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AllMusic (USA) EOY 2011

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AllMusic’s Favorite Blues Albums of 2011

Gregg Allman – Low Country Blues
Marcia Ball – Roadside Attractions
Tab Benoit – Medicine
Rory Block – Shake ‘Em on Down: A Tribute to Mississippi Fred McDowell
Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl
The Chris Duarte Group – Blues in the Afterburner
Billy C. Farlow – You Better Run
T-Model Ford and GravelRoad – Taledragger
Damon Fowler – Devil Got His Way
Warren Haynes – Man in Motion
Left Lane Cruiser – Junkyard Speed Ball
Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton – Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center
Tracy Nelson – Victim of the Blues
North Mississippi Allstars – Keys to the Kingdom
Roomful of Blues – Hook, Line & Sinker
Demetria Taylor – Bad Girl
Tedeschi Trucks Band – Revelator
George Thorogood & the Destroyers – 2120 South Michigan Ave.
Chick Willis – Let the Blues Speak for Itself
Carolyn Wonderland – Peace Meal

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AllMusic’s Favorite Folk Albums of 2011

Chris Bathgate – Salt Year
A.A. Bondy – Believers
Richard Buckner – Our Blood
Bill Callahan – Apocalypse
The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow
Steve Earle – I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive
Lisa Hannigan – Passenger
The Head and the Heart – The Head and the Heart
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Diamond Mine
The Low Anthem – Smart Flesh
Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
Marissa Nadler – Marissa Nadler
Agnes Obel – Philharmonics
Josh T. Pearson – Last of the Country Gentlemen
John Renbourn – Palermo Snow
Tom Russell – Mesabi
Martin Simpson – Purpose & Grace
Six Organs of Admittance – Asleep on the Floodplain
Southeast Engine – Canary
June Tabor – Ashore
The Unthanks – Last
Eddie Vedder – Ukulele Songs
Abigail Washburn – City of Refuge
Gillian Welch – The Harrow & the Harvest
William Elliott Whitmore – Field Songs

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AllMusic’s Favorite Reggae Albums of 2011

Monty Alexander – Harlem-Kingston Express
Chino – Chino
Easy Star All-Stars – First Light
I-Wayne – Life Teachings
Gregory Isaacs – The Ruler: 1972-1990
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Live Forever: The Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh PA, 23/09/80
Ziggy Marley – Wild and Free
Midnite – Treasure
Augustus Pablo – Message Music: Digital Productions 1986-1994
Frankie Paul – Most Wanted
Lee “Scratch” Perry – The Return of Sound System Scratch
Lee “Scratch” Perry/Bill Laswell – Rise Again
Shaggy – Summer in Kingston
Steely & Clevie – Memories
Third World – Patriots
Various Artists – The Biggest Reggae One-Drop Anthems 2011
Various Artists – The Bristol Reggae Explosion (1978-1983)
Various Artists – Jumping the Shuffle Blues: Jamaican Sound System Classics 1946-1960

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AllMusic’s Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Albums of 2011

Ace Hood – Blood Sweat & Tears
Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2
Danny Brown – XXX
Childish Gambino – Camp
The Cool Kids – When Fish Ride Bicycles
Das Racist – Relax
DJ Quik – The Book of David
Drake – Take Care
J. Cole – Cole World: The Sideline Story
Killer Mike – PL3DGE
Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV
Pharoahe Monch – W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)
9th Wonder – The Wonder Years
Phonte – Charity Starts at Home
Pusha T – Fear of God II: Let Us Pray
Random Axe – Random Axe
The Roots – Undun
Saigon – The Greatest Story Never Told
ScHoolboy Q – Setbacks
Shabazz Palaces – Black Up
Tech N9ne – All 6’s and 7’s
Tyler, the Creator – Goblin
Wale – Ambition
Jay-Z/Kanye West – Watch the Throne
Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers

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AllMusic’s Favorite Latin and World Albums of 2011

Amina Alaoui – Arco Iris
Aurelio – Laru Beya
Babasónicos – A Propósito
Susana Baca – Afrodiaspora
Poncho Sanchez/Terence Blanchard – Chano y Dizzy!
Bombino – Agadez
Custódio Castelo – The Art of the Portuguese Fado Guitar
Vinicius Cantuária & Bill Frisell – Lágrimas Mexicanas
Femi Kuti – Africa for Africa
Dino Saluzzi/Anja Lechner/Felix Saluzzi – Navidad de los Andes
Hossam Ramzy – Rock the Tabla
The Rhythmagic Orchestra – The Rhythmagic Orchestra
Basya Schechter – Songs of Wonder
Omar Souleyman – Haflat Gharbia: The Western Concerts
Los Tigres del Norte And Friends – MTV Unplugged: Los Tigres del Norte and Friends
Tinariwen – Tassili
Sidi Toure & Friends – Sahel Folk
Vieux Farka Touré – The Secret
La Vida Boheme – Nuestra
Various Artists – Red Hot + Rio 2

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AllMusic’s Favorite Country Albums of 2011

Jason Aldean – My Kinda Party
Glen Campbell – Ghost on the Canvas
Eric Church – Chief
Terri Clark – Roots & Wings
The Dirt Drifters – This Is My Blood
Vince Gill – Guitar Slinger
Merle Haggard – Working in Tennessee
Emmylou Harris – Hard Bargain
Eilen Jewell – Queen of the Minor Key
Toby Keith – Clancy’s Tavern
Alison Krauss & Union Station – Paper Airplane
Miranda Lambert – Four the Record
Nikki Lane – Walk of Shame
Martina McBride – Eleven
Joe Nichols – It’s All Good
Brad Paisley – This Is Country Music
Dolly Parton – Better Day
Pistol Annies – Hell on Heels
Ashton Shepherd – Where Country Grows
George Strait – Here for a Good Time
Chris Young – Neon
Various Artists – The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams

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AllMusic’s Favorite Pop Albums of 2011

Adele – 21
Katy B – On a Mission
Brite Futures – Dark Past
Colbie Caillat – All of You
Kelly Clarkson – Stronger
Cobra Starship – Night Shades
Florence + the Machine – Ceremonials
Foster the People – Torches
Selena Gomez & the Scene – When the Sun Goes Down
Joe Jonas – Fastlife
Lady Gaga – Born This Way
Lenka – Two
Lights – Siberia
LMFAO – Sorry for Party Rocking
Rihanna – Talk That Talk
Nicola Roberts – Cinderella’s Eyes
Britney Spears – Femme Fatale
Yelle – Safari Disco Club

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AllMusic’s Favorite Indie Pop and Rock Albums of 2011

Atlas Sound – Parallax
Austra – Feel It Break
Battles – Gloss Drop
City Center – Redeemer
Class Actress – Rapprocher
Comet Gain – Howl of the Lonely Crowd
Deerhoof – Deerhoof vs. Evil
Destroyer – Kaputt
The Dirtbombs – Party Store
EMA – Past Life Martyred Saints
Fucked Up – David Comes to Life
Iceage – New Brigade
M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
Male Bonding – Endless Now
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – Mirror Traffic
Metronomy – The English Riviera
Panda Bear – Tomboy
St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
Still Corners – Creatures of an Hour
The Strange Boys – Live Music
Tennis – Cape Dory
Those Darlins – Screws Get Loose
tUnE-yArDs – W H O K I L L
Veronica Falls – Veronica Falls
Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
White Denim – D
Wild Beasts – Smother
Wild Flag – Wild Flag
Woods – Sun and Shade
Wye Oak – Civilian

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AllMusic’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2011

Ambrose Akinmusire – When the Heart Emerges Glistening
David Binney – Graylen Epicenter
James Carter Organ Trio – At the Crossroads
Gerald Clayton – Bond: The Paris Sessions
Ernest Dawkins’ New Horizon Ensemble – The Prairie Prophet
Amir El Saffar/Two Rivers Ensemble – Inana
Kurt Elling – The Gate
Shane Endsley and the Music Band – Then the Other
Tom Harrell – The Time of the Sun
Stefon Harris/David Sanchez/Christian Scott – Ninety Miles
Vijay Iyer – Tirtha
Keith Jarrett – Rio
Charles Lloyd/Maria Farantouri – Athens Concert
Rudresh Mahanthappa – Samdhi
Branford Marsalis/Joey Calderazzo – Songs of Mirth and Melancholy
David Murray Cuban Ensemble – Plays Nat King Cole en Español
Gretchen Parlato – The Lost and Found
Phil Ranelin – Perseverance
Matthew Shipp – Art of the Improviser
Wadada Leo Smith’s Organic – Heart’s Reflections
Starlicker – Double Demon
Colin Stetson – New History Warfare, Vol. 2: Judges
Craig Taborn – Avenging Angel
Kenny Werner – Balloons: Live at the Blue Note
World Saxophone Quartet – Yes We Can

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AllMusic’s Favorite Rock Albums of 2011

…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – The Tao of the Dead
Brett Anderson – Black Rainbows
Arctic Monkeys – Suck It and See
The Black Keys – El Camino
Blitzen Trapper – American Goldwing
Lindsey Buckingham – Seeds We Sow
Duran Duran – All You Need Is Now
Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
John Wesley Harding – The Sound of His Own Voice
PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
Joe Henry – Reverie
The Jayhawks – Mockingbird Time
John Paul Keith – The Man That Time Forgot
The Kills – Blood Pressures
Nick Lowe – The Old Magic
Radiohead – The King of Limbs
Paul Simon – So Beautiful or So What
Urge Overkill – Rock & Roll Submarine
Tom Waits – Bad as Me

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AllMusic’s Favorite R&B Albums of 2011

Marsha Ambrosius – Late Nights & Early Mornings
Beyoncé – 4
Dennis Coffey – Dennis Coffey
Escort – Escort
Goapele – Break of Dawn
Anthony Hamilton – Back to Love
Lalah Hathaway – Where It All Begins
Jennifer Hudson – I Remember Me
Van Hunt – What Were You Hoping For?
Nikki Jean – Pennies in a Jar
Ledisi – Pieces of Me
Lloyd – King of Hearts
Mint Condition – 7…
Meshell Ndegeocello – Weather
Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra
Rahsaan Patterson – Bleuphoria
Nicholas Payton – Bitches
Kelly Rowland – Here I Am
Raphael Saadiq – Stone Rollin’
Saturn Never Sleeps – Yesterday’s Machine
Jill Scott – The Light of the Sun
Thundercat – The Golden Age of Apocalypse
Venice Dawn – Something About April
Amy Winehouse – Lioness: Hidden Treasures
Betty Wright & the Roots – Betty Wright: The Movie

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AllMusic’s Favorite Soundtracks and Scores of 2011

Andrew Bird – Norman
Ludovic Bource – The Artist
The Chemical Brothers – Hanna
Ramin Djawadi – Game of Thrones
Danny Elfman – Real Steel
Jonny Greenwood – Norwegian Wood
Grizzly Bear – Blue Valentine
James Newton Howard – Water for Elephants
Alberto Iglesias – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Jack Liebeck – Jane Eyre
Cliff Martinez – Drive
The Muppets – The Muppets
Thomas Newman – The Help
Daniel Radcliffe/John Larroquette – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Sonic Youth – Simon Werner a Disparu
Hans Zimmer – Rango
Original Broadway Cast – Book of Mormon
Original Soundtrack – Boardwalk Empire: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 1
Original Soundtrack – Descendants

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AllMusic’s Favorite Electronic Albums of 2011

Africa Hitech – 93 Million Miles
Johan Agebjörn and Friends – Casablanca Nights
Art Department – The Drawing Board
Balam Acab – Wander/Wonder
Demdike Stare – Tryptych
The Field – Looping State of Mind
Tim Hecker – Ravedeath, 1972
Hercules & Love Affair – Blue Songs
Jonti – Twirligig
Justice – Audio, Video, Disco
Oneohtrix Point Never – Replica
Martyn – Ghost People
James Pants – James Pants
People Like Us – Welcome Abroad
Rustie – Glass Swords
Scuba – DJ-Kicks
SebastiAn – Total
Shackleton – Fabric 55
Andy Stott – Passed Me By/We Stay Together
Toddla T – Watch Me Dance
Wolfram – Wolfram
Robag Wruhme – Wuppdeckmischampflow
Zomby – Dedication
Various Artists – Blow Your Head, Vol. 2: Dave Nada Presents Moomba

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AllMusic’s Favorite Metal Albums of 2011

Altar of Plagues – Mammal
Amon Amarth – Surtur Rising
The Atlas Moth – An Ache for the Distance
The Black Dahlia Murder – Ritual
Hammers of Misfortune – 17th Street
Hate Eternal – Phoenix Amongst the Ashes
Imbroglio – Sleep Deprivation
In Solitude – The World. The Flesh. The Devil
KEN Mode – Venerable
Krallice – Diotima
Liturgy – Aesthethica
Mastodon – The Hunter
Morne – Asylum
Opeth – Heritage
Primordial – Redemption at the Puritan’s Hand
Skeletonwitch – Forever Abomination
Subrosa – No Help for the Mighty Ones
Suidakra – Book of Dowth
Summon the Crows – One More for the Gallows
Tombs – Path of Totality
Trap Them – Darker Handcraft
Turisas – Stand Up and Fight
Týr – Lay of Thrym
Wolves in the Throne Room – Celestial Lineage
YOB – Atma

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Darnit, will have to remember this for next year. It looks like AllMusic did eventually release an all-conclusive list for 2011 after all... I guess you can feel at ease to ignore the all the lists above Harold, the details you really want are now listed below:

AllMusic’s Favorite Albums of 2011

…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – Tao of the Dead
Adele – 21
Ambrose Akinmusire – When the Heart Emerges Glistening
Gregg Allman – Low Country Blues
Marsha Ambrosius – Late Nights & Early Mornings
Arctic Monkeys – Suck It and See
Katy B – On a Mission
Battles – Gloss Drop
The Black Keys – El Camino
Danny Brown – XXX
Vinicius Cantuária & Bill Frisell – Lágrimas Mexicanas
Chino – Chino
Eric Church – Chief
Class Actress – Rapprocher
Demdike Stare – Tryptych
DJ Quik – The Book of David
EMA – Past Life Martyred Saints
Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
Fucked Up – David Comes to Life
PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
Hate Eternal – Phoenix Amongst the Ashes
Van Hunt – What Were You Hoping For?
Iceage – New Brigade
J. Cole – Cole World: The Sideline Story
Krallice – Diotima
Miranda Lambert – Four the Record
Cliff Martinez – Drive
Martyn – Ghost People
Metronomy – The English Riviera
Meshell Ndegeocello – Weather
Brad Paisley – This Is Country Music
Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Roots – Undun
Raphael Saadiq – Stone Rollin’
St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
Shabazz Palaces – Black Up
Ashton Shepherd – Where Country Grows
Paul Simon – So Beautiful or So What
Wadada Leo Smith’s Organic – Heart’s Reflections
Omar Souleyman – Haflat Gharbia: The Western Concerts
Andy Stott – Passed Me By/We Stay Together
Craig Taborn – Avenging Angel
Tedeschi Trucks Band – Revelator
tUnE-yArDs – W H O K I L L
Venice Dawn – Something About April
Veronica Falls – Veronica Falls
Gillian Welch – The Harrow & the Harvest
Wild Flag – Wild Flag
Wolves in the Throne Room – Celestial Lineage
Zomby – Dedication