http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/news/entry/filters_top_10_of_2011_staff_picks
1. M83 : Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
2. Bon Iver : Bon Iver
3. Fleet Foxes : Helplessness Blues
4. Mayer Hawthorne : How Do You Do?
5. The Weeknd : House of Balloons
6. Adele : 21
7. Elbow : Build a Rocket, Boys!
8. Black Lips : Arabia Mountain
9. Washed Out : Within and Without
10. A$AP Rocky : LIVELOVEA$AP
http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/news/entry/filters_top_10_of_2011_staff_picks
1. M83 : Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
2. Bon Iver : Bon Iver
3. Fleet Foxes : Helplessness Blues
4. Mayer Hawthorne : How Do You Do?
5. The Weeknd : House of Balloons
6. Adele : 21
7. Elbow : Build a Rocket, Boys!
8. Black Lips : Arabia Mountain
9. Washed Out : Within and Without
10. A$AP Rocky : LIVELOVEA$AP
They also listed 10 Honorable Mentions and noted that they're "in order," so I guess that makes this a top 20 list:
(11) James Blake, James Blake
(12) Ryan Adams, Ashes & Fire
(13) Lykke Li, Wounded Rhymes
(14) Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
(15) Tom Waits, Bad As Me
(16) Little Dragon, Ritual Union
(17) Foo Fighters, Wasting Light
(18) Radiohead, The King of Limbs
(19) Fucked Up, David Comes To Life
(20) Justice, Audio, Video, Disco