Some Fun Stats From 2011
Clearly, I listen to mostly indie music, followed by a fair mix of Folk, Rock, Pop, Urban, and Electronic styles. Here is a breakdown of the albums I listen to by genre.
Of the 112 albums I listened to:
42% were Indie. 13% were Folk. 13% were Rock. 12% were Pop or Urban. 7% were Electronic. 6% were Rap. 5% were Indie Electronic. 1% were Soundtrack.
My 50 Best Albums Of 2011 are made up of:
44% Indie [22 albums]. 14% Folk [7 albums]. 12% Rock [6]. 12% Pop or Urban [6]. 8% Rap [4]. 6% Indie Electronic [3]. 2% Electronic [1]. 2% Soundtrack [1].
Top 5 Albums By Genre
My Top 5 Electronic Albums Of 2011:
| #1 – | Rustie | Glass Swords | |
| #2 – | Tycho | Dive | |
| #3 – | Apparat | The Devil’s Walk | |
| #4 – | Björk | Biophilia | |
| #5 – | Sun Glitters | Everything Could Be Fine | |
My Top 5 Indie Electronic Albums Of 2011:
| #1 – | Active Child | You Are All I See | |
| #2 – | M83 | Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. | |
| #3 – | Neon Indian | Era Extraña | |
| #4 – | Class Actress | Rapprocher | |
| #5 – | Cut Copy | Zonoscope | |
My Top 5 Rap Albums Of 2011:
| #1 – | Saigon | The Greatest Story Never Told | |
| #2 – | The Throne | Watch The Throne | |
| #3 – | Wale | Ambition | |
| #4 – | Lupe Fiasco | Lasers | |
| #5 – | The Roots | undun | |
My Top 5 Pop / Urban Albums Of 2011:
| #1 – | The Weeknd | House Of Balloons | |
| #2 – | Kevin Cossom | By Any Means [Mixtape] | |
| #3 – | Rihanna | Talk That Talk | |
| #4 – | Adele | 21 | |
| #5 – | Mariah McManus | Nice To Meet You | |
My Top 5 Rock Albums Of 2011:
| #1 – | City And Colour | Little Hell | |
| #2 – | Radiohead | King Of Limbs | |
| #3 – | Incubus | If Not Now, When? | |
| #4 – | Switchfoot | Vice Verses | |
| #5 – | My Morning Jacket | Circuital | |
My Top 5 Folk Albums Of 2011:
| #1 – | Dawes | Nothing Is Wrong | |
| #2 – | The Milk Carton Kids | Prologue | |
| #3 – | Fleet Foxes | Helplessness Blues | |
| #4 – | Laura Marling | A Creature I Don’t Know | |
| #5 – | Middle Brother | Middle Brother | |
My Top 5 Indie Albums Of 2011:
| #1 – | Bon Iver | Bon Iver, Bon Iver | |
| #2 – | Other Lives | Tamer Animals | |
| #3 – | Wye Oak | Civilian | |
| #4 – | Beirut | The Rip Tide | |
| #5 – | Youth Lagoon | The Year Of Hibernation | |
Notable exclusions from my top 50 albums of 2011:
(I listened to these, but they didn’t make the cut for one reason or another…)
PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
James Blake – James Blake
Wild Beasts – Smother
Drake – Take Care
Wilco – The Whole Love
Nicolas Jaar – Space Is Only Noise
Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
Florence + The Machine – Ceremonials
