sullen: A Winged Victory for the Sullen – 79,0 (7)


34 (31) - TV on the Radio: Nine Types of Light - 79,1 (24)

33 (33) - Feist: Metals - 79,1 (22)

32 (NE) - Drake: Take Care - 79,3 (12)


31 (29) - Mastodon: The Hunter - 79,3 (17)

30 (30) - The Antlers: Burst Apart - 79,3 (21)

29 (26) - Panda Bear: Tomboy - 79,4 (24)

28 (NE) - Oneohtrix Point Never: Replica - 79,5 (15)


27 (28) - Wilco: The Whole Love - 79,8 (25)

26 (24) - Iron & Wine: Kiss Each Other Clean - 79,9 (25)

25 (25) - Zomby: Dedication - 80,1 (20)

24 (15) - Girls: Father, Son, Holy Ghost - 80,3 (21)

23 (18) - The Field: Looping State Of Mind - 80,5 (18)

22 (22) - The Horrors: Skying - 80,6 (21)

21 (20) - EMA: Past Life Martyred Saints - 80,7 (17)

20 (21) - Low: C'mon - 80,9 (20)

19 (17) - Fucked Up: David Comes to Life – 81,0 (22)

18 (11) - Smith Westerns: Dye It Blonde - 81,1 (22)

17 (13) - Lykke Li: Wounded Rhymes - 81,1 (23)

16 (16) - Tim Hecker: Ravedeath, 1972 - 81,2 (15)

15 (19) - Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks: Mirror Traffic - 81,2 (25)


14 (10) - Gang Gang Dance: Eye Contact - 81,3 (22)


13 (NE) - Atlas Sound: Parallax - 81,4 (20)


12 (23) - Bill Callahan: Apocalypse - 81,4 (20)


11 (12) - The Weeknd: House of Balloons - 81,5 (14)


10 (14) - Wild Beasts: Smother - 81,9 (21)


09 (09) - Shabazz Palaces: Black Up - 82,3 (18)


08 (08) - tUnE-yArDs: w h o k i l l - 83,5 (24)


07 (06) - Tom Waits: Bad As Me - 83,5 (23)


06 (05) - St. Vincent: Strange Mercy - 83,6 (23)


05 (07) - Bon Iver: Bon Iver - 83,7 (25)


04 (03) - Destroyer: Kaputt – 84,0 (21)


03 (04) - Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues - 84,7 (25)


02 (02) - James Blake: James Blake - 86,3 (25)


01 (01) - PJ Harvey: Let England Shake – 89,0 (25)